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Friday 11 September 2026
Taiwan govt boosts EDA R&D to target global gaps
Taiwan's National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) briefed Premier Jung-tai Cho on September 10, 2026, at an Executive Yuan meeting on the Chip-Driven, Taiwan-wide semiconductor...
Friday 11 September 2026
China's energy storage capacity surges 50-fold in five years, sparking crackdown on lithium battery expansion
China's energy storage industry has expanded at breakneck speed since the launch of the 14th Five-Year Plan, growing 50-fold in just five years. The government is now applying the...
Friday 11 September 2026
AI packaging turns to glass, with TGV metallisation persisting as key technical hurdle
Taiwan supply-chain sources said low-CTE glass fibre cloth used in high-end substrates remains tight, while glass-core substrates for next-generation packaging are still in technical...
Friday 11 September 2026
Micron brings forward record pay amid Taiwan strike threat
Micron has announced its FY26 pay package for more than 60,000 employees worldwide, the largest in the company's history. For the first time, every employee will receive merit-based...
Friday 11 September 2026
SK Hynix raises cash portion of bonuses after 25-vote union rejection

SK Hynix has increased the cash portion of its profit-sharing bonus in a revised tentative wage agreement, after production workers...

Friday 11 September 2026
Global drone supply chain accelerates de-China shift, Taiwan wins

Foreign drone makers are increasingly turning to Taiwan as a hub for non-China drone supply chains, drawn by the island's component...

Friday 11 September 2026
Taiwan tech minister in Europe to advance semiconductor cooperation

National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) Minister Cheng-Wen Wu visited the UK and Belgium in early September to advance Taiwan-Europe...

Friday 11 September 2026
AI server tracker: Taiwan's rack supply chain reveals where the AI buildout is accelerating

The three Taiwanese supply chain categories closest to the physical AI rack — thermal, power supply, and rail kits — booked...

Friday 11 September 2026
Apple's foldable arrives late to a supply chain already moving on
Apple has unveiled its first foldable smartphone, the iPhone Duo, raising expectations that its entry will expand the foldable phone market and lift component prices. For Taiwanese...
Friday 11 September 2026
Toward Technologies Redefines Relay Solutions at SEMICON Taiwan 2026

Toward Technologies, Inc. concluded its participation in SEMICON Taiwan 2026, held from September 2 to 4 at Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center Hall 1. Under the theme "RELAY,...

Friday 11 September 2026
DAS Expands in Taiwan and Unveils World First at SEMICON

DAS Environmental Experts continues to expand its capabilities in Taiwan and is presenting another new product at SEMICON Taiwan. Against the backdrop of ongoing investments...

Friday 11 September 2026
Taiwan startup taps CMOS infrared chips to give robots an electronic 'nose'

Breaking from the industry's mainstream reliance on III-V compound semiconductors, Taiwanese startup Taiwan Nano & Micro-Photonics...

Friday 11 September 2026
Samsung 2nm push gains momentum as Synopsys cuts NPU die area by 22%
Synopsys has reported a 22% reduction in die area for a neural processing unit (NPU) implemented with its Fusion Compiler design tool on Samsung Foundry's SF2P process, providing a...
Friday 11 September 2026
ProLogium deepens partnership with Kyushu Electric Power through strategic investment

ProLogium said Kyushu Electric Power will make a strategic investment as its long-running collaboration expands from industrial cooperation...

Friday 11 September 2026
Global IC substrate market to surge 32% to US$19.5 billion in 2026 as Taiwan, Korea lead ABF, BT
Rising demand for generative AI, high-performance computing (HPC), and data center buildouts is pushing the global IC substrate industry into a new phase marked by upgrades in high-end...