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Friday 6 June 2025
Taiwan seeks to build drone supply chain with Japan
Taiwan's drone industry continues to expand its global presence, with its latest move focused on fostering collaboration with Japan at the Japan Drone 2025 exhibition. Following its...
Friday 6 June 2025
India eyes Taiwan-inspired chip R&D hub to jumpstart domestic ecosystem
India-based Semicon Fab Technologies has proposed establishing a common semiconductor research and development facility modeled on Taiwan's ITRI (Industrial Technology Research Institute)...
Thursday 5 June 2025
Suzuki halts Swift production in Japan as China's rare earth squeeze hits automakers globally
Suzuki Motor has suspended production of its best-selling Swift series, excluding the Sport variant, at its Japanese plant starting May 26, 2025, as China's tightening of rare earth...
Thursday 5 June 2025
South Korea's Lee proposes 10% tax credit for domestic chip production
South Korea's newly elected President Lee Jae-myung has unveiled a flagship policy offering up to 10% production tax credits for semiconductors manufactured and sold domestically,...
Thursday 5 June 2025
Samsung loses key US memory architect to SanDisk as chip race escalates
Jim Elliott, a veteran executive who spent over 20 years leading Samsung Electronics' memory operations in the US, has reportedly exited the company to join rival NAND flash provider...
Thursday 5 June 2025
Hanmi Taiwan posts record growth as demand for maintenance services and component sales surge
Hanmi Taiwan, the local subsidiary of South Korea's Hanmi Semiconductor, reported explosive growth in the first quarter of 2025, generating 76% of its entire 2024 revenue in just...
Thursday 5 June 2025
Flytech Technology optimistic about 2H25, focuses on gross margin amid currency surge
Taiwan-based Flytech Technology anticipates a performance in the second quarter of 2025 that will closely mirror the first quarter, excluding the impact of currency exchange rates,...
Thursday 5 June 2025
GreenRock leads new JV to secure renewable energy supply for Taiwan tech firms
As many Taiwanese technology companies strive to meet international RE100 and net-zero emissions targets, they are increasingly concerned about the long-term challenge of green energy...
Thursday 5 June 2025
Qualcomm, Advantech double down on Taiwan IoT partnership as AI drives demand
Qualcomm and Advantech are deepening their Internet of Things collaboration as artificial intelligence and automation reshape industrial markets globally.
Thursday 5 June 2025
LPKF reportedly enforces glass substrate patents amid intensifying industry competition
German laser technology provider LPKF has begun actively asserting its patents related to semiconductor glass substrate technology, signaling a potentially more aggressive posture...
Thursday 5 June 2025
Walrus Pump scales up for AI era: liquid cooling outpaces air in server race
As liquid cooling becomes the go-to solution for AI server deployments, Taiwan's Walrus Pump Co. is developing compact, brushless DC water pumps through a partnership with a leading...
Thursday 5 June 2025
Weakening demand halts LCD monitor panel price surge
IT panels have been more affected by tariffs than TV panels. Beyond China's "trade-in" policy, stimulating some inventory buildup, certain brands in North America continue to increase...
Thursday 5 June 2025
CXMT's surprise HBM3 sprint puts Samsung, SK Hynix on alert
China's CXMT is accelerating its development of high-bandwidth memory (HBM) and DDR5 chips, mounting a direct challenge to the global DRAM dominance of Samsung Electronics and SK...
Thursday 5 June 2025
Taiwan's digital economy reaches NT$1 trillion milestone, says Digital Affairs Minister
Taiwan's digital economy has grown by leaps and bounds in 2024 with more than NT$1 trillion (approx. US$33.3 billion) in output value for the year, reaching the milestone earlier...
Thursday 5 June 2025
Japan's silicon carbide ambitions falter amid oversupply and global pressure
Japan, once a trailblazer in silicon carbide (SiC) research and pilot production, is facing a critical turning point. While renowned for its precision and long-standing technological...