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Thursday 18 September 2025

EU and Japan plan joint rare earth development in Greenland to reduce reliance on G2 supply

Amid uncertainties posed by major powers such as the US and China, Japan and Europe are strengthening their ties. The scope of Japan-EU cooperation could potentially expand to include...

Thursday 18 September 2025

TADTE 2025 opens with record scale as Taiwan expands defense and aerospace role

The biennial Taipei Aerospace & Defense Technology Exhibition (TADTE 2025) opened this week, marking the largest event in its history — both in scale and significance. The...

Thursday 18 September 2025

Holiday shopping season cooling off? Taiwan IC design houses' confidence in 2H25 operations wanes

As the third quarter of 2025 draws to a close, a consensus has formed within Taiwan's IC design industry that overall demand remains weak. Notably, an increasing number of chipmakers...

Thursday 18 September 2025

Taiwan's Transcom deepens investment in defense and satellite communications

Transcom, a specialist in high-power amplifiers, is making bold strides into the dual frontiers of national defense and space communications...

Thursday 18 September 2025

Apple reportedly explores foldable iPhone with Taiwan test line, India mass production eyed

Apple is moving closer to entering the foldable smartphone market, with early development of a foldable iPhone already underway, industry sources told Nikkei Asia. The company...

Thursday 18 September 2025

Inside TADTE 2025: Taiwan touts 3D-printed drones, HIMARS systems, and a new US defense supply chain

The Taipei Aerospace & Defense Technology Exhibition (TADTE 2025) kicks off this week, with Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense offering a preview on September 17 of new systems...

Thursday 18 September 2025

SK Hynix overtakes Samsung as 2Q25 DRAM revenue surges

Global DRAM shipments saw their sharpest increase in nearly two years during the second quarter of 2025, solidifying SK hynix's lead over Samsung Electronics. The surge was driven...

Thursday 18 September 2025

Dell Taiwan launches AI Factory 2.0 as enterprise AI adoption advances

Terence Liao, General Manager of Dell Taiwan, said the enterprise AI market has entered a phase of rapid acceleration, with the "flywheel...

Thursday 18 September 2025

Hanwha Semitech stakes early lead in hybrid bonding race for SK Hynix's HBM4

Hybrid bonding machines are set to become critical by 2027, when chipmakers move into mass production of 20-layer, sixth-generation high-bandwidth memory (HBM4). Global equipment...

Wednesday 17 September 2025

Taiwan's MPI, WinWay, and Chunghwa Precision join advanced chip test race

SEMICON Taiwan 2025 gathered a wide range of packaging and test equipment suppliers, all unveiling their latest technologies and solutions. Central to the event was the emerging "advanced...

Wednesday 17 September 2025

Taiwan Mobile's entertainment investment partner Nada Holdings to list on OTC market

Taiwan Mobile announced on September 16 that its investment partner, Nada Holdings, will officially be listed on the over-the-counter (OTC) market on September 18, becoming Taiwan's...

Wednesday 17 September 2025

Taiwan semiconductor industry holds home advantage, says economics minister

Taiwan's AI server exports have doubled, with manufacturers' GPU and graphics card production capacity fully booked, driving remarkable export growth for the country. Minister of...

Wednesday 17 September 2025

Commentary: Handcuffing workers shocks South Korea; MAGA strategy risks backfiring

On July 30, 2025, US President Donald Trump announced that the US would reduce the "reciprocal tariff" rate imposed on South Korea from 25% to 15%. In return, South Korea pledged...

Wednesday 17 September 2025

Taiwan boosts 6G drive with chip innovation, global partnerships

Taiwan President Lai Ching-te has identified next-generation communications as the most formidable of he's administration's "five major trusted industries," placing the sector at...

Wednesday 17 September 2025

Syntec Technology goes public, eyes growth in smart robotics over next decade

Electromechanical controller manufacturer Syntec Technology officially debuted on the stock market on September 17, marking a new chapter for the Taiwan-based company in the robotics...

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