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Friday 19 September 2025
TSMC to maintain lead for next 5 to 10 years, says new Minister of Taiwan's National Development Council
Chun-Hsien Yeh, the new minister of Taiwan's National Development Council (NDC), pointed out on September 17 that with strong demand for artificial intelligence (AI), TSMC will be...
Friday 19 September 2025
Texas invests another US$250 million in Samsung's Taylor plant
Samsung Electronics has secured another US$250 million subsidy from the Texas state government, bringing its total state aid to US$520 million. The latest funding comes as Samsung's...
Friday 19 September 2025
China mini LED surge prompts Samsung's first TV review in a decade
Samsung Electronics has reportedly launched a management review of its television business amid increasing pressure from Chinese companies in the global TV market. The move aims to...
Friday 19 September 2025
Huawei Ascend 950 to feature in-house HBM in 2026, advancing China's AI memory independence
Huawei unveiled its next-generation Ascend AI chip roadmap at the 2025 Connect summit, highlighting a milestone for China's semiconductor ambitions. Starting in early 2026, the Ascend...
Friday 19 September 2025
Taiwan to launch US$180M investment in domestic rocket program

Taiwan's Legislative Yuan is set to open its new session on September 19, with top priority given to reviewing the central government's...

Thursday 18 September 2025
Samsung chair inspects OLED plant as Apple competition heats up
Samsung Electronics chairman Lee Jae-yong made a high-profile visit to Samsung Display's (SDC) Asan complex in South Korea, signaling the company's push to stay ahead in the intensifying...
Thursday 18 September 2025
Sinbon Electronics drives expansion amid strong global semiconductor demand
Sinbon Electronics is actively expanding its production capacity in response to robust global demand in the semiconductor sector. The company recently secured certifications from...
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
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
Apple reportedly explores foldable iPhone with Taiwan test line, India mass production eyed
Apple is moving closer to entering the foldable smartphone market, with early development of a foldable iPhone already underway, industry sources told Nikkei Asia. The company...
Wednesday 17 September 2025
Memory prices surged in 4Q25, defying seasonal trends as AI drives demand
Driven by strong AI demand, memory contract prices for NAND and DRAM rose sharply by an estimated 15-20% in the fourth quarter of 2025, breaking traditional year-end price decline...
Tuesday 16 September 2025
MediaTek taps TSMC's 2nm for first flagship SoC, mass production set for 2026
MediaTek announced on September 16, 2025, that it has completed the tape-out of its first flagship system-on-chip (SoC) using TSMC's 2nm process, becoming one of the earliest adopters...
Tuesday 16 September 2025
Chinese OLED panel makers ramp up investments in 8.6G lines, boosting equipment demand
Chinese display manufacturers are significantly increasing investments in 8.6G OLED panels for IT applications. These investments, set to accelerate from the second half of 2025 through...
Tuesday 16 September 2025
CSPs' shift to eSSDs set to cause QLC NAND Flash shortage by 2026
The increasing demand for big data storage driven by artificial intelligence data centers is expected to intensify a supply shortage of QLC NAND Flash memory, potentially resulting...
Tuesday 16 September 2025
Immigration raids raise doubts over Samsung’s 2026 Texas fab schedule
Samsung's ambitious US expansion faces an unexpected obstacle that could derail its 2026 production timeline. A mounting visa crisis, triggered by immigration raids on South Korean...