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Friday 11 September 2026
AI server tracker: Taiwan's rack supply chain reveals where the AI buildout is accelerating

The three Taiwanese supply chain categories closest to the physical AI rack — thermal, power supply, and rail kits — booked...

Friday 11 September 2026
Apple's foldable arrives late to a supply chain already moving on
Apple has unveiled its first foldable smartphone, the iPhone Duo, raising expectations that its entry will expand the foldable phone market and lift component prices. For Taiwanese...
Friday 11 September 2026
Toward Technologies Redefines Relay Solutions at SEMICON Taiwan 2026

Toward Technologies, Inc. concluded its participation in SEMICON Taiwan 2026, held from September 2 to 4 at Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center Hall 1. Under the theme "RELAY,...

Friday 11 September 2026
DAS Expands in Taiwan and Unveils World First at SEMICON

DAS Environmental Experts continues to expand its capabilities in Taiwan and is presenting another new product at SEMICON Taiwan. Against the backdrop of ongoing investments...

Friday 11 September 2026
Taiwan startup taps CMOS infrared chips to give robots an electronic 'nose'

Breaking from the industry's mainstream reliance on III-V compound semiconductors, Taiwanese startup Taiwan Nano & Micro-Photonics...

Friday 11 September 2026
Samsung 2nm push gains momentum as Synopsys cuts NPU die area by 22%
Synopsys has reported a 22% reduction in die area for a neural processing unit (NPU) implemented with its Fusion Compiler design tool on Samsung Foundry's SF2P process, providing a...
Friday 11 September 2026
ProLogium deepens partnership with Kyushu Electric Power through strategic investment

ProLogium said Kyushu Electric Power will make a strategic investment as its long-running collaboration expands from industrial cooperation...

Friday 11 September 2026
Global IC substrate market to surge 32% to US$19.5 billion in 2026 as Taiwan, Korea lead ABF, BT
Rising demand for generative AI, high-performance computing (HPC), and data center buildouts is pushing the global IC substrate industry into a new phase marked by upgrades in high-end...
Friday 11 September 2026
Samsung, SK Hynix eye 2028 High-NA DRAM rollout

SK Hynix is targeting 2028 to apply High-NA extreme ultraviolet lithography to DRAM mass production and is considering joining an industry...

Friday 11 September 2026
Academia Sinica to open 8-inch quantum chip platform in September 2026

Academia Sinica's Quantum Chip Fabrication Space (QC-Fab) in Tainan will open to external users at the end of September 2026, marking...

Friday 11 September 2026
Foxconn's global expansion signals a longer-term manufacturing shift

Kathy Yang, chief campus operations officer at Foxconn, said the company began moving abroad more than a decade ago as production shifted...

Friday 11 September 2026
Quantum computer development is more about national security than profits, says expert

Japanese electronics giant NEC stopped development of gate-based superconducting quantum computer hardware at the end of March 2026...

Thursday 10 September 2026
ITRI to showcase 3.2T silicon photonics and AI data center cooling
Taiwan's 2026 Innovation Technology Expo will run from September 17 to 19 at Taipei World Trade Center Hall 1. The Ministry of Economic Affairs Industrial Development Administration...
Thursday 10 September 2026
Taiwan pushes smart health care partnerships at Singapore medical trade show
Taiwan's National Science and Technology Council recently led hospitals and smart health care companies to Singapore for Medical Fair Asia 2026, the largest and most influential health...
Thursday 10 September 2026
Taiwan EV charging operators face profit squeeze despite rapid network expansion
Taiwan's EV charging industry remains in a fiercely competitive, fragmented phase, according to Blockcert chairman Chang Chung-I. While charging stations may appear to offer an unattended...