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Thursday 29 October 2026
Samsung's Harman expands China plant for ADAS, automotive computing
Samsung Electronics subsidiary Harman International has expanded its manufacturing operations in Suzhou, China, to produce automotive computing platforms and advanced driver assistance...
Thursday 29 October 2026
Japan reportedly moves to hand H3 rocket launches to Mitsubishi Heavy as early as 2027
Japan is preparing to shift operations of its flagship H3 rocket from the state space agency to Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI), a move aimed at cutting launch costs and making the...
Thursday 29 October 2026
Advantech opens Tustin HQ to strengthen North American R&D
Industrial PC maker Advantech has opened its new North American headquarters in Tustin, California, expanding local R&D, manufacturing and system integration capabilities. The...
Thursday 29 October 2026
Taiwan plans carbon fee-ETS dual approach to tackle emissions
Taiwan's carbon pricing system is entering a new phase after collecting its first carbon fees in 2026 from 240 companies and 461 factories, generating approximately NT$4.97 billion...
Thursday 29 October 2026
Samsung SDI wins 1GWh US battery storage deal
Samsung SDI has signed a follow-on 1GWh contract to supply energy storage systems (ESS) to US power developer Alpha Omega Power (AOP). The batteries will be made in Indiana and delivered...
Thursday 29 October 2026
Taiwan's growth surge nears end; electronics, machinery stay resilient in 2027
2026 will be a breakout year for Taiwan's economic growth, with GDP expanding at a double-digit rate—more than twice China's growth rate, according to a consensus among economic...
Wednesday 28 October 2026
SK Hynix says customers want more than twice the HBM it can supply
SK Hynix said customers are seeking more than twice the high-bandwidth memory (HBM) volume it can currently supply, as moves toward shorter memory stacks reflect supply shortages rather...
Wednesday 28 October 2026
Ex-TSMC CTO says Taiwan's research institutes get too much funding and train too little talent
Taiwan directs too much public research and development (R&D) funding to its national research institutes, according to Chenming Hu, a former chief technology officer of Taiwan...
Wednesday 28 October 2026
HTC launches Vivee AI companion pet in US
HTC Corporation announced on the 27th that it has launched Vivee, an AI companion device, first in the US, with plans to expand into Taiwan, Japan, and Europe. Alongside its recently...
Wednesday 28 October 2026
SK Hynix bets on EUV to extend 6F-squared DRAM as CXMT pushes 4F-squared
SK Hynix plans to extend the life of its existing 6F-squared DRAM cell architecture through extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography and process improvements, keeping 4F-squared and three-dimensional...
Wednesday 28 October 2026
SK Hynix's next bet goes beyond memory chips
SK Hynix is looking beyond its position as a leading supplier of high-bandwidth memory (HBM), using venture investments to gain a greater say in how next-generation AI infrastructure...
Wednesday 28 October 2026
SK Hynix looks beyond IPO to fund Solidigm's US expansion
SK Hynix is reassessing how to finance the US manufacturing expansion of its NAND flash subsidiary Solidigm after shelving a potential initial public offering (IPO), as the South Korean...
Wednesday 28 October 2026
Unimicron steers resources to Taiwan AI substrates with NT$50.9B equipment orders, Japan unit sale
Unimicron Technology is reshaping its global production footprint and steering resources toward Taiwan's higher-margin AI supply chain as surging AI and high-performance computing...
Wednesday 28 October 2026
Micron recruits in South Korea for Taiwan roles as Taoyuan strike dispute persists
Micron Technology is heading to South Korea to recruit engineers for its Taiwan operations, with interviews scheduled in Seoul in late November, as a bonus dispute at its Taoyuan plant...
Wednesday 28 October 2026
Simmtech steps up SOCAMM investment as BT substrate supply tightens
Major package substrate makers, including Samsung Electro-Mechanics (Semco), are concentrating capital spending on large, high-layer-count ABF substrates, while capacity expansion...