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Tuesday 10 June 2025

South Korean industry optimistic about Samsung's potential Middle East expansion; AI chip orders seen as key

Following reports that TSMC is considering establishing a semiconductor wafer fab in the Middle East, some observers suggest that Samsung Electronics may also seek opportunities to...

Tuesday 10 June 2025

Naver and Netflix to deepen global collab following South Korea success

South Korean internet giant Naver and US streaming powerhouse Netflix are exploring deeper ties, following the success of their joint initiatives in South Korea. In a recent high-level...

Monday 9 June 2025

Humanoid robots gain traction as Taiwan experts predict market boom and technical leap

The unveiling of prototype humanoid robots by Tesla, Nvidia, and Hangzhou Unitree Robotics (Unitree) has fueled public fascination with the convergence of natural language models,...

Monday 9 June 2025

China tightens rare earth curbs on EU, US, Japan auto sectors

China's rare earth export controls are disrupting auto production across Europe, the US, and Japan, with forced shutdowns already rippling through supply chains. Industry sources...

Monday 9 June 2025

Kioxia to double NAND memory production by 2029, next-gen SCM launch set for 2026

Kioxia, Japan's leading NAND flash memory manufacturer, is preparing for an aggressive expansion. The company has announced a bold plan to double its memory production capacity by...

Monday 9 June 2025

Taiwan semiconductor suppliers deepen SEA ties with US$19 million in deals

Taiwan's semiconductor equipment industry made a strong impression at this year's SEMICON Southeast Asia, as the Innovative Technology and Product Launch, jointly organized by the...

Monday 9 June 2025

Shibaura takeover heats up as Yageo moves closer to Japan's regulatory green light

Taiwan-based Yageo Corporation has refiled its foreign investment application under Japan's Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act (FEFTA) as of June 2, in a renewed bid to acquire...

Monday 9 June 2025

First Hi-tec targets NT$10 billion revenue in 2025 on AI server boom

Taiwan-based niche PCB maker First Hi-tec Enterprise is riding strong momentum from the AI server sector and expects its 2025 revenue to surpass NT$10 billion (US$307 million), according...

Monday 9 June 2025

Toyota Group takes founding company private in bid for flexible transition

Toyota Motor Corporation is planning to take Toyota Industries Corporation private, through a tender offer (TOB) via its real estate company Toyota Fudosan, and personal funds from...

Monday 9 June 2025

TSMC adjusts global growth plans as Washington ramps up demands

TSMC, under growing pressure from Washington to accelerate its American operations, is reconsidering its global capacity expansion plans...

Monday 9 June 2025

Largan chairman sees no reason for optimism in 2H25

Taiwan's Largan Precision Chairman En-Ping Lin told shareholders that there's no optimistic reason to expect improvement in the economic outlook and key product markets for the second...

Monday 9 June 2025

Israeli wave energy pioneer secures strategic foothold in Taiwan, expands global presence

Eco Wave Power is advancing its first Asian wave energy project in Taiwan, marking a strategic expansion into the Asia-Pacific region for the Israeli renewable energy company. The...

Monday 9 June 2025

China picking up in microLED production, challenging Taiwan's lead

The global race toward microLED mass production is heating up, with both Taiwanese and Chinese manufacturers accelerating efforts to...

Monday 9 June 2025

Quantum computing sidelined amid AI hardware boom

While ChatGPT and DeepSeek have already demonstrated the remarkable results that generative artificial intelligence applications can achieve using graphics processing units, the outlook...

Monday 9 June 2025

Samsung reportedly races to LPDDR6 with 1c DRAM by late 2025 to fend off Chinese rival

Samsung Electronics is accelerating its development of next-generation low-power memory technology, aiming to begin production of LPDDR6 using its advanced 1c DRAM process in the...

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