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Wednesday 19 November 2025
Iron Force expands into AI cooling systems with new factory
In recent years, Taiwan's automotive component makers have aggressively expanded into adjacent high-growth sectors, including thermal modules for AI servers and parts for semiconductor...
Wednesday 19 November 2025
Taiwan IC designers: Edge AI boom hinges on shipment volume
The stark contrast between cloud AI and edge AI markets has led chipmakers to respond very differently when assessing AI opportunities. While semiconductor companies in Europe and...
Wednesday 19 November 2025
Law changes severely disrupt Taiwan's green power progress, raising RE100 pressure on semiconductor sector
Taiwan's solar industry is facing a severe setback due to amendments to three key laws: the Environmental Impact Assessment Act, the Act for the Development of Tourism, and the Geology...
Wednesday 19 November 2025
Taiwan makes TOP500 global supercomputer list
The 66th edition of the global TOP500 supercomputer rankings was officially released at the 2025 International Conference for High Performance Computing, Networking, Storage, and...
Wednesday 19 November 2025
South Korea risks losing edge to China in all key exports by 2030, survey shows
South Korea's memory chip industry is enjoying its strongest upturn in years, with soaring demand for high-bandwidth memory and AI-related DRAM pushing inventories at Samsung Electronics...
Tuesday 18 November 2025
Lagis opens second plant with triple capacity, targets own-brand and OEM growth
Taiwan's minimally invasive surgical device maker Lagis Enterprise has completed its second factory, three times the size of its original facility. Chairman Cheng-hung Chen said the...
Tuesday 18 November 2025
South Korea solar growth lags government target; agrivoltaics seen as key solution
South Korea is seeking to expand renewable energy capacity to 100GW by 2030 as part of its accelerated decarbonization plans, with solar power positioned as a central pillar. Yet...
Tuesday 18 November 2025
Pat Gelsinger leads Silicon Valley startups to Taiwan
Silicon Valley venture capital firm Playground Global visited Taiwan on November 18, 2025, led by partner and former Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger, bringing seven portfolio companies to...
Tuesday 18 November 2025
Samsung set to become Nvidia's leading HBM4 supplier as Micron stumbles
South Korea's KB Securities expects Samsung Electronics to capture as much as 40% of Nvidia's supply share for its next-generation HBM4 high-bandwidth memory by 2026, a shift that...
Tuesday 18 November 2025
Samsung creates first standalone M&A team, signals incoming major deals
Samsung Electronics has created its first standalone mergers and acquisitions team within its newly reorganized Business Support Office, a move sparking speculation that the company...
Tuesday 18 November 2025
Taiwan connector maker Simula forecasts strong 2026 on cloud, drone, robotics, and EV demand surge
Qisda's connector manufacturing subsidiary Simula Technology expects three major growth drivers in 2026—cloud deployment, drones and humanoid robots, and automotive applications—supported...
Tuesday 18 November 2025
Samsung, SK Hynix inventory drop signals AI memory supercycle
South Korea's top memory chip makers are entering what industry executives call a full-scale "supercycle," as Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix report steep inventory reductions through...
Tuesday 18 November 2025
Taiwan's new laws cripple solar industry, with impacts rippling across supply chains
Electric power equates to national strength. This principle now drives geopolitical dynamics as the global energy transition evolves into a silent market strategy battle.
Tuesday 18 November 2025
WT Microelectronics breaks record in overseas fundraising to seize US and Europe opportunities
WT Microelectronics announced on November 17 that it has completed the simultaneous pricing of its global depositary receipts (GDRs) and unsecured convertible bonds, expecting to...
Tuesday 18 November 2025
Taiwan applies chip-making prowess to satellite manufacturing, eyes global space supply chain
As the global space race intensifies, Taiwan's ambitions in orbit are evolving rapidly. What began as an industry focused primarily on supplying components is now advancing toward...