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Power grid challenges plague South Korea's new semiconductor cluster despite surging investments

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Drone supply chain decoupling from China creates opportunities for Taiwan chipmakers

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China surpasses South Korea in smartphone OLED emitting material procurement in 1H25

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Huawei's Ascend chips surpass Nvidia's China-specific GPUs amid US export limits

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Huawei's ascend 950 integrates self-developed HBM, advancing memory autonomy

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Taiwan's advanced tech leaks surges with TSMC as key target

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19

2025

Intel–NVIDIA alliance: what it means for TSMC, AMD, Arm and the wider industry

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18

2025

Nvidia invests US$5 b in Intel CPU-GPU pact, viewed as TSMC positive, says DIGITIMES analyst

XPeng taps Magna for European production as EU tariffs bite

Asia's e-book reader market surges amid booming sales

Far EasTone's dealer reports higher iPhone 17 upgrade intent

Samsung chair inspects OLED plant as Apple competition heats up

AI industry mirrors internet bubble era, says OpenAI chair

RaaS model key to turning around South Korea's robot industry losses

Sinbon Electronics drives expansion amid strong global semiconductor demand

Japan targets submarine cable supply chain to safeguard national security

BOE loses ground to LGD as Apple reconfigures OLED supply chain

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

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

Japanese chipmakers abandon legacy lines, rattling automakers

Taiwan races to build counter-drone defenses as swarm warfare redefines the battlefield

DeepSeek AI conducts undisclosed risk evaluation amid heightened Chinese regulatory scrutiny

From delay to debut: iPhone 17 gets fast-tracked in Indonesia after US trade deal

Tencent Cloud embraces Chinese semiconductor ecosystem in shift from Nvidia, AMD

Murata doubles down on M&A plan, raising capital expenditure target from JPY100B to JPY220B

Huawei charts 6-year Ascend AI chip roadmap, showcasing HBM advances and SuperNode scale

Arm inaugurates Bengaluru design center, boosting India's chip ambitions

CoPoS emerges as successor to CoWoS: K&S aligns with AI chip demands

China tightens the reins on Nvidia: antitrust probe reopens Mellanox questions

FPT eyes leadership in Vietnam's semiconductor packaging and testing sector

Foxconn Interconnect Technology to start new Middle East plant by 2025 end amid AI-driven mobility push

Coretronic's drone unit boosts Taiwan military with 2,290 deliveries, showcases new lineup at TADTE

Microsoft to invest US$6.2 billion in AI computing capacity in Norway

Tencent, Alibaba, Baidu turn to local AI chips, shaking Nvidia's grip

Commentary: China's tech industry eyes global expansion at homegrown expos

Baidu's Kunlun chip nab China Mobile contract, but still trails Huawei Ascend ecosystem

Commentary: Jack Ma returns to steer Alibaba Cloud and AI strategy toward 'China's Oracle' vision

Nissan launches cost reduction project with expanded use of China-made components and logistics optimization

Trump's UK visit spurs US tech giants' AI investment pledges; experts urge London to prioritize AI inference apps

White House taps Samsung for health tech initiative, sidelining Chinese rivals

Taiwan Expo returns to Philippines, signals ASEAN tech push

EU and Japan plan joint rare earth development in Greenland to reduce reliance on G2 supply

Tencent opens AI platform, aligns with domestic chips, and doubles overseas cloud scale

TADTE 2025 opens with record scale as Taiwan expands defense and aerospace role

Holiday shopping season cooling off? Taiwan IC design houses' confidence in 2H25 operations wanes

Apple Vision Pro finds foothold in business market as consumer sales lag

Taiwan's Transcom deepens investment in defense and satellite communications

Meta launches AI-powered Ray-Ban Display glasses, unveils new Oakley smart eyewear

Apple reportedly explores foldable iPhone with Taiwan test line, India mass production eyed

Inside TADTE 2025: Taiwan touts 3D-printed drones, HIMARS systems, and a new US defense supply chain

