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Thursday 15 October 2026
Trump says Taiwan will buy 30% of LNG output from Alaska project; Taipei confirms plans but not final terms
US President Donald Trump said at a Republican rally in Alaska on Tuesday that Taiwan had agreed to buy 30% of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from a planned Alaska pipeline project over...
Thursday 15 October 2026
AI server tracker: AIC accelerates as Taiwan's connector and chassis suppliers post uneven growth
Taiwan's connector and server-chassis suppliers posted broadly higher September revenue, although their growth trajectories differed. Seven of eight tracked companies recorded annual...
Thursday 15 October 2026
SK Hynix reportedly ties US NAND fab plan to approval for chip equipment exports to China
SK Hynix is seeking US approval to ship additional American chipmaking equipment to its NAND flash facility in Dalian, China, linking the request to a potential investment in a new...
Thursday 15 October 2026
Samsung reportedly completes 4F² DRAM development as China's CXMT targets year-end launch
Samsung Electronics has reportedly completed development of next-generation 4F² DRAM technology and is aligning commercialization with customer requirements, even as China's ChangXin...
Thursday 15 October 2026
SK Hynix targets January 2027 for HBF standard, eyes DRAM stacked on AI chips
SK Hynix aims to finalize the technical specifications for high-bandwidth flash (HBF) in January 2027 as it develops new memory technologies to address growing bottlenecks in AI inference...
Thursday 15 October 2026
Delta Electronics targets SOFC pilot production by year-end, partners with Great Taipei Gas on 550kW installation
Delta Electronics showcased its on-site solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) power generation solution at Energy Taiwan 2026, alongside its first physical solid-state transformer (SST) pro...
Thursday 15 October 2026
Micron opens second Taiwan advanced packaging plant as HBM supply tightens
Micron Technology on October 15 opened Micron Advanced Assembly and Test Taiwan 2 (AATT2) in Taichung, its second advanced assembly and test facility in Taiwan. The plant expands the...
Thursday 15 October 2026
Samsung, Applied Materials back startup targeting chip packaging warpage
Samsung Ventures and Applied Ventures, the venture capital arm of Applied Materials, have invested in US-based Flexcompute, backing simulation technology designed to predict semiconductor...
Thursday 15 October 2026
AUO-backed Star Shining Energy targets 2028 IPO with shift from solar assets to energy technology
Star Shining Energy Holdings (SSEH) acquired Star Shining Enetek Corporation (Enetek), a spin-off of AUO's energy business, on October 1, 2026, combining power generation assets with...
Thursday 15 October 2026
Taiwan Perovskite Solar Corp. deploys AI to optimize R&D, explore smart energy applications
Taiwan Perovskite Solar Corp. (TPSC) showcased its theme, "PEROVSKITE AI," at Energy Taiwan 2026, highlighting a two-way synergy between artificial intelligence and perovskite technology...
Thursday 15 October 2026
Delta Electronics' 13.8kV SST gains traction in China, with US cloud giant testing AI data centre microgrids
Delta Electronics unveiled its prefabricated solid-state transformer (SST) DC power solution at Energy Taiwan 2026 on October 14, targeting power efficiency, deployment speed and supply...
Thursday 15 October 2026
2026 Net-Zero Taiwan: Linde LienHwa highlights oxygen combustion, hydrogen solutions for industrial decarbonization
Rising carbon-fee pressure is accelerating efforts to decarbonize Taiwan's energy-intensive industries, prompting Linde LienHwa Industrial Gases Group to promote oxygen-enriched and...
Thursday 15 October 2026
LX Semicon puts SiC patents up for sale as Novatek gains ground
South Korea's LX Semicon is seeking buyers for more than 60 silicon carbide (SiC) power semiconductor patents, winding down a business it entered five years ago to reduce its reliance...
Thursday 15 October 2026
Premium PC demand fuels tandem OLED race between Samsung Display, LG Display
Competition in the global PC market is shifting from a focus on shipment volumes of low-cost models towards premium, high-performance devices, intensifying the race in OLED display...
Thursday 15 October 2026
Taiwan urged to recruit more from overseas to address talent shortage
Pegatron chairman T.H. Tung and Topco Scientific founder J.W. Kuo called for Taiwan to recruit talent from overseas as the country faces intensifying industrial challenges. Speaking...