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Friday 9 January 2026
AMIES Technology acquires SMEE affiliate in US$32m deal, clarifying China's lithography split
China's domestic lithography sector is entering another phase of internal restructuring, with AMIES Technology consolidating industrial assets originally spun out from Shanghai Micro...
Friday 9 January 2026
MSScorps hits record 4Q25, 2025 revenue on AI and chip demand
Materials test and analysis provider MSScorps continued its record-breaking revenue performance in December 2025, buoyed by active investments by customers in advanced processes and...
Friday 9 January 2026
Walsin subsidiary Joyin raises prices on thermistors and varistors as silver cost surges
Taiwan's passive component industry is experiencing another round of price increases. Joyin, a circuit protection components brand under Walsin Technology, has issued price increase...
Friday 9 January 2026
MA-tek reports higher December and full-year revenue driven by AI chip and advanced process demand
Taiwan-based semiconductor testing firm MA-tek announced December 2025 revenue of NT$501 million (approx. US$15.91 million), marking a 2.7% increase from November and a 10.65% rise...
Friday 9 January 2026
TSMC posts strong full-year growth in 2025 as December revenue eases on seasonal shipment patterns
TSMC reported solid year-over-year growth in December 2025 revenue, even as monthly momentum softened slightly toward the end of the year, underscoring resilient underlying demand...
Friday 9 January 2026
Commentary: How fragile is the China–Japan semiconductor supply chain?
China has intensified pressure on Japan's supply chains. Following curbs on dual-use items and rare earth exports, the Ministry of Commerce has launched an anti-dumping probe into...
Friday 9 January 2026
Largan faces challenges as memory price impacts spread
Optical lens maker Largan Precision held an earnings briefing on January 8, 2026, during which chairman Adam Lin expressed a wary smartphone industry outlook. Surging memory prices...
Friday 9 January 2026
SAS and GlobalWafers see slight 2025 revenue dip; TSC, AWSC, ATC hit new highs
SAS subsidiary GlobalWafers reported consolidated revenue of NT$5.506 billion (US$173.9 million) in December 2025, up 16.86% month-over-month and 0.27% year-over-year, marking the...
Friday 9 January 2026
Volkswagen and Qualcomm announce long-term supply deal for infotainment and connectivity chips
Volkswagen Group and Qualcomm Technologies have announced a Letter of Intent (LOI) for a long-term supply agreement to provide advanced infotainment and connectivity solutions for...
Friday 9 January 2026
Commentary: China's DCS probe against Japan shows where substitution is viable
China's Ministry of Commerce said on January 7, 2026, that it has launched an anti-dumping investigation into Japanese-origin dichlorosilane (DCS). While framed as a routine trade-remedy...
Friday 9 January 2026
Nvidia weighs CCL performance and cost for VR server, plans M8.5-grade use
CES 2026 is in full swing, where Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang announced that the next-generation Vera Rubin architecture servers have entered full production, set to succeed the Blackwell...
Friday 9 January 2026
Niching Industrial reports record revenue driven by advanced packaging materials in December 2025
Niching Industrial, a supplier of semiconductor packaging materials, reported consolidated revenue of NT$128.37 million (approx. US$4.07 million) in December 2025, representing a 25%...
Friday 9 January 2026
Tight memory supply to push smartphone prices higher in early 2026
Smartphone brands face mounting challenges as memory prices are expected to surge over 50% in the first half of 2026, according to channel operators. The rise in memory costs threatens...
Friday 9 January 2026
Exclusive: SanDisk seeks prepaid cash deals for long-term HAND supply
SanDisk is approaching customers with proposals for long-term NAND flash supply contracts that require 100% cash prepayment, according to supply chain sources. Industry participants...
Friday 9 January 2026
Taiwan accelerates infrastructure expansion to fortify AI and chip supply chains
As Taiwan's semiconductor and AI server industries rapidly expand—led by TSMC and major hardware manufacturers—the government is accelerating infrastructure planning to...