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Friday 25 July 2025
Taiwan's spaceport dreams generate excitement but face harsh realities
The idea of building a spaceport in Taiwan has gone from quiet speculation to a buzzworthy headline after the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) posted a futuristic rendering on its...
Friday 25 July 2025
Global defense firms flock to Taipei as Taiwan Strait tensions escalate
More than three years after Russia invaded Ukraine, peace remains out of reach—and fears of another flashpoint are growing in the Taiwan Strait. With backing from the US, Taiwan...
Friday 25 July 2025
SK Hynix accelerates investment for 2025 HBM boom as Samsung targets Nvidia certification in third quarter
The surge in demand for high-bandwidth memory (HBM) driven by AI servers has positioned SK Hynix as the clear leader in the HBM market, with Micron also posting strong operational...
Friday 25 July 2025
Taiwan's NSTC unveils results of 33 chip development projects based on mature processes
The National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) has outlined four main strategies for the development of semiconductor technology in Taiwan: sustaining current advantages, global...
Friday 25 July 2025
Taiwan's industry giants unite to tackle humanoid robot power crisis
Taiwan's six major industry groups recently joined forces to form an AI and robotics alliance, with the intention of integrating member companies' strengths to accelerate AI robotics...
Friday 25 July 2025
Taiwan's Kuroshio Current to be harnessed for renewable energy
Academia Sinica signed a Net-zero Carbon Reduction Research Application memorandum of understanding (MOU) with National Taiwan Ocean University (NTOU) on July 24, 2025, prioritizing...
Friday 25 July 2025
Wolfspeed collapse triggers Renesas's first interim loss in 5 years
Renesas Electronics posted a net loss of JPY175.3 billion (approx. US$1.19 billion) in the first half of 2025, swinging from a JPY139.5 billion profit a year earlier. It was the Japanese...
Friday 25 July 2025
Qualcomm's 2nm wildcard: is Samsung back in play or just leverage?
Qualcomm is reportedly weighing a return to Samsung Foundry for its 2nm flagship smartphone SoCs in 2026, raising questions about a potential pivot from TSMC. Yet conflicting reports...
Friday 25 July 2025
Tesla loses European market share to Volkswagen and Chinese rivals as its limited vehicle lineup hurts sales
Tesla's European market share continues declining as Volkswagen AG and Chinese automakers deploy aggressive volume strategies, highlighting challenges from the electric vehicle (EV)...
Friday 25 July 2025
Intel to cut 21,000 jobs, pause Europe fab projects under restructuring drive
Intel will cut around 21,000 jobs by the end of 2025 and suspend wafer fab construction projects in Europe, as part of a sweeping cost-reduction and restructuring effort, according...
Friday 25 July 2025
Auto market instability moves PCB makers toward AI servers & LEO satellites
As global carmakers transition from gas vehicles to electric vehicles (EVs), Taiwanese automotive PCB suppliers report that end-user demand has entered a cooling-off period. Forecasts...
Friday 25 July 2025
The end of blank checks: Intel kills European fabs, doubles down on Vietnam and Malaysia
Intel's era of building first and finding customers later is over.
Friday 25 July 2025
Formosat-8 set for October SpaceX launch after completing full functional testing
On July 24, 2025, Taiwan's first domestically developed optical remote sensing satellite constellation, Formosat-8 (FS-8A), completed full functionality testing following a series...
Friday 25 July 2025
South Korea looks to replicate Taiwan's ecosystem in its Micro LED industry
Next-generation display technologies continue to grow, and South Korea is struggling to maintain its leadership in the Micro LED industry. It is extremely important for South Korea...
Friday 25 July 2025
Starlink’s Taiwan hopes face familiar friction
Taiwan is renewing its efforts to bring Elon Musk's Starlink satellite internet service to the island, as the Executive Yuan approved a sweeping six-year NT$27 billion (approximately...