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Friday 4 September 2026
South Korea taps chip windfall for next tech push
South Korea is turning a semiconductor-driven tax windfall into a broader technology investment push, directing record fiscal firepower toward chips, Nvidia's Vera Rubin computing...
Friday 4 September 2026
Taiwan to expand AI compute capacity as supercomputer at research institute hits full load
Taiwan is racing to expand its AI compute capacity as demand for AI chips, GPUs and AI servers surges, with compute infrastructure now central to national competitiveness. According...
Friday 4 September 2026
Taiwan's tech council allocates NT$3.76 billion for quantum host
Taiwan's National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) has budgeted NT$3.76 billion (US$116.58 million) for a quantum computer system project, while the Industrial Technology Research...
Monday 31 August 2026
Taiwan drone bill dispute leaves NT$240 billion procurement plan in limbo
The Executive Yuan's proposed Special Act for Indigenous Defense Unmanned Vehicle Procurement failed to win approval in the Legislative Yuan, which instead adopted a version proposed...
Friday 28 August 2026
Taiwan passes drone procurement bill allocating NT$240 billion for 6 years
Taiwan's Legislative Yuan on August 27 passed a defense drone procurement bill, allocating a total of NT$240 billion (approx. US$7.59 billion) for six consecutive years for purchases...
Monday 24 August 2026
Taiwan lifts 2027 tech budget, studies new TTA site in BSTP
Taiwan's Executive Yuan approved a larger 2027 technology budget of NT$229.2 billion (approx. US$7.2 billion), an increase of NT$25.9 billion from 2026, as the government also raised...
Thursday 20 August 2026
AI boom lifts Taiwan tax revenue forecast to record NT$3.52 trillion in 2027
Taiwan's government expects central tax revenue to reach NT$3.522 trillion in 2027, up 42% from the 2026 budget estimate, driven by continued growth in AI-related manufacturing and...
Friday 7 August 2026
Taiwan raises 2027 central government spending to NT$3.6 trillion
Taiwan's central government said it would lift 2027 spending to NT$3.6 trillion, as President Lai Ching-te outlined a budget plan aimed at boosting industrial upgrading, technological...
Thursday 6 August 2026
Taiwan unveils four semiconductor pillars for Smart Nation 2.0 plan

On August 5, Taiwan's National Science and Technology Council said it had completed the central government's 2027 budget plan, with...

Thursday 6 August 2026
Nanya Technology raises 2026 capex 34% to accelerate Fab 5A build-out
Nanya Technology's board of directors approved several resolutions on August 5, including a plan to accelerate capacity build-out at its new Fab 5A by raising its 2026 capital expenditure...
Tuesday 4 August 2026
HP, Asus and Acer reportedly turn to CXMT for laptop memory

HP, Asus and Acer have begun using limited quantities of DRAM from China's ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) in selected budget notebooks...

Monday 3 August 2026
Intel EMIB yields hit target, MediaTek eyes 2028 ASIC ramp

MediaTek said at its latest earnings call that its second-generation data-center ASIC product remains on schedule for mass production...

Friday 31 July 2026
Thunder Tiger calls for budget clarity as Taiwan pushes uncrewed surface vessel development
Taiwanese drone manufacturer Thunder Tiger demonstrated an uncrewed surface vessel (USV) equipped with mission autonomy software in collaboration with US-based defense technology startup...
Wednesday 29 July 2026
Inventec plans NT$18.128 billion capacity expansion in Taiwan, Thailand, Texas
Inventec said it would expand manufacturing capacity in Taiwan, Thailand, and the US with total spending of NT$18.128 billion. The ODM maker outlined new plants, facility upgrades,...
Wednesday 29 July 2026
Samsung reportedly weighs Chinese DRAM for budget smartphones as memory inflation squeezes mobile market
Samsung Electronics is considering using low-cost Chinese mobile DRAM in smartphones sold in China as it looks to cut manufacturing costs and expand its presence in the country's budget...