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Thursday 18 September 2025

Japan targets submarine cable supply chain to safeguard national security

Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) has begun reviewing the country's submarine cable supply chain, as the US expands its investigations and excludes Chinese communications...

Thursday 18 September 2025

BOE loses ground to LGD as Apple reconfigures OLED supply chain

The global market for small-sized OLED displays is on a path of steady expansion through the end of the decade, fueled primarily by the...

Thursday 18 September 2025

Hanwha E-ssential challenges Ajinomoto's ABF monopoly with 2026 launch

Hanwha E-ssential, a subsidiary of Hanwha Solutions, has successfully localized the production of semiconductor packaging insulation materials in South Korea. The company plans to...

Thursday 18 September 2025

Taiwan bets big on silicon photonics to capture US$100 billion global market

Taiwan is racing to advance its silicon photonics capabilities, aiming to develop high-efficiency 400Gbps optical modules within one to two years, according to the Ministry of Economic...

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...

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