China turns away from Nvidia as AI rivalry with US enters a new phase

Nvidia, TSMC face antitrust scrutiny as US-China tensions spotlight market power

SK Hynix overtakes Samsung as 2Q25 DRAM revenue surges

SpaceX advances D2D plans with EchoStar spectrum deal

Dell Taiwan launches AI Factory 2.0 as enterprise AI adoption advances

Hanwha Semitech stakes early lead in hybrid bonding race for SK Hynix's HBM4

Kaynes Semicon, Mirrorcle Technologies sign MoU to produce MEMS mirrors in India

India-based Cyient Semiconductors partners with US-based Anora on semiconductor validation and test facility in India

Analysis: OpenAI drives competition, easing antitrust pressure on Google

Global power shift: How Chinese EVs are redefining the auto market

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17

2025

Taiwan's MPI, WinWay, and Chunghwa Precision join advanced chip test race

Taiwan Mobile's entertainment investment partner Nada Holdings to list on OTC market

SMIC initiates testing of domestically produced lithography machines to bypass US sanctions

Song Chuan Precision shifts focus to new energy and AI to drive growth

South Korea promotes SiC power semiconductor technology autonomy, eyeing EV-driven growth

AUO GPS 2025 focuses on tech innovation, supply chain transformation, sustainability

Taiwan semiconductor industry holds home advantage, says economics minister

Commentary: Handcuffing workers shocks South Korea; MAGA strategy risks backfiring

ChatGPT users favor casual chats over work tasks as AI adoption hits 700 million

Taiwan boosts 6G drive with chip innovation, global partnerships

Gemini app surges past ChatGPT in downloads

Syntec Technology goes public, eyes growth in smart robotics over next decade

Commentary: Smartphone chipmakers rebrand as Qualcomm, Apple, MediaTek, and Xiaomi refresh product names to stay competitive

Aiming to become the next Google: Q&A with Taiwan Mobile president Jamie Lin

Exclusive interview: NXP prepares October CEO change, underscores Taiwan’s edge-AI ecosystem

Tron Future Tech to unveil anti-drone systems at Taiwan defense show

Ericsson teams up with local partners for 5G-Advanced and open API platform

South Korea scrambles to match US auto tariff deal granted to Japan

Tesla co-founder says future of EV depends on charging networks and cost curves

BYD and AITO to lead China's overseas EV push

Taiwan's Uni-President launches AI push in Philippines retail market

Apple taps BOE for iPhone 17 Pro displays, disrupting Samsung-LG duopoly

SK Hynix leads South Korean companies in operating profit and tax payments in 1H25

Tesla, Valens deals boost Samsung Foundry in 4nm race against TSMC

Flex and Renesas team up to develop next-gen power systems for AI data centers

Tesla and Boston Dynamics redefine humanoid robots with lightweight materials

Memory prices surged in 4Q25, defying seasonal trends as AI drives demand

Qualcomm dominates physical AI with robot and automotive chips

China's TI anti-dumping probe likely more symbolic than punitive

China's Big Fund Phase III opens with Piotech Jianke investment in hybrid bonding technology

Oracle takes lead in TikTok US deal as Trump extends deadline

China opens anti-dumping probe into US chipmakers amid tariff tensions

NXP outlines SDV, robotics, and smart-glasses plans as new leadership prepares to take charge

TSMC's US success revives semiconductor ambitions across India, Vietnam, and the Middle East

Trump's UK state visit sparks wave of US tech and financial commitments

Taiwan chip makers hit green energy wall

Nvidia's Jensen Huang reverses quantum strategy, bets billions on next computing era

Xiaomi 17 smartphone to launch in September 2025 with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5

Taiwan's IC design industry risks losing No.2 spot to China; government unveils '4H' strategy

TSMC's 7nm EUV pioneer and Nighthawk Force leader honored as ITRI laureates

Puya Semiconductor's SkyHigh deal to cement China's indigenous NAND advantage

Navitas grows beyond chargers with solar, motor drives, and AI power supplies

ASML-Mistral AI partnership marks shift toward Europe's industrial-led AI model

Taiwan launches quantum mainframe project as Nvidia backs hybrid computing

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16

2025

China's smart glasses market heats up as waveguide tech takes lead

Loongson's first GPU 9A1000 nears tape-out, deliveries slated for 3Q25

Compal and Thunder Tiger to co-develop BVLOS communications module for unmanned vehicles

Pegatron's TH Tung highlights three challenges in global economic turmoil

CoreWeave secures US$6.3B Nvidia deal to backstop AI cloud capacity

TSMC’s grip on SEMICON Taiwan sets the stage for record-breaking SEMICON West

Zolix navigates Chinese market oversupply with global expansion

ProLogium partners with Rimac to develop next-gen EV solid-state battery platform

How can the 6G rollout avoid 5G pitfalls?

