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Tuesday 10 November 2026
Fino raises capital again to dilute Chinese ownership, meet US PFE rules
Fino, a South Korean company backed by Chinese precursor producer CNGR Advanced Material, will raise about KRW183 billion (approximately US$130 million) through a cash capital increase...
Tuesday 10 November 2026
Taiwanese engineering company Yankey holds NT$57.1 billion orders, Kumamoto wafer fab project to boost 2027 revenue
Yankey Engineering’s order backlog reached a record NT$57.1 billion (US$1.74 billion) as of the end of September, with its subcontracting project for the second wafer fab in...
Tuesday 10 November 2026
Winbond chairman urges restraint in memory rally, expects 30-month bonuses as Nuvoton plans succession
Winbond Electronics chairman Arthur Chiao said memory prices and profits should not go any further at this stage, warning that a market in which memory thrives while other industries...
Tuesday 10 November 2026
South Korea plans first orbital AI data center test for 2028
South Korea plans to develop small, medium, and large data centers in orbit under its K-Moonshot initiative, aiming to conduct its first in-orbit demonstration in 2028 and lay the...
Tuesday 10 November 2026
Infineon bets on 800V DC for megawatt AI racks
Rising power demand at AI data centers is driving demand for power semiconductors used in server power supplies, grid equipment, and chip-level power delivery. Infineon Technologies...
Tuesday 10 November 2026
Japanese chipmaker Rapidus targets Taiwan’s chip cluster model, plans 3 more Hokkaido plants
Rapidus President Atsuyoshi Koike said the Japanese chipmaker will use Taiwan as a model for building a semiconductor industry cluster in Hokkaido, while IBM Japan is establishing...
Tuesday 10 November 2026
Horngyu targets global grid market with AI, power integration
Global AI data center construction and Taiwan Power's NT$564.5 billion (US$17.23 billion) resilient-grid initiative are driving demand for highly reliable power equipment and intelligent...
Tuesday 10 November 2026
Seoul court rejects LG Chem bid to halt Ronbay unit's cathode output, report says
A Seoul court has dismissed LG Chem's request for a preliminary injunction that would have halted production and sales of certain cathode materials by JS Energy, the South Korean subsidiary...
Tuesday 10 November 2026
Exclusive: Quantum Motion makes 10,000-fold leap in chip integration, but qubit control remains the real test
The race to build powerful quantum computers has long revolved around an unfamiliar set of engineering challenges: maintaining delicate quantum states, operating complex cooling systems,...
Tuesday 10 November 2026
Hanwha Semitech taps new CEO as chip equipment sales more than double in 3Q26
Hanwha Semitech has named chief business officer Kim Jin-woo as its incoming CEO after semiconductor equipment revenue more than doubled in the third quarter of 2026. The South Korean...
Tuesday 10 November 2026
Tong Hsing buys Global Testing to become integrated OSAT provider
Tong Hsing Electronic Industries (THEIL), a semiconductor packaging company under the YAGEO Group, said its board has approved the acquisition of a 100% stake in Singapore-listed Global...
Tuesday 10 November 2026
Systex hits record October revenue on overseas semiconductor expansion
Systex Corporation reported October 2026 consolidated revenue of NT$3.564 billion (US$108.8 million), up 11.64% from NT$3.192 billion a year earlier, as overseas expansion by semiconductor...
Tuesday 10 November 2026
Taiwan exports hit record US$96.76 billion in October
Taiwan's exports rose 58.9% year on year to a record US$96.76 billion in October, as strong investment in global artificial intelligence infrastructure boosted demand across related...
Monday 9 November 2026
Taiwan President taps chip strengths for self-reliant space push
Taiwan will continuously elevate its self-reliant space technology capabilities while leveraging its long-standing strengths in semiconductors, electronics, telecommunications, and...
Monday 9 November 2026
SK chief defends Samsung and SK's US$3.5 trillion investment plans
SK Group chairman Chey Tae-won has defended Samsung and SK's combined KRW4,755 trillion (approx. US$3.52 trillion) investment plans, arguing that South Korea cannot keep pace in the...