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Monday 28 September 2026
South Korea's HBM-linked exports surge as Taiwan, Malaysia emerge as high-value destinations

South Korea's exports of the customs category that carries high-bandwidth memory (HBM) are no longer a two-destination story. Unit-value...

Monday 28 September 2026
China's Micro Han Xin code takes aim at Data Matrix in semiconductor traceability

China is trying to carve out a foothold in semiconductor supply-chain standards with Micro Han Xin, a miniaturized version of its home-grown...

Monday 28 September 2026
Beyond ASML: China rethinks EUV race with light-source strategy
China is trying to broaden the definition of the extreme ultraviolet (EUV) race. Rather than focusing only on building a domestic equivalent to ASML's lithography platform, Chinese...
Sunday 27 September 2026
Beijing escalates domestic chip drive with Broadcom audits

China is intensifying its push to replace foreign technology across critical computing infrastructure, targeting high-speed networking...

Sunday 27 September 2026
South Korea's 300mm research gap: Daejeon pitches an open fab as a US$1.46 billion fix
Daejeon is seeking to build a roughly KRW2 trillion (approx. US$1.46 billion) national semiconductor research hub centered on an open 300mm manufacturing and demonstration fab, aiming...
Sunday 27 September 2026
Chinese automakers tighten control over supply chains as margins shrink

Chinese automakers are reshaping how they build, source, and sell vehicles as profits come under pressure, a shift with implications...

Saturday 26 September 2026
DIGITIMES Insight: China's memory makers seek scale, funding to close the gap with global leaders

China's two leading memory suppliers are moving to raise capital and expand output as demand for chips grows, a shift that could reshape...

Saturday 26 September 2026
Interview: Taiwan's H2U helps companies manage employee health with AI, eyes third markets with South Korea
When companies discuss ESG, they often emphasize environmental issues and compliance while paying less attention to employee health, a key component of the social dimension, according...
Saturday 26 September 2026
Samsung foundry recovery gains pace, but 2nm, Taylor fab remain hurdles

Samsung Electronics' foundry recovery is gaining pace as higher utilization, firmer pricing, and stronger advanced-node demand improve...

Friday 25 September 2026
Trump, Xi back AI talks as hotline details remain unclear
The US and China have brought artificial intelligence into their bilateral economic dialogue and received leader-level backing to continue talks. Still, details of an AI safety hotline...
Friday 25 September 2026
Samsung, SK Hynix in the running for PS6 GDDR7 orders
Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix are reportedly in the running to supply 24Gb GDDR7 memory for Sony's next-generation PlayStation, as tight memory supply complicates planning for the...
Friday 25 September 2026
BOE supplies panel for LG's 5K Mini LED gaming monitor
China's BOE is supplying the panel for LG Electronics' 27-inch UltraGear evo 27GM950B, putting the display maker's technology in one of LG's premium gaming monitors as BOE expands...
Friday 25 September 2026
China's autonomous-driving suppliers confront the limits of software moats

Chinese autonomous-driving software specialist Momenta posted a strong first-half performance, with gross margin reaching 73.2% and...

Friday 25 September 2026
CPC, Taipower pay premiums to secure energy supplies, face financial strain

The ongoing conflict in the Middle East, along with continued tensions between the US and Iran, has kept international energy prices...

Thursday 24 September 2026
Taiwan's homegrown trainer program ends with 66 Brave Eagles delivered
AIDC's Brave Eagle advanced jet trainer, a flagship "made-in-Taiwan" defense program, completed development and mass production on September 24, with AIDC chairman Chin-Pin Tsao personally...