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Wednesday 11 June 2025
Taiwan receives AmCham's investment recommendations as tech giants expand presence on island
Taiwan's National Development Council (NDC) Chairman Chin-Ching Liu accepted the American Chamber of Commerce in Taipei's 2025 Taiwan White Paper, as US technology companies including...
Wednesday 11 June 2025
SK Hynix weighs TCB suppliers: Hanmi, Hanwha face off for 2H25 HBM3E equipment orders
SK Hynix is approaching the final delivery deadline for its May orders of thermal compression bonding (TCB) equipment from Hanmi Semiconductor and Hanwha Semitech, as the industry...
Wednesday 11 June 2025
Samsung and Groq to produce world's fastest AI chip using 4nm process, mass production slated for 2H25
Samsung Electronics' foundry division is targeting the artificial intelligence (AI) chip market with a new collaboration alongside Groq, aiming to bring their jointly developed chip...
Wednesday 11 June 2025
South Korean President unveils US$73.6 billion investment to build homegrown AI
To strengthen South Korea's development of artificial intelligence (AI) technology, President Jae-Myung Lee has pledged to invest KRW100 trillion in AI as part of his campaign promise...
Wednesday 11 June 2025
PC makers put spending on ice as trade uncertainty, strong Taiwan Dollar weigh on outlook
Global PC brands and their manufacturing partners are freezing discretionary spending and adopting a more defensive posture amid mounting uncertainty over US trade policy and a surging...
Wednesday 11 June 2025
Lightsource bp claims win-win for fishery solar farm
Lightsource bp broke ground for its first fishery solar farm project in Taiwan on June 9. Lightsource bp, which is 100%-owned by the British oil and gas company BP, has accumulated...
Wednesday 11 June 2025
Nintendo’s Switch 2 ignites IC order boom for Taiwan’s design houses
Nintendo's highly anticipated Switch 2 has officially launched to an extremely enthusiastic response across Europe, the US, and Japan. Retail channels report being "highly optimistic"...
Wednesday 11 June 2025
Chip talent drain leaves Taiwan's robotics dreams hanging
Beyond AI, the potential explosive growth of the robotics industry requires TSMC to proactively plan its production capacity. However, if Taiwan aims to independently develop a physical...
Wednesday 11 June 2025
Uber acquires Crown Taxi in Taiwan
Uber has announced its first fleet acquisition in Taiwan by purchasing long-time partner Crown Taxi. The ride-hailing giant plans to introduce an integrated operating model combining...
Wednesday 11 June 2025
Why chipmakers are skipping Japan
As nations worldwide race to attract semiconductor manufacturing, most have rolled out sweeping tax incentives targeting the industry. According to a 2025 policy proposal from the...
Tuesday 10 June 2025
TSMC May revenue hits NT$320.5 billion, YTD sales up over 42% amid strong AI demand
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) reported consolidated revenue of NT$320.52 billion (US$9.86 billion) for May 2025, down 8.3% from April but up 39.6% compared to May...
Tuesday 10 June 2025
Japanese teleco giant pivots to photonic networks in bid for global tech relevance
Japanese telecommunications company NTT is repositioning itself as a next-generation infrastructure provider, betting on optical communications and quantum technologies to regain...
Tuesday 10 June 2025
Qualcomm seals Autotalks deal, expands V2X chip output with Samsung Foundry
Qualcomm CDMA Technologies (QCT), a unit of Qualcomm Inc., has finalized its acquisition of Israeli vehicle-to-everything (V2X) chipmaker Autotalks, reinforcing its push into connected...
Tuesday 10 June 2025
Quanta, Wistron lead May notebook gains as ODMs flag trade headwinds
Taiwan's four leading notebook ODMs posted improved shipment figures in May 2025, lifting expectations for a sequential uptick in second-quarter volumes. Despite this positive trend,...
Tuesday 10 June 2025
Tariffs, currency swings, and inventory risks weigh on Taiwan's IC sector outlook
After a front-loaded surge in shipments driven by tariff fears and early stockpiling, Taiwan's IC distributors are facing a much more uncertain second half of 2025. A cocktail of...