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Friday 4 September 2026
China Motor unit Greentrans launches Taiwan-made quadruped robots
China Motor Corp. subsidiary Greentrans unveiled its next-generation quadruped robots, GT5X and GT3X, at SEMICON Taiwan 2026 amid growing demand for AI applications, smart semiconductor...
Friday 4 September 2026
Analysis: Physical AI upgrades autonomous driving and lifts Taiwan supply chains
As end-to-end (E2E) autonomous driving architectures gradually become mainstream, the inference demands of physical AI are driving radical transformations in automotive system-on-chip...
Friday 4 September 2026
Xiaomi Auto maps 2027 Europe entry with German dealer network and four-country vehicle testing
Xiaomi Auto has formally begun laying the groundwork for its overseas expansion. Xiaomi Group partner and CEO William Lu said on September 4 that the automaker had signed agreements...
Friday 4 September 2026
Sumitomo Chemical starts mass production of 4-inch InP wafers for AI data centers
Sumitomo Chemical has started mass production and sales of indium phosphide (InP) epitaxial wafers, a core material for optical semiconductors used in next-generation data centers...
Friday 4 September 2026
Chip leaders call for end to 'silo mentality' as AI scale-up demands cross-industry collab
The rapid expansion of artificial intelligence is forcing a radical shift from individual chip design to holistic system-level engineering, requiring competitors and supply chain partners...
Friday 4 September 2026
LB Semicon starts Qualcomm shipments as DDI dependence fades
South Korean OSAT player LB Semicon has begun shipments to Qualcomm Inc., marking a key step in its effort to move beyond a business structure long centered on display driver ICs (DDI)...
Friday 4 September 2026
D-Wave, quantum computing's oldest company, is now building a second kind of machine
D-Wave has spent 26 years building one type of quantum computer. This week it told a Taipei audience why it started building another.
Friday 4 September 2026
K-Safety Expo 2026: South Korea's safety AI moves from watching danger to acting on it
At first glance, many of the technologies spread across the K-Safety Expo 2026 show floor in Busan looked familiar: CCTV cameras, industrial sensors, warning lights and control panels...
Friday 4 September 2026
K-Safety Expo 2026: Inside Korea's push to make safety smarter, faster, more predictive
K-Safety Expo 2026 opened at BEXCO Exhibition Center 1 in Busan on September 2. An hour-long opening ceremony beginning at 11 a.m. brought together South Korean government officials,...
Friday 4 September 2026
Taiwan's tech council allocates NT$3.76 billion for quantum host
Taiwan's National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) has budgeted NT$3.76 billion (US$116.58 million) for a quantum computer system project, while the Industrial Technology Research...
Friday 4 September 2026
ESA backs European rocket startups to diversify launch supply
The European Space Agency (ESA) announced on August 27 that it had signed the first contracts under its European Launcher Challenge, signing agreements with European space startups...
Friday 4 September 2026
Acer wowed IFA with AI, gaming hardware
As Acer marks its 50th anniversary in 2026, Chairman and CEO Jason Chen said at the company's next@acer global press event during IFA in Berlin, Germany, that the PC maker's four future...
Friday 4 September 2026
ENE Technology eyes 4Q26 drone scale-up with satellite link
Microcontroller maker ENE Technology is pushing into the drone market by integrating resources from other group companies and selling complete drone systems. The company expects volume...
Friday 4 September 2026
Taiwan to expand industrial land for AI hardware boom
Taiwan's government says it will expand industrial land development to meet surging demand for AI infrastructure hardware, as global suppliers race to add capacity through 2027. Premier...
Friday 4 September 2026
Young Liu urges 'Made with Taiwan' supply chain rethink

Foxconn chairman Young Liu on September 2 called on Taiwan's supply chain to shift from "Made in Taiwan" to "Made with Taiwan," saying...