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Thursday 12 November 2026
iPhone, enterprise ICT lift Taiwan's telecom trio in October
Strong iPhone sales and 5G upgrades, combined with continued revenue recognition from AI data center (AIDC), cloud, and enterprise information and communications technology (ICT) projects,...
Thursday 12 November 2026
Quanta founder Bai-li Lin honors Kwoh-ting Li's role in Taiwan's tech rise
The fourth K.T. Li Award ceremony was held at the Far Eastern Shangri-La in Taipei on November 10, with former President Ing-wen Tsai delivering remarks and presenting the awards....
Thursday 12 November 2026
Kia plans US$1.5 billion India plant expansion, spurring Korean suppliers
Kia is considering investing about US$1.5 billion to expand its plant in Andhra Pradesh, India, while South Korean auto-parts makers have pledged follow-on investments. If approved,...
Thursday 12 November 2026
Universities aren't factories: Can a hot-rodding spirit drive semiconductor innovation?
The National Science and Technology Council's Department of Engineering and Technologies recently issued a call for proposals encouraging academia to modify expensive semiconductor...
Thursday 12 November 2026
Taiwan's overseas cloud backups strengthen government resilience
Taiwan has completed encrypted, split backups of national and local tax data on overseas cloud platforms, part of a broader effort to keep government services operating during emergencies...
Thursday 12 November 2026
Taiwan proposes expanding protected technology list to 46 items
Taiwan's National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) has proposed expanding the list of national core key technologies from 42 to 46 items, with four additions covering satellite...
Thursday 12 November 2026
Aleees splits LFP cathode production between Taiwan and US
Advanced Lithium Electrochemistry (Aleees) plans to make lithium iron phosphate (LFP) cathode material precursors in Taiwan and process them in the US under a North American customer...
Wednesday 11 November 2026
AI server tracker: Beyond GPUs, chassis, power supplies, rail kits and cooling capture a bigger growth story
Taiwan's AI server component suppliers are surpassing last year's revenue well before December. Eleven of the 13 companies tracked across chassis, power supplies, rail kits and thermal...
Wednesday 11 November 2026
Samsung reportedly buys four silicon photonics patents from Rockley
Samsung Electronics acquired four US silicon photonics patents from UK-based Rockley Photonics in September 2026, South Korea's Shinailbo reported on November 11, citing US...
Wednesday 11 November 2026
Samsung targets early 2027 for first 3D Cube-H design kit
Samsung Electronics aims to complete its first 3D Cube-H design kit, a hybrid copper bonding technology for vertically stacked logic chips, in early 2027, with prospective customer...
Wednesday 11 November 2026
Ingentec revenue jumps 79% in first 10 months
Ingentec’s consolidated revenue reached NT$1.329 billion (US$40.4 million) from January to October 2026, up 79.32% from the same period in 2025. However, October revenue fell...
Wednesday 11 November 2026
TSMC unlikely to enter 3D DRAM; CXMT expansion a bigger threat
Charles Kau, chairman of IEMC, said TSMC "cannot make 3D DRAM," dismissing reports that the foundry is evaluating entry into the next-generation memory market at Nvidia's request....
Wednesday 11 November 2026
SK Hynix locks in over half of 2027–28 capacity as smaller buyers turn to spot market
Smaller electronics manufacturers are relying on the spot market for memory as major customers lock in future supply through long-term agreements, according to independent electronic...
Wednesday 11 November 2026
Advantech's Korea business grows 67% in first three quarters, says incoming CEO
Advantech's South Korean business grew 67% in the first three quarters of 2026, as industrial equipment, networking and cloud infrastructure, and healthcare remained its largest local...
Wednesday 11 November 2026
Nvidia security probe puts Taiwan supply chain orders under scrutiny
Nvidia is a key customer for Taiwan's semiconductor and AI server supply chains. If recent national security concerns around CEO Jensen Huang affect sales in China, export approvals...