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Tuesday 8 September 2026

US chip investment push puts ownership at center of Korea's $200 billion deal

A US push for additional Korean semiconductor manufacturing investment has entered bilateral negotiations just as the first project under...

Tuesday 8 September 2026

Samsung speeds silicon photonics test plan with TSMC-vetted probe vendors

Samsung Electronics has moved to accelerate its silicon photonics push by using the same test partners selected by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. for key validation work, according...

Tuesday 8 September 2026

Advantech to open North America HQ and expand US manufacturing

Advantech will open its new North America headquarters campus in Tustin, California, on October 21, Taipei time, adding localized manufacturing and service capacity as demand linked...

Tuesday 8 September 2026

Renewable power shortage puts Taiwan's chip cluster under scrutiny

As semiconductor and AI infrastructure expansions elevate Taiwan's strategic profile on the global stage, mandates for a "green chip" supply chain are intensifying pressure on major...

Tuesday 8 September 2026

Samsung allocates more than half of 4nm foundry capacity to HBM4

Samsung Electronics is allocating more than half of its 4nm foundry capacity to base dies for sixth-generation high-bandwidth memory (HBM4) as it accelerates shipments to major AI...

Tuesday 8 September 2026

ViTrox rides AI demand, expands Taiwan push as Malaysia semiconductor base grows

After several years away from SEMICON Taiwan, Malaysia-based inspection equipment maker ViTrox returned to the show this year and has already confirmed plans to exhibit again next...

Tuesday 8 September 2026

Sercomm revenue surges past 3Q25 on North America upgrades

Sercomm Corporation reported August revenue of NT$7.044 billion on the 7th, up 45% year-over-year, extending its run of monthly sales