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Sunday 9 August 2026
Commentary: From free flow to tight control — how tech talent became a national security asset

Tech talent has moved from being simply a hiring priority to a matter of national security. As major economies increasingly tie talent...

Sunday 9 August 2026
Rethinking road safety: Why existing safety standards can no longer keep pace with autonomous vehicles' advances

AI is moving from infotainment into steering, braking, and other core driving functions, raising safety questions that matter far beyond...

Saturday 8 August 2026
Clevo bets on differentiated design for 2H26 notebook growth
Clevo president Simon Tsai said AI is extending from infrastructure to consumers, boosting not only the PC industry but also traffic at IT malls. At Clevo's Buynow retail chain, humanoid...
Saturday 8 August 2026
IT panel demand cools as August prices hold steady
IT panel demand weakened in the third quarter, with both monitors and notebook panels facing a demand correction after early restocking in the first half of the year. But with chip...
Saturday 8 August 2026
Elan warns CPU and DRAM shortages will strain 2H26 PC demand
Taiwanese touch controller maker Elan held an earnings call on August 5 and said overall operations in the second quarter of 2026 were still solid, but the PC market in the third quarter...
Friday 7 August 2026
VisEra Technologies sees stronger 2H26 on recovering demand across three end markets
TSMC-affiliated optical sensing chipmaker VisEra Technologies said at its earnings conference on August 6 that business momentum rebounded significantly in the second quarter of 2026,...
Friday 7 August 2026
Ibiden raises full-year profit forecast as AI server and substrate demand strengthens
Ibiden said on August 4 that it raised its fiscal 2026 outlook after stronger-than-expected demand from generative AI and a recovery in the general-purpose server market lifted results...
Friday 7 August 2026
SK hynix Invests 54T Won in Y2 and M17 Fabs

SK hynix Inc. (or "the company", www.skhynix.com) announced today that it has decided to build new fabs in Yongin and Cheongju to respond to the continuously growing...

Friday 7 August 2026
South Korea welcomes Trump polysilicon rules as boost to non-China suppliers
US President Donald Trump's new import rules on polysilicon, ingots, wafers, and solar products could ripple through global clean energy and semiconductor markets, affecting pricing,...
Friday 7 August 2026
Iron Force Industrial posts weaker first half as it pushes AI server cooling parts
Iron Force Industrial reported first-half 2026 consolidated revenue of NT$2.441 billion, down 2.98% from a year earlier, as rising pressure on its automotive business weighed on results...
Friday 7 August 2026
Exclusive: STATS ChipPAC readies broad packaging price hikes on AI-driven OSAT squeeze

AI chip demand is sustaining a global rise in semiconductor packaging and testing prices, with STATS ChipPAC preparing a broad round...

Friday 7 August 2026
Panel makers turn old fabs into AI-advanced packaging hubs

AI-driven demand for advanced packaging is giving old-generation panel fabs and equipment new value. As Taiwan's panel makers accelerate...

Friday 7 August 2026
Wistron rumored to win Oracle AI server order as new customers expand
Wistron has secured new AI server customers, including enterprise accounts Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) and Lenovo Group, as well as a reported cloud services provider (CSP) order...
Friday 7 August 2026
Transcend July 2026 revenue tops NT$5 billion as AI boosts high-end memory demand
Memory module maker Transcend Information reported July 2026 consolidated revenue of NT$5.2 billion (approx. US$161.44 million), surging 308% from a year earlier and 3% from the previous...
Friday 7 August 2026
AMD to buy Taalas in push for faster AI inference chips

AMD said on August 6 that it has agreed to buy Taalas, a Toronto-based startup focused on specialized AI inference silicon, in a move...