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Monday 19 January 2026
Global power grids emerge as strategic choke points in AI and industrial competition race
The escalating global energy transition and intensifying industrial rivalry have elevated power infrastructure security to a national defense-level strategic concern, with a focus...
Monday 19 January 2026
Optics manufacturers strengthen ties with semiconductor firms in silicon photonics race, Asia Optical among targets
Industry speculation about collaboration between optics manufacturers and semiconductor companies to bolster their silicon photonics (SiPh) capabilities is gaining ground. Following...
Monday 19 January 2026
Young Fast Optoelectronics to integrate vertically, expand into gaming assembly and electronic paper modules by 2026
Touch panel manufacturer Young Fast Optoelectronics, which has shifted focus toward electromechanical products in recent years, plans to vertically integrate its optoelectronics division...
Sunday 18 January 2026
MGC expands into AI liquid cooling market
Meta Green Cooling (MGC) is making a comprehensive push into the AI liquid cooling sector, leveraging its unique full-spectrum capabilities. MGC chairman James Chen noted that, unlike...
Friday 16 January 2026
Xiaomi reportedly skips 2nm for Xring O2, chooses TSMC 3nm to cut costs

Xiaomi's second-generation in-house mobile processor, the Xring O2, will skip TSMC's 2nm process and instead use the company's 3nm N3P...

Friday 16 January 2026
US imposes 25% chip tariff under Section 232, but Taiwan secures strategic carve-outs in high-stakes talks
The US White House has formally announced a 25% import tariff on semiconductors under Section 232, while outlining multiple exemption mechanisms that could mitigate the impact on key...
Friday 16 January 2026
Honlynn pivots to cloud, cybersecurity, and AI as TPEx debut nears
Honlynn, a subsidiary of Abico Group, will be listed on the Taipei Exchange's Emerging Stock Board on January 16, 2026, marking a strategic inflection point as the company pivots from...
Friday 16 January 2026
CES 2026 turns dexterous hands into a China-South Korea showdown
Unlike previous CES editions that focused on full humanoid robot systems, CES 2026 highlighted the standalone importance of dexterous hands. As the core interface for human–machine...
Friday 16 January 2026
Taiwan launches Smart Robot Research Center to advance everyday service robotics
The rapid evolution of robots with stable gait and agile manipulation—spotlighted at CES 2026—signals that robots integrated into daily life are moving from vision to reality...
Thursday 15 January 2026
Intel CPU squeeze forces Asus Chromebook shift to MediaTek

For several months, the global memory market has been hit by severe supply shortages and rapid price increases. As memory makers shift...

Wednesday 14 January 2026
Meta doubles down on AI smart glasses, shuts VR studios

Meta Platforms is reshaping its hardware and AI strategy. After reports of layoffs at its Reality Labs division, the US tech giant is now...

Wednesday 14 January 2026
U-Best Innovative develops water-based resin for automotive interiors, targets diverse sectors
U-Best Innovative, a subsidiary of Sun Yad Group, announced the development of a water-based resin developed in collaboration with major domestic manufacturers of automotive interior...
Wednesday 14 January 2026
AI boom pushes Taiwan's GDP growth past 7%, masking tariff and talent strains on non-ICT sectors
Taiwan recorded a GDP growth of over 7% in 2025, driven by an AI-fueled export surge, yet the headline growth conceals mounting pressures on traditional industries grappling with US...
Tuesday 13 January 2026
Xiaomi's XRing strategy raises pressure on MediaTek, Qualcomm
Market sources say Xiaomi is expanding its in-house XRing chip lineup. Beyond developing the next-generation XRing O2 on TSMC's N3P process, the company also plans to extend these...
Tuesday 13 January 2026
Column: IBM's 50-year-old liquid cooling patent shapes today's AI data center cooling
If today's AI data centers are blazing "powder kegs" of heat, IBM was the visionary that prepared the "fire extinguisher" half a century ago. While Nvidia's top chips now require water...