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Monday 24 August 2026

Hotai and Nan Yang cut Taiwan auto market outlook as risks linger

Taiwan's new-car market is cooling, with Hotai Motor and Nan Yang Industrial both taking a cautious view of the second half of 2026. The companies cited geopolitical uncertainty, volatile...

Monday 24 August 2026

How Nvidia's whitelist was beaten: 74 B300 servers, Taiwan to China

Taiwan's Keelung District Prosecutors Office has indicted nine people over the illegal export of high-end AI servers built on Nvidia's B300 GPUs. The indictment lays out, step by step,...

Monday 24 August 2026

TPK TGV pilot line to start by September, Thailand plant eyes 2027 ramp

TPK Holding is accelerating its move from consumer touch panels into semiconductors, with its Through Glass Via (TGV) pilot line in Taoyuan, Taiwan set to begin operations in August...

Monday 24 August 2026

AI energy bottleneck is driving semiconductor materials innovation, says Applied Materials

Rising demand for artificial intelligence (AI) computing is driving a new wave of technological transformation in the semiconductor industry, while energy is emerging as the next bottleneck...

Monday 24 August 2026

Samsung's DRAM capacity lead shrinks as SK Hynix expands faster

Samsung Electronics' DRAM wafer capacity will grow only marginally through 2027, with investment directed at node migration and line...

Monday 24 August 2026

Taiwan's Iron Force shifts airbag output to Poland, targets AI server component ramp in 2027

Taiwan-based Iron Force Industrial is reshaping its manufacturing footprint as pressure on its traditional auto-parts business weighs on earnings. The company plans to expand its Poland...

Monday 24 August 2026

UAE weighs investment in 500 MW AI data center plan in Japan

The United Arab Emirates is considering backing a proposed 500 MW AI data center in Akita prefecture, Japan, after local officials met with the UAE ambassador on Aug. 19. The project,...

Monday 24 August 2026

Pixel 11 preorder surge lifts Google's Taiwan smartphone share

Google's newly launched Pixel 11 series drew a strong preorder response in Taiwan after telecom carriers rolled out expanded promotions and sales plans. The early momentum has renewed...

Monday 24 August 2026

German auto industry hardens stance against Chinese competition

Germany's top auto industry lobby, the German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA), is overhauling its strategy as it hardens its stance on China. The group has said China...

Monday 24 August 2026

Taiwan semiconductor materials hit golden opportunity

Rising concerns over potential supply chain chokepoints for critical raw materials have driven the formation of the SEMI Taiwan Materials Alliance. Wei-Wang Chen, General Manager of...

Monday 24 August 2026

Europe's struggling auto industry turns to China, drawing US scrutiny

European automakers have been increasing collaboration with their Chinese counterparts in recent years, as they seek to break through...

Monday 24 August 2026

Analysis: SK Hynix pushes beyond HBM with HBF and CPO

SK Hynix is moving on several fronts as it pushes deeper into system-level memory competition. From high-bandwidth memory (HBM) and high-bandwidth flash (HBF) to a recently published...

Monday 24 August 2026

Rapidus 2nm ramp stays on track as Japan readies JPY150 billion investment

Rapidus' plan to begin volume production of 2nm chips in the second half of FY2027 remains on schedule, with rising demand from AI chips...

Monday 24 August 2026

Fujifilm opens new post-CMP cleaner plant at Oita to meet AI chip demand

Fujifilm has completed a new production building at its Oita Factory in Japan to make post-CMP cleaners, expanding capacity for materials used in advanced semiconductors amid rising...

Monday 24 August 2026

SEMI launches alliance to ride semiconductor materials boom

SEMI launched a semiconductor materials alliance on August 21, bringing together more than 400 companies to build a more resilient and competitive supply chain as Taiwan extends its...

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