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Monday 4 May 2026
Geopolitical turmoil adds US$20 million to Taiwan offshore wind project costs
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), one of the world's largest dedicated renewable energy fund managers and a major developer of offshore wind projects across Asia Pacific, says...
Monday 4 May 2026
AI's 1.6T shift turns InP into optical supply chain bottleneck

The transition from 800G to 1.6T optical modules is no longer an upgrade cycle — it is a physics-driven inflection point.

Monday 4 May 2026
Taiwan moves to close the gap on semiconductor equipment self-sufficiency
Taiwan's government is advancing its Five Trusted Industry Sectors program, which identifies semiconductors, AI, defense, security, and next-generation communications as the country's...
Monday 4 May 2026
Tata Electronics' rumored workforce expansion to 75,000 underscores rapid rise in Apple's supply chain
Tata Electronics has rapidly expanded its electronics manufacturing operations, emerging as one of Apple's most important contract manufacturers in India as the country strengthens...
Monday 4 May 2026
United Integrated Services targets NT$100 billion revenue in 2026 as TSMC and Micron drive fab demand
United Integrated Services reported a record net profit of NT$9.069 billion (US$287 million) for 2025 and posted NT$20.288 billion in revenue in the first quarter of 2026, increases...
Monday 4 May 2026
SEMICON SEA 2026 highlights Malaysia's push to scale semiconductor assembly, testing and packaging
SEMICON SEA 2026 convened from May 5 to 7 at the Malaysia International Trade and Exhibition Center in Kuala Lumpur to showcase Malaysia's expanding role in the global semiconductor...
Monday 4 May 2026
Research Insight: Beijing auto show signals shift from vehicle launches to AI-driven supply chains
The 2026 Beijing Auto Show has emerged as a platform where the balance of competition is shifting from sheer vehicle counts to advanced self-driving systems, AI-powered cockpits, and...
Monday 4 May 2026
BenQ Materials unit Cenefom enters memory supply chain with CMP brush wheels
BenQ Materials is accelerating its expansion into semiconductor materials as its subsidiary Cenefom officially begins operations at its new Guangyuan plant. The facility's chemical...
Monday 4 May 2026
AI chip demand ignites embedded substrate race among Samsung, Ibiden, Unimicron
Samsung Electro-Mechanics (Semco) has moved early to commercialize embedded semiconductor substrates, but the window is rapidly closing as Japan's Ibiden and Taiwan's Unimicron prepare...
Monday 4 May 2026
Taiwan-Europe cooperation aims to accelerate counter-drone integration among democratic allies
Amid shifting geopolitics, collaboration between Europe's electronic warfare expertise and Taiwan's leading supply chain capabilities could materially change how democratic allies...
Friday 1 May 2026
OpenAI demand doubts cast shadow over AI server supply chain

OpenAI's aggressive push to secure AI computing capacity is facing growing scrutiny, with signs that its multibillion-dollar data center...

Friday 1 May 2026
Samsung Electro-Mechanics weighs MLCC price hike of 5–10% as supply tightens
Samsung Electro-Mechanics is considering raising prices for multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCCs) by about 5% to 10% as demand from artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure tightens...
Thursday 30 April 2026
Taiwan wafer maker Episil triples capex to scale silicon photonics for AI
Episil Precision will reallocate production toward larger-diameter silicon epitaxy and silicon photonics to improve profitability and meet AI supply chain demand, the company announced...
Thursday 30 April 2026
NB plans plan to cut NRE and tooling fees, Chinese ODMs expand manufacturing footprint
Sources from the notebook (NB) supply chain stated that Taiwanese ODM manufacturers that once stood at the forefront of the market are gradually stepping back, with Chinese ODM manufacturers...
Thursday 30 April 2026
Taiwan's AI push awaits legislative green light
Given Taiwan's crucial role in the AI supply chain, Cheng-wen Wu, chairman of the country's National Science and Technology Council (NSTC), called on Taiwan's legislature to pass the...