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Tuesday 21 October 2025
Samsung's HBM4 business shows promise as 1c DRAM yield nears 80%
Samsung Electronics has boosted its sixth-generation 1c DRAM yield to nearly 80%, enhancing its HBM4 competitiveness. Production is ramping up at the Pyeongtaek plant, with tests...
Tuesday 21 October 2025
Nvidia sparks Taiwan competition with new microchannel cooling technology
Nvidia is planning to promote new cooling technologies in response to increasing demand for AI server cooling. In addition to the Microchannel Lid (MCL), the company is also said...
Tuesday 21 October 2025
Can Samsung's Moohan XR break Meta's hold and match Apple's Vision Pro?
Ahead of Samsung Electronics' October 22, 2025, unveiling of its first extended reality (XR) headset, Apple preemptively launched an upgraded version of its mixed reality (MR) device,...
Tuesday 21 October 2025
Anduril founder Palmer Luckey urges Taiwan to leverage tech edge as defense
Anduril Industries founder Palmer Luckey says Taiwan's semiconductor and manufacturing ecosystem gives it a decisive advantage in a world where technology and defense are increasingly...
Monday 20 October 2025
Taiwan's smart robotics drive faces research gaps and integration hurdles
Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) is vigorously promoting the "10 New Major AI Projects," focusing on smart applications, critical technologies, and digital infrastructure. Key technologies...
Monday 20 October 2025
Taiwan lead frame makers raise prices as metal costs soar
Taiwan's top three lead frame manufacturers are implementing sweeping price increases for the first time in four years. The move comes as surging prices for gold, silver, and copper...
Monday 20 October 2025
South Korea's FIX 2025 to showcase AI's industrial future
All eyes are turning to Daegu, South Korea, as the 2025 Future Innovation Tech Expo, or FIX 2025, is set to open on October 22, 2025, at the EXCO center. Running for four days through...
Monday 20 October 2025
Doosan Tesna invests US$120m in testing equipment to support Samsung's Apple CIS push
In a massive strategic bet on the next wave of tech demand, South Korea's leading semiconductor testing provider, Doosan Tesna, is pouring over KRW170 billion (approx. US$120 million)...
Monday 20 October 2025
Taiwan's infant cardiac robot outperforms da Vinci system
Taiwan's National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) announced the winners of the 2025 Future Tech Award. Among the winners is the infant cardiac robotic surgical system (iCROSS)...
Monday 20 October 2025
Taiwan achieves breakthrough in dry electrode battery tech
Formosa Smart Energy Tech (FSET) has joined forces with the Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) to successfully develop lithium battery dry electrode technology, marking...
Monday 20 October 2025
South Korea forms task force amid China's rare earth crackdown
South Korea's Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) has launched a Rare Earth Supply Chain Task Force to shield domestic industries from China's tightened export controls.
Monday 20 October 2025
Micron warns DRAM market tightness to worsen through 2026
Micron Technology's executive vice president and chief business officer Sumit Sadana has forecast that the DRAM market will remain extremely tight, with supply-demand imbalances intensifying...
Monday 20 October 2025
Commentary: SEMICON West signals US chip surge, but Taiwan still runs the show
SEMICON West 2025, held for the first time in Phoenix, Arizona, showcased unprecedented momentum in the local semiconductor industry driven by TSMC's massive investments. The collaborative...
Monday 20 October 2025
Tata Technologies partners with Synopsys to accelerate software-defined mobility
Tata Technologies has announced a strategic collaboration with Synopsys, a global leader in engineering solutions from silicon to systems, to accelerate the transition toward software-defined...
Monday 20 October 2025
From Brussels to Beijing, new rules threaten global auto supply chain stability
The world's three largest auto markets—Europe, the United States, and China—are simultaneously undergoing a wave of regulatory and geopolitical shifts that analysts warn...