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Monday 9 June 2025
TSMC adjusts global growth plans as Washington ramps up demands

TSMC, under growing pressure from Washington to accelerate its American operations, is reconsidering its global capacity expansion plans...

Monday 9 June 2025
Largan chairman sees no reason for optimism in 2H25
Taiwan's Largan Precision Chairman En-Ping Lin told shareholders that there's no optimistic reason to expect improvement in the economic outlook and key product markets for the second...
Monday 9 June 2025
Israeli wave energy pioneer secures strategic foothold in Taiwan, expands global presence
Eco Wave Power is advancing its first Asian wave energy project in Taiwan, marking a strategic expansion into the Asia-Pacific region for the Israeli renewable energy company. The...
Monday 9 June 2025
China picking up in microLED production, challenging Taiwan's lead

The global race toward microLED mass production is heating up, with both Taiwanese and Chinese manufacturers accelerating efforts to...

Monday 9 June 2025
Quantum computing sidelined amid AI hardware boom
While ChatGPT and DeepSeek have already demonstrated the remarkable results that generative artificial intelligence applications can achieve using graphics processing units, the outlook...
Monday 9 June 2025
Samsung reportedly races to LPDDR6 with 1c DRAM by late 2025 to fend off Chinese rival
Samsung Electronics is accelerating its development of next-generation low-power memory technology, aiming to begin production of LPDDR6 using its advanced 1c DRAM process in the...
Monday 9 June 2025
Samsung union loses nearly 7,000 members amid leadership crisis
Samsung Electronics's largest labor union lost almost 7,000 members in two months following the mass resignation of its executive leadership, potentially disrupting negotiations with...
Monday 9 June 2025
Display giants Innolux, AUO shake up management amid transformation push
Taiwan's major display manufacturers, Innolux and AUO, have executed significant leadership changes as both companies navigate industry transformation and operational challenges.
Monday 9 June 2025
Wistron ITS sets record revenue for Jan–May 2025, unveils AI-driven growth strategy on 33rd anniversary
Wistron ITS (WITS), a subsidiary of the Wistron Group, reported consolidated revenue of NT$890 million (approx. US$29.83 million) for May, setting a new record high for the month...
Monday 9 June 2025
Taiwan's Yageo plans to keep Shibaura's AI technology in Japan
Taiwan's Yageo Corp. said it would keep Shibaura Electronics Co.'s most advanced technology in Japan if it successfully acquires the artificial intelligence (AI) sensor maker.
Monday 9 June 2025
Currency shock, record base slam Planet's May revenue, down 22%
Taiwanese IP-based networking products and solutions provider Planet Technology posted NT$149 million (approx. US$4.97 million) in consolidated revenue for May 2025, down 22.13% from...
Monday 9 June 2025
Hushan reports 45% YoY revenue growth in May
Taiwan-based automotive components manufacturer Hushan announced consolidated revenue of approximately NT$124 million (US$4.14 million) for May 2025, marking a robust 45% increase...
Sunday 8 June 2025
Taiwan's Transcom eyes defense contracts as military spending set to rise
Taiwan military-grade power amplifier maker Transcom said it completed testing and certification for multiple products this year, including high-frequency solid state power amplifiers,...
Sunday 8 June 2025
Taiwan researchers develop eco-friendly laser tech to cut semiconductor manufacturing costs
A team of researchers in Taiwan has developed an eco-friendly laser-based deposition and patterning technology that can reduce processing time and material costs for manufacturing...
Sunday 8 June 2025
HannStar Board sees tariff-driven boost in early 2025, but cautious outlook for 2H25
HannStar Board, the PCB business unit of Walsin Technology, reported a surge in urgent, tariff-driven pull-ins during the first half of 2025, helping to cushion seasonal revenue declines...