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Tuesday 24 February 2026
Japan courts Samsung, SK Hynix with subsidies, but memory giants hold back
Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix have in recent years received repeated invitations from Japan's central and local governments to build semiconductor fabs, but neither has advanced...
Tuesday 24 February 2026
Billions in cash, trillions in tokens: China's AI model showdown
Around the 2026 Lunar New Year, China's large model market entered its most concentrated launch cycle to date. Z.ai, MiniMax, Alibaba, and ByteDance released or upgraded models across...
Wednesday 18 February 2026
What the EU's 70% local content threshold means for its industrial base

The European Union is preparing a structural shift in industrial policy, linking electric vehicle subsidies and public procurement to binding...

Thursday 12 February 2026
China dominates 90% of South Korea's EV fast-charger modules

South Korea is moving to domestically produce key components for electric vehicle (EV) fast chargers, as Chinese-made power modules account...

Thursday 12 February 2026
Laster banks on China subsidies, Tesla and Zeekr wins amid margin push
LED automotive lighting module maker Laster said it expects China's car purchase subsidies and trade-in programs to stimulate domestic demand in the first quarter of 2026, and that...
Saturday 7 February 2026
A close reading of the book behind TSMC's Japan bet
TSMC's decision to bring 3nm manufacturing to Japan is often explained in terms of subsidies and diversification. A better explanation sits in a book written five years ago by Prime...
Wednesday 4 February 2026
Nvidia expands validation and testing, silicon photonics could be GTC 2026 focus
Taiwan's supply chain has reaped the benefits of Nvidia's AI leadership. In Taiwan, it received NT$6.7 billion (US$211.9 million) in subsidies in 2023 under the Taiwan AI Innovation...
Monday 2 February 2026
Research Insights: State governments are vital to US energy sovereignty
Since taking office, Trump has suspended clean energy subsidies under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and passed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, creating diverging US green energy...
Friday 30 January 2026
Taiwan pledges equal incentives for US investors under new MOU, with no cap on subsidies
Taiwan is stepping up efforts to anchor global investment at home, offering equal incentives to US and foreign firms even as cross-border commitments under the Taiwan–US Investment...
Wednesday 28 January 2026
China's TV subsidies lose traction, shipments likely to decline in 2026
China will continue implementing its national subsidy policy in 2026, but with stricter conditions and higher thresholds. Judging from TV sales trends in 2025, the subsidies had already...
Thursday 22 January 2026
China rolls out trade-in subsidies again to support ICT device sales
Despite forecasts of a decline in sales of ICT products, including smartphones and notebooks, by 2026 due to memory supply shortages, China is introducing new purchase subsidies to...
Wednesday 21 January 2026
Weekly research roundup: EV market splits and edge AI foundry war
While the global EV market shifts gears into a phase of slower, regionally fragmented growth (15.2%) as subsidies fade, the edge AI chip sector is aggressively evolving. DIGITIMES...
Friday 2 January 2026
South Korea's semiconductor bill risks weakening competitiveness as rivals roll out cash subsidies
South Korea's ruling and opposition parties have reached a preliminary consensus on the Semiconductor Special Act, though its passage may be delayed until 2026, and the law faces criticism...
Wednesday 31 December 2025
China trade-in subsidies reshape auto market as domestic surge accelerates global export push
China's expanded vehicle trade-in program is set to reinforce its rise as the world's largest auto market, supporting domestic demand while intensifying export pressure overseas. As...
Monday 29 December 2025
After subsidies end, Germany's EV market hits turning point

In the transformation of automotive electronics and electrification (E/E), subsidies have long been regarded as the fuel propelling the...