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Monday 14 September 2026
Sandisk recruits engineers in Korea as memory talent race heats up

Sandisk is making an unusual push into engineering recruitment in South Korea, seeking talent across NAND system architecture, NAND...

Monday 14 September 2026
South Korea broadens espionage law to counter rising tech leaks
South Korea's revised Criminal Act took effect September 13, extending the scope of espionage offenses from acts benefiting North Korea to those benefiting any foreign country or equivalent...
Monday 14 September 2026
LG Display's AI transformation turns employees into AI builders, yielding 450+ in-house projects
LG Display announced on September 13 that it is expanding its company-wide artificial intelligence transformation (AX) initiative by scaling up its "AX SQUAD" program. Designed to...
Monday 14 September 2026
Z.ai reloads with US$5 billion for China's AI race

Chinese artificial intelligence developer Z.ai (formerly Zhipu AI) plans to raise about US$5 billion through a Hong Kong share placement...

Monday 14 September 2026
Samsung, Qualcomm deepen 2nm talks as pricing and yield hurdles persist
Samsung Electronics and Qualcomm are expanding discussions over 2nm foundry cooperation, with pricing, yield, and process optimization still unresolved as Samsung seeks to regain a...
Monday 14 September 2026
Gritek to take full control of 12-inch silicon wafer venture in major restructuring
Gritek plans to strengthen its position in China's large-diameter silicon wafer market by acquiring the remaining stakes in two semiconductor materials companies, according to a company...
Monday 14 September 2026
China's OLED expansion narrows South Korea's auto, IT panel lead
China's OLED supply push is gathering pace, with BOE Technology Group (BOE), TCL China Star Optoelectronic Technology and Visionox rapidly expanding production and closing in on South...
Monday 14 September 2026
Hua Hong Grace completes Huali Micoelectronics acquisition, state parent raises stake

Hua Hong Grace (HHGrace) has completed the share issuance for its acquisition of a 97.4988% stake in Huali Microelectronics (HLMC),...

Monday 14 September 2026
AI server tracker: Taiwan ASIC design houses diverge as AI projects enter different revenue cycles
Taiwan's ASIC design-service suppliers all posted year-over-year revenue growth in August 2026, but the underlying figures point to sharply different stages of the custom-silicon c...
Monday 14 September 2026
AI server tracker: Taiwan testing suppliers accelerate as AI chip complexity raises interface demand
Taiwan's semiconductor testing supply chain continued to ride strong AI and high-performance computing (HPC) demand in August 2026, with all four major suppliers posting year-over-year...
Monday 14 September 2026
Blokcert launches Gefjon AI to help Taiwan charging operators improve profitability as EV demand rebounds

Taiwan's EV market is staging a strong recovery in 2026, boosting vehicle registrations and charging demand, but operators remain under...

Monday 14 September 2026
Aurotek posts record August revenue on semiconductor, robot shipments

Taiwanese robotics component maker Aurotek attributed its strong revenue growth in August 2026 to continued robust customer pull-ins...

Monday 14 September 2026
Renesas readies second price hike amid stronger power-chip demand

Renesas Electronics is reportedly preparing a second product price increase this year, with new pricing set to take effect January 1,...

Monday 14 September 2026
Shihlin Electric eyes orders through 2029 as T4 plant starts in 2027

Shihlin Electric is bullish on continued growth in heavy electrical equipment and energy-related businesses as demand rises for Taiwan...

Sunday 13 September 2026
China's robot champions can run; now they have to prove they can earn

China's humanoid robot boom is entering a harder phase. After years of headline-grabbing demonstrations and heavy private funding, companies...