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Saturday 21 March 2026

AI EXPO Taiwan 2026 to open March 25, trio of AI themes and applications in focus

AI EXPO Taiwan 2026 will be held from March 25 to 27 at the Taipei Expo Park, co-organized by DIGITIMES, broadcaster IC975, Chung Yuan Christian University's (CYCU) College of Intelligent...

Saturday 21 March 2026

Samsung orders 15M mid-range OLED panels from CSOT amid cost pressure

Samsung Electronics is reportedly shifting a significant portion of its mid-range smartphone OLED panel orders to China Star Optoelectronics Technology (CSOT) as rising memory prices...

Saturday 21 March 2026

Chunghwa Telecom, Far EasTone accelerate 5G SA trials ahead of 6G rollout

As 6G is expected to enter commercial use by 2030, the 5G standalone (SA) architecture is regarded as a crucial technological foundation for the transition to next-generation communications...

Saturday 21 March 2026

Supermicro reshuffles its board as scrutiny deepens

Super Micro Computer Inc. (Supermicro) has announced a swift and significant restructuring of its executive leadership following the unsealing of a federal indictment charging its...

Saturday 21 March 2026

Mercedes-Benz Taiwan launches new CLA with Nvidia's Alpamayo platform, readies EV push

Mercedes-Benz Taiwan has officially unveiled the all-new CLA series — the first mass-produced model built on the Mercedes-Benz Modular Architecture (MMA) platform, as announced...

Saturday 21 March 2026

MA-tek secures top 3 global SiPh orders, eyes US-Japan growth in 2026

With silicon photonics (SiPh) demand surging, MA-tek chairwoman Yong-Fen Hsieh announced the company has secured major orders from the world's three largest customers, driving revenue...

Friday 20 March 2026

Samsung reportedly secures OpenAI HBM4 supply deal, shifts foundry capacity

Samsung Electronics is reportedly set to exclusively supply sixth-generation high-bandwidth memory (HBM4) to OpenAI while reallocating more than half of its advanced foundry capacity...

Friday 20 March 2026

Research Insight: AI reshapes Taiwan's PCB industry around high-end capacity and materials

DIGITIMES observes that as demand surges for AI servers, high-speed switches, optical communication modules, and edge AI devices, Taiwan's PCB industry is undergoing a structural...

Friday 20 March 2026

Experts urge expanded national guarantees as Taiwan offshore wind round 3.3 faces rising financing pressure

As Taiwan enters round 3.3 of its offshore wind development project, foreign financial institutions have reached relatively high exposure levels. Experts say Taiwan's government should...

Friday 20 March 2026

Samsung plans over KRW110 trillion investment in AI semiconductor facilities and R&D for 2026

Samsung Electronics announced it will invest more than KRW110 trillion (approx. US$73.4 billion) in facilities and R&D by 2026 to secure a leading position in the AI semiconductor...

Friday 20 March 2026

Samsung foundry shows signs of stabilization as Nvidia, Tesla orders underscore AI chip capabilities

Samsung Electronics' foundry business is showing signs of stabilization after a sustained period of market share decline, as new orders...

Friday 20 March 2026

Samsung reportedly ceasing TriFold smartphone sales

Samsung Electronics is reportedly discontinuing its premium Galaxy Z TriFold smartphone just months after launch, underscoring the device's...

Friday 20 March 2026

When secrets walk out the door: TSMC's cross-border IP battle tests Taiwan's legal reach

TSMC built its dominance not just on cutting-edge fabs, but on closely guarded know-how that rivals cannot easily replicate. Now, that edge is at the center of a high-stakes legal...

Friday 20 March 2026

Britain's space cluster presents model Taiwan could follow: building through connection

As the Taiwan Space Agency (TASA) establishes a southern hub in Shalun, a blueprint for a space industry cluster in southern Taiwan is beginning to take shape.

Friday 20 March 2026

UK-Taiwan R&D ties scale up with Foxconn, Turing Space, NSYSU

Taiwan has long leveraged its manufacturing strengths to carve out a place in the global supply chain. Now, it is going further. With research and development reach expanding overseas,...

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