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Monday 9 June 2025
Kioxia to double NAND memory production by 2029, next-gen SCM launch set for 2026
Kioxia, Japan's leading NAND flash memory manufacturer, is preparing for an aggressive expansion. The company has announced a bold plan to double its memory production capacity by...
Monday 9 June 2025
Taiwan semiconductor suppliers deepen SEA ties with US$19 million in deals
Taiwan's semiconductor equipment industry made a strong impression at this year's SEMICON Southeast Asia, as the Innovative Technology and Product Launch, jointly organized by the...
Monday 9 June 2025
Shibaura takeover heats up as Yageo moves closer to Japan's regulatory green light
Taiwan-based Yageo Corporation has refiled its foreign investment application under Japan's Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act (FEFTA) as of June 2, in a renewed bid to acquire...
Monday 9 June 2025
First Hi-tec targets NT$10 billion revenue in 2025 on AI server boom
Taiwan-based niche PCB maker First Hi-tec Enterprise is riding strong momentum from the AI server sector and expects its 2025 revenue to surpass NT$10 billion (US$307 million), according...
Monday 9 June 2025
Toyota Group takes founding company private in bid for flexible transition
Toyota Motor Corporation is planning to take Toyota Industries Corporation private, through a tender offer (TOB) via its real estate company Toyota Fudosan, and personal funds from...
Monday 9 June 2025
TSMC adjusts global growth plans as Washington ramps up demands

TSMC, under growing pressure from Washington to accelerate its American operations, is reconsidering its global capacity expansion plans...

Monday 9 June 2025
Largan chairman sees no reason for optimism in 2H25
Taiwan's Largan Precision Chairman En-Ping Lin told shareholders that there's no optimistic reason to expect improvement in the economic outlook and key product markets for the second...
Monday 9 June 2025
Israeli wave energy pioneer secures strategic foothold in Taiwan, expands global presence
Eco Wave Power is advancing its first Asian wave energy project in Taiwan, marking a strategic expansion into the Asia-Pacific region for the Israeli renewable energy company. The...
Monday 9 June 2025
China picking up in microLED production, challenging Taiwan's lead

The global race toward microLED mass production is heating up, with both Taiwanese and Chinese manufacturers accelerating efforts to...

Monday 9 June 2025
Quantum computing sidelined amid AI hardware boom
While ChatGPT and DeepSeek have already demonstrated the remarkable results that generative artificial intelligence applications can achieve using graphics processing units, the outlook...
Monday 9 June 2025
Samsung reportedly races to LPDDR6 with 1c DRAM by late 2025 to fend off Chinese rival
Samsung Electronics is accelerating its development of next-generation low-power memory technology, aiming to begin production of LPDDR6 using its advanced 1c DRAM process in the...
Monday 9 June 2025
Samsung union loses nearly 7,000 members amid leadership crisis
Samsung Electronics's largest labor union lost almost 7,000 members in two months following the mass resignation of its executive leadership, potentially disrupting negotiations with...
Monday 9 June 2025
Display giants Innolux, AUO shake up management amid transformation push
Taiwan's major display manufacturers, Innolux and AUO, have executed significant leadership changes as both companies navigate industry transformation and operational challenges.
Monday 9 June 2025
Wistron ITS sets record revenue for Jan–May 2025, unveils AI-driven growth strategy on 33rd anniversary
Wistron ITS (WITS), a subsidiary of the Wistron Group, reported consolidated revenue of NT$890 million (approx. US$29.83 million) for May, setting a new record high for the month...
Monday 9 June 2025
Taiwan's Yageo plans to keep Shibaura's AI technology in Japan
Taiwan's Yageo Corp. said it would keep Shibaura Electronics Co.'s most advanced technology in Japan if it successfully acquires the artificial intelligence (AI) sensor maker.