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Thursday 5 November 2026
ELAN, Thunder Tiger, Gallopwave team up on 11 chips for all-domestic AI drones
Taiwan-based IC design house ELAN Microelectronics has announced that a joint proposal submitted with Thunder Tiger and Gallopwave—titled the "Domestic AI Smart Dual-Use Drone...
Thursday 5 November 2026
Taiwan digs deep: 2,049-meter geothermal well strikes 140°C in Taitung
Taiwan's deep geothermal sector is reporting fresh progress after a 2,049-meter well that reached temperatures of 140 degrees Celsius was completed in a challenging metamorphic rock...
Thursday 5 November 2026
Samsung reportedly plans 2nm fab to boost HBM base-die output
Samsung Electronics is preparing to build a 2nm- and 4nm-class foundry fab at its Giheung campus in Yongin, South Korea, to expand production of logic base dies used in high-bandwidth...
Thursday 5 November 2026
MUFG, SMBC to renew JPY600 billion credit lines for scandal-hit Nidec
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group's MUFG Bank and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group's Sumitomo Mitsui Banking (SMBC) plan to renew a combined JPY600 billion (approx. US$3.8 billion) in...
Thursday 5 November 2026
Mitsui Chemicals reportedly plans US$8.2B acquisition of JSR in Japan chip materials push
Mitsui Chemicals is planning to acquire semiconductor materials maker JSR from state-backed Japan Investment (JIC) in a deal potentially worth more than JPY1.3 trillion (US$8.2 billion),...
Thursday 5 November 2026
Taiwan-Netherlands launch four photonics R&D partnerships
Taiwan and the Netherlands announced four joint research and development collaborations on November 4 under their bilateral Technology Bridge Program, targeting photonic packaging,...
Thursday 5 November 2026
Empyrean's EDA acquisitions could give Korean chip designers cheaper tools—and stronger Chinese rivals
China's efforts to build a complete domestic chip-design software stack are gathering pace through acquisitions and strategic investments. Empyrean Technology's latest transactions...
Thursday 5 November 2026
Subsidies pave the way as cheap cells squeeze Taiwan's energy storage players into a profit battle
With Taiwan's electricity prices poised to rise, large power users set to bear the brunt, and the government planning to broaden the definition of large power users, pairing electricity...
Thursday 5 November 2026
Taiwan's power density tops Japan, South Korea as AI drives Southern Taiwan Science Park load
AI expansion and rising household electricity demand are pushing Taiwan's power consumption higher, with Taipower forecasting that the Southern Taiwan Science Park's electricity load...
Wednesday 4 November 2026
Broadcom loses final appeal over Samsung chip supply deal
South Korea's Supreme Court has upheld a KRW18.664 billion (approx. US$13.9 million) fine against Broadcom for pressuring Samsung Electronics into a long-term smartphone component...
Wednesday 4 November 2026
Pegatron chairman says AI crisis fears after Democratic midterm win are overblown
Pegatron Corp. Chairman Tung Tzu-hsien said on November 4 that claims AI is in crisis because the Democratic Party won the US election are somewhat overblown, adding that the narrative...
Wednesday 4 November 2026
Global chip sales top US$500 billion in a single quarter for first time
Worldwide semiconductor revenue reached US$517.7 billion in the third quarter of 2026, a 24.1% increase from the prior quarter, according to data released by the Semiconductor Industry...
Wednesday 4 November 2026
Taiwan advances virtual asset governance as FSC unveils new regulatory framework
Taiwan has taken a major step toward regulating its virtual asset market, with the Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) announcing supporting rules for the Virtual Asset Services...
Wednesday 4 November 2026
Explosion at Panasonic CCL plant in Taiwan injures five, two missing
Panasonic Industrial Devices Materials Taiwan's Hukou plant experienced an explosion and fire early on November 4, injuring five employees and leaving two others unaccounted for. The...
Wednesday 4 November 2026
Apple eyes sputtered HMO process for next-gen OLED
Apple is reportedly developing high-mobility oxide (HMO) technology for next-generation OLED displays and evaluating it at its own research facilities in Taiwan. Although the mass-production...