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Thursday 29 October 2026
TSMC buys AUO Taichung plant for NT$38.8B; Quanta deal scrapped
AUO has approved the sale of its Taichung Plant Phase II facilities and related infrastructure to TSMC for NT$38.8 billion (US$1.2 billion), excluding taxes, and has terminated a planned...
Thursday 29 October 2026
SDC chief meets Applied Materials executives amid FMM-free OLED push
Samsung Display (SDC) President Lee Chung-hwan recently met with senior executives from US equipment maker Applied Materials as SDC accelerates development of fine metal mask (FMM)-free...
Thursday 29 October 2026
Samsung targets physical AI as Lee Jae-yong leads robotics push
Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong marked his fourth anniversary as chairman on October 27, 2026, by visiting a robotics research center, where he reviewed humanoid robot technology...
Thursday 29 October 2026
Team Group earnings per share surges 1,483% in 3Q26 as new plant targets 50% capacity boost
Memory module maker Team Group reported record third-quarter results for 2026, with earnings per share soaring 1,482.55% year-over-year, while its board approved plans for a new plant...
Thursday 29 October 2026
Global Technology's first automotive chip headed for Hyundai, Kia
South Korean chip designer Global Technologies (GT) has secured a place in Hyundai Motor and Kia's supply chain with its first automotive semiconductor product, a smart LED module...
Thursday 29 October 2026
Unitree Robotics posts 56% revenue growth in first nine months of 2026
Chinese robotics maker Unitree Robotics reported a 55.71% year-over-year increase in revenue to CNY1.82 billion (US$273 million) for the first nine months of 2026, driven by product...
Thursday 29 October 2026
Powertech shifts to advanced packaging as AI demand drives growth
Rising demand for high-end AI chips is accelerating Powertech's transformation into an advanced packaging strategic partner. Powertech said its utilization rate exceeded 90% in the...
Wednesday 28 October 2026
Ex-TSMC CTO says Taiwan's research institutes get too much funding and train too little talent
Taiwan directs too much public research and development (R&D) funding to its national research institutes, according to Chenming Hu, a former chief technology officer of Taiwan...
Wednesday 28 October 2026
Toyota accelerates robot commercialization as IKKA targets supply-chain opportunities
Toyota Motor Corporation is accelerating the commercialization of robots, creating potential opportunities for Ikka Holdings (IKKA-KY) to leverage its existing Japanese automotive...
Wednesday 28 October 2026
Cloud AI costs drive demand for on-premises computing, squeezing Asus RTX Spark supply
Asus and Intel on October 27 unveiled the new commercial laptop Asus ExpertBook A7 in Taiwan, as on-premises AI computing devices gain attention from enterprises and creators alongside...
Wednesday 28 October 2026
India-based Spintronics AI weighs GaN chip fab in Madhya Pradesh
Hyderabad-based Spintronics AI Semiconductors said on October 27 that it is evaluating the feasibility of establishing a gallium nitride (GaN) semiconductor fabrication facility at...
Wednesday 28 October 2026
Samsung DX division opens Suzhou robotics R&D hub
Samsung Electronics' Device eXperience (DX) division has established its first overseas research and development site for manufacturing technology in Suzhou, China, leveraging the...
Wednesday 28 October 2026
For Taiwan's geothermal sector, institutional barriers outweigh drilling challenges
Geothermal energy commercialization in Taiwan has taken a major step forward with a 20-plus MW corporate power purchase agreement (CPPA) from a semiconductor giant, yet for geothermal...
Tuesday 27 October 2026
Australia's AI build-out hits the grid: how a delayed power line wiped out AUD3 billion
Australia's push to become an AI infrastructure hub for the Asia-Pacific is running into constraints that capital alone cannot solve: the last mile of grid connection, and the consent...
Tuesday 27 October 2026
Fujifilm expands South Korean capacity to meet AI chip demand
Fujifilm Electronic Materials is expanding its advanced semiconductor materials footprint in South Korea by increasing extreme ultraviolet (EUV) photoresist capacity in Pyeongtaek...