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Tuesday 20 October 2026
IFA CEO: Taiwan tech to leverage core silicon strengths to counter China's momentum
Sluggish demand in the European consumer electronics and home appliance markets in recent years, combined with overcapacity built during the pandemic, has dealt European manufacturers...
Tuesday 20 October 2026
Japan's H3 rocket takes on first deep-space mission as MMX targets Mars moon sample return
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) announced on October 18 that its H3 Flight No. 10 rocket, carrying the Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) spacecraft, had been transferred...
Tuesday 20 October 2026
Amkor triples Gwangju investment as AI packaging demand grows
Amkor Technology is tripling its planned investment in Gwangju to expand advanced packaging capacity for artificial intelligence and high-performance computing, bringing a semiconductor...
Tuesday 20 October 2026
TiMotion targets robot market as Vietnam plant is set to open by year-end
Transmission systems integrator TiMotion Technology plans to begin trading on Taiwan's Emerging Stock Board on October 21 as it marks its 20th anniversary, with the company targeting...
Tuesday 20 October 2026
Taiwan's behind-the-meter energy storage faces space, cost barriers as ITRI proposes three solutions
As renewable energy penetration continues to increase, energy storage systems have become essential to maintaining grid stability and supporting corporate energy transitions. However,...
Tuesday 20 October 2026
Foxconn's FoxBrain 2.0 sets sights on physical AI with VLM, VLA ambitions
Foxconn is expanding its proprietary FoxBrain large language model (LLM) into vision-language models (VLMs) and vision-language-action models (VLAs), targeting smart manufacturing,...
Tuesday 20 October 2026
Taiwan industry seeks nuclear restart and utility relief amid energy costs boom
Taiwan's leading business groups have urged the government to provide financial support for state-run energy utilities and accelerate the restart of nuclear power plants, as surging...
Tuesday 20 October 2026
Taiwan's aging crisis drives call for third pension pillar
Despite strong growth in Taiwan's semiconductor and AI industries, the country's declining birthrate and aging population continue to worsen. Financial Supervisory Commission Chairman...
Tuesday 20 October 2026
Zhen Ding launches PCB talent development platform with National Central University, partners
Zhen Ding Technology Holding announced that it, Elite Material (EMC), Taliang Technology, and Topoint Technology will jointly invest a total of NT$60 million (approx. US$1.85 million)...
Tuesday 20 October 2026
Nvidia seeks Taiwan government affairs director amid deeper local push
Nvidia is actively recruiting for a director of government affairs in Taiwan, as it deepens its presence on the island. The role is responsible for developing and executing government...
Tuesday 20 October 2026
China's auto market contracts, Europe alone grows, Taiwan auto suppliers face risks
Global passenger vehicle registrations totaled approximately 46.77 million in the first eight months of 2026, down 6% year-over-year. The market is expected to contract 3.4% for the...
Tuesday 20 October 2026
Samsung transfers 126 technologies free of charge to 99 smaller Korean firms
Samsung Electronics has transferred 126 of its mobile, display, and home appliance technologies free of charge to 99 small and midsize companies this year, with mobile technologies...
Tuesday 20 October 2026
SK Hynix moves AI data centers from processor-centric to memory-centric design
SK Hynix has presented the Memory-Centric AI Rack System (MARS) at the Open Compute Project (OCP) Global Summit. The architecture separates memory from individual servers and pools...
Tuesday 20 October 2026
AI dividend drives Taiwan's memory makers from trough to transformation
The AI wave is triggering a surge in memory demand that extends from cloud data centers to edge applications. This surge has not only delivered a substantial dividend to relevant supply...
Tuesday 20 October 2026
Research: Renewable energy bottlenecks in South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore slow memory chipmakers' RE100 progress
The world's three largest memory manufacturers—Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix, and Micron Technology—along with Taiwan-based Nanya Technology, Winbond Electronics, and Macronix...