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Tuesday 21 April 2026

Semiconductor materials supply shifts to risk sourcing under price and geopolitical pressure

In 2026, critical semiconductor materials face a perfect storm of rising prices, shortages, and geopolitical disruption. Lead times for multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCCs) and power...

Tuesday 21 April 2026

Nissan slashes rare earth in EV motors, cutting China supply risk

Japanese automaker Nissan Motor has sharply reduced its reliance on critical minerals in its latest electric vehicle design, highlighting how automakers are re-engineering core components...

Tuesday 21 April 2026

Mercedes-Benz taps Samsung SDI for first-ever EV battery partnership

Samsung SDI has signed a multi-year agreement to supply electric vehicle (EV) batteries to Mercedes-Benz, marking its first confirmed entry...

Tuesday 21 April 2026

Beyond the workhorse: CMC maps AI, autonomy, and lifestyle as the new commercial vehicle agenda

The commercial vehicle sector is at an inflection point. As software-defined vehicles (SDVs) and autonomous driving reshape the global automotive industry, China Motor Corporation...

Tuesday 21 April 2026

Samsung's HBM4 yield improves, 4nm PMBIST upgrade receives praise from Nvidia

Samsung Electronics is accelerating its catch-up in the high-bandwidth memory (HBM) market against leader SK Hynix by advancing its sixth-generation HBM4. A key factor is Samsung's...

Tuesday 21 April 2026

Vivo boosts high-end lineup in Taiwan, aiming for 40% sales growth with new X300 series phones

Vivo unveiled its latest mobile lineup for Taiwan at its annual launch event on April 16, including the flagship X300 Ultra and X300 FE smartphones, alongside accessories such as teleconverter...

Monday 20 April 2026

Taiwan textile firms branch into aerospace and drones with high-performance materials

Taiwan's manufacturers are no longer content with making sportswear and bicycle parts. Faced with margin pressure and slowing demand in traditional end markets, a growing number of...

Monday 20 April 2026

AI chip rivalry escalates: ABF substrate sells out for Unimicron, Kinsus, Nan Ya PCB

AI GPUs, CPUs, and ASICs are driving demand for increasingly larger sizes and higher layer counts in substrate technology. The supply-demand gap for high-end ABF substrates continues...

Monday 20 April 2026

AI boom lifts Taiwan's chip testing firms to record 1Q26

As artificial intelligence chips increasingly migrate to advanced manufacturing nodes, the complexity — and duration — of semiconductor testing is rising sharply. That...

Monday 20 April 2026

South Korea's DeepX moves DX-M1 AI chip into mass production; builds up inventory to address supply constraints

South Korean AI semiconductor startup DeepX has entered mass production and supply for its in-house neural processing unit (NPU), the DX-M1, as it seeks to scale revenue amid tightening...

Monday 20 April 2026

Fortinet rolls out FortiOS 8.0 to tackle shadow AI and post-quantum security risks

Cybersecurity firm Fortinet recently held its 2026 Accelerate APAC conference in Taiwan, focusing on emerging security challenges in the...

Monday 20 April 2026

Taiwan's high growth and low inflation stand out amidst global economic downturn

As global research institutions downgrade their economic forecasts for 2026 in the wake of the joint US-Israel strikes on Iran, Taiwan has stood out as a rare exception to the worldwide...

Monday 20 April 2026

US's China containment shifts Taiwan firms' investment strategies

Taiwanese companies are shifting investment and repatriation patterns as the US-led containment policy and global resistance to Chinese tech firms reshape cross-strait business dynamics,...

Monday 20 April 2026

Commentary: Spain's IC design ecosystem revives as EU chip sovereignty demand grows

Amid rising geopolitical tensions linked to semiconductors, European countries and industries are increasingly anxious about semiconductor autonomy. This concern has empowered many...

Monday 20 April 2026

Taiwan's Homeplus turns to free streaming to tap FAST TV growth as OTT market saturates

Taiwan's leading cable TV operator, Homeplus Digital, has entered the free ad-supported streaming TV (FAST TV) market through its subsidiary Global Digital Media with the launch of...

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