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Monday 31 August 2026

The 72.4% dominance: China's battery lead is now a chemistry problem for South Korea

The global battery space has long been characterized by China's overwhelming dominance, leaving other established players subdued and struggling to establish a foothold in the industry...

Monday 31 August 2026

Gudeng chairman says trust underpins Taiwan supply chains amid Unimicron row

Gudeng Precision Industrial chairman Bill Chiu said on August 31, 2026, that trust is the core foundation of Taiwan's place in the global supply chain, as he commented on sensitive...

Monday 31 August 2026

Unimicron falls 10% daily limit, says origin probe covers PCBs not substrates

Unimicron Technology shares plunged to Taiwan's 10% daily downside limit on August 31, the first trading session after prosecutors disclosed...

Monday 31 August 2026

South Korea risks 'HBM 2.0' trap in emerging CPO market

Co-packaged optics (CPO) is emerging as a critical next-generation technology for AI infrastructure, but unless South Korea strengthens its integration and validation capabilities,...

Monday 31 August 2026

US rallies 24 nations to compete for 6G

The US Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has launched the "Call to Action for 6G Leadership and Security," bringing together...

Monday 31 August 2026

Taiwan manufacturing know-how is key physical AI asset

As artificial intelligence (AI) technology rapidly evolves, physical AI for industrial applications is drawing growing attention because repeatable and scalable tasks play to AI's...

Monday 31 August 2026

Chinese robotaxis head for Seoul as Pony.ai and FutureLink plan a 200-vehicle fleet

A Chinese autonomous driving vendor is set to take a commercial position in a market whose own robotaxi industry has yet to clear the hurdle to commercialization. Pony.ai and South...

Monday 31 August 2026

Taisic Materials produces Taiwan's first 12-inch SiC boule with homegrown crystal growth furnace

Taisic Materials, a subsidiary of Kenmec Mechanical Engineering, has successfully produced Taiwan's first 12-inch silicon carbide (SiC) boule using a crystal growth furnace independently...

Monday 31 August 2026

France draws Taiwanese investment projects worth EUR7.5 billion

Taiwanese investment projects announced or under implementation in France are worth about EUR7.5 billion (approx. US$8.7 billion), according to the French Office in Taipei, led by...

Monday 31 August 2026

Tescan Connects Buried Defect Localization to Nanoscale Analysis at SEMICON

Tescan will participate in SEMICON Taiwan 2026 from September 2 to 4 at Booth R8201, 4F, Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center Hall 2 (TaiNEX 2). Under the theme "Streamlined...

Monday 31 August 2026

China optical display investment shrinks 80% in 1H26

China's optical display industry is cooling after years of aggressive panel fab construction that has reshaped the global display landscape. Investments in China's optical display...

Monday 31 August 2026

Tex Year's specialty chemicals push could reshape its growth mix as AI and optics expand

Tex Year is widening its specialty chemicals business beyond LCDs and electronics into AI servers, in-vehicle electronics, Mini LED, and optical lenses, while also targeting optical...

Monday 31 August 2026

Taiwan boosts talent retention with innovation law changes

Taiwan's Legislative Yuan on August 27 passed amendments to parts of the Industrial Innovation Act, extending the startup eligibility period from under 5 years to under 8 years and...

Saturday 29 August 2026

Commentary: China's robot games offer Taiwan a reality check

China's second humanoid robot games, held in Beijing from August 22 to August 26, 2026, sent videos and clips racing across social media and underscored how fast humanoid robotics...

Saturday 29 August 2026

Qualcomm's HBC play pulls Samsung and SK hynix into a new race beyond HBM

The AI infrastructure race has spent the past few years fixated on high-bandwidth memory as one of the most indispensable building blocks of accelerated compute. Yet as model sizes,...

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