Intel China chairmanship changes hands: Wang Rui retires, Wang Zhicong takes over

MediaTek taps TSMC's 2nm for first flagship SoC, mass production set for 2026

China's Hesai lands US$40M robotaxi order in the US despite tension

YS Tech growth fueled by automotive, AI server sectors in 2025

Yageo targets active component growth with Anpec Electronics stake acquisition

Xiaomi's China marketing head dismissed for leaking secrets

Rare earth shortage reportedly threatens to delay Tata Electronics' wafer fab plans

SEMICON Taiwan 2025: UK seeks Taiwanese partnerships to overcome domestic chip manufacturing constraints

From FPGA to AI: Fudan Microelectronics confronts US FN4 blacklist head-on

Qualcomm's Snapdragon naming shift coincides with Xiaomi's direct challenge to iPhone 17

TCL CSOT unveils landmark investment plan to build world's first 8.6G inkjet-printed OLED line

US cuts Japan car tariffs to 15% while semiconductor trade status remains unclear

EU delays decision on CO2 rules despite pressure from carmakers

China builds, Meta sells, Taiwan waits: the fault lines in AI smart glasses

China's tech sector drives growth in low-altitude drone economy amid regional industrial shifts

South Korea's August ICT exports hit record high, Taiwan surge drives growth

Chinese OLED panel makers ramp up investments in 8.6G lines, boosting equipment demand

India-based ASM Technologies to invest in Tamil Nadu for design-led manufacturing expansion

Beijing's anti-dumping drive puts US analog chips on notice, clearing path for Chinese alternatives

Intel offloads majority stake in Altera to Silver Lake, tightening focus on core business

SEMICON Taiwan 2025: TSMC's GaN retreat opens door for Chinese SiC competitors

CSPs' shift to eSSDs set to cause QLC NAND Flash shortage by 2026

Acer, Nvidia unveil compact AI workstation, receive strong early interest

US, China outline framework deal on TikTok, but hurdles remain

Unprecedented AI boom pushes Quanta, Wistron, and peers into massive capacity build-up

Immigration raids raise doubts over Samsung’s 2026 Texas fab schedule

China's SiC pricing war forces Japan to retreat while Europe holds its line

Commentary: HiSilicon 2.0 moves from survival mode to leadership under Trump 2.0

Huawei’s Ren says failed Motorola deal set stage for chip self-reliance

Research insight: Software-defined vehicles are rewriting auto industry blueprint

Han's Laser expands from semiconductors to new markets, as industrial laser demand slides

Kumamoto University revises education strategy as result of TSMC's Japan fab

Chips and optics converge at Shenzhen twin expos

Taiwan panel makers see modest August gains but warn of weak second-half demand

NVIDIA's Rubin CPX may reshape AI memory demand, boosting GDDR7 over HBM

AI data centers turn to high-voltage direct current as new power backbone

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15

2025

Nvidia antitrust ruling clouds US-China trade talks

Taiwan's government-built 12-inch fab to come online in 2028, integrating industry and academia capabilities

Energy and intelligence: a new benchmark in AI competition

Chipmakers bet big on AI glasses as market momentum builds

Samsung Foundry secures order for Israeli automotive chip production

Jorjin chairman: Chip and display breakthroughs fuel AI-AR symbiosis

AI glasses need killer apps and local partnerships to drive adoption, says Samsung Taiwan exec

Taiwan's AIDC and US defense firm Shield AI partner to build drone ecosystem

Telcos prioritize profits over speed in 6G race

Topview Optronics poised to benefit from growing security integration demand

China targets CoWoP leapfrog as Taiwan holds tech edge

XMC steps into key stage of China's silicon-on-insulator foundry drive, ahead of SMIC and Hua Hong

Aurotek leans into AI robots for second growth curve, orders keep rising

Arm raises stakes in mobile AI with Lumex CSS; debuts C1 CPU and Mali G1-Ultra GPU

