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Wednesday 19 February 2025

Chunghwa Telecom drives growth with strategic investments; three subsidiaries set for IPOs in 2025

Taiwan's telecom giant Chunghwa Telecom has been actively expanding its strategic investments, growing its portfolio to 47 companies beyond its core businesses. In 2025, three subsidiaries—International...

Tuesday 18 February 2025

Hu Shan Autoparts advances AM 2.0 strategy, eyes growth in North America

As the world's largest aftermarket (AM) car door handle manufacturer, Taiwan-based Hu Shan Autoparts has been actively advancing its "AM 2.0" product strategy in recent years. This...

Tuesday 18 February 2025

Trump's off-the-cuff comments stoke global tensions, Taiwan moves to secure high-tech sector

US President Donald Trump has increasingly engaged with the media in unscripted exchanges, often deflecting criticism by blaming former...

Tuesday 18 February 2025

Former TSMC chairman Mark Liu launches new think tank to bolster US tech competitiveness

Mark Liu, the former executive chairman of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), is spearheading a bold initiative to enhance American technology leadership. According...

Tuesday 18 February 2025

Fujifilm expands CMP slurry and post-CMP cleaner production to target advanced processes

Fujifilm is rapidly expanding its production of semiconductor materials in Kyushu, Japan. In addition to increasing the production capacity of chemical mechanical polishing (CMP)...

Tuesday 18 February 2025

Taiwan dismisses Trump's TSMC claims, reaffirms win-win semiconductor partnership

After President Trump claimed that Taiwan has taken America's semiconductor chip business away, some speculate that the US government...

Tuesday 18 February 2025

ASE to increase spending in 2025 for expansion, new Malaysia plant reportedly set to open

Global packaging and testing leader ASE Technology Holdings (ASE) expects total capital expenditure (capex) for the year to grow significantly by over 60%, primarily allocated for...

Tuesday 18 February 2025

Coretronic subsidiary to unveil cutting-edge HVTOL drone, eyeing European expansion

Coretronic Intelligent Robotics Corporation (CIRC), a subsidiary of the Coretronic Group, will unveil its latest hybrid vertical takeoff and landing (HVTOL) drone at the upcoming...

Tuesday 18 February 2025

Chinese automakers remain ambitious despite US, EU trade barriers

Starting in 2024, Europe and the US have set up trade barriers against imports of battery electric vehicles (BEV) from China. However, Chinese automakers have shifted their export...

Tuesday 18 February 2025

Thunder Tiger to start military drone production in US

Taiwanese drone maker Thunder Tiger has announced that it will unveil key components for first-person view (FPV) military drones at the upcoming XPONENTIAL Europe 2025 in Düsseldorf,...

Tuesday 18 February 2025

Chinese automakers shift export focus to PHEVs, but may face new trade trade barrier

Chinese automakers are shifting their export focus from battery electric vehicles (BEV) to plug-in hybrid EVs (PHEV), as they seek to circumvent the trade barriers. But their attempts...

Tuesday 18 February 2025

Taiwan 4Q24 IC output value increases

Taiwan's total IC industry output value—including IC design, IC manufacturing, IC packaging, and IC testing—was NT$1.49 trillion (US$45.5 billion) in the fourth quarter...

Tuesday 18 February 2025

ASE CEO optimistic about semiconductor industry hitting US$1 trillion scale no later than 2032

Tien Wu, CEO of ASE, stated that while Taiwan-based companies excel in developing the "brain" of robots, key sensor technologies such as those related to vision, hearing, speech,...

Tuesday 18 February 2025

Why SK Hynix is scrutinizing Chinese EDA: two key drivers behind strategic shift

SK Hynix has reportedly launched a review of its use of Chinese Electronic Design Automation (EDA) software in response to potential US restrictions targeting Chinese technology in...

Tuesday 18 February 2025

NEG expands glass substrate production amid HBM and semiconductor packaging boom

Nippon Electric Glass (NEG) is increasing its production of carrier glass for advanced memory and semiconductor packaging due to the growing demand for generative AI, which has boosted...

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