Global supply chain: Advanced economies

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Tuesday 7 April 2026

Korean chip suppliers face second year of price cuts despite AI boom

Samsung and SK Hynix delivered record performance in 2025, driven by strong investment in AI infrastructure. Yet the gains have not flowed...

Tuesday 7 April 2026

US PIPIR advances drone-missile strategy, integrating Taiwan into 'non-China' defense supply chains in Indo-Pacific

Amid sustained Middle East tensions, the US is redirecting strategic attention to the Indo-Pacific region, advancing a defense industrial network among first island chain partners...

Tuesday 7 April 2026

Taiwan, Japan join forces on next-gen drones with core technology alliance

The "brain" of a drone plays a critical role in flight missions. While Taiwanese manufacturers have advantages in drone hardware production, integrating the core control systems remains...

Tuesday 7 April 2026

Formosa Plastics denies cutting PE supply amid US-Iran conflict, confirms March output increase

Impacted by the conflict in the Middle East, Taiwan has recently reported a shortage of plastic bags, raising questions about whether Formosa Plastics Group deliberately reduced production...

Tuesday 7 April 2026

Acer's smart mobility sector to hit double-digit growth in 2026

Acer's smart mobility strategy is beginning to show results. The company expects the overall industry to rebound in 2026 and anticipates its smart mobility to expand, with full-year...

Tuesday 7 April 2026

CCL expansion triggers equipment shortages; lead times extend up to two years

Driven by applications such as AI high-speed computing, electric vehicles (EVs), and 5G/6G communications, demand for high-frequency, high-speed PCB materials has surged. Copper-clad...

Monday 6 April 2026

Out of this world: Taiwan's supply chain sets sights on orbital data centers

The surge of generative artificial intelligence is reshaping not only computing power but also the very geography of data centers, extending their reach beyond Earth's atmosphere....

Monday 6 April 2026

China 2.5D packaging demand surges, supporting Korean backend equipment growth

China's semiconductor equipment market is emerging as a critical growth engine for South Korean suppliers, driven by accelerating AI deployment and tighter restrictions on US vendors...

Sunday 5 April 2026

Samsung and SK Hynix to reportedly bolster helium supply chain as Iran conflict risks rise

Facing the risk of a prolonged Iran conflict, Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix have reportedly begun strengthening their helium supply chain management for semiconductor manufacturing...

Sunday 5 April 2026

Taiwan's plan to bring AI into traditional manufacturing heartland

Taiwan has long been synonymous with semiconductors and high-tech electronics, but the bulk of its industrial base tells a different story. The country's traditional manufacturing...

Saturday 4 April 2026

Taiwan space body makes global push with EU and US expo debut

Taiwan has spent the past decade quietly assembling one of Asia's most capable space industries, with more than 250 companies now active across satellites, rockets, and related systems...

Saturday 4 April 2026

Semco raises ABF substrate prices as AI server demand surges

The explosive growth in artificial intelligence (AI) servers and high-performance computing (HPC) is driving up the value of key components like ABF substrates. With ongoing bottlenecks...

Saturday 4 April 2026

Taiwan-Silicon Valley start-up Anvil Robotics aims to scale intelligent machines

Operating across Taiwan and Silicon Valley, the artificial intelligence start-up Anvil Robotics said on April 2 that it had raised US$6.5 million in seed funding, led by Matter Venture...

Saturday 4 April 2026

How second-tier powers are bypassing big tech via Taiwan

The global AI narrative is often reduced to a struggle between US- and China-based tech giants. However, a quieter yet more significant movement...

Saturday 4 April 2026

Samsung strike threat clouds PMIC, mature-node outlook

Samsung Electronics reportedly faces renewed strike risk after union talks stalled, threatening already tight mature-node semiconductor supply chains. Power management ICs (PMICs)...

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