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Wednesday 27 May 2026

Taiwan smartphone shipments fell nearly 4% in April as component costs push prices higher

Taiwan's smartphone shipments declined in April 2026 as the market entered its traditional slow season and rising component prices pressured handset pricing, industry participants...

Wednesday 27 May 2026

Covestro highlights material solutions for AI data centers and embodied intelligence at COMPUTEX 2026

Covestro showcased a portfolio of engineering plastics and thermoplastic polyurethane materials at COMPUTEX 2026 aimed at supporting AI computing, embodied intelligence, and networking...

Wednesday 27 May 2026

Taiwan optoelectronics materials maker Wah Hong targets high-end PCB and chip packaging demand

AI, low-carbon sustainability, smart cities, and advanced displays are set to drive the global optoelectronics industry in 2026, shifting...

Wednesday 27 May 2026

SK Hynix seeks to embed cooling inside HBM to beat the heat

SK Hynix has unveiled a new high-bandwidth memory technology designed to reduce heat buildup in next-generation AI systems, as rising computing density turns thermal management into...

Wednesday 27 May 2026

TSMC and Micron's fabs expanding; how do Samsung and SK Hynix's bonus systems come into play?

Samsung Electronics' 2026 tentative labor-management agreement is expected to pass after already surpassing an 86% voting participation rate within just three days. While the agreement...

Wednesday 27 May 2026

Taiwan's quiet fix for GPS-denied drones and satellites

At the Plug and Play May Summit in Sunnyvale, a Taiwanese startup called Aegiverse quietly made its case to US defense and aerospace investors — not with flashy slides or moonshot...

Wednesday 27 May 2026

TSMC CEO to address bonus backlash in person as Jensen Huang's visit puts Taiwan chipmaker in spotlight

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is scheduled to hold a company-wide communication meeting on the morning of May 27, during which chairman C.C. Wei is expected to...

Tuesday 26 May 2026

Chiplet boom puts Taiwan's InPsytech and its AI connectivity IPs in the spotlight

As the global semiconductor industry pivots toward chiplet-based designs — where multiple smaller chips are packaged together rather than built as a single monolithic die —...

Tuesday 26 May 2026

Kinpo Electronics pushes beyond manufacturing with AI servers, satellite systems, and quantum computing

At its annual shareholders' meeting on Sunday, Taiwanese electronics manufacturer Kinpo Electronics provided new details on its transition toward higher-value ODM businesses, alongside...

Tuesday 26 May 2026

AMD and Nvidia deepen investments in Taiwan semiconductor ecosystem

When AMD CEO Lisa Su arrived in Taiwan on May 20, she announced plans to invest more than US$10 billion with local supply-chain partners...

Tuesday 26 May 2026

Samsung's P4 HBM push could worsen DRAM crunch in 2027

Samsung Electronics is reportedly preparing to allocate much of its Pyeongtaek P4 cleanroom capacity to next-generation high-bandwidth...

Tuesday 26 May 2026

ASML expands Taiwan hiring and operations to meet advanced chip demand

Grace Wang, vice president and general manager of ASML in Taiwan, said that ASML plans to deploy extreme ultraviolet (EUV) and next-generation high numerical aperture (high-NA) EUV...

Tuesday 26 May 2026

Commentary: Stellantis' capital shift signals quiet reshaping of Europe's auto industry

In recent weeks, Stellantis, one of the world's five largest automakers, unveiled an ambitious five-year plan titled

Tuesday 26 May 2026
Taiwan's quantum research enters second phase, eyeing Finland for HPQC collab
Taiwan's state-funded quantum technology research team will enter a second phase running from 2027 to 2031, with a focus on accelerating the transfer of research results to leading...

Tuesday 26 May 2026
Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan Taiwan-bound for closed-door meetings ahead of Computex
Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan is set to arrive in Taiwan this weekend, joining AMD CEO Lisa Su and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang in a high-stakes push by the world's top chip leaders to deepen ties...

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