Escalating conflict in the Middle East and a newly launched Section 301 investigation by the US are together creating a combination of pressures for global industries, including rising...
China-based wafer foundry Nexchip recently announced that starting June 1, 2026, it will raise foundry prices by 10% to ensure stable product supply and sustainable long-term partn...
The ongoing Middle East conflict is disrupting global oil and natural gas supplies and triggering an energy crisis that has pushed up international crude prices. Market expectations...
Facing challenges from soaring memory prices, inflation, and geopolitical risks, the global smartphone demand is widely expected to decline by 2-3% in 2026. However, Samsung Electronics,...
With China's solar products set to lose a 9% export tax rebate in April 2026, compounded by raw material inflation, a wave of pre-rebate-cancellation stockpiling should theoretically...
China's semiconductor supply chain is sending a clear signal: a wave of "chip inflation" driven by mature-node manufacturing, memory, and packaging costs is no longer theoretical;...
GlobalWafers chairwoman Doris Hsu said in a January 21, 2026, media interview that with easing inflation pressures and some central bank policy adjustments, the global economy is experiencing...
Taiwan's smartphone market shipped around 5 million units in 2025, remaining stable despite factors like high market penetration, longer replacement cycles, and inflation, according...
Tariffs, inflation, and geopolitical risk continue to cloud the global economy, while the smartphone industry faces fresh pressure from higher upstream material costs and component...
Taiwan's leading motherboard manufacturers—AsusTek, GIGABYTE, Micro-Star International (MSI), and ASRock—have navigated a turbulent global economic environment in 2025...
AI data centers (AIDCs) in the US are reshaping power dynamics between energy and technology sectors. Although they were once considered a cornerstone of cloud services and AI, it...
Driven by a sharp surge in memory prices, the market widely expects that IT products such as servers, smartphones, and PCs will see significant price increases in 2026. Analysts believe...
Geopolitical tensions, inflation, and a sluggish housing market have dampened global consumer demand for home appliances and display terminals in recent years. Despite weaker B2C purchasing...
Backlight module maker Coretronic believes that consumer market momentum in the fourth quarter of 2025 remains weak due to ongoing concerns over tariffs and inflation, both of which...
