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Tuesday 3 November 2026
Commentary: Foxconn charts its own path beyond humanoid robot hype
Although robots received less coverage at Foxconn's 2026 Hon Hai Tech Day (HHTD 26) than in 2025, the company demonstrated the confidence of a global manufacturing leader by looking...
Tuesday 3 November 2026
Geopolitical risks, sustainability pressures reshape Taiwan's specialty chemicals industry
Geopolitical tensions, volatile crude oil prices, and tightening sustainability requirements are reshaping the global chemical industry, creating new challenges and opportunities for...
Tuesday 3 November 2026
Samsung to exit 8-inch foundry business by 2030, report says
Samsung Electronics plans to shut down its remaining 8-inch foundry lines by the end of 2030, forcing South Korean chip designers to seek alternative manufacturing capacity as competing...
Tuesday 3 November 2026
Micron dismisses 4F-squared DRAM as CXMT presses ahead — why Samsung, SK Hynix remain divided
Micron Technology and China's CXMT have taken sharply different approaches to next-generation DRAM scaling, exposing a divide over the commercial viability of 4F-squared memory-cell...
Tuesday 3 November 2026
Nvidia strengthens South Korea ties at AI Day Seoul
Nvidia will showcase its expanding partnerships with South Korean companies at AI Day Seoul, where Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix will present semiconductor development cases using...
Tuesday 3 November 2026
China’s tech self-sufficiency drive keeps overcapacity in place
China’s push for technological self-sufficiency will continue expanding its industrial overcapacity and exporting it worldwide, according to Roy Chun Lee, senior deputy executive...
Tuesday 3 November 2026
High inventories threaten Taiwan manufacturing PMI expansion
The Chung-Hua Institution for Economic Research (CIER) released Taiwan's purchasing managers' index (PMI) for October 2026 on November 2, showing continued expansion, with the outlook...
Tuesday 3 November 2026
Samsung Electro-Mechanics starts mass production of ADAS MLCCs
Samsung Electro-Mechanics (Semco) has begun mass production of a miniature, ultra-high-capacitance multilayer ceramic capacitor (MLCC) for advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS),...
Tuesday 3 November 2026
Samsung reportedly in talks with Nidec to develop robot motors
Samsung Electronics is reportedly in talks with Japanese motor maker Nidec to jointly develop robot motors as the South Korean company expands its humanoid robotics business and pushes...
Monday 2 November 2026
Taiwan aims to train 60,000 IC specialists by 2030
Taiwan is aggressively pursuing a core strategy of "Team Taiwan to Team Global," according to Cheng-Wen Wu, Minister of the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC). Wu noted...
Monday 2 November 2026
AI, geopolitics make Taiwan Thailand's third-largest trade partner in 1H26
Taiwan became Thailand's third-largest trade partner in the first half of 2026 as AI growth and geopolitical shifts accelerate Taiwanese investment in the country, Taiwan Representative...
Monday 2 November 2026
Denso sees profits hit by memory costs, seeks price pass-through
Denso, Japan's largest auto parts maker, reported falling profits for the first half of fiscal 2026 as surging memory and other component costs, driven partly by the AI boom, offset...
Monday 2 November 2026
TEL sees 90% profit surge as AI chip demand stays strong
Tokyo Electron (TEL) forecasts nearly 90% annual operating-profit growth as chipmakers accelerate capital spending to meet demand for AI hardware, despite mounting concerns over an...
Monday 2 November 2026
Macronix wins IEEE Milestone — chair reveals how sNOVA transformed Taiwan's chipmaking
Memory chipmaker Macronix International Co. has become Taiwan's first semiconductor company to receive an IEEE Milestone, in recognition of its pioneering sNOVA engineering data analysis...
Monday 2 November 2026
AI data center boom in Taiwan faces power, high-voltage line hurdles
As AI data centers expand, Taiwan is facing challenges in securing power supply, battery backup, and cooling systems, with the state-run Taiwan Power Company (Taipower) requiring about...