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Tuesday 10 March 2026

TSMC expansion triggers filter material shortage and price surge

As the global semiconductor manufacturing process advances below 2nm, wafer fabs are demanding increasingly stringent cleanroom environments. This has rapidly boosted demand for airborne...

Tuesday 10 March 2026

Exclusive interview: Ayar Labs CEO Mark Wade says mass production capability remains a challenge for silicon photonics

US silicon photonics (SiPh) company Ayar Labs recently completed its Series E funding round. In addition to numerous capital firms participating, Taiwanese companies MediaTek and Alchip...

Tuesday 10 March 2026

Samsung union plans 18-day strike, adding risk to HBM supply chain

Samsung Electronics' labor union recently announced that employees who do not participate in a planned 18-day general strike from May 21 to June 7, 2026, will face penalties, sparking...

Tuesday 10 March 2026

US NDAA and BAA policies boost investment in Taiwan's defense supply chain

The US is significantly expanding drone procurement amid escalating tensions in the Middle East, aiming to acquire more than 300,000 drones before 2027. To achieve this massive enhancement...

Tuesday 10 March 2026

Phison says NAND prices jumped 50% overnight as supply crunch continues

NAND flash prices have surged amid tightening supply, with some manufacturers raising quotations by as much as 50% overnight, according to Phison Electronics CEO Khein-seng Pua.

Tuesday 10 March 2026

SAS Group leverages semiconductor and energy synergy from space tech to net zero

Amid a global supply chain restructuring and energy transition, Sino-American Silicon Products (SAS) has expanded into three major sectors: semiconductors, automotive electronic components,...

Monday 9 March 2026

China warns Nexperia dispute could trigger new global chip shortage

China's commerce ministry has warned that the conflict between Dutch chipmaker Nexperia and its Chinese subsidiary could trigger another global semiconductor supply chain crisis, raising...

Monday 9 March 2026

Automaker leadership reshuffle deepens strain on Europe's tier 1 suppliers

Major automakers in Europe, the US, Japan, and South Korea have recently undergone significant executive changes, with nine leading carmakers replacing their chief executive officers...

Sunday 8 March 2026

SpaceX shifts from GaAs as scalable silicon and perovskite solar technologies advance

In early 2026, Tesla CEO Elon Musk visited China to inspect its solar supply chain, focusing on back-contact, heterojunction, and perovskite technologies. This move suggests a reevaluation...

Sunday 8 March 2026

Taiwan and the UK sign space industry pact to deepen supply chain cooperation

Six months after Taiwan and the United Kingdom held their first Taiwan–UK Space Industry Roundtable in Taiwan in September 2025,...

Friday 6 March 2026

AW 2026: how AX is advancing traditional automation

Automation World (AW) 2026 has concluded at COEX in Seoul, marking a turning point regarding hardware-centric automation. As the industry faces...

Friday 6 March 2026

Explainer: Why the Pentagon’s move on Anthropic matters for the AI supply chain

The high-stakes game of chicken between Silicon Valley and the Pentagon escalated into a formal legal war on March 6. Following a week of social media threats and collapsed negotiations,...

Friday 6 March 2026

Rising silver prices shift solar technology race toward low-silver cells

Rising global silver prices have pushed the cost of silver paste used in solar panels up about 2.5 times in six months, intensifying competition across the solar supply chain and accelerating...

Friday 6 March 2026

Intel’s EMIB gains traction as CoWoS alternative, reviving IC substrate investment

The global AI surge has sharply increased demand for advanced chips, leaving TSMC's CoWoS capacity in tight supply. Intel's advanced packaging strategy is set to reach a critical turning...

Friday 6 March 2026

Taiwan and US to jointly boost investments in five trusted industries

Taiwan's government is actively promoting developments in the "Five Trusted Industry Sectors": semiconductors, AI, military, security and surveillance, and next-generation communications...

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