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Thursday 21 August 2025
Lessons from South Korea as Taiwan prepares AI basic law with clearly defined terms
South Korea is set to implement the Basic Act on the Development of Artificial Intelligence and the Establishment of the Foundation for Trustworthiness (the AI Basic Act) in January...
Wednesday 20 August 2025
US's move to block BOE OLEDs could help South Korea, but raises bigger concerns

The US International Trade Commission (ITC) has issued a preliminary ruling siding with Samsung Display (SDC) in its trade secrets case...

Monday 18 August 2025
Huawei escalates IP battle with Africa's dominant smartphone vendor
Chinese handset maker Shenzhen Transsion Holdings Co., known as the "king of phones in Africa," is facing a fresh legal challenge from Huawei, highlighting growing intellectual property...
Sunday 17 August 2025
TCC battery plant fire results in NT$11B loss, exposing challenges in Taiwan's lithium battery industry
A fire at Molicel's lithium ternary battery factory, a subsidiary of TCC, revealed serious failures in its firefighting system, which did not activate any of its key safety protocols...
Sunday 17 August 2025
Applied Materials faces lawsuit from smaller Chinese rival
Chinese semiconductor equipment makers are increasingly taking the offensive in protecting their technology and intellectual property. Beijing E-Town Semiconductor Technology has...
Friday 15 August 2025
Apple redesigns US Apple Watch blood oxygen feature to avoid patent dispute
Apple has reintroduced the blood oxygen detection feature on the Apple Watch for US users after redesigning the function and gaining approval from a recent US Customs ruling. The...
Friday 15 August 2025
Commentary: China's chip equipment underdog stands up to Applied Materials as local substitution wave rises
Beijing E-Town Semiconductor Technology has sued US chipmaking equipment leader Applied Materials in a Chinese court, seeking nearly CNY100 million (approx. US$13.9 million) in damages...
Thursday 7 August 2025
Tokyo Electron fires Taiwan employee tied to TSMC leak
Tokyo Electron (TEL), Japan's leading semiconductor equipment maker, announced on August 7 2025 that it has fired an employee at its Taiwan subsidiary over alleged involvement in...
Thursday 7 August 2025
Florida verdict marks shift in legal view of driver-assist tech

A Florida court has ruled that Tesla must pay US$243 million in damages over a fatal crash that occurred in 2019, holding the automaker...

Wednesday 6 August 2025
Beijing Court rejects Innoscience's appeal in patent dispute with EPC
Efficient Power Conversion (EPC), a company specializing in gallium nitride (GaN) semiconductor technology, announced on August 6 that the Beijing Intellectual Property Court dismissed...
Wednesday 6 August 2025
Innoscience wins Nvidia nod, loses German patent fight
China's leading GaN semiconductor firm, Innoscience, is at the center of a high-stakes global confrontation that intertwines geopolitics, patent disputes, and market strategy. In...
Tuesday 5 August 2025
Who’s really after TSMC’s 2nm secrets? The trail may not lead to China
TSMC is dealing with a high-stakes internal security breach after several employees were dismissed over attempts to leak confidential information regarding its 2nm process technology,...
Thursday 31 July 2025
Microsoft cannot protect EU data from US government
Microsoft has admitted to a French Senate hearing that it cannot guarantee data sovereignty. Even if data is stored on servers in Europe, the US government can still access it under...
Monday 28 July 2025
Trump's reciprocal tariffs face legal test as Section 232 gains traction
Since assuming office, US President Donald Trump has pursued an assertive trade agenda. Following his April 2, 2025, announcement of the reciprocal tariff, dubbed "Liberation Day,"...
Sunday 27 July 2025
Missed connection with Nvidia haunts Samsung as Lee Jae-yong marks 1000 days of leadership
Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong recently marked his 1,000th day in office, a tenure that Korean media describes as filled with challenges and crises. Even though Lee officially...