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Tuesday 21 April 2026

Samsung plans NAND expansion at P5 on AI-driven price gains

Surging demand for NAND flash, fuelled by artificial intelligence workloads and data centre expansion, is pushing memory makers into a new investment cycle, with Samsung Electronics...

Tuesday 21 April 2026

IX Renewables urges Taiwan collaboration to advance floating wind power

Taiwan plans to launch a floating wind turbine demonstration project in 2026, a move with implications for global energy markets as soaring oil prices and geopolitical risk increase...

Tuesday 21 April 2026

Taiwan's Turing Drive targets industrial markets as Robotaxi hype slows

While much of the world's attention remains fixed on robotaxis navigating open roads, David Shen, chief executive of Turing Drive, argues...

Tuesday 21 April 2026

China unveils 10 measures for Taiwan; Taiwan's MOEA affirms independent economic goals

Chinese authorities announced 10 new policies related to Taiwan following the meeting between China's president Xi Jinping and the chairperson of the Kuomintang political party in...

Tuesday 21 April 2026

India and Korea deepen strategic cooperation across technology, energy, and sustainability

The state visit of South Korea President Lee Jae-Myung to India on April 20, 2026, marked a broad effort by both countries to expand cooperation across trade, technology, and strategic...

Tuesday 21 April 2026

Qualcomm Chief reportedly seeks memory and manufacturing deals in South Korea

Qualcomm Chief Executive Cristiano Amon is expected to meet senior executives from Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix during a recent visit...

Tuesday 21 April 2026

Taiwan has more than 260,000 job vacancies, with manufacturing accounting for 32.4%

Taiwan's artificial intelligence (AI) servers and advanced-process chip manufacturing businesses are booming, with related manufacturing industries also benefiting. According to a...

Tuesday 21 April 2026

Samsung scales MRAM to 8nm, setting 5nm showdown with TSMC in 2027

Samsung is accelerating its push into magnetoresistive random-access memory (MRAM), positioning the technology as a strategic pillar alongside DRAM and high-bandwidth memory (HBM)...

Tuesday 21 April 2026

Seiko Epson unveils long-term vision for sustainable growth

Seiko Epson, which marked its 50th anniversary in 2025, recently launched a long-term vision plan, the Engineered Future 2035, addressing AI, geopolitical shifts, and digital transformation...

Tuesday 21 April 2026

China amping up DRAM integration: GigaDevice expands into DRAM through CXMT tie-up

GigaDevice is moving into DRAM through a KRW1 trillion (US$680 million) related-party deal, combining CXMT's manufacturing capacity with its own sales network in a move that could...

Tuesday 21 April 2026

AI demand inflates silicon valuations across TSMC, Nvidia supply chain

"Silicon inflation" is no longer a metaphor — it is reshaping Taiwan's capital markets. TSMC and Nvidia are at the center, pulling growth across the entire electronics supply...

Tuesday 21 April 2026

Foreign carmakers in China turn to local tech to regain lost ground

In China's vast auto market, foreign brands — and the joint ventures they once dominated — have been steadily overtaken by domestic...

Tuesday 21 April 2026

Semiconductor materials supply shifts to risk sourcing under price and geopolitical pressure

In 2026, critical semiconductor materials face a perfect storm of rising prices, shortages, and geopolitical disruption. Lead times for multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCCs) and power...

Tuesday 21 April 2026

Nissan slashes rare earth in EV motors, cutting China supply risk

Japanese automaker Nissan Motor has sharply reduced its reliance on critical minerals in its latest electric vehicle design, highlighting how automakers are re-engineering core components...

Tuesday 21 April 2026

Mercedes-Benz taps Samsung SDI for first-ever EV battery partnership

Samsung SDI has signed a multi-year agreement to supply electric vehicle (EV) batteries to Mercedes-Benz, marking its first confirmed entry...

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