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Friday 2 January 2026
Twoway chair indicted in Taiwan for alleged attempted breach of trust
Twoway Group announced on December 31, 2025, that its chairperson, Bi-shuang Chen, along with other business personnel, has been indicted by the Taoyuan District Prosecutors' Office...
Friday 2 January 2026
Taiwan's AI and robotics agenda stalls as legislative deadlock over 2026 budget continues
Taiwan's drive to scale artificial intelligence and robotics faces a critical setback as political deadlock in the Legislative Yuan blocks passage of the 2026 central government budget,...
Friday 2 January 2026
Vietnam urges Intel to boost semiconductor backend capacity
The Vietnamese government is urging Intel to further grow its semiconductor packaging and testing capabilities in the country, seeking to strengthen the nation's role in the global...
Friday 2 January 2026
US approval of TSMC equipment exports to China reflects strategy shift
Following reports that the US government had granted annual export licenses to South Korea's Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix, the US Department of Commerce (DOC) has also approved...
Friday 2 January 2026
South Korea's quantum equipment makers anticipate major orders as data centers adopt QPU
As quantum technology, one of South Korea's national strategic technologies, gradually shifts from government-led R&D to the private sector, growing AI computing workloads have...
Wednesday 31 December 2025
The chip industry in 2025: Boom, rivalry, and a fragile new order
In 2025, generative AI investments are reshaping the global semiconductor industry. Nvidia, TSMC, and their supply chains emerge as the biggest winners. But the boom brings new challenges...
Wednesday 31 December 2025
Analysis: America's new 'Manhattan Project' puts AI at the center of power

When the Manhattan Project mobilized the full weight of the American state in 1945 to unlock atomic energy, it revealed something humanity...

Monday 29 December 2025
After subsidies end, Germany's EV market hits turning point

In the transformation of automotive electronics and electrification (E/E), subsidies have long been regarded as the fuel propelling the...

Monday 29 December 2025
Move over, Malaysia? India's emerging OSAT sector claims price parity in legacy packaging
India's first wave of OSAT facilities is moving from capacity announcements to competitive positioning, with some domestic players now benchmarking themselves against established...
Sunday 28 December 2025
South Korea's AI chips struggle beyond cost advantage
South Korea's drive to build a domestic artificial intelligence semiconductor industry is hitting a key constraint. Despite gains in power efficiency and pricing, industry executives...
Friday 26 December 2025
Japan quadruples chip and physical AI spending, deepens state backing for Rapidus
Japan is preparing a major expansion of state support for advanced semiconductors and artificial intelligence, with the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) set to nearly...
Friday 26 December 2025
SMEE wins China lithography order, yet ASML still controls advanced-node tools
A disclosure on China's government procurement platform shows that Shanghai Micro Electronics Equipment (SMEE) has won a contract to supply a step-and-scan lithography system valued...
Friday 26 December 2025
Tariff restraint masks continued hard line as US weighs broader controls on Chinese chip capabilities
The US government has decided not to impose additional semiconductor tariffs on China for the next 18 months, despite concluding that Beijing's state-led chip industry policies involve...
Friday 26 December 2025
Xiaomi rejects US bid to add it to China Military Company list
Xiaomi stated that it is not a Chinese military-industrial company, is not affiliated with any military entity, and only provides consumer-focused civilian and commercial products,...
Wednesday 24 December 2025
Taiwan's AI Basic Act passed, but poses further questions about AI regulations
The Legislative Yuan has passed the AI Basic Act in its third reading, designating the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) as the competent authority (CA). However, questions...