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Friday 8 May 2026
Taiwan firms' US investment tops forecasts; government lines up US$50 billion financing
The Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) announced on May 6 that, excluding TSMC, about 20 Taiwan companies plan to invest US$35 billion in the US. The statement comes after US President...
Friday 8 May 2026
Commentary: Trump-Xi Summit puts Taiwan's chip industry at center of global politics

US President Donald Trump is expected to visit Beijing on May 14-15 for a summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping. If the trip proceeds...

Friday 8 May 2026
Topco hits record 1Q26 revenue, profit on semiconductor materials demand
Topco Scientific reported record first-quarter 2026 revenue and profit on May 7, driven by strong demand for photoresists, photomask substrates, and silicon wafers used in advanced...
Friday 8 May 2026
HannStar pivots to automotive, reflective displays after US$333 million factory sale
Taiwan panel maker HannStar Display, which posted losses in 2025, is repositioning its 2026 strategy around Generation 5.3 α-Si production, targeting full-capacity utilisation...
Friday 8 May 2026
Anpec plans midyear 15% price hike to protect PMIC margins
Taiwan power management IC (PMIC) maker Anpec Electronics recently said its 2026 growth momentum will mainly rely on demand in non-PC applications to offset declines in PC-related...
Friday 8 May 2026
Memory shortages choke AI storage orders, says Hitachi Vantara

AI-driven demand is turning storage into one of the hottest segments in enterprise infrastructure, but tightening memory supply and rising...

Friday 8 May 2026
Power Win builds lithium battery circular economy with SEA push
Power Win said it is expanding its lithium battery recycling business as demand from energy storage and electric vehicles (EVs) surges and geopolitical tensions elevate scarce metals...
Friday 8 May 2026
Pegatron chair urges nuclear fuel preorders as Taiwan weighs plant restart
As tensions between the US and Iran heighten global energy supply concerns, Taiwan's plan to restart the Kuosheng and Maanshan Nuclear Power Plants has drawn fresh attention. Although...
Friday 8 May 2026
Taiwan government expands science parks as US-China tech war drags on
Taiwan's government decided five years ago to expand science park development after concluding that the US-China tech war would not end soon, laying the groundwork for the Third Kaohsiung...
Friday 8 May 2026
TSMC eyes bigger US investment; Arizona chip expansion accelerates
Taiwan remained the largest foreign delegation at the US Department of Commerce's SelectUSA Investment Summit for a third straight year, with TSMC indicating it may further expand...
Thursday 7 May 2026
Taiwan freezes trading in MediaTek as AI chip rally pushes valuation past US$165 billion
Taiwan's stock exchange placed MediaTek — the chip designer behind silicon used in Samsung phones, Chromebooks, and a growing share of AI hardware — under trading restrictions...
Thursday 7 May 2026
MediaTek opens AI R&D data center in Taiwan with Nvidia DGX SuperPOD
MediaTek announced the opening of a new research and development data center at the Tongluo Science Park in Miaoli, Taiwan, aimed at supporting growing demand for edge AI and cloud...
Thursday 7 May 2026
APMIC's Traditional Chinese model ACE-1 ranks in global top 5 after Taiwan sovereign AI evaluation
APMIC announced that its Traditional Chinese language model ACE-1 ranked in the global top 5 overall and secured the top spot on a "Taiwan values" metric in a language-model evaluation...
Thursday 7 May 2026
Sporton posts six-quarter high profit as FCC rule changes boost Taiwan testing demand
Sporton posted consolidated revenue of NT$1.191 billion (US$37.98 million) in the first quarter of 2026, with a gross margin of 47% and net profit after tax of NT$302 million, up 4.3%...