The US has reduced tariffs on imports from South Korea from 25% to 15%. This reduction benefits South Korean automakers like Hyundai Motor by cutting annual losses of around KRW30...
Taiwan's reciprocal tariff rate has been announced, reaching 20%. This is higher than Japan and South Korea, which leaves room for questions about whether this will affect the competitiveness...
Benefiting from the development of the high-bandwidth memory (HBM) market, Hanmi Semiconductor's second quarter 2025 performance continues to hit new highs, with overseas markets...
Singapore-based ASMPT, founded in Hong Kong in 1975, has grown from a regional distributor into one of the world's most influential semiconductor equipment makers. With AI and hyperscale...
Chunghwa Precision Test Tech (CHPT), a leading provider of semiconductor test interface products, has resumed a capacity expansion project to build a new plant in Taiwan, catering...
Taiwan is positioning itself in the growing silicon photonics market through government investment and university research partnerships, as the technology becomes critical for artificial...
Benefiting from a tariff buffer period, customers actively stocked up in advance. Powertech Technology Inc. (PTI)'s invested testing and packaging subsidiary, Greatek Electronics,...
On July 31, 2025, Tokyo Electron (TEL) revised its operating profit forecast for the fiscal year ending March 2026 to JPY570 billion (US$3.83 billion), an 18% decline from the previous...
Tesla CEO Elon Musk recently made headlines with a large order placed with Samsung Foundry. Aside from the reported eight-year contract valued at US$16.5 billion, speculation about...
As the global semiconductor arms race intensifies, China's homegrown players are racing to localize critical chipmaking tools. One standout is Shanghai Yuliangsheng Technology Co.,...
Horng Terng Automation, a leading manufacturer of advanced semiconductor packaging equipment, has leveraged its joint development efforts with packaging clients and mastery of critical...
Chang Wah Technology Co., Ltd. (CWTC), a leading Taiwanese leadframe manufacturer, demonstrated operational resilience in the second quarter of 2025, weathering currency headwinds...
ASE Holdings posted solid growth in advanced packaging and testing in the first half of 2025, fueled by robust demand for AI-related high-performance computing (HPC) chips. However,...
Taiwanese exporters are responding with cautious pragmatism after the Trump administration announced a new 20% reciprocal tariff rate on Taiwan. The rate represents a reduction from...
The violent appreciation of the New Taiwan dollar (NT dollar) is gradually showing its impact. In the second quarter of 2025, the NT dollar appreciated by more than 10%, hitting export-oriented...
