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Thursday 11 September 2025
Taiwan govt suggests AI boom as leverage in US Section 232 investigation
Since the beginning of 2025, despite disruptions from US President Donald Trump's trade protectionism, the AI wave has driven American cloud service providers (CSPs) to continuously...
Thursday 11 September 2025
SEMICON Taiwan 2025: Southern Taiwan Science Park showcases strength
The Southern Taiwan Science Park (STSP) has continued to see its output value climb to new highs each year, underscoring its role as a key hub in the global semiconductor supply chain...
Thursday 11 September 2025
SEMICON Taiwan 2025: Infineon CEO reveals future opportunities in power semiconductors
Jochen Hanebeck, CEO of Infineon, emphasized the concept "no AI without power" during his keynote speech at the SEMICON Taiwan 2025 Master Forum. Power semiconductors play a critical...
Thursday 11 September 2025
SEMICON Taiwan 2025: Tenstorrent's Jim Keller advocates for democratizing AI chip development with RISC-V
Renowned chip architect Jim Keller was invited to speak at the SEMICON Taiwan 2025 Master Forum. At the start of his speech, Keller announced that his company, Tenstorrent, will establish...
Thursday 11 September 2025
Taiwan to showcase next-gen defense at TADTE 2025, highlighting UAVs and naval innovations
Taiwan is set to showcase its cutting-edge defense technology next week at the 2025 Taipei Aerospace & Defense Technology Exhibition (TADTE 2025). Following this week's SEMICON...
Thursday 11 September 2025
Taiwan emerges as AI hotspot: Merck highlighting trio of semiconductor development trends
Merck has pointed out that the semiconductor industry's growth curve has reached a combined output value of EUR650 billion (US$760.4 billion) and is expected to surpass EUR1 trillion...
Thursday 11 September 2025
ACM Research courts TSMC as US–China dual-listed chip equipment maker bets on Taiwan expansion
ACM Research (Shanghai), Inc., dual-listed in the US and China, is maneuvering through Washington's escalating curbs on China's chip industry. Chairman David Wang emphasized that...
Thursday 11 September 2025
SEMICON Taiwan 2025: Taiwan's 10-year chip program seeks to link semiconductor supply chains among democratic countries
In 2024, the Taiwanese government announced the launch of a 10-year NT$300 billion (approx. US$9.89 billion) Taiwan Chip-based Industrial Innovation Program (Taiwan CbI), marking...
Thursday 11 September 2025
SEMICON Taiwan 2025: Automotive chip leaders weigh AI and energy demands as Taiwan presses for deeper ties
At SEMICON Taiwan, four global automotive semiconductor executives—Stefan Yores of Bosch, Jochen Hanebeck of Infineon Technologies, Kurt Sievers of NXP, and Hosoku Takuchi of...
Thursday 11 September 2025
Apple brings vapor chamber cooling to iPhone 17 Pro after six-year wait, yet many suppliers now chase AI servers
Apple is preparing to debut vapor chamber (VC) cooling in the upcoming iPhone 17 Pro, with Taiwan's Asia Vital Components (AVC) and China's Suzhou Tianmai Thermal Technology reportedly...
Thursday 11 September 2025
SEMICON Taiwan 2025: Machinery makers Tongtai and Contrel expand into semiconductor sector
The global semiconductor industry is experiencing steady growth, driven by advances in wafer processing and packaging technologies. In line with this trend, Tongtai Machine &...
Thursday 11 September 2025
SEMICON Taiwan 2025: Taiwan's semiconductor output neared NT$6T with govt boosting AI and HPC sectors
Taiwan's semiconductor output hit NT$5.3 trillion (approx. US$175.3 billion) in 2024 and is expected to exceed NT$6 trillion soon, fueled by demand in AI, high-performance computing...
Thursday 11 September 2025
Suzhou Everbright taps AI and data center demand, expands in Europe
Suzhou Everbright Photonics is betting on explosive demand from artificial intelligence (AI) and data centers to drive future growth, Chairman Dayong Min said in an interview with...
Thursday 11 September 2025
A Dual Vision for Robotics: Ishiguro and Hu on a Future of Avatars and Autonomy
At the MEMS & Sensors Forum in SEMICON Taiwan 2025 held in Taipei on September 9, two leading experts presented complementary visions for the future of robotics. Dr. Hiroshi Ishiguro,...
Thursday 11 September 2025
CXMT said to target 2026 HBM3E mass production, narrowing gap with Samsung and SK Hynix to 2 years
China's state-backed DRAM maker CXMT is rapidly advancing in high-bandwidth memory (HBM), a market long controlled by Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix. Citing SemiAnalysis, South...