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Thursday 18 September 2025
Japanese chipmakers abandon legacy lines, rattling automakers
As the world races ahead with cutting-edge advances in artificial intelligence, the automotive sector faces a quieter but potentially disruptive challenge: the slow, steady disappearance...
Thursday 18 September 2025
Taiwan races to build counter-drone defenses as swarm warfare redefines the battlefield
A new high-tech arms race is escalating, and it's centered on drones. Taiwanese defense industry experts say the rapid evolution of unmanned aircraft is forcing a major rethink of...
Thursday 18 September 2025
CoPoS emerges as successor to CoWoS: K&S aligns with AI chip demands
Advanced packaging has emerged as the centerpiece of semiconductor innovation, with industry attention now focused on what will replace the dominant chip-on-wafer-on-substrate (CoWoS)...
Thursday 18 September 2025
Coretronic's drone unit boosts Taiwan military with 2,290 deliveries, showcases new lineup at TADTE
Coretronic Intelligent Robotics Corporation (CIRC) will showcase a new portfolio of drones and specialized mission modules at the 2025 Taipei Aerospace & Defense Technology Exhibition...
Thursday 18 September 2025
Nissan launches cost reduction project with expanded use of China-made components and logistics optimization
Nissan Motor held a media briefing on September 17 to outline its plans to reduce variable costs in vehicle production, aiming to cut JPY250 billion (approx. US$1.7 billion) by fiscal...
Thursday 18 September 2025
White House taps Samsung for health tech initiative, sidelining Chinese rivals
Samsung Electronics is the only South Korean tech company invited to a new US government initiative focused on modernizing the nation's healthcare system. The program, dubbed "Make...
Thursday 18 September 2025
Taiwan Expo returns to Philippines, signals ASEAN tech push
The Taiwan Expo in the Philippines opened on September 17, 2025 in Manila after a six-year hiatus. James Huang, chairman of the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA),...
Thursday 18 September 2025
EU and Japan plan joint rare earth development in Greenland to reduce reliance on G2 supply
Amid uncertainties posed by major powers such as the US and China, Japan and Europe are strengthening their ties. The scope of Japan-EU cooperation could potentially expand to include...
Thursday 18 September 2025
TADTE 2025 opens with record scale as Taiwan expands defense and aerospace role
The biennial Taipei Aerospace & Defense Technology Exhibition (TADTE 2025) opened this week, marking the largest event in its history — both in scale and significance. The...
Thursday 18 September 2025
Holiday shopping season cooling off? Taiwan IC design houses' confidence in 2H25 operations wanes
As the third quarter of 2025 draws to a close, a consensus has formed within Taiwan's IC design industry that overall demand remains weak. Notably, an increasing number of chipmakers...
Thursday 18 September 2025
Taiwan's Transcom deepens investment in defense and satellite communications

Transcom, a specialist in high-power amplifiers, is making bold strides into the dual frontiers of national defense and space communications...

Thursday 18 September 2025
Apple reportedly explores foldable iPhone with Taiwan test line, India mass production eyed
Apple is moving closer to entering the foldable smartphone market, with early development of a foldable iPhone already underway, industry sources told Nikkei Asia. The company...
Thursday 18 September 2025
Inside TADTE 2025: Taiwan touts 3D-printed drones, HIMARS systems, and a new US defense supply chain
The Taipei Aerospace & Defense Technology Exhibition (TADTE 2025) kicks off this week, with Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense offering a preview on September 17 of new systems...
Thursday 18 September 2025
SK Hynix overtakes Samsung as 2Q25 DRAM revenue surges
Global DRAM shipments saw their sharpest increase in nearly two years during the second quarter of 2025, solidifying SK hynix's lead over Samsung Electronics. The surge was driven...
Thursday 18 September 2025
Dell Taiwan launches AI Factory 2.0 as enterprise AI adoption advances

Terence Liao, General Manager of Dell Taiwan, said the enterprise AI market has entered a phase of rapid acceleration, with the "flywheel...