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Monday 6 October 2025
Mitsubishi Electric opens SiC plant amid cooling EV market
Mitsubishi Electric held a completion ceremony on October 1, 2025, for its new power semiconductor factory in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. The facility will produce silicon carbide...
Monday 6 October 2025
Gold and copper prices soar as Trump's policies shake global supply chains
Upon US President Donald Trump's return to the White House, his chip containment policy has ignited a rare earth export control battle with China, affecting the already imbalanced...
Monday 6 October 2025
Taiwan's JPC Connectivity expands fiber, high-power, and PCIe portfolio, projects solid 2026 outlook
Benefiting from rising demand for AI servers and high-speed interconnects, Taiwan's JPC Connectivity expressed cautious optimism for the second half of 2025 and into 2026 during its...
Sunday 5 October 2025
AI data center surge tests connector makers on speed, power, and cooling
The global AI boom is driving a new wave of server and data center build-outs. With hyperscalers and chipmakers expanding compute infrastructure, data transmission is surging, and...
Sunday 5 October 2025
Taiwan defense firms ramp up drone output as Trump blocks US$400M sale
Taiwanese defense suppliers are doubling down on both domestic and overseas orders as global demand for military hardware accelerates. Unmanned systems have become a central focus...
Friday 3 October 2025
Mature chip pricing squeeze deepens for UMC as Taiwan IC design houses foresee challenges lasting into 2026
United Microelectronics Corp. (UMC) recently issued a notice to its suppliers demanding a 15% price reduction, signaling heightened cost pressures within the semiconductor supply...
Friday 3 October 2025
Taiwan pushes back on US '50-50 chip split' demand
Taiwan's Executive Yuan Vice Premier Cheng Li-chun highlighted on October 2, 2025, that the US's proposal for a "50-50 chip production split" between Taiwan and the US diverges from...
Friday 3 October 2025
OpenAI's massive memory deal with Samsung and SK Hynix signals shift in AI chip supply chain
OpenAI has signed a sweeping cooperation agreement with Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix, securing high-performance memory supplies for the massive Stargate Project. According to...
Friday 3 October 2025
Wiwynn accelerates global factory expansion amid booming AI server demand
Wiwynn is rapidly expanding its manufacturing footprint worldwide, driven by strong orders for AI servers expected to sustain through 2027. The company's president, William Lin, highlighted...
Friday 3 October 2025
Apple and China back BOE in expanding OLED production
Amid its legal battle with Samsung Display (SDC), BOE appears unaffected and is taking a more aggressive stance in the OLED market with the support of the Chinese government and Apple...
Friday 3 October 2025
Taiwan IPC market in recovery despite looming tariff and supply chain risks
Due to exchange rate and tariff fluctuations in the first half of 2025, Taiwan's industrial PC (IPC) manufacturers were facing pressure on continued growth. However, the situation...
Friday 3 October 2025
Taiwan machine tools hit by tariffs, weak Europe; components ride robotics wave
The Taiwanese machinery industry is experiencing a challenging 2025, with traditional sectors grappling with tariff and currency pressures in the first half of the year. The US's...
Friday 3 October 2025
Research insights: Nvidia's US$100 billion OpenAI investment builds closed-loop control of AI cloud market
In September 2025, Nvidia announced plans to invest up to US$100 billion in OpenAI in phases, deploying at least 10GW of Nvidia server systems to support the development of next-generation...
Thursday 2 October 2025
From ground to sky: How Taiwan's Tmytek is shaping future of seamless connectivity

As governments and businesses worldwide demand greater communications resilience, relying solely on terrestrial mobile networks and fixed-line...

Thursday 2 October 2025
Taiwan semiconductor outlook turns green in August on rising demand and prices
The Taiwan Institute of Economic Research (TIER) released the manufacturing business climate indicator for August 2025 on October 1. The report noted that continued strong demand...