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Thursday 8 October 2026
Taiwan defense industry deepens global supply chain ties
As countries move to build more resilient and self-reliant defense industries, they are also accelerating international supply chain cooperation. Taiwan External Trade Development...
Thursday 8 October 2026
GlobalWafers September revenue rises 7.65% on stronger demand
GlobalWafers' September and third-quarter sales showed a mixed picture for the semiconductor materials supplier, with artificial intelligence (AI)-related demand helping offset a lingering...
Thursday 8 October 2026
Laster revenue falls as AI-driven component shortage delays automotive shipments
Laster said shortages of key components have delayed automotive order shipments, underscoring how global demand for AI-related parts is rippling into other industries. The impact trimmed...
Thursday 8 October 2026
Microloops sees 2027 growth as ASIC shipments near GPU crossover
Microloops, a thermal module maker, reported September 2026 consolidated revenue of NT$421 million (approx. US$13.2 million), up 25.12% year-over-year but down 17.88% month-over-month,...
Thursday 8 October 2026
Acer Synergy Tech expands OT push, builds IT-OT integration
Acer subsidiary Acer Synergy Tech reported consolidated revenue of NT$265 million (approx. US$8.3 million) in September 2026, up 158% year-on-year and a monthly record. Third-quarter...
Thursday 8 October 2026
Mature-node DRAM momentum stays strong into 4Q26
Contract prices for memory continue to climb, and supply chain sources say niche memory built on mature processes will still see "steady price increases" in the fourth quarter of 2026...
Thursday 8 October 2026
Monitor brands raise prices as panel hikes loom
Major monitor brands including AOC and Philips have raised end-product prices in recent months, affecting office, home, and gaming lines, as price-increase notices from China's three...
Wednesday 7 October 2026
Quanta says September server dip is normal as revenue falls 23% from August
Quanta Computer shipped 4.2 million notebooks in September 2026, up more than 60% from August. Yet its revenue for the month fell more than 20% because server shipments dropped from...
Wednesday 7 October 2026
Honda and Taisei to test wireless charging roads on Japanese expressways in 2027
Honda Motor said on October 5, 2026, that it had developed core technology for a magnetic-coupling wireless power supply road system with Taisei and other partners, setting up on-road...
Wednesday 7 October 2026
Sigurd raises prices, signs long AI capacity contracts, eyes higher 2026 capex
Taiwanese OSAT provider Sigurd Microelectronics and its subsidiary Winstek Semiconductor held a joint investor briefing on October 6. President Charles Yeh reported that surging demand...
Wednesday 7 October 2026
Towa returns strategic chip packaging production to Japan as AI demand accelerates
Towa plans to build a new factory in Kyoto Prefecture to produce assembly and packaging equipment for advanced semiconductors used in artificial intelligence applications.
Wednesday 7 October 2026
Samsung arms for memory price surge with AI, services, N-1 phone push
Rising memory prices are already weighing on 2026 smartphone and notebook shipments, and sustained AI infrastructure investments are expected to keep quotes climbing into 2027. To...
Wednesday 7 October 2026
Exclusive: Chinese notebook ODMs win HP, Dell orders, pressuring Taiwanese suppliers
Chinese notebook original design manufacturers (ODMs) are rapidly catching up, with supply chain sources saying Huaqin and Luxshare have won major orders from HP and Dell, sending...
Wednesday 7 October 2026
Chip price hikes loom as Taiwan IC designers brace to pass on costs through 2027
Taiwanese integrated circuit (IC) design firms report that passing on costs to customers will likely continue through 2027 as upstream foundry and outsourced semiconductor assembly...
Wednesday 7 October 2026
CloudMile flags AI cost pressure, risk governance as key
As AI agents integrate into enterprise operations, companies scaling deployment face rising challenges around runaway costs, permission controls, and cybersecurity governance. CloudMile...