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Monday 23 March 2026

Samsung chairman joins Beijing forum as China seeks foreign chip investment

Samsung Electronics chairman Lee Jae-yong is attending the China Development Forum (CDF) in Beijing on March 22-23 and is expected to...

Monday 23 March 2026

Taiwan central bank revise 2027 GDP growth upward

Taiwan's central bank sharply raised its 2026 GDP forecast to 7.28%, citing substantial capex from international cloud service providers and aggressive investment expansion by domestic...

Monday 23 March 2026

TSMC supports local suppliers to reduce supply chain risks

Jeng-Ywan Jeng, a professor from the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the National Taiwan University of Science and Technology (NTUST), recently highlighted TSMC's efforts to...

Monday 23 March 2026

SK Hynix plans TSMC 3nm adoption for HBM4E edge over Samsung

SK Hynix is reportedly evaluating the use of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's (TSMC) 3-nanometer process for producing the logic die in its seventh-generation high-bandwidth...

Monday 23 March 2026

Uber bet US$1.25 billion on Rivian to scale Robotaxi fleet

Uber is pushing into autonomous mobility through a multibillion-dollar partnership with Rivian, aiming to deploy tens of thousands of robotaxis across North America and Europe over...

Monday 23 March 2026

An imminent strike looms over Samsung's AI memory supply

Samsung Electronics is facing escalating labor tensions after its largest union secured approval for a strike, raising concerns over potential disruptions to semiconductor production...

Monday 23 March 2026

Taiwan's Hai Long 3 wind farm installs first turbine, marking milestone for local supply chain

Taiwan's Hai Long Offshore Wind Project announced on March 20 that the first wind turbine at the Hai Long 3 wind farm has been successfully installed offshore. The turbine nacelle...

Monday 23 March 2026

Will Qualcomm CEO highlight beyond AI PCs at Computex?

Computex 2026, set to take place in June, has once again invited Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon as the opening keynote speaker. In recent years, Qualcomm has stepped up its efforts at...

Monday 23 March 2026

Konica Minolta to expand AI chip inspection optics capacity 2.6x by 2027

Japanese optical component and office equipment maker Konica Minolta said on March 18 it will scale up its optical components business for...

Monday 23 March 2026

Thunder Tiger builds US manufacturing base to power China-free drone supply chain

Taiwanese drone maker Thunder Tiger signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) on March 16. The agreement centers on joint drone...

Sunday 22 March 2026

Samsung union votes to strike, risking Nvidia HBM4 supply disruption

Samsung Electronics' labor union has voted overwhelmingly to initiate dispute proceedings following a breakdown in wage negotiations, raising concerns over potential disruptions to...

Saturday 21 March 2026

Taiwan legislature blocks science budget; Minister defends industry

The National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) held its 20th committee meeting on March 18, 2026, where industry players expressed concerns over the science research budget being...

Saturday 21 March 2026

AI EXPO Taiwan 2026 to open March 25, trio of AI themes and applications in focus

AI EXPO Taiwan 2026 will be held from March 25 to 27 at the Taipei Expo Park, co-organized by DIGITIMES, broadcaster IC975, Chung Yuan Christian University's (CYCU) College of Intelligent...

Saturday 21 March 2026

Samsung orders 15M mid-range OLED panels from CSOT amid cost pressure

Samsung Electronics is reportedly shifting a significant portion of its mid-range smartphone OLED panel orders to China Star Optoelectronics Technology (CSOT) as rising memory prices...

Saturday 21 March 2026

Chunghwa Telecom, Far EasTone accelerate 5G SA trials ahead of 6G rollout

As 6G is expected to enter commercial use by 2030, the 5G standalone (SA) architecture is regarded as a crucial technological foundation for the transition to next-generation communications...

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