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Monday 14 September 2026
Samsung, SK Hynix reject US$19 billion power prepayment as Korea speeds chip expansion

Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix have rejected a proposal to prepay KRW25 trillion (approx. US$18.7 billion) in electricity bills, highlighting...

Monday 14 September 2026
China optical firms target photonics with mixed high-end, lower-cost push
The 2026 China International Optoelectronic Exposition (CIOE) closed on September 11. While near-eye display applications such as AR/VR and smart glasses drew attention, vendors' latest...
Saturday 12 September 2026
Taiwan sees AI-era power upgrade openings in France
Taiwan's power and energy companies are looking to grow their presence in Europe. To support that push, the Chinese International Economic Cooperation Association (CIECA) organized...
Thursday 10 September 2026
ITRI to showcase 3.2T silicon photonics and AI data center cooling
Taiwan's 2026 Innovation Technology Expo will run from September 17 to 19 at Taipei World Trade Center Hall 1. The Ministry of Economic Affairs Industrial Development Administration...
Thursday 10 September 2026
STMicroelectronics sets 2027 AI revenue plan with fiber chips at 80%
STMicroelectronics said in New York on September 9 that about 80% of its target for more than US$2 billion in artificial intelligence data-center revenue in 2027 will come from fiber-optic...
Thursday 10 September 2026
Taiwan quantum leap expands scope to drug and finance
Taiwan's five-year National Quantum Team program is set to conclude in December 2026, and the government's second-stage quantum research initiative will begin in January 2027. The...
Thursday 10 September 2026
Huachuang Xinguang sees MicroLED optical interconnects entering data centers in 3 to 5 years

Shenzhen Huachuang Xinguang says MicroLED optical interconnect technology is feasible and expects to target data center applications...

Thursday 10 September 2026
Taiwan nuclear drill simulates drone attack, drawing on Ukraine war lessons
Taiwan is planning to deploy drone detection and countermeasure systems at nuclear power plants and other critical infrastructure to strengthen its ability to respond to security threats...
Thursday 10 September 2026
Taiwan chipmakers target humanoid robots beyond the 'brain,' focusing on vision, motor control

Taiwanese IC design companies have recently begun highlighting opportunities in physical AI and robotics. Arm's recently announced expansion...

Thursday 10 September 2026
Hermes Testing ships membrane probe cards, targets SiPh and CPO
Hermes Testing Solutions said its August revenue kept rising and topped NT$500 million for the first time, setting a new monthly record on steady growth in semiconductor test equipment...
Thursday 10 September 2026
Silicon photonics boom could push InP supply-demand gap above 70%, triggering race for strategic optical resources
As AI drives the transition toward high-speed transmission technologies such as 800G and 1.6T, silicon photonics has become increasingly mainstream in high-speed optical communications,...
Tuesday 8 September 2026
Corning targets AI bottlenecks with glass substrates, optics for high-speed data transmission
As AI processors advance toward higher compute density, larger package footprints, and increased bandwidth demands, advanced packaging and high-speed data transmission have emerged...
Monday 7 September 2026
AI racks move toward MW scale as power, cooling converge
As AI computing power surges, the energy consumption of AI servers has become a major bottleneck that must be solved. The issue is spreading from chips into power delivery systems...
Saturday 5 September 2026
Topco targets optical comms, cooling as copper gives way
System integration remains a key hurdle as the AI chip industry pushes for higher power efficiency and faster transmission speeds, drawing intense attention to when short-reach optical...
Friday 4 September 2026
Ennostar accelerates AI optical communications with micro LED
Ennostar is pushing into AI high-speed optical communications and says Taiwan's full supply-chain ecosystem could bring micro LED into commercial use sooner than expected. Andrew Tsai,...