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Friday 19 December 2025
Samsung turns memory shortage into advantage as others consider reducing capacity
As memory shortages and price increases extend through 2026, smartphone companies are considering downgrading memory capacities in their devices. Despite this, Jacob Chen, president...
Friday 19 December 2025
CMC teams up with Foxconn, Shihlin Electric to electrify commercial vehicles
China Motor (CMC), Taiwan's leading commercial vehicle manufacturer, officially delivered its first batch of 30 self-developed 3.5-ton electric trucks, the ET35, to HCT Logistics...
Friday 19 December 2025
Hotai Motor launches overseas expansion with US$317 million entry into Japan commercial vehicle market
Hotai Motor Co. plans to invest approximately NT$10 billion (US$317 million) in Japan's commercial vehicle market, marking its first international expansion. The company will acquire...
Friday 19 December 2025
SK Hynix accelerates US$15B M15X expansion as equipment move-in kicks off
SK Hynix is accelerating the build-out of its M15X memory chip plant in Cheongju, South Korea, as the company installs manufacturing tools and moves into the final engineering phase...
Friday 19 December 2025
From AI data centers to humanoid robots: CIAT plans next wave of tech momentum
The Cloud Computing & IoT Association in Taiwan (CIAT) held its 2025 annual member meeting on December 17, 2025, unveiling a forward-looking strategy for the next wave of technological...
Friday 19 December 2025
South Korea's Uniqconn partners with TSMC to mass-produce 60GHz communication chip
A South Korean logic IC startup is moving closer to cable-free device design with the development of a 60GHz millimeter-wave communication chip designed to replace short-range wired...
Friday 19 December 2025
Taiwan advances hydrogen power generation system to support net-zero goals
Taiwan's Academia Sinica is pushing forward its public infrastructure project launched in 2025, focused on a megawatt-scale mixed hydrogen power generation system using decarbonized...
Friday 19 December 2025
Huawei returns to Taiwan tablet market, targets Apple with eye-care tech
Huawei has returned to Taiwan's tablet market with a clear point of differentiation: eye protection. Unveiled on December 17, 2025, the MatePad 11.5 (2025) targets growing tablet...
Friday 19 December 2025
TCC urges strict import checks to protect low-carbon cement industry in Taiwan
Low-priced imported cement continues to undermine Taiwan's domestic low-carbon cement development, prompting TCC Group Holdings chairman Nelson An-ping Chang to propose two key recommendations...
Thursday 18 December 2025
Taiwan advances low-energy hydrogen production, cutting down rare earth use
Researchers from Academia Sinica, National Central University (NCU), and Yuan Ze University announced significant advancements in hydrogen electrolysis technology at a December 17...
Thursday 18 December 2025
LG Energy Solution terminates US$6.5 billion EV battery contract with Ford amid demand concerns
LG Energy Solution (LGES) has ended a major electric vehicle (EV) battery supply agreement with Ford Motor Company valued at about KRW9.6 trillion (approx. US$6.53 billion). The termination...
Thursday 18 December 2025
The Nexperia fallout: Honda's factories go quiet in fresh blow to supply chain

Honda Motor Company announced on Wednesday that it would suspend or reduce production at several factories in Japan and China starting late this...

Thursday 18 December 2025
AI servers and semiconductors drive Taiwan PCB peak season; TPCA forecasts 11% growth in 2025
Taiwan's printed circuit board (PCB) industry is set for robust growth in 2025, supported by strong demand from AI servers amid a weakening traditional smartphone market. The Taiwan...
Thursday 18 December 2025
Rapidus launches AI design tools to support 2nm semiconductor development
On December 17, Rapidus announced a new suite of AI-based semiconductor design tools under its Rapidus AI-Assisted Design Solution (Raads), aimed at supporting the company's Rapid...
Thursday 18 December 2025
Samsung and SK Hynix push PIM-enabled memory to address AI bottlenecks
As AI inference workloads grow and models expand rapidly, Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix are advancing high-bandwidth memory (HBM) technologies while integrating processing-in-memory...