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Wednesday 24 December 2025
2D materials: from memory entry to logic's future
Two-dimensional (2D) materials were once regarded as important candidates for extending semiconductor scaling. Because they are only an atom thick, they are theoretically very suitable...
Wednesday 24 December 2025
AI chips run too hot: Engineers race to reinvent cooling
The rapid growth of generative AI and large-scale models has significantly increased power consumption in computing chips, pushing thermal management into critical focus. High-end...
Monday 22 December 2025
Column: 2D materials struggle to deliver on semiconductor scaling promise
The isolation of graphene in 2004 sparked widespread expectations that two-dimensional (2D) materials could fundamentally reshape electronic devices. Graphene and transition metal...
Wednesday 17 December 2025
Energy efficiency: The new battleground for AI servers
AI is inevitably driving innovation in global server architecture. AI servers differ significantly from traditional servers in design philosophy and operational mode. This reflects...
Tuesday 2 December 2025
Column: Quantum software growth accelerates
The UN has designated 2025 as the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology, recognizing significant breakthroughs in quantum hardware, quantum error correction, and practical...
Thursday 13 November 2025
Column: Quantum communication races toward commercialization despite unresolved challenges
Quantum communication, which uses phenomena such as entanglement to enable highly secure data transmission via photons, is set for significant expansion. Market forecasts estimate...
Saturday 8 November 2025
Column: Quantum sensing moves closer to commercial reality

Quantum sensing, one of the three pillars of quantum technology alongside quantum computing and quantum communication, is rapidly advancing...

Saturday 1 November 2025
China’s rare earth squeeze reaches a turning point in the global tech standoff
Rare earth elements (REEs), comprising 17 chemical elements including the 15 lanthanides from lanthanum (La, atomic number 57) to lutetium (Lu, 71), plus scandium and yttrium, are...
Friday 31 October 2025
Column: How Taiwan recyclers gain from China's rare earth curbs?
China's expanded rare earth export controls, now including semiconductors, heighten global strategic risks while offering Taiwan's firms a chance to boost sustainable material recovery...
Wednesday 29 October 2025
Column: How China's rare earth chokehold is reshaping the global tech landscape
In the first half of 2025, China tightened rare earth export rules, affecting semiconductors and AI, straining global supply chains, and pushing Taiwan to diversify sourcing.
Wednesday 29 October 2025
Column: Niche markets and circular economy drive Taiwan battery industry's new growth strategy
The future development of Taiwan's battery industry must be grounded in the global competitive landscape and domestic industrial conditions, implementing differentiated, niche, and...
Sunday 26 October 2025
Taiwan's secret: A century of elite talent driving chips, electronics, and healthcare
Taiwan currently shines on the global stage with three standout industries: its healthcare system, electronics manufacturing services (EMS), and semiconductors. Though each sector's...
Tuesday 21 October 2025
Column: Advanced packaging's standardization challenge

While advanced packaging technologies first gained traction in high-end smartphones, it was the supply crunch of AI chips in 2023 that...

Thursday 16 October 2025
Column: Macroscopic quantum tunneling discovery redefines limits of quantum mechanics and fuels quantum technology advances
The 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded to John Clarke, Michel Devoret, and John Martinis for their groundbreaking experimental work demonstrating macroscopic quantum tunneling,...
Thursday 2 October 2025
Column: Pentagon boosts investment in Quantum navigation as GPS limitations drive search for alternatives
Quantum technologies, long confined to academic theory, are now laying the groundwork for a revolution in navigation. While the term "quantum computing" often raises fears about data...