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Friday 22 May 2026

Memory shortage reaches smartphone OLED market as shipments fall 12%

A global memory shortage is spreading into the smartphone OLED market, cutting handset production and adding pressure on display makers...

Friday 22 May 2026

Samsung's quiet Taiwan play: Pairing memory with foundry to chip away at TSMC

Samsung Electronics chairman Lee Jae-yong quietly visited Taiwan on May 21 and met with MediaTek CEO Rick Tsai, according to semiconductor supply chain sources, in a move aimed at...

Friday 22 May 2026

AMD backs Taiwan EFB packaging chain to cut CoWoS reliance

AMD said it plans to invest more than US$10 billion in Taiwan's technology ecosystem to accelerate AI infrastructure development, while...

Friday 22 May 2026

Analysis: Samsung deal prevents walkout but deepens internal rifts over compensation

Samsung Electronics and its union signed a provisional agreement late at night, about an hour before a scheduled May 21 strike, averting an industry estimate of more than KRW100 trillion...

Friday 22 May 2026

South Korea aims for 50% domestic defense semiconductor supply by 2029

South Korea announced a national plan to raise domestic production of defense semiconductors to 50% by 2029, targeting heavy reliance on US and Taiwan supply chains to bolster national...

Friday 22 May 2026

Auto cyber losses topped US$20 billion in 2025 as carmakers tighten defenses

Automakers and their suppliers faced more than US$20 billion in damage from software flaws and cyberattacks in 2025 as the industry accelerated toward software-defined vehicles, according...

Friday 22 May 2026

Hotai Motor to trial hydrogen buses and weighs US-made SUVs and pickups as revenue hits record

Hotai Motor Co. said it evaluated importing US-made large SUVs and pickup trucks and announced trial operations for a hydrogen bus fleet in southern Taiwan in the third quarter of...

Friday 22 May 2026

Taiwan to launch AI strategy committee for coordinating AI governance

Taiwan's Executive Yuan will formally establish a special committee on national strategies in AI, which will be headed by the Premier and tasked with coordinating, promoting and overseeing...

Friday 22 May 2026

AMD deepens Taiwan supply chain ties with US$10B-plus push

AMD CEO Lisa Su arrived in Taiwan on May 20, 2026, on a private jet and largely followed the same itinerary as her April 2025 visit, including a meeting with TSMC, a technology forum...

Friday 22 May 2026

US-Japan cooperation could protect Taiwan '99%', defense investors told at Silicon Valley summit

Taiwan's semiconductor industry and the military implications of a potential cross-strait conflict dominated the aerospace and defense track on the second day of the Plug and Play...

Friday 22 May 2026

Far EasTone eyes 2027 Amazon Leo launch to strengthen Taiwan network resilience

Far EasTone has secured Taiwan distribution rights for Amazon Leo, Amazon's low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite internet service formerly known as Project Kuiper, positioning the telecom...

Thursday 21 May 2026

AMD CEO meets with TSMC CEO in Taiwan as it expands US chip output

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) CEO Lisa Su stated that the company plans to invest more than US$10 billion in Taiwan's industrial ecosystem to accelerate the development of artificial...

Thursday 21 May 2026

Tech Forum 2026: Taiwan must design space, not just build it

At DIGITIMES' Tech Forum 2026 this week, Taiwan's top space official delivered a blunt assessment of the island's growing role in the global space economy: Taiwan has become...

Thursday 21 May 2026

Commentary: Trump's Taiwan chip claim tests TSMC's silence

US President Donald Trump, after recently concluding a visit to China, again publicly accused Taiwan of having "stolen our chip industry." This was not the first time he had made such...

Thursday 21 May 2026

Taiwan 5G FWA CPE industry, 1Q 2026: Rebounding shipments and AI-driven supply crunch

Memory shortage drives up ASP; Global 5G FWA CPE shipments projected to decline 4% YoY in 2Q26; ASP, conversely, supports production value resilience

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