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Friday 8 May 2026
US president considers inviting Nvidia and other CEOs to China trade talks
CEOs from Nvidia and other American tech companies are among those that the US government plans to invite to join President Donald Trump's visit to China next week. Along with the...
Friday 8 May 2026
Sony, TSMC form Japanese joint venture to push image sensors into automotive and robotics
TSMC and Sony Semiconductor Solutions have signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding to establish a joint venture (JV) for next-generation image sensor development and manufacturing,...
Friday 8 May 2026
Taiwan firms' US investment tops forecasts; government lines up US$50 billion financing
The Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) announced on May 6 that, excluding TSMC, about 20 Taiwan companies plan to invest US$35 billion in the US. The statement comes after US President...
Friday 8 May 2026
Taiwan government expands science parks as US-China tech war drags on
Taiwan's government decided five years ago to expand science park development after concluding that the US-China tech war would not end soon, laying the groundwork for the Third Kaohsiung...
Thursday 7 May 2026
South Korea's US$344.3 million push to localize power chips
South Korea plans to provide KRW500 billion (US$344.3 million) in state funding for a large-scale research and development project aimed at localizing next-generation power semiconductors,...
Thursday 7 May 2026
Google, Microsoft, and xAI to give US early access to unreleased AI models

Google DeepMind, Microsoft, and xAI have signed agreements giving the US government early access to unreleased frontier AI models for...

Wednesday 6 May 2026
India approves new semiconductor and Mini/Micro LED projects
India's latest approvals could expand global display and chip sourcing as the country adds Mini/Micro LED GaN fabrication and large-scale packaging capacity. Global manufacturers and...
Wednesday 6 May 2026
GlobalFoundries turns three-continent footprint into geopolitical hedge
In a recent assessment of the semiconductor landscape, GlobalFoundries emphasized the critical need for supply chain resilience amid a "fragmented geopolitical environment." The company...
Wednesday 6 May 2026
Germany now forecast to miss 2030 BEV target as ICE cars remain dominant
Germany's rollout of battery electric vehicles (BEV) fell far short of earlier aims, with new forecasts indicating the country will not reach the coalition government's 15 million...
Tuesday 5 May 2026
SEMICON SEA 2026: the trillion-dollar chip era is already here
The global semiconductor industry is entering a "multi-trillion-dollar" growth cycle sooner than expected, SEMI President and CEO Ajit Manocha said, urging Southeast Asian countries...
Tuesday 5 May 2026
Ubiqconn establishes R&D base in Shalun to build collaborative unmanned vehicle ecosystem
Ubiqconn Technology said it moved into the Shalun Artificial Intelligence Industrial Zone and established an R&D base to create Taiwan's first application ecosystem for a collaborative...
Tuesday 5 May 2026
Intel's revival runs on politics and promises — but supply bottlenecks tell a different story
Intel's share price has hit historic highs as the semiconductor industry draws significant investor attention. But is this hype justified? DIGITIMES analyst Luke Lin took a deep dive...
Monday 4 May 2026
Taiwan moves to close the gap on semiconductor equipment self-sufficiency
Taiwan's government is advancing its Five Trusted Industry Sectors program, which identifies semiconductors, AI, defense, security, and next-generation communications as the country's...
Thursday 30 April 2026
Taiwan's AI push awaits legislative green light
Given Taiwan's crucial role in the AI supply chain, Cheng-wen Wu, chairman of the country's National Science and Technology Council (NSTC), called on Taiwan's legislature to pass the...
Wednesday 29 April 2026
American-made Fords are selling out in Taiwan — and prices are going up to match
Ford's Taiwan distributor, Ford Lio Ho, is raising prices on 2026 model-year vehicles built in the US, citing rising shipping costs and surging demand that has outpaced supply.