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Tuesday 28 April 2026
Taiwan's 2026 exports set to top US$800 billion as AI fuels electronics surge
Taiwan's exports were forecast to surpass US$800 billion in 2026, driven by strong demand for electronic components and information and audiovisual products tied to artificial intelligence,...
Tuesday 28 April 2026
ASE signs cybersecurity MOU with national institute to shore up semiconductor defenses
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) and the National Institute of Cyber Security signed a memorandum of understanding on April 28 to establish a joint cyber defense, intelligence...
Tuesday 28 April 2026
Amkor records strong 1Q26, advanced packaging expected to triple YoY
Amkor Technology is off to a record start in 2026. First-quarter revenue hit US$1.68 billion, up 27% from the prior year, driven by record performance in AI data center applications...
Tuesday 28 April 2026
Agentic AI sparks CPU demand surge, boosting ASIC and niche chip makers
The rise of agentic AI has transformed computing chip requirements, igniting a fierce CPU supply scramble. Traditional x86 giants like Intel and AMD are seeing growing CPU demand in...
Tuesday 28 April 2026
Analysis: Why Tokyo Electron's China problem goes deeper than a data breach
Amid growing geopolitical tensions over the global semiconductor supply chain, what initially appeared to be an internal personnel matter is evolving into a broader case study of the...
Tuesday 28 April 2026
Samsung fast-tracks Pyeongtaek fabs to turn HBM4 edge into AI memory scale

Samsung is accelerating one of its most aggressive memory capacity buildouts in years, aiming to bring its Pyeongtaek Line 4 fab, or P4,...

Tuesday 28 April 2026
Nvidia says GPU allocation follows first-come, first-served principle, not highest bidder
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang clarified in an April 2026 interview with Silicon Valley podcast host Dwarkesh Patel that the company allocates GPUs based on a first-come, first-served principle...
Tuesday 28 April 2026
US chip packaging capacity to hit 10% by 2032
The Trump administration continues to push for reshoring the semiconductor industry to the US. As global foundry giants TSMC, Intel, and Samsung Electronics expand advanced manufacturing...
Tuesday 28 April 2026
Strong demand and advanced packaging execution drive Amkor's upbeat quarter
Amkor Technology reported a strong start to 2026, with management attributing the performance to robust demand across multiple end markets and continued execution in advanced packa...
Tuesday 28 April 2026
TSMC 2nm leak case results in NT$150M fine for TEL; company says no confidential data was leaked and discussions are underway
In the trade secret leak case involving TSMC's 2nm process, the Intellectual Property and Commercial Court ruled on April 27, 2026, that Tokyo Electron (TEL), the equipment supplier...
Tuesday 28 April 2026
Why the AI boom still runs through Taiwan — and why that won't change
As trade tensions simmer and geopolitical flashpoints multiply, Taiwan's technology sector is holding firm. Anchored by surging AI infrastructure demand and a pivotal shift in how...
Tuesday 28 April 2026
Commentary: Tim Cook's sole omission during 15-year tenor
On December 6, 2022, Tim Cook stood on a construction site in Phoenix, Arizona, alongside President Biden, TSMC founder Morris Chang, and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang. It was the tool-in...
Monday 27 April 2026
DIGITIMES: Enterprise AI shifts toward inference as computing architectures undergo structural realignment

As enterprise adoption of generative AI accelerates, a new phase of infrastructure demand is beginning to take shape. According to...

Monday 27 April 2026
Samsung reportedly breaks 10nm barrier with first single-digit nanometer DRAM working die
Samsung Electronics has reportedly become the first company in the world to develop a single-digit nanometer-class 10a DRAM working die, using the prototype to fine-tune process conditions...
Monday 27 April 2026
TSMC trade secret theft ends in 10-year sentence, $4.6M fine against Tokyo Electron
A Taiwanese court handed down its harshest ruling yet in a semiconductor trade secret case on Monday, sentencing a former TSMC engineer to 10 years in prison and fining Japanese equipment...