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Friday 13 February 2026

Naura rises to No. 5 in global semiconductor equipment rankings

China's semiconductor equipment makers are advancing rapidly even as the global chip supply chain undergoes restructuring and geopolitical...

Friday 13 February 2026

Commentary: Stellantis pause on ACC gigafactories clouds EU plans for manufacturing sovereignty and risks thousands of jobs

The European Commission plans to unveil its "localization ratio" policy by late February 2026 to shape Europe's manufacturing sovereignty. Yet Stellantis's abrupt halt to construction...

Wednesday 11 February 2026

Why SMIC’s full fabs don’t guarantee fatter profits

China's largest contract chipmaker Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) reported a resilient fourth quarter and record full-year results for 2025, supported...

Tuesday 10 February 2026

Renesas turns to China and India for recovery after first net loss in six years

Renesas Electronics recorded its first net loss in six years in fiscal 2025, reflecting weak demand for automotive semiconductors and a limited contribution from AI-related products...

Monday 9 February 2026

US tariffs force German carmakers to choose between localization and brand power

After the United States formally imposed a 15 percent import tariff on European automobiles, Germany's three largest carmakers—Volkswagen,...

Thursday 5 February 2026

Taiwan companies navigate supply chain gaps as India emerges as key manufacturing market

The US move to lower reciprocal tariffs on Indian goods to 18% is reshaping Taiwan manufacturers' India strategies, creating fresh opportunities in localization and import substitution...

Tuesday 3 February 2026

China's AI chip swarm hits mass scale, chipping away at Nvidia's China stronghold

US export controls are accelerating China's localization of data-center AI chips, with shipment data now pointing to rapid commercial...

Saturday 31 January 2026

Century Group secures over NT$100 billion in wind power orders

The draft rules for vendor selection in offshore wind power Phase 3-3 have, for the first time, removed localization requirements. However, this has not slowed investment in Taiwan...

Tuesday 27 January 2026

AI and localization reshape China's semiconductor supply chain as price hikes arrive

After navigating pandemic tailwinds, US-China conflicts, and tariffs under US President Donald Trump, the global semiconductor and electronics industries are emerging from inventory...

Wednesday 21 January 2026

China's semiconductor equipment leaders push HBM autonomy as US tightens restrictions

US export restrictions on advanced semiconductor equipment to China have become the biggest obstacle to China's domestic production of high-bandwidth memory (HBM). It has been reported...

Friday 16 January 2026

China expedites photoresist localization to reduce Japan reliance

With China and Japan launching successive anti-dumping probes and export controls on rare earths and key semiconductor materials, the risk of China's advanced-process supply chain...

Wednesday 14 January 2026

China lifts semiconductor equipment localization to 35%

China's push to localize its semiconductor equipment supply chain has reached an unexpected milestone. Domestic tools accounted for 35% of chipmaking equipment used in 2025, up from...

Tuesday 13 January 2026

Taiwan drops localization rules for offshore wind, shifts to ESG and delivery focus

Taiwan is overhauling how it selects offshore wind developers, abandoning protectionist localization requirements in favor of environmental credentials and proven execution capability—a...

Wednesday 31 December 2025

YMTC pushes for equipment localization despite elusive profitability

As China's leading 3D NAND maker, Yangtze Memory Technologies (YMTC) has recently been regarded as the most aggressive company in promoting the adoption of domestic equipment. Its...

Wednesday 31 December 2025

ByteDance balances Nvidia, Huawei chips in China's localization squeeze

ByteDance is planning to procure a mix of Nvidia H200 accelerators and Huawei Technologies Ascend chips to meet its growing artificial...

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