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Thursday 11 September 2025
Taiwan emerges as AI hotspot: Merck highlighting trio of semiconductor development trends
Merck has pointed out that the semiconductor industry's growth curve has reached a combined output value of EUR650 billion (US$760.4 billion) and is expected to surpass EUR1 trillion...
Thursday 11 September 2025
ACM Research courts TSMC as US–China dual-listed chip equipment maker bets on Taiwan expansion
ACM Research (Shanghai), Inc., dual-listed in the US and China, is maneuvering through Washington's escalating curbs on China's chip industry. Chairman David Wang emphasized that...
Thursday 11 September 2025
SEMICON Taiwan 2025: Taiwan's 10-year chip program seeks to link semiconductor supply chains among democratic countries
In 2024, the Taiwanese government announced the launch of a 10-year NT$300 billion (approx. US$9.89 billion) Taiwan Chip-based Industrial Innovation Program (Taiwan CbI), marking...
Thursday 11 September 2025
SEMICON Taiwan 2025: Automotive chip leaders weigh AI and energy demands as Taiwan presses for deeper ties
At SEMICON Taiwan, four global automotive semiconductor executives—Stefan Yores of Bosch, Jochen Hanebeck of Infineon Technologies, Kurt Sievers of NXP, and Hosoku Takuchi of...
Thursday 11 September 2025
Apple brings vapor chamber cooling to iPhone 17 Pro after six-year wait, yet many suppliers now chase AI servers
Apple is preparing to debut vapor chamber (VC) cooling in the upcoming iPhone 17 Pro, with Taiwan's Asia Vital Components (AVC) and China's Suzhou Tianmai Thermal Technology reportedly...
Thursday 11 September 2025
SEMICON Taiwan 2025: Machinery makers Tongtai and Contrel expand into semiconductor sector
The global semiconductor industry is experiencing steady growth, driven by advances in wafer processing and packaging technologies. In line with this trend, Tongtai Machine &...
Thursday 11 September 2025
SEMICON Taiwan 2025: Taiwan's semiconductor output neared NT$6T with govt boosting AI and HPC sectors
Taiwan's semiconductor output hit NT$5.3 trillion (approx. US$175.3 billion) in 2024 and is expected to exceed NT$6 trillion soon, fueled by demand in AI, high-performance computing...
Thursday 11 September 2025
Suzhou Everbright taps AI and data center demand, expands in Europe
Suzhou Everbright Photonics is betting on explosive demand from artificial intelligence (AI) and data centers to drive future growth, Chairman Dayong Min said in an interview with...
Thursday 11 September 2025
A Dual Vision for Robotics: Ishiguro and Hu on a Future of Avatars and Autonomy
At the MEMS & Sensors Forum in SEMICON Taiwan 2025 held in Taipei on September 9, two leading experts presented complementary visions for the future of robotics. Dr. Hiroshi Ishiguro,...
Thursday 11 September 2025
CXMT said to target 2026 HBM3E mass production, narrowing gap with Samsung and SK Hynix to 2 years
China's state-backed DRAM maker CXMT is rapidly advancing in high-bandwidth memory (HBM), a market long controlled by Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix. Citing SemiAnalysis, South...
Thursday 11 September 2025
ACE Solution and Taiwan Nano & Micro-Photonics Showcase Semiconductor and Silicon Photonics Solutions at SEMICON 2025
ACE Solution, in collaboration with Taiwan Nano & Micro-Photonics, made a strong presence at SEMICON 2025, one of the world's most influential semiconductor exhibitions. ACE Solution...
Thursday 11 September 2025
SEMICON Taiwan 2025: Edge AI emerging as growth driver, scalability to determine future, says NXP CEO
In a keynote speech delivered at the SEMICON Taiwan 2025, NXP CEO Kurt Sievers stressed that AI has ushered the semiconductor industry into a period of exponential expansion. Addressing...
Thursday 11 September 2025
Taiwan showcases breakthroughs in CoWoS and SiC equipment to boost semiconductor self-reliance
The Industrial Development Administration (IDA) of Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) is partnering with 16 local companies to present heterogeneous integration packaging...
Thursday 11 September 2025
OpenAI Fund chief highlights challenges and future of AI development in Taiwan forum
Ian Hathaway, managing partner of the OpenAI Startup Fund, recently visited Taiwan for the first time to discuss the next steps in artificial intelligence development at a public...
Thursday 11 September 2025
Eric Schmidt’s secret Taiwan visit mixed AI talent scouting with defense strategy
Former Alphabet Inc. CEO Eric Schmidt secretly visited Taiwan in 2025 with a primary focus on scouting AI talent for the US Democratic Party during the presidential election campaign,...