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Tuesday 6 January 2026
Foxconn's 2025 revenue tops NT$8 trillion as AI, cloud drive growth
Hon Hai Precision Industry (Foxconn), the world's largest contract electronics manufacturer, saw its operating performance in 2025 exceed expectations, fueled by strong demand for...
Tuesday 6 January 2026
Taiwan leverages AI export surge to boost tourism, domestic demand
At the start of 2026, Taiwan's electronic components and AI server industries continue to post strong export momentum, driven by surging demand for artificial intelligence (AI), high-performance...
Tuesday 6 January 2026
SK Hynix says HBM3E to dominate memory in 2026 as HBM4 ramps up

SK hynix announced on Jan. 5 that it expects its fifth-generation high-bandwidth memory, HBM3E, to remain the dominant product in the...

Tuesday 6 January 2026
Qualcomm, Google bet big on RISC-V for AI dominance
As AI drives demand for advanced computing infrastructure, chip architectures are at a crossroads. While proprietary instruction set architectures (ISAs) like x86 and Arm dominate...
Tuesday 6 January 2026
Chang Wah interview: strong lead frame growth despite precious metals shortage
Post-pandemic inventory digestion for mature semiconductor processes has come to an end. Market conditions have rebounded amid tariff-hedging and precautionary stocking, driving Taiwan's...
Monday 5 January 2026
Taiwanese network equipment suppliers ramp up investments as shift to 800G and 1.6T standards proceeds
Driven by surging demand for AI and cloud data centers, the network equipment industry is rapidly advancing from 400G to 800G and beyond to 1.6T specifications. This technological...
Monday 5 January 2026
AI data centers pivot to HVDC as power management rivals memory in infrastructure priority

Nvidia's push for an HVDC 800V power design has opened a new growth window for the power management supply chain heading into 2026. IC...

Monday 5 January 2026
China memory makers' IPO line up: CXMT seeks US$4.2 billion, YMTC prepares filing
Strong AI demand has pushed the memory sector into a rare upcycle. China's leading DRAM maker CXMT is advancing an IPO application on the STAR Market, targeting CNY29.5 billion (US$4.21...
Monday 5 January 2026
Nexchip Semiconductor launches US$5.1bn Hefei fab to scale 28nm mature-node capacity

China's domestic foundry expansion gained momentum this week as Nexchip Semiconductor broke ground on its Phase IV project in Hefei, committing...

Monday 5 January 2026
NAFCO posts record December revenue and is optimistic for 2026
The National Aerospace Fasteners Corporation (NAFCO) revenue for December 2025 hit a new record of NT$405 million (approx. US$12.9 million), up 7.84% month-over-month and 19.61% year-over-year...
Monday 5 January 2026
Memory price surge drives profit windfall across sector
Memory demand remains elevated, with supply shortages driving prices sharply higher and triggering a broad profit surge across the sector. Memory module makers Adata and Team Group...
Monday 5 January 2026
SK On slows investment and delays Seosan factory expansion with EV market uncertainty
SK On, a battery unit of SK Innovation, has scaled back its investment plans and postponed the expansion of its new factory in Seosan, Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea, due to a slowdown...
Monday 5 January 2026
Smart wearable demand rises as 2026 poses challenges in costs and features
Smartwatch shipments returned to an upward trajectory in 2025 with products from Huawei, Xiaomi, Apple, and Samsung Electronics, further boosted by strong demand in China.
Monday 5 January 2026
Taiwan power chipmakers bank on AI data centers and auto orders for 2026 growth
Taiwan's power semiconductor suppliers are positioning for steady growth through 2026. The momentum comes from two fronts: artificial intelligence data centers adopting new power...
Saturday 3 January 2026
Micron and GlobalFoundries strengthen Singapore's position in advanced AI chip manufacturing
Singapore is drawing a new wave of semiconductor investment as global chipmakers expand advanced manufacturing tied to artificial intelligence infrastructure, reinforcing the city-state's...