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Tuesday 8 September 2026
ChenFull Precision expands from defense and semiconductor equipment into quantum computing
ChenFull Precision has expanded rapidly in recent years from traditional precision manufacturing operations such as welding and surface treatment into the semiconductor process equipment...
Tuesday 8 September 2026
South Korea's UBATT targets 500 Wh/kg lithium-metal batteries for drone and defense markets
South Korean battery startup UBATT is targeting aerospace and defense applications such as drones and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) with high-energy-density lithium-metal batteries,...
Tuesday 8 September 2026
US-China space race expands from Moon landings to LEO satellite constellations and orbital computing
The US-China space race is broadening beyond rocket launches and crewed lunar missions into a growing array of strategic arenas, including lunar resources, low-Earth-orbit (LEO) satellite...
Tuesday 8 September 2026
Shield AI, AeroVironment deepen ties with Taiwan drone supply chain
US drone tech companies Shield AI and AeroVironment have strengthened ties with Taiwan's defense sector, and they have opened offices in Taiwan in recent years. At Semicon Taiwan 2026,...
Tuesday 8 September 2026
Taiwan sets out 2027 plan to reinforce AI, chip leadership
Taiwan plans to deepen its role in global technology supply chains as demand for AI chips, advanced packaging, and memory tightens worldwide. A new policy agenda aims to bolster semiconductor...
Monday 7 September 2026
Inside K-Safety Expo 2026: AI is disappearing into safety — and that changes everything
By the final afternoon of K-Safety Expo 2026, after three days of threading my way through BEXCO's sprawling exhibition halls in Busan, one impression had become difficult to ignore:...
Monday 7 September 2026
Exclusive: DIGITIMES' top 3 at K-Safety Expo 2026 shows where intelligent safety is heading — act 'before' disaster strikes
The most consequential safety technologies are often judged by what happens after something goes wrong: how fast an alarm sounds, how quickly rescuers arrive, or how effectively protective...
Sunday 6 September 2026
K-Safety Expo 2026: Safety gets smarter as six innovators win foreign media honors
The BEST OF K-SAFETY EXPO Global Media Awards on September 3 offered a revealing snapshot of where safety technology is heading: away from passive protection and toward systems that...
Sunday 6 September 2026
K-Safety Expo 2026: Beyond AI, Korea re-engineers the human layer of industrial safety
Not every safety breakthrough spotted across the K-Safety Expo 2026 floor in Busan came with an AI camera attached.
Saturday 5 September 2026
Exclusive: South Korea's safety AI boom is being built from the top down, BEXCO says
South Korea's safety-tech sector may be increasingly filled with AI cameras, robots, drones, and predictive systems, but BEXCO general manager Tom Choi argues that the force pushing...
Friday 4 September 2026
From chips to physical AI: Experts urge Taiwan-US push for trusted drone supply chains at Semicon Taiwan 2026
Trustworthy supply chain concerns are extending beyond semiconductors to drones and other autonomous systems, now emerging as national strategic industries. At a Semicon Taiwan 2026...
Thursday 3 September 2026
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and NEC form alliance to advance defense tech, AI sovereignty
Japanese industrial giants Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) and NEC Corporation have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to establish a strategic partnership in the defense...
Wednesday 2 September 2026
GoPro to merge with Starman Optical in US$285 million deal, pivoting deeper into AI and defense markets
GoPro's planned US$285 million merger with Starman Optical could give the struggling action-camera maker a path to recapitalize its balance sheet and expand into optical transceivers,...
Wednesday 2 September 2026
Deep Dive: CXMT challenges Pentagon as Trump-Xi meeting nears
ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) has escalated its defense against the US government, shifting from supply-chain and technological competition into a full-scale courtroom battle...
Wednesday 2 September 2026
Tmytek to list on Innovation Board in September on antenna module growth
Millimeter-wave phased-array solutions provider Tmytek is set to list on the Innovation Board in September. Although the company has yet to turn profitable, its revenue mix has been...