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Saturday 27 June 2026

DrayTek's revenue slide drags into 2026, company pins hopes on Wi-Fi 7 and cybersecurity

Taiwan networking equipment maker DrayTek held its shareholders' meeting on June 26, acknowledging its 2025 business and financial reports along with its profit distribution plan.

Saturday 27 June 2026

SK On completes China battery joint-venture restructuring with Eve Energy

South Korean battery maker SK On has completed a share swap with China's Eve Energy, giving it full ownership of a battery manufacturing joint venture in Yancheng, Jiangsu province,...

Saturday 27 June 2026

Zettabyte urges new standard for quality AI compute as demand surges over two years

AI infrastructure firm Zettabyte said AI token generation exploded more than 330-fold over two years and urged that compute be measured by delivered useful work rather than raw hardware...

Friday 26 June 2026

SK Hynix fluorine leaks trigger safety inspections at 25 South Korean chip plants

South Korea's Ministry of Employment and Labor has launched chemical safety inspections at 25 semiconductor manufacturers, including SK Hynix, after a series of fluorine gas leaks...

Friday 26 June 2026

AIDC showcases advanced composite materials for next-gen aircraft, drones

To meet the aerospace industry's push for lighter, more environmentally sustainable next-generation aircraft, Taiwan's Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation (AIDC) has stepped...

Friday 26 June 2026

Taiwan to draft new drone budget after defense bill cuts

Taiwan's Executive Yuan has decided to draft a separate special bill to support drone development and procurement after the Legislative Yuan cut relevant items from the NT$1.25 trillion...

Friday 26 June 2026

Samsung's reported US$648 billion plan shifts focus to South Korea's chip belt

Samsung Group is expected to announce a domestic investment plan worth more than KRW1,000 trillion (approx. US$648 billion) on June 29,...

Friday 26 June 2026

Exclusive: SK Hynix races to build Yongin memory megasite as supply crunch deepens

The global memory market is facing a structural supply-demand imbalance that shows little sign of easing. Micron's stronger-than-expected...

Friday 26 June 2026

Taiwan revives NT$210 billion drone procurement plan amid industry hopes and concerns

Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense has revived a NT$210 billion (approx. US$6.6 billion) special bill for unmanned vehicle procurement after the Legislative Yuan in May 2026 stripped...

Friday 26 June 2026

Academia Sinica readies Taiwan-made quantum chip for engineering push

Academia Sinica has built a 20-qubit quantum chip from scratch, and the team now says the next phase is less about lab breakthroughs and more about engineering a scalable, reproducible...

Friday 26 June 2026

SK Hynix races to open Yongin triple-deck fab in 2027

SK Hynix is racing to complete the first cleanroom at its massive Yongin Semiconductor Cluster in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, by...

Friday 26 June 2026

Academia Sinica targets quantum chip manufacturing scale with Taiwan's semiconductor tool base

Academia Sinica's Center for Quantum Computer is focusing only on hardware, not algorithms or applications, and executive director Chii-Dong Chen said that approach is similar to the...

Friday 26 June 2026

Japan puts JPY101.6 trillion AI chip push at heart of JPY370 trillion growth roadmap

Japan is moving to anchor its long-term growth strategy around AI, semiconductors, and strategic infrastructure, as Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi seeks to use state-backed investment...

Friday 26 June 2026

Fuji Electric-linked arrests expose rare earth compliance risks for Japanese tech firms in China

The detention of two Japanese nationals in China over suspected rare earth export violations is raising fresh compliance concerns for Japanese technology manufacturers operating in...

Friday 26 June 2026

SK Siltron to bring new 300mm wafer capacity online as AI demand lifts shipments

SK Siltron is preparing to bring a new silicon wafer manufacturing facility online in South Korea next month. The expansion comes as AI...

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