Adani pivots to LCD fab talks with Sharp, Panasonic after chip setback

Japan grants up to JPY536 billion subsidy to Micron for advanced DRAM production

German automakers advocate technology neutrality ahead of EU carbon emission review

Gogoro launches new entry-level electric scooter to boost 4Q25 sales

Quantum computing can solve AI energy consumption issues, says Wiwynn chair

CXMT breaks into CXL memory, putting Samsung and SK Hynix on edge

Xiaomi pulls back on India amid regulatory pressure and market slide

Korean giants step up investments in India as it emerges as both key manufacturing hub and growing consumer market

MiniLED's golden era in high-end IT applications fades as OLED MacBook Pro approaches

AI glasses market grows amid questions over smartphone role and battery life

AI adoption rates decline among US companies amid rising skepticism

ASML's Asian pivot: How the chip giant ditched the US for Taiwan and Korea

Omnipotent combination of semiconductor and AI ushers in new phase of technological explosion, says former TSMC R&D VP

Behind TSMC's overseas expansion roadblocks

Google eyes Nvidia's turf with new TPU-as-a-service model

Panasonic Industry to invest in new factory in Thailand for AI server materials

Weekly news roundup: Tech giants pivot and partner as AI demand collides with geopolitical reality

Nvidia reportedly moving forward with SOCAMM2, Korean memory giants set to gain

Tata Technologies expands European footprint with EUR75 million acquisition of Germany's ESTEC

FTC investigates AI chatbots as suicide cases rise among minors

Pegatron chair sees upstream demand rebound, easing 2H25 economic concerns

Lite-On Technology marks 50th anniversary, chairman Tom Soong warns of rapid AI-driven competition

US adds 23 Chinese firms to entity list as China launches anti-dumping probe on US chip imports

Foxconn advances strategic investments to lead AI smart glasses industry

Exclusive: Micron halts NAND and DRAM quotes after SanDisk price hike, sharper increases looming

Ant Group debuts humanoid robot R1 in Shanghai, with cooking and caregiving skills

What Huawei’s shake-up at HiSilicon means

Foxconn chairman reportedly leads delegation to US amid sensitive timing

Ukraine's Skyeton brings war-tested drones to Taiwan defense expo

Taiwan’s quantum push under review as progress slows

Taiwan's Teco and Kenda explore digital twin applications

Ritwin expands three main product lines amid surging power demand in post-AI era

Huawei tops global wearables market for 2nd straight quarter with over 20% share

Hermes-Epitek’s HTSI to list on OTC, eyeing AI and HPC wafer testing boom

India roundup: China closely watches India's role in Apple supply chain

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14

2025

Beyond the data center: Nvidia’s GB10 and DGX Spark mark a new phase in its AI strategy

Rigetti sees quantum computers joining data centers within five years

Beijing Tsinghua professor warns China must cut AI reliance on Nvidia

Intel loses key Ohio fab lobbyist and Xeon architect as delays mount

Navitas expands GaN, SiC push from consumer electronics to AI data centers

From slides to silicon: India's Suchi Semicon shows progress in chip packaging

Chipmakers face measurement limits at advanced nodes

Taiwan's OtO Photonics gains edge in China's semiconductor market with spectrometer focus

AI expert proposes four-quadrant framework to guide enterprise task selection for AI agents

From EVs to drones: Waffer Technology rides on magnesium alloy boom

LLMs on drones to pave way for automated airspace defense

XPeng flying car orders surpass 5,000 with Europe deliveries targeted for 2026

Munich’s IAA 2025 reveals future of cars

Intel outlines 2026 PC roadmap: Arrow Lake refresh to hold the line before Nova Lake overhaul

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13

2025

Commentary: China's chip sector faces the citizenship question

Expert urges token economy for wider AI benefit

SK Hynix's rumored slowing TCB investment raises concerns for Hanmi Semiconductor as bonders market expands

Utechzone joins 3D IC alliance to expand semiconductor testing capabilities and depth

TSMC builds new fab supply chain hub in southern Taiwan

Google Cloud backlog exceeds US$106B, three AI business models drive record revenue in 2Q25

Micron courts Trump policies to challenge Korean memory giants

Beijing's chip advance, from equipment to AI, threatens Seoul's tech stronghold

Memory shortages stretch into 2026, fueling revenue boom for Taiwanese suppliers