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Tuesday 8 September 2026
US chip investment push puts ownership at center of Korea's $200 billion deal

A US push for additional Korean semiconductor manufacturing investment has entered bilateral negotiations just as the first project under...

Tuesday 8 September 2026
ChenFull Precision expands from defense and semiconductor equipment into quantum computing
ChenFull Precision has expanded rapidly in recent years from traditional precision manufacturing operations such as welding and surface treatment into the semiconductor process equipment...
Tuesday 8 September 2026
Advantech to open North America HQ and expand US manufacturing
Advantech will open its new North America headquarters campus in Tustin, California, on October 21, Taipei time, adding localized manufacturing and service capacity as demand linked...
Tuesday 8 September 2026
Renewable power shortage puts Taiwan's chip cluster under scrutiny
As semiconductor and AI infrastructure expansions elevate Taiwan's strategic profile on the global stage, mandates for a "green chip" supply chain are intensifying pressure on major...
Tuesday 8 September 2026
TSMC's co-COO left ITRI in 1987 for a startup foundry — ITRI just named him a laureate
TSMC Executive Vice President and Co-Chief Operating Officer Y.P. Chin was named an Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) Laureate on September 7, marking another milestone...
Tuesday 8 September 2026
Shining a Light on the Precision Behind AI and Data Infrastructure

Discussion around advances in AI will often focus on model performance, chip launches, and compute scale. In practice, however, progress increasingly depends on something...

Tuesday 8 September 2026
South Korea's UBATT targets 500 Wh/kg lithium-metal batteries for drone and defense markets
South Korean battery startup UBATT is targeting aerospace and defense applications such as drones and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) with high-energy-density lithium-metal batteries,...
Tuesday 8 September 2026
Interview: California companies highlight synergy between the state and Taiwan
This year's SEMICON Taiwan saw companies worldwide flock to Taipei to learn new industry developments and score potential business opportunities. Many came from elsewhere in Asia,...
Tuesday 8 September 2026
Analysis: Taiwan manufacturers put 78.9% of new investment into machines as hiring fails
Taiwan's traditional manufacturers are warning that the island's growth story is widening a long-running labor gap, as semiconductor and AI server demand lifts the economy even as...
Tuesday 8 September 2026
Taiwan sets out 2027 plan to reinforce AI, chip leadership
Taiwan plans to deepen its role in global technology supply chains as demand for AI chips, advanced packaging, and memory tightens worldwide. A new policy agenda aims to bolster semiconductor...
Monday 7 September 2026
Silicon Valley goes physical: how San Jose is building an energy-rich, tariff-mitigated capital for physical AI
As the artificial intelligence revolution outgrows the digital cloud and demands physical form, a major structural transition is quietly reshaping Silicon Valley. While the region...
Monday 7 September 2026
South Korea secures US$2B from Air Products, Axcelis, Corning, Pacifico Energy to bolster supply chains
Four major US technology companies have committed a combined US$2 billion to investments across South Korea's semiconductor materials, equipment, and clean energy sectors. The move...
Monday 7 September 2026
STMicroelectronics says humanoid robots must clear a trio of hurdles
STMicroelectronics said humanoid robots are still most likely to enter manufacturing first, as the industry works through key hurdles in hand dexterity, edge AI decision-making, and...
Monday 7 September 2026
Exclusive: Infineon Dresden fab to hit full capacity in 2-3 years, COO says
Infineon COO Alexander Gorski told DIGITIMES in an exclusive interview at SEMICON Taiwan 2026 that the company's new Dresden fab is ramping at twice the pace of prior expansions,...
Monday 7 September 2026
Exclusive: Infineon COO says chip shortage recovery will take longer
Infineon COO Alexander Gorski told DIGITIMES in an exclusive interview at Semicon Taiwan 2026 that the current global chip shortage is unlike the one during Covid-19 and will...