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Friday 31 July 2026

Kioxia begins sampling 1TB 3D flash memory for AI devices

Kioxia has begun shipping samples of 1TB triple-level cell memory devices built with its 9th-generation BiCS FLASH 3D flash memory technology. The move signals faster, lower-cost storage...

Friday 31 July 2026

AIT reassures Taiwan-US auto ties remain strong amid ongoing tariff debate

Taiwan and the US are deepening auto trade ties that could influence consumer choice, supply-chain resilience, and tariff policy beyond...

Friday 31 July 2026

AI server boom reshapes MLCC pricing as capacity shifts upmarket

The rapid expansion of AI infrastructure is reshaping one of the semiconductor industry's most overlooked component markets. Soaring...

Friday 31 July 2026

SPIL AI packaging investment boosts CTSP Erlin Park as first standard factory opens in 2H26

The Central Taiwan Science Park's (CTSP) Erlin Park is set to reach a long-awaited milestone when its first standard factory building begins operations in the second half of 2026,...

Friday 31 July 2026

TAIONE foundation launches with NT$300 million to build Taiwan's open source AI push

The TAIONE Open Source Foundation was officially launched on the 30th and said it will deploy NT$300 million in private-sector resources over the next three years to advance open-source...

Friday 31 July 2026

Shield AI and Thunder Tiger demo autonomous USV swarm in Taiwan

Shield AI and Thunder Tiger Group completed their first autonomous maritime unmanned vehicle swarm demonstration in Taiwan, combining Shield AI's Hivemind AI system with Thunder Tiger's...

Friday 31 July 2026

US manufacturing push draws Taiwan suppliers; electronics investment up nearly 500%

TSMC chairman C.C. Wei has announced an additional US$100 billion investment for building capacity in the US, on top of the company's...

Friday 31 July 2026

Samsung boosts Hwaseong DRAM capacity as it converts older NAND lines

Samsung Electronics completed the shutdown and equipment transfer of an older NAND flash wafer fab at its Hwaseong campus in South Korea and is expanding DRAM production at the site...

Friday 31 July 2026

CSCC develops SiC crucibles to strengthen Taiwan’s AI data center supply chain

China Steel Corporation affiliate CSCC has developed 6N high-purity isotropic graphite blocks for 8-inch and 12-inch silicon carbide (SiC) crystal growth crucibles, aiming to reduce...

Friday 31 July 2026

Roborock sees AI and niche features driving robot vacuum growth

Roborock said the robot vacuum market still had room to expand as competition intensified across China, Europe, the US and Southeast Asia. The company outlined two main growth paths...

Thursday 30 July 2026

Samsung signs five-year memory deals as chip shortage stretches to 2028

Samsung Electronics has signed five-year memory supply agreements with five leading global data center customers and is in the final stages of talks with five more, tying a growing...

Thursday 30 July 2026

South Korean chip exports increasingly flow to Taiwan for TSMC packaging amid rising AI demand

Growing demand for AI chips is sending a larger share of South Korea's semiconductor exports to Taiwan, where Korean-made high-bandwidth...

Thursday 30 July 2026

South Korean suppliers win HBM4 tester orders from SK Hynix

South Korean test-equipment suppliers Digital Frontier and UniTest have secured four orders for HBM4 wafer testers from SK Hynix worth a combined KRW247.84 billion (approx. US$172...

Thursday 30 July 2026

Taiwan delays car tax cuts over supply chain concerns

Taiwan will not move ahead for now with proposed passenger car tariff cuts, as the government weighs the risk of disrupting the domestic...

Thursday 30 July 2026

US rallies global partners on 6G as competition with China intensifies

The US government has launched a multinational initiative to coordinate 6G development, signaling a new phase in the global race to shape...

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