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Friday 21 August 2026
DS Technology shifts from custom automation to modular systems, eyes Brazil and Mexico

Taiwanese automation integrator DS Technology is shifting more of its highly customized robotic automation work toward standardized,...

Friday 21 August 2026
Vecow eyes robotics growth as North America, EMEA account for 65% of business
Taiwan industrial computer supplier Vecow is stepping up its push into robotics and edge AI, with North America and Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) together accounting for...
Friday 21 August 2026
Hiwin expands into CPO optical coupling process; 2H26 robotics revenue outlook brightens
Hiwin Technologies Chairman Eric Y. T. Chuo stated that the company has supplied samples of miniature ball screws and single-axis robots to co-packaged optics (CPO) vendors across...
Friday 21 August 2026
Lee Jae-myung meets SK chief Chey Tae-won with US chip investment pressure in focus
South Korean President Lee Jae-myung has begun a fresh round of talks with the country's leading business figures, starting with a private dinner with SK Group chairman Chey Tae-won,...
Friday 21 August 2026
CoWoS boom lifts Taiwan semiconductor equipment makers, Bosch Rexroth targets 2027 volume growth
Bosch Rexroth, the industrial technology subsidiary of Bosch, showcased advanced semiconductor and smart manufacturing solutions at the 2026 Taipei International Industrial Automation...
Friday 21 August 2026
Taiwan automation shifts from hardware specs to AI platforms and open robot architectures
Taiwan's automation industry is moving beyond the traditional race over robot-arm payload, servo precision, and sensor resolution. At the 2026 Automation Taipei and Taiwan Automation...
Friday 21 August 2026
Automation Taipei 2026: German suppliers target aerospace's hidden manufacturing bottlenecks
Aircraft and spacecraft may be judged by thrust, payload capacity, and range, but the German Industry Solutions Session held at Automation Taipei 2026 on August 20 suggested that some...
Friday 21 August 2026
SK Hynix weighs Japan memory fab in Miyagi, but says no investment is final
SK hynix is considering a large-scale memory semiconductor investment in Japan, with Miyagi Prefecture emerging as a potential site, although the company has stressed that no decision...
Friday 21 August 2026
HP Korea localizes AI strategy with Upstage in healthcare, finance
HP Korea is sharpening its localized AI strategy through a partnership with large language model (LLM) startup Upstage, and has already moved into AI transformation (AX), eyeing demand...
Friday 21 August 2026
Explainer: Why South Korea's semiconductor concentration may fare better than Taiwan's
As South Korea's semiconductor exports continue to power its economic expansion, market concerns are growing regarding the risks of excessive concentration in the tech sector. Recent...
Friday 21 August 2026
FOPLP's race to scale: Taiwan leads while three technical hurdles test mass production

Rising demand for AI computing power is increasing chip package sizes, bringing fan-out panel-level packaging (FOPLP) into sharper focus...

Friday 21 August 2026
Taiwan export orders near US$98 billion in July, with US as top buyer
Taiwan's export orders climbed by US$207.3 billion, or 52.5%, in the first seven months of 2026 compared with the same period in 2025, according to data released on August 20 by the...
Friday 21 August 2026
Charts: TSMC's share of Taiwan chip manufacturing revenue falls to 81.8% as memory makers scale up
Foundry leader Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) grew 37% year to date — and still lost four percentage points of the sub-sector's revenue share, because the...
Friday 21 August 2026
US ban on robot dogs clears the way for Taiwan's Swancor
To safeguard national security and the development of the AI supply chain, the US has banned imports of advanced humanoid robots. Against that backdrop, Taiwan-based Swancor unveiled...
Friday 21 August 2026
Elice to build South Korea's first warm-water-cooled AI data center, unveils coding agent
South Korean AI infrastructure provider Elice Group is expanding on two fronts, adding enterprise AI transformation (AX) solutions while building what it says will be the country's...