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Sunday 9 August 2026
Commentary: From free flow to tight control — how tech talent became a national security asset

Tech talent has moved from being simply a hiring priority to a matter of national security. As major economies increasingly tie talent...

Sunday 9 August 2026
Rethinking road safety: Why existing safety standards can no longer keep pace with autonomous vehicles' advances

AI is moving from infotainment into steering, braking, and other core driving functions, raising safety questions that matter far beyond...

Sunday 9 August 2026
Rohm sees AI server demand lift first-quarter profit 4,825%
Rohm Semiconductor reported sharply higher first-quarter results on August 5, 2026, as recovering demand for automotive power semiconductors and strong AI-linked data center business...
Sunday 9 August 2026
Ajinomoto rides advanced packaging boom as ABF demand surges

Ajinomoto raised its full-year forecast on August 6 as growing demand for AI servers and high-performance computing lifted sales of...

Sunday 9 August 2026
Macronix, Winbond post record July revenue as memory prices rise
Taiwan memory chipmakers Macronix International and Winbond Electronics both posted record monthly revenue in July, extending strong second-quarter momentum as tight supply and rising...
Sunday 9 August 2026
Hanwha Aerospace turns trillion-won profit into AI, unmanned warfare push
South Korea's Hanwha Aerospace posted a second-quarter 2026 operating profit of more than KRW1 trillion (approx. US$704.9 million), highlighting its ability to expand military exports...
Saturday 8 August 2026
TSMC, ASE, WPG: the white-knight battles that built Taiwan's chip empire

Powerchip chairman Frank Huang, who spent much of his career mirroring the trajectory of Taiwan's memory and foundry industries and...

Saturday 8 August 2026
Interview: Lightmatter maps CPO future with Nvidia NVLink, Taiwan supply chain
The 2026 OCP APAC Summit will take place in Taipei on August 11-12. Ahead of the event, Lightmatter founder and CEO Nicholas Harris spoke exclusively with DIGITIMES about the company's...
Saturday 8 August 2026
Taiwan team builds high-performance MoS2 transistor to ease 2D semiconductor limits
Taiwan researchers announced on August 6 that they had developed a high-performance monolayer molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) top-gate transistor designed to address a long-standing interface...
Saturday 8 August 2026
Interview: SailPoint says Taiwan hardware leads but identity governance lags
Taiwan's hardware manufacturing sector leads globally, but the country's level of investment in cybersecurity software and identity governance still ranks in the back half of the Asia-Pacific...
Saturday 8 August 2026
Chenbro revenue climbs in the second quarter as July shipments hit a record
Chenbro Micom reported consolidated revenue of NT$7.82 billion (US$242.4 million) in the second quarter of 2026, up 10% quarter-over-quarter and 43.7% year-over-year. The server chassis...
Friday 7 August 2026
Analysis: TSMC expands Japan footprint with 3nm fab, advanced packaging push
TSMC is expanding Japan's role in its global network as it prepares to add 3nm production in Kumamoto and deepens local capabilities in advanced packaging, chip design and next-generation...
Friday 7 August 2026
NCSIST and Shield AI complete autonomous drone mission
Shield AI and Taiwan's National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST) said on August 6, 2026, that they have successfully completed a live demonstration of a multi-drone...
Friday 7 August 2026
Chunghwa Telecom to launch dedicated Astranis satellite, Matsu cable in September
As geopolitical tensions and natural disasters continue to highlight the importance of resilient communications infrastructure, Chunghwa Telecom is accelerating investments in both...
Friday 7 August 2026
Taiwan advances efforts to become global drone hub with non-China supply chain edge

Amid the escalation of geopolitical tensions and extreme weather events, Taiwan has stepped up efforts to become a global hub for drone...