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Thursday 11 September 2025
ACE Solution and Taiwan Nano & Micro-Photonics Showcase Semiconductor and Silicon Photonics Solutions at SEMICON 2025
ACE Solution, in collaboration with Taiwan Nano & Micro-Photonics, made a strong presence at SEMICON 2025, one of the world's most influential semiconductor exhibitions. ACE Solution...
Thursday 11 September 2025
SEMICON Taiwan 2025: Edge AI emerging as growth driver, scalability to determine future, says NXP CEO
In a keynote speech delivered at the SEMICON Taiwan 2025, NXP CEO Kurt Sievers stressed that AI has ushered the semiconductor industry into a period of exponential expansion. Addressing...
Thursday 11 September 2025
Taiwan showcases breakthroughs in CoWoS and SiC equipment to boost semiconductor self-reliance
The Industrial Development Administration (IDA) of Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) is partnering with 16 local companies to present heterogeneous integration packaging...
Thursday 11 September 2025
OpenAI Fund chief highlights challenges and future of AI development in Taiwan forum
Ian Hathaway, managing partner of the OpenAI Startup Fund, recently visited Taiwan for the first time to discuss the next steps in artificial intelligence development at a public...
Thursday 11 September 2025
Eric Schmidt’s secret Taiwan visit mixed AI talent scouting with defense strategy
Former Alphabet Inc. CEO Eric Schmidt secretly visited Taiwan in 2025 with a primary focus on scouting AI talent for the US Democratic Party during the presidential election campaign,...
Thursday 11 September 2025
TSMC's presence in Kumamoto exceeds expectations as Kyushu sees over 200 new investment projects
TSMC's Japanese subsidiary JASM has completed and started operations at its first wafer fab in Kumamoto. According to Japanese sources, a second wafer fab is already under construction...
Thursday 11 September 2025
Foldables gain ground: Samsung leads in Taiwan, Vivo expands with aggressive strategy
The foldable phone market has gained significant traction with recent product launches from Samsung Electronics and Vivo. Samsung continues to dominate Taiwan's foldable segment,...
Thursday 11 September 2025
Asus chair highlights integration and co-creation as keys to Taiwan's AI strategy
At the Taiwan AI Academy annual conference, Asus chairman Jonney Shih urged Taiwan to strengthen its AI development by integrating computing platforms, model capabilities, data governance,...
Thursday 11 September 2025
South Korea's UVC unveils AI-driven digital twin platform to challenge Siemens
As the manufacturing and logistics industries shift from mechanical automation to AI-driven autonomy, South Korea-based digital twin provider UVC has launched a smart manufacturing...
Thursday 11 September 2025
South Korean memory giants reportedly accelerate domestic production amid US export control threats
Recent reports indicate that Samsung Electronics is restarting construction on parts of its P4 and P5 fabs to accelerate advanced DRAM mass production. SK Hynix is also reportedly...
Wednesday 10 September 2025
TSMC's Cliff Hou and Jim Keller rally behind 'Moore's law 2.0' at SEMICON Taiwan

At SEMICON Taiwan's fireside chat, two of the industry's most influential voices pushed back against the idea that Moore's law has run...

Wednesday 10 September 2025
Thunder Tiger unveils new unmanned surface vessel targeting large Taiwan defense contract
Taiwanese drone manufacturer Thunder Tiger announced it will launch its latest 6-meter-class unmanned surface vessel (USV), the SeaShark 600 Stealth, at next week's 2025 Taipei Aerospace...
Wednesday 10 September 2025
Acer's European subsidiary Enfinitec steadily expands repair and service business across the continent
Acer Inc.'s European repair service subsidiary, Enfinitec, has recorded steady growth over the past decade, benefiting from the company's expanding brand presence and the growing...
Wednesday 10 September 2025
Horiba opens Taiwan lab to drive next-gen semiconductor, AI materials research
Japanese measurement leader Horiba Ltd., active in Taiwan for nearly 30 years, has opened a new Application and Solutions Platform (ASP) instrumentation lab at its Hsinchu headquarters...
Wednesday 10 September 2025
SEMICON Taiwan 2025: Zhen Ding recasts PCBs as semiconductor engines, strikes AI factory pact with Advantech
Zhen Ding Technology Group (ZDT), the world's largest printed circuit board (PCB) manufacturer, returned to SEMICON Taiwan 2025 to highlight how the AI boom is reshaping PCBs from...