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Friday 13 November 2026
Exclusive: Made in Britain, enabled by Taiwan — the hidden dependencies behind critical chips
Imagine a maintenance robot operating inside a fusion reactor, exposed to temperatures reaching 600 degrees Celsius and intense radiation, with an expected service life of 25 years...
Friday 13 November 2026
China's economy faces structural strain as supply outpaces demand
Taiwan is benefiting from the global AI infrastructure boom, with GDP...
Friday 13 November 2026
Samsung expands HBM packaging at Onyang as Cheonan runs short of space
Samsung Electronics is expanding its high-bandwidth memory (HBM) packaging operations in South Korea as its Cheonan campus runs short of space, prompting the company to develop nearby...
Friday 13 November 2026
Europe's AI ambitions hinge on power semiconductors, and on fending off Chinese rivals
AI has propelled the global semiconductor market to record highs, but growth remains concentrated in memory, advanced logic and advanced packaging, areas in which Europe has limited...
Friday 13 November 2026
Taiwan GDP per capita tops US$46,000, Premier Cho says
Taiwan's GDP per capita is projected to exceed US$46,000 in 2026, while the economy is forecast to grow 11.05%, Premier Jung-tai Cho said, crediting the achievement to the combined...
Friday 13 November 2026
SK Hynix's HBM4 yield tops 70% as Samsung expands chip packaging capacity
SK Hynix's sixth-generation high-bandwidth memory (HBM4) production yield has reportedly surpassed 70%, Chosun Biz reported on November 12, citing semiconductor industry sources,...
Friday 13 November 2026
Analysis: Nvidia's leadership change leaves Taiwan suppliers confident in near-term demand
Jensen Huang's resignation is expected to have short-term effects on Taiwan's server suppliers, which are developing Nvidia's Vera Rubin and Feynman platforms. However, suppliers say...
Friday 13 November 2026
Samsung reportedly moves up 8-inch foundry exit to 2029, outsources some production to UMC
Samsung Electronics is targeting an exit from its 8-inch foundry business by the end of 2029, a year earlier than previously reported, and has been outsourcing some production to Taiwan's...
Thursday 12 November 2026
Aleees makes Tainan plant launchpad for North American LFP expansion
Advanced Lithium Electrochemistry (Aleees), a lithium iron phosphate (LFP) cathode-material maker, signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with a North American partner on November...
Thursday 12 November 2026
Naver signs US$1.5 billion AI cloud deal with US firm
Naver said on November 12 it had signed a KRW2 trillion (approx. US$1.5 billion) AI computing services contract with a US-based AI inference company, securing its first major customer...
Thursday 12 November 2026
Sharp sells LCD color filter plant to Nitto Denko for JPY22.2B
Sharp is accelerating efforts to address its loss-making display component business. According to Nikkei, Sharp will sell its Hisai plant in Tsu, Mie Prefecture, Japan, which...
Thursday 12 November 2026
Sam Altman warns Samsung of short-term AI demand volatility
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman warned Samsung Electronics executives that AI memory demand could fluctuate in the short term, with the market potentially counting the same demand more than...
Thursday 12 November 2026
Taiwan's electronics industry targets four overseas tech parks under TEEMA's global expansion plan
The Taiwan Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers' Association (TEEMA) released its first industry white paper in 78 years on November 11, proposing a "Taiwan+N" global expansion...
Thursday 12 November 2026
Toyota to assemble and sell Japanese light-duty trucks in the US, with sales starting in 2H27
Japanese automaker Toyota has announced plans to revive the Scion brand, which was discontinued nearly a decade ago, with the launch of its first model, the KEI-01, in the second half...
Thursday 12 November 2026
South Korea’s HBM demand drives 54% surge in Taiwan glass fiber exports
Taiwan’s glass fiber exports to South Korea rose 54.0% year-over-year in the first nine months of 2026 as demand for high-bandwidth memory (HBM) and advanced packaging expanded...