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Friday 14 March 2025
Taiwan auto parts makers exclude India in global production diversification
Faced with geopolitical pressures and US tariff disputes, Taiwanese automotive parts suppliers, primarily export-oriented with North America as their key market, are diversifying...
Friday 14 March 2025
MWC 2025 trends drive CHT's 6G-AI integration and satellite expansion initiatives
Taiwan's leading telecom operator, Chunghwa Telecom (CHT), is developing a legal-specific large language model (LLM) called Tlibra to support 6G and AI integration by accurately processing...
Friday 14 March 2025
TEEMA, GeSI, and Taiwan Mobile to host AI with Purpose Global Summit in Taiwan
Taipei, May 28-29, 2025 – As the world stands at the threshold of a new era, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and emerging technologies are poised to reshape industries, societies,...
Friday 14 March 2025
US in dire need of Taiwanese chips, says governor of Taiwan's Central Bank
According to Chin-Long Yang, governor of Taiwan's Central Bank, the US is desperately in need of Taiwanese chips.
Friday 14 March 2025
CTI acquires PCB testing giant to expand testing services
After China-based Centre Testing International Group (CTI) acquired a 51% stake in Microtek Changzhou, a move aimed at enhancing CTI's service capabilities in the PCB and CCL industries,...
Friday 14 March 2025
Formosa Smart Energy powers up US$320 million battery plant
Formosa Smart Energy Tech has launched mass production at its NT$10 billion (US$320 million) battery cell and module factory in Taiwan's Changbin Industrial Zone. The 2.1 GWh facility,...
Friday 14 March 2025
Leadsun Greentech pivots to stability as renewable gold rush ends
Leadsun Greentech Chairman Li-Chen Lin says the era of fast profits in renewable energy has ended, with the market now favoring firms with strong fundamentals. While the sector faces...
Friday 14 March 2025
Samsung reportedly advances development of glass interposers to boost semiconductor performance
Samsung Electronics has reportedly begun developing a next-generation packaging material, the "glass interposer," a move aimed at replacing the costly silicon interposers currently...
Friday 14 March 2025
Syscom to showcase Gen AI applications at 2025 SCSE
Syscom Computer Engineering, a close partner of Microsoft, will unveil a range of generative AI innovations spanning seven major areas, including AI infrastructure, system applications,...
Friday 14 March 2025
Taiwan's IC test interface solutions providers see strong 1Q25, fueled by AI and HPC chip demand
The late 2024 surge in enthusiasm for artificial intelligence (AI) and high-performance computing (HPC) continues strong, driven by global cloud providers developing their own chips...
Friday 14 March 2025
Taiwan's satellite ground equipment sector sees 18% annual growth as 51 firms join top LEO supply chains
Taiwan's satellite ground equipment sector is experiencing robust growth, with production value reaching NT$244.1 billion (approx. US$53.4 billion) in 2024, a substantial 18% increase...
Friday 14 March 2025
Japan doubles down on Rapidus as semiconductor ambitions face funding hurdles
Japan's 2025 budget proposal is on the verge of approval, paving the way for government investment in Rapidus, a project focused on the mass production of advanced semiconductors...
Thursday 13 March 2025
AI server BBU and Taiwan players, 2025
Taiwan-based power supply giants will benefit from rising demand for AI servers as the application's adoption of BBUs is set to expand in 2025.
Thursday 13 March 2025
Nvidia reportedly visits Samsung packaging plant amid HBM3E supply uncertainty
High bandwidth memory (HBM) major client Nvidia is said to have visited Samsung Electronics' advanced packaging plant again, just over a month after their last visit. Industry sources...
Thursday 13 March 2025
Hiroca rides China auto boom, expands into Japan and South Korea
Taiwan's Hiroca Automotive Trim Corp. continues to see strong sales in its major Chinese market, driven by the country's "trade-in for new" consumer policy and aggressive promotions...