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Friday 27 March 2026

Japanese automakers diverge: EV retreat vs. hydrogen ambition

Sony Honda Mobility, the joint venture between Sony and Honda, has scrapped the two "Afeela"-branded electric vehicles it had been developing,...

Friday 27 March 2026

Taiwan launches 4-year smart service robot roadmap starting with environment-aware systems to address structural labor shortages

Service-sector labor shortages have surpassed those in manufacturing, emerging as a global structural challenge. To address this shift, Taiwan is prioritizing the deployment of service-oriented...

Friday 27 March 2026

Samsung and SK Hynix expand microscope procurement to boost HBM yield

As AI compute demand surges, the rising need for high-bandwidth memory (HBM) testing and failure analysis is reshaping semiconductor inspection equipment markets, affecting chipmakers,...

Friday 27 March 2026

Micron inaugurates Tongluo site, targets fiscal 2028 DRAM, HBM output

Micron Technology, on March 26, held an inauguration ceremony for its Tongluo site in Miaoli County, marking a milestone following the...

Friday 27 March 2026

UPS and Applied Materials boost Taiwan semiconductor logistics with new Taoyuan hub

Targeting the growing needs of Taiwan's high-tech and semiconductor sectors, UPS has officially launched its Taoyuan International Logistics Center (TILC) with a total investment nearing...

Friday 27 March 2026

Nvidia says quantum computing will not replace GPUs

Nvidia said quantum computing will complement rather than replace GPUs, even as Taiwan accelerates investment in quantum technology. Speaking at an industry event, the company said...

Thursday 26 March 2026

Enterprises must treat agentic AI as engineering discipline, experts say

Enterprises seeking to harness agentic artificial intelligence must move beyond viewing the technology as a simple "time-saving" tool and instead treat it as a disciplined extension...

Thursday 26 March 2026

China captures global machine tool market share from Taiwan as Russia-Ukraine war disrupts exports

Tongtai Machine & Tool's chairman warned that shifts caused by the Russia-Ukraine war and China's industrial growth have global implications for supply chains and industrial sourcing,...

Thursday 26 March 2026

Coupang opens 4th Taiwan logistics center, eyes central and southern expansion

US-based Coupang announced on March 26, 2026, the official launch of its fourth warehouse and logistics center in Taiwan, further expanding its storage and logistics capacity.

Thursday 26 March 2026

AI Expo 2026: Surging costs, memory crunch drive shift toward inference, researcher says

Artificial intelligence is entering a new phase in which inference, rather than training, is becoming the dominant driver of computing...

Thursday 26 March 2026

AI Expo Taiwan 2026 opens as Industry 4.0 deepens, highlighting global industrial sovereignty implications

AI Expo Taiwan 2026 opened as global automotive manufacturing accelerates into Industry 4.0, highlighting widening industrial sovereignty gaps that will significantly affect global...

Thursday 26 March 2026

Dell sees stronger AI demand boosting early PC orders despite memory price hikes

Dell Taiwan general manager Terence Liao said enterprise adoption of AI will continue expanding in scope and scale through 2026. Dell has shipped Nvidia's B300 and GB300 AI servers,...

Thursday 26 March 2026

Hiwin order surge signals industrial recovery amid geopolitical and cost risks

Hiwin Technologies reported stronger-than-expected order momentum, driven largely by demand for semiconductor equipment, artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure, automation, robotics,...

Thursday 26 March 2026

Taiwan faces AI talent shortage despite excess of compute capacity

Greta Wen, CEO of the Artificial Intelligence Foundation (AIF), warned at DIGITIMES' AI EXPO that Taiwan faces an oversupply of AI computing power but a critical shortage of AI talent...

Thursday 26 March 2026

Chief Telecom to invest over NT$3 billion in fourth AI data center at Central Taiwan Science Park

Chief Telecom announced on March 24 that its board of directors has approved an investment exceeding NT$3 billion (US$93.5 million) to build a fourth AI data center in the Central...

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