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Friday 28 November 2025
Taiwan major ODMs net zero strategy status
Taiwan's top-6 electronic ODMs, the Big Six, upgrade net-zero strategies, pushing from green power adoption to co-creating sustainable supply chains.
Friday 28 November 2025
Samsung races to seal HBM4 deal with Nvidia, targets early 2026 shipments
Samsung Electronics is reportedly nearing a deal with Nvidia on 2026 HBM4 pricing, aiming to match SK Hynix's rates as the company accelerates capacity expansion and reorganizes its...
Friday 28 November 2025
Meta and Nvidia reportedly push to integrate GPUs into HBM for AI boost
To enhance artificial intelligence (AI) performance, Meta and Nvidia are advancing plans to embed GPU compute cores directly into the base die of high-bandwidth memory (HBM). This...
Friday 28 November 2025
Japan plans 600-kilometer quantum communication network by 2027

Following the lead of China, the European Union (EU), and South Korea, Japan has unveiled plans to build its own long-distance quantum...

Friday 28 November 2025
Rapidus reportedly plans second Hokkaido fab for 1.4nm chips as funding gap widens, but company pushes back on timeline

Rapidus plans to begin construction on a second fabrication plant in Chitose, Hokkaido, in fiscal 2027 to produce 1.4nm and eventually...

Friday 28 November 2025
Daikin targets AI cooling boom with plan to triple North America revenue
Daikin Industries said at a 27 November briefing in Osaka that soaring server-cooling demand from the rapid uptake of generative AI has led the company to target over JPY300 billion...
Friday 28 November 2025
Samsung Display cautious on OLEDoS ramp as yields stay low
Samsung Display has started producing OLED on Silicon panels for extended-reality devices, but the company is holding back on mass production as low yields and a still-nascent XR...
Friday 28 November 2025
Trump-Xi détente could unleash another wave of Taiwan AI chip boom
The US Genesis Mission, a major AI infrastructure project, has boosted Taiwan's AI chip supply chain, as all global AI inference chips come from Taiwanese firms. With 76% of TSMC's...
Friday 28 November 2025
Apple's IT demand lifts global OLED material spending 6.2% in 3Q25
Global OLED panel makers ramped up emissive-material purchases in the third quarter of 2025, largely fueled by stronger sales of Apple's iPhone and iPad lines.
Friday 28 November 2025
Teinco expands green energy trading, US operations, steady through Taiwan solar industry overhaul
Amid rising global demand for green energy and geopolitical supply chain shifts, solar engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) firm Teinco Technology is harnessing its expertise...
Friday 28 November 2025
Hotai Motor sticks to 2025 sales target as hybrid demand lifts market share

Hotai Motor, the Taiwanese distributor of Toyota, Lexus, and Hino vehicles, expressed confidence in achieving its 2025 sales target of...

Friday 28 November 2025
Nexperia turmoil upends global auto supply chain, but Taiwan's TSC stands to gain
The turmoil surrounding Nexperia has triggered a global crisis across the automotive supply chain, but it may offer an unexpected lift to Taiwan Semiconductor Company (TSC). With...
Friday 28 November 2025
Commentary: Taiwan's IC design edge in ASIC development
Taiwan's IC design sector has rapidly expanded in the application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) market, driven by growing demand for AI applications. MediaTek has entered Google's...
Friday 28 November 2025
Taiwan Excellence Awards reshape 'Made in Taiwan' image with premium branding
The Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) announced the winners of the 34th Taiwan Excellence Awards on November 26, showcasing an overall trend in Taiwan's industries...
Friday 28 November 2025
Why Jensen Huang spent Thanksgiving weekend in Taiwan
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang was spotted in Taipei, Taiwan, on November 27, marking his third trip to Taiwan in the second half of 2025. While earlier reports suggested that he was in...