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Thursday 5 June 2025
Cash can't buy capacity: Middle East struggles to woo Taiwan's tech builders
Geopolitical risks and tariff pressures are accelerating the regionalization of global manufacturing. Yet Taiwanese supply chain leaders warn that not all regions offer viable conditions...
Tuesday 3 June 2025
Kinpo charts Middle East expansion, but without a factory

As Middle Eastern nations accelerate economic diversification efforts, global attention is turning to the region's rising profile as...

Saturday 31 May 2025
UMC rules out Middle East fab as currency risks cloud 2H outlook
UMC, a leading foundry, held its shareholders' meeting on May 28, 2025. Chief financial officer Chi-Tung Liu pointed out that due to significant impacts from tariffs and exchange...
Saturday 31 May 2025
UAE pushes for TSMC fab as Washington hesitates

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) is exploring the possibility of building a large-scale semiconductor facility in the United...

Wednesday 28 May 2025
Trump threatens new tariffs on iPhones and EU imports, raising tensions with Apple

Fresh off a triumphant Middle East tour, President Donald Trump reignited trade tensions on Thursday with a bold new proposal: imposing...

Monday 26 May 2025
TSMC's advanced packaging booms on Middle East AI orders, boost by Apple's WMCM
Semiconductor industry analysts project a bright future for TSMC's advanced packaging systems, driven by significant demand from the Middle East for AI-centric CoWoS chips and Apple's...
Saturday 24 May 2025
Samsung doubles down in Middle East, leads Q1 smartphone race
Samsung Electronics topped the Middle East smartphone market in terms of shipments in the first quarter of 2025, thanks to its high-end models and affordable Galaxy A series.
Friday 23 May 2025
Jensen Huang joins Trump in the Middle East—Nvidia's real AI agenda goes global
While reporters gathered at Taipei's Songshan Airport on May 12 hoping to spot Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, he was already in the Middle East, accompanying US President Donald Trump on...
Friday 23 May 2025
Qualcomm eyes Arm revenge in the AI era

In January 2025, Qualcomm quietly reentered the competitive server CPU market, setting the stage for a high-stakes comeback nearly seven...

Thursday 22 May 2025
China’s anti-Altman: Liang Wenfeng and the stealth strategy reshaping AI
As OpenAI CEO Sam Altman toured the Middle East with Donald Trump, promoting a regional "Stargate Project," a quieter but equally profound AI revolution was unfolding in China. At...
Thursday 22 May 2025
Trump's Middle East trip spurs major AI infrastructure deals, highlights energy and chip synergies
US President Donald Trump's recent visit to the Middle East has emerged as a significant catalyst for the global AI industry, sparking new partnerships and investments aimed at addressing...
Wednesday 21 May 2025
TSMC says no to Singapore, India, and Qatar—here’s why it matters
As semiconductors evolve into critical assets for national security and sovereign AI ambitions intensify, TSMC has emerged as a strategic lynchpin in the global chip race. While the...
Monday 19 May 2025
Middle East key to extending cloud AI peripheral chip market growth by two years
US President Donald Trump recently led a large delegation of American companies to the Middle East for various political and business cooperation agreements. Reports indicate that...
Monday 19 May 2025
Tesla sidelined in Trump's Middle East trip, as Lucid pushes for Saudi auto tariffs
US President Donald Trump's new agreement with Saudi Arabia will allow the state to procure AI chips from leading US-based chipmakers Nvidia and AMD, as part of the Saudi Vision 2030...
Monday 19 May 2025
From containment to control: Trump's Gulf deals isolate Huawei and heat up AI Cold War
The US Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has issued fresh guidelines targeting AI chips, delivering another major blow to Huawei. The directive explicitly...