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Thursday 8 October 2026

Samsung to exit in-house automotive AP, focus on high-margin chips

Samsung Electronics' System LSI division is reportedly planning a retreat from the automotive application processor (AP) business and launching a major restructuring, with a future...

Thursday 8 October 2026

European carmakers urge delay to battery localization rules

The European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA) and European automakers are pressing the European Commission to delay localization rules for EV batteries under the draft...

Thursday 8 October 2026

Taiwan's Gemtek to help Dixon enter data center market through Indian optics venture

Taiwan's Gemtek Technology is set to provide the optical know-how behind Dixon Technologies' move into the data center market. The Indian contract manufacturer signed a joint venture...

Thursday 8 October 2026

Taiwan bans imports of China-made fiberglass silicone sleeves

Taiwan has ordered a halt to imports of China-made fiberglass silicone sleeves, saying that opening the market to such products would cause a major adverse impact on related indust...

Thursday 8 October 2026

Witchbox eyes Taiwan channels, hospitals for AI posture platform

South Korean health tech company Witchbox is extending AI posture analysis into gym operations management, using its iPosture Pro platform to integrate body assessments, workout programs,...

Thursday 8 October 2026

Samsung expands memory testing beyond Korea with US$4.08 billion Vietnam project

Samsung Electronics is expanding its memory testing footprint beyond South Korea with a US$4.08 billion project in Vietnam, adding another back-end and export base as tight DRAM and...

Thursday 8 October 2026

Fed could hike again before year-end as liquidity is watched

The Federal Reserve raised rates by 1 quarter point in September, and with the standoff between the US and Iran still unresolved and US inflation remaining elevated, markets expect...

Thursday 8 October 2026

SAS first-three-quarter revenue hits record NT$61.38 billion as it expands manufacturing, services

Sino-American Silicon Products (SAS) is expanding its renewable energy business through a dual-track strategy focused on manufacturing and services, amid the explosive growth in demand...

Thursday 8 October 2026

Taiwan defense industry deepens global supply chain ties

As countries move to build more resilient and self-reliant defense industries, they are also accelerating international supply chain cooperation. Taiwan External Trade Development...

Thursday 8 October 2026

Lisa Su takes AMD's Korea ties beyond memory to AI

AMD is broadening its Korean partnerships from memory procurement to AI infrastructure and research, as chief executive Lisa Su seeks the supply and technology cooperation needed for...

Thursday 8 October 2026

Edge-Cloud Computing Blocks Scams Before the Click

As generative AI accelerates the volume and sophistication of online scams, fraud syndicates are leveraging AI to mass-produce personalized phishing messages, fake investment...

Thursday 8 October 2026

27 Samsung, SK Hynix veterans joined China's CXMT, study shows

An investigation by a South Korean lawmaker's office revealed that former Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix personnel who transitioned to Chinese DRAM maker ChangXin Memory Technologies...

Thursday 8 October 2026

UK weighs Chinese EV tariffs amid fears of EU exclusion, retaliation from Beijing

Chinese automakers are expanding rapidly in the UK, with their growing presence beginning to influence government policy as well as market competition...

Wednesday 7 October 2026

Micron's Taiwan union wins strike vote with 99% support

The labor union at Micron Technology's Taoyuan operations in Taiwan has won the right to strike and set up picket lines. Ballots were counted on the night of October 6, after six days...

Wednesday 7 October 2026

AMD expands Korea push after Taiwan supply talks

AMD CEO Lisa Su moved from supply-chain talks in Taiwan to South Korea this week, broadening the chipmaker's Asia push from efforts to secure more CPU, GPU and advanced-wafer capacity...

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