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Monday 20 April 2026

AI chip rivalry escalates: ABF substrate sells out for Unimicron, Kinsus, Nan Ya PCB

AI GPUs, CPUs, and ASICs are driving demand for increasingly larger sizes and higher layer counts in substrate technology. The supply-demand gap for high-end ABF substrates continues...

Monday 20 April 2026

AI boom lifts Taiwan's chip testing firms to record 1Q26

As artificial intelligence chips increasingly migrate to advanced manufacturing nodes, the complexity — and duration — of semiconductor testing is rising sharply. That...

Monday 20 April 2026

South Korea's DeepX moves DX-M1 AI chip into mass production; builds up inventory to address supply constraints

South Korean AI semiconductor startup DeepX has entered mass production and supply for its in-house neural processing unit (NPU), the DX-M1, as it seeks to scale revenue amid tightening...

Monday 20 April 2026

Fortinet rolls out FortiOS 8.0 to tackle shadow AI and post-quantum security risks

Cybersecurity firm Fortinet recently held its 2026 Accelerate APAC conference in Taiwan, focusing on emerging security challenges in the...

Monday 20 April 2026

Taiwan's high growth and low inflation stand out amidst global economic downturn

As global research institutions downgrade their economic forecasts for 2026 in the wake of the joint US-Israel strikes on Iran, Taiwan has stood out as a rare exception to the worldwide...

Monday 20 April 2026

US's China containment shifts Taiwan firms' investment strategies

Taiwanese companies are shifting investment and repatriation patterns as the US-led containment policy and global resistance to Chinese tech firms reshape cross-strait business dynamics,...

Monday 20 April 2026

Commentary: Spain's IC design ecosystem revives as EU chip sovereignty demand grows

Amid rising geopolitical tensions linked to semiconductors, European countries and industries are increasingly anxious about semiconductor autonomy. This concern has empowered many...

Monday 20 April 2026

Taiwan's Homeplus turns to free streaming to tap FAST TV growth as OTT market saturates

Taiwan's leading cable TV operator, Homeplus Digital, has entered the free ad-supported streaming TV (FAST TV) market through its subsidiary Global Digital Media with the launch of...

Monday 20 April 2026

Samsung reportedly signals exit from LPDDR4 market as memory industry shifts toward LPDDR5

Memory makers are accelerating the phase-out of older mobile DRAM generations, with policies on LPDDR4 and DDR4 increasingly converging toward end-of-life (EOL) management as the industry...

Monday 20 April 2026

Samsung tests domestic EUV masks to cut Japan reliance at 4nm

Samsung Electronics has begun testing domestic EUV blank masks in its 4nm foundry production line, a shift aimed at cutting reliance on...

Monday 20 April 2026

Evolving scam tactics meet GenAI: Hackathon showcase next-gen fraud prevention

The rapid proliferation of generative AI, coupled with increasingly sophisticated fraud and disinformation tactics, has made technology-driven risk mitigation and information...

Monday 20 April 2026

India roundup: China's supply-chain squeeze tests India's industrial rise

India's push to build a domestic advanced manufacturing ecosystem is facing renewed pressure...

Sunday 19 April 2026

Corning leads glass substrate race as South Korea's KCC and LX Glass face steep challenges

Glass core substrates, valued for their low dielectric loss and warpage reduction, are key to next-generation advanced semiconductor packaging. In South Korea, traditional glass makers...

Sunday 19 April 2026

Kemflo strengthens water resilience for semiconductor fabs

As the global electronics and advanced semiconductor manufacturing sectors expand in 2026, the stability of semiconductor and electronics plant utilities systems has become critical...

Sunday 19 April 2026

Taiwan networking firms post strong 1Q26 results on data center, Wi-Fi 7 demand

Taiwan's networking equipment makers reported stronger-than-seasonal performance in the first quarter of 2026, supported by demand from...

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