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Thursday 20 August 2026

AI server market CAGR nears 40%; rack power density surging 100-fold poses grid strain

Speaking at the 2026 Taiwan AI Academy Annual Conference held on August 18 at Academia Sinica's Social Sciences building, Neo Yao, CEO of Foxconn's Visionbay.ai, and Huang-Jen Chiu,...

Thursday 20 August 2026

Henkel Launches LOCTITE ABLESTIK CDF900 Series Conductive Die Attach Film

Henkel Adhesive Technologies today announced the launch of Loctite ABLESTIK CDF900, its next-generation conductive die attach film (cDAF) series, at SEMICON Taiwan 2026...

Wednesday 19 August 2026

Vietnam eyes city upgrades for Samsung hub Bac Ninh and Quang Ninh

Vietnam is considering plans to turn Bac Ninh, a major Samsung Electronics manufacturing hub, and Quang Ninh into centrally administered cities as the country builds out its northern...

Wednesday 19 August 2026

TAITRA Chair: Taiwan's economy relies on AI capex; warns of weak ROI risk

Speaking at the opening of the 2026 Taiwan Artificial Intelligence Conference on August 18, Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) Chairman James C.F. Huang urged engineering...

Wednesday 19 August 2026

Taiwan seeks shift from drone supplier to strategic partner in entering US market

Industry figures and analysts from Taiwan and the United States gathered on August 19 at an international unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) forum to discuss how Taiwan can move beyond...

Wednesday 19 August 2026

Taiwan Mobile sees Systex deal as AI-driven expansion play, targets 14% ICT market share

Taiwan Mobile (TWM) recently announced a tender offer for Systex, setting a goal of doubling its share of Taiwan's information services market from 7% to 14% within six years. TWM...

Wednesday 19 August 2026

Tatung to complete self-built AI data center PoC by September, secures edge AI order

Taiwan's Tatung held an earnings call on August 18, during which company president Sung-pin Chang stated that the group's self-built artificial intelligence (AI) data center proof...

Wednesday 19 August 2026

Socionext taps Intel 18A-P process for high-performance compute chiplet development

Custom System-on-Chip (SoC) designer Socionext has selected Intel Foundry's 18A-P process node to build its next-generation custom silicon, aiming to accelerate workloads across data...

Wednesday 19 August 2026

EU tightens recycled-content rules as material traceability becomes a new battery market barrier

The European Union is moving to tighten recycling requirements for rechargeable batteries, including electric vehicle batteries, industrial energy storage batteries, and automotive...

Wednesday 19 August 2026

Taiwan machinery makers target humanoid robot joints

Taiwanese precision machinery makers are targeting robot joints, actuators, and transmission components as an entry point into the emerging...

Wednesday 19 August 2026

Rattled supply chains: Over half of Taiwan firms feel the squeeze of US-Iran conflict

More than half of Taiwanese companies surveyed by TAITRA reported being negatively affected by the US-Iran conflict, with rising costs...

Wednesday 19 August 2026

Merida sees full-year 2026 growth as Europe, China offset US weakness

Merida said its full-year 2026 business was still set to grow, supported by stable currency conditions, near-complete inventory reduction,...

Wednesday 19 August 2026

LG's raw material costs jump by over KRW1 trillion in 1H26, auto components hit hardest

Rising chip and copper prices are rapidly increasing cost pressure on LG Electronics.

Wednesday 19 August 2026

Samsung, SK hynix build KRW278 trillion cash pile on AI memory surge

Samsung Electronics and SK hynix have amassed a combined KRW278 trillion (approx. US$196.9 billion) in cash equivalents and short-term...

Wednesday 19 August 2026

South Korea looks beyond chips and AI with bets on SMRs, fusion and quantum

South Korea is looking beyond semiconductors and artificial intelligence for its next generation of strategic industries, naming seven...

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