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Wednesday 15 April 2026
PX Mart's bigger ESL bet could accelerate Taiwan's retail digitization and ease staffing pressures
PX Mart, Taiwan's retail leader, is accelerating its electronic shelf label (ESL) deployment, raising its investment from NT$3-4 billion (US$95-127 million) and shortening the rollout...
Wednesday 15 April 2026
Samsung Electro-Mechanics to pour KRW1.8 trillion into Vietnam as ABF demand outstrips supply
Samsung Electro-Mechanics (SEM) is reportedly planning to invest KRW1.8 trillion (US$1.22 billion) in Vietnam to expand ABF substrate production capacity. As AI drives a surge in demand...
Wednesday 15 April 2026
Taiwan's AI chip dominance draws the global spotlight and scrutiny
Taiwan has emerged as the world's most consequential node in the AI supply chain — and the world is taking notice. Backed by TSMC's NT$53 trillion (US$1.67 trillion) market capitalization...
Wednesday 15 April 2026
Exein opens Taipei hub with unlimited Taiwan investment, aims to build chip-to-application cybersecurity ecosystem
Italian embedded cybersecurity firm Exein has opened an Asia-Pacific operations center in Taipei and pledged essentially unlimited investment in Taiwan, a move with implications for...
Wednesday 15 April 2026
India's industrial ambitions face supply-chain constraints as China tightens technology access in batteries and EVs
India's push to build a domestic advanced manufacturing ecosystem is facing renewed pressure from China's tightening control over critical technologies, particularly in the battery...
Wednesday 15 April 2026
Nvidia's RISC-V push shapes cloud AI's three-way architecture race
Nvidia recently joined the Series G funding round of SiFive, a leading RISC-V chip IP provider. Although Nvidia was one among many investors and the round raised about US$400 million,...
Wednesday 15 April 2026
Global semiconductor equipment sales hit record US$135B in 2025 as AI-driven investment surges

Global semiconductor manufacturing equipment sales reached a record US$135.1 billion in 2025, rising 15% from US$117.1 billion in 2024,...

Tuesday 14 April 2026
Vietnam-China talks target energy security, telecom, infrastructure deals

Vietnamese Communist Party General Secretary and State President To Lam will pay a state visit to China from April 14-17, where he is set...

Tuesday 14 April 2026
Samsung begins P4 equipment orders as 1c DRAM investment enters execution

Samsung Electronics has begun procuring semiconductor equipment for its P4 facility in Pyeongtaek, marking the transition of its planned...

Tuesday 14 April 2026
Huawei backs optical chip push through photonics supplier investment
AI data centre and high-speed computing demand are pushing optical communications and photonic chips into focus, as data transmission bottlenecks reinforce the strategic role of photonics...
Tuesday 14 April 2026
UK confirms GBP380 million support for Tata battery plant in Somerset
The UK government has confirmed GBP380 million (US$510 million) in funding to support a new electric vehicle battery plant being built in southwest England by Tata Group's battery...
Tuesday 14 April 2026
AUO drives energy business corporatization to boost integration efficiency
AUO has announced that its Board of Directors has approved a restructuring plan for its energy business's organization and investment framework, aiming to consolidate internal and...
Monday 13 April 2026
Global chip equipment sales reach record US$135 billion as AI drives investment surge

Worldwide semiconductor manufacturing equipment sales rose 15% to a record US$135.1 billion in 2025 from US$117.1 billion a year earlier,...

Monday 13 April 2026
China's EVE Energy's growth strategy mirrors a shifting energy landscape
EVE Energy, one of China's largest battery makers, has reported strong profit growth expectations for the first quarter of 2026, as rising demand for energy storage — fueled...
Monday 13 April 2026
Samsung caught between worker payouts and chip ambitions
South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics is facing a large-scale strike threat, and whether it will extend into May remains an open question, as labor-management negotiations remain...