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Monday 7 September 2026
DeepSeek plans to buy 160,000 Huawei chips as China aims to wean itself off Nvidia
DeepSeek is reportedly planning to purchase 160,000 Huawei chips for its large 1 GW data center currently under construction in the Chinese province of Inner Mongolia. This would make...
Monday 7 September 2026
Experts say subsidies can't buy semiconductor competitiveness
At a forum jointly hosted by DSET and SEMI during SEMICON Taiwan this year, Glenn D. Tiffert of the Hoover Institution, Kioxia Holdings board member Emiko Higashi, and NRC...
Monday 7 September 2026
Machine builders flood SEMICON 2026 to grow local chip tools
Taiwan's machinery industry is pushing to turn its semiconductor advantage into a domestic equipment supply chain, as more than 100 member companies join SEMICON Taiwan 2026 and the...
Saturday 5 September 2026
Exclusive: South Korea's safety AI boom is being built from the top down, BEXCO says
South Korea's safety-tech sector may be increasingly filled with AI cameras, robots, drones, and predictive systems, but BEXCO general manager Tom Choi argues that the force pushing...
Friday 4 September 2026
From chips to physical AI: Experts urge Taiwan-US push for trusted drone supply chains at Semicon Taiwan 2026
Trustworthy supply chain concerns are extending beyond semiconductors to drones and other autonomous systems, now emerging as national strategic industries. At a Semicon Taiwan 2026...
Friday 4 September 2026
K-Safety Expo 2026: Inside Korea's push to make safety smarter, faster, more predictive
K-Safety Expo 2026 opened at BEXCO Exhibition Center 1 in Busan on September 2. An hour-long opening ceremony beginning at 11 a.m. brought together South Korean government officials,...
Friday 4 September 2026
Taiwan to expand industrial land for AI hardware boom
Taiwan's government says it will expand industrial land development to meet surging demand for AI infrastructure hardware, as global suppliers race to add capacity through 2027. Premier...
Wednesday 2 September 2026
Taiwan's semiconductor ecosystem has the UK taking notes
The UK wants to understand how Taiwan built such a successful semiconductor ecosystem, said Andy McLean, CEO of the UK Semiconductor Center, at a forum organized by Taiwan's Ministry...
Wednesday 2 September 2026
Deep Dive: CXMT challenges Pentagon as Trump-Xi meeting nears
ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) has escalated its defense against the US government, shifting from supply-chain and technological competition into a full-scale courtroom battle...
Wednesday 2 September 2026
Taiwan eyes satellite communications to cut sea cable reliance
More than 90% of Taiwan's external communications rely on subsea cables, raising concerns over resilience and pushing policymakers and experts to call for satellite communications...
Wednesday 2 September 2026
Global quantum industry accelerates as Taiwan eyes Asia hub
As quantum commercialization gathers pace worldwide, Taiwan is linking up with multiple countries to push for an Asia hub for quantum technology, industrial applications, international...
Tuesday 1 September 2026
Taiwan carbon fee joins UK CBAM qualifying list
Taiwan's carbon fee has been formally included in the UK government's list of Qualifying Carbon Pricing Schemes (QCPS) under its Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), alongside...
Tuesday 1 September 2026
K-Safety Expo 2026 to open in Busan, spotlighting AI-driven safety technologies
K-Safety Expo 2026, South Korea's leading dedicated safety-industry exhibition, will open September 2 at BEXCO in Busan, bringing together companies, government agencies, 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...
Monday 31 August 2026
Shanghai's 15th Five-Year Plan bets on chips, AI, advanced packaging
On August 26, the Shanghai municipal government released its 15th Five-Year Plan for the Development of Strategic Emerging Industries, setting a target for added value in strategic...