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Wednesday 4 November 2026
Screen doubles investment as Kyoto equipment site takes shape
Screen Holdings is expanding production of semiconductor cleaning equipment with a JPY25 billion (US$157.53 million) site in Nagaokakyo, Kyoto, while raising its capex budget for the...
Tuesday 3 November 2026
Nvidia selects Taipei tech park for overseas headquarters
Premier Jung-tai Cho said on November 3 that Taiwan's government provided Nvidia with timely support in three areas—budget, legal frameworks, and policy—to establish its...
Tuesday 3 November 2026
South Korea aims to speed up chip fab openings by two years
South Korea plans to bring new semiconductor fabs into operation at least two years ahead of schedule by speeding up construction approvals and infrastructure development, as the government...
Friday 30 October 2026
ASE Holdings raises 2026 capex to US$11.5 billion after profit surge
ASE Technology Holding reported net profit of NT$26.996 billion (US$831 million) for the third quarter of 2026, a 28% increase from the previous quarter and a 148% gain from a year...
Monday 26 October 2026
Taiwan wafer-testing supplier Hermes Testing Solutions commits more than US$215 million to advanced chip testing expansion
Hermes Testing Solutions Inc. (HTSI), a semiconductor wafer-testing solutions provider, is expanding its Taiwan operations. Its board approved budget authorisations on October 22 for...
Wednesday 21 October 2026
Japan plans JPY400 billion boost for Rapidus 2nm push
Japan plans to provide an additional JPY400 billion (US$2.5 billion) to support Rapidus' advanced semiconductor production between fiscal 2027 and fiscal 2029, as the government seeks...
Tuesday 20 October 2026
Taiwan industry seeks nuclear restart and utility relief amid energy costs boom
Taiwan's leading business groups have urged the government to provide financial support for state-run energy utilities and accelerate the restart of nuclear power plants, as surging...
Friday 16 October 2026
Chip inflation drives Samsung, LG toward premium TVs
Global TV market growth is under pressure, but premium models are poised to expand. As rising memory prices fuel "chip inflation" and squeeze margins on budget TVs, Samsung Electronics...
Monday 12 October 2026
Taiwan GDP growth hits 11% as government plan for AI dividend advances
Taiwan's gross domestic product (GDP) growth is projected to reach 11.05% in 2026, a 39-year high, driven by its technological advantage in artificial intelligence (AI), semiconductors,...
Tuesday 6 October 2026
South Korea keeps sovereign AI contest on track, adds KRW4.7T frontier program after hours of confusion
South Korea's Ministry of Science and ICT said its Sovereign AI Foundation Model Project will run to completion as originally planned. The statement reversed, within hours, a vice...
Monday 5 October 2026
South Korea's AI chip budget goes unspent through August
South Korea's government is pushing to join the "global top three AI powers," but the AI semiconductor development program led by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources (MOTIR)...
Thursday 1 October 2026
Taiwan extends fuel freeze, seeks extra subsidies for CPC, Taipower
Taiwan's Executive Yuan has moved to extend price controls and seek additional subsidies for CPC Corporation and Taiwan Power Company as Middle East conflict has lifted global oil...
Friday 25 September 2026
CPC, Taipower pay premiums to secure energy supplies, face financial strain

The ongoing conflict in the Middle East, along with continued tensions between the US and Iran, has kept international energy prices...

Friday 25 September 2026
Interview: GMI Cloud bets on Taiwan as a proving ground for global AI expansion
GMI Cloud is making Taiwan a key part of its global AI infrastructure expansion, with a US$500 million investment in an AI factory powered by Nvidia's Blackwell GPUs. Announced in...
Saturday 19 September 2026
Ventec invests NT$1.5 billion in Kunshan expansion for AI, HDI orders

Copper-clad laminate (CCL) manufacturer Ventec International Group has approved an expansion budget of NT$1.5 billion (approx. US$47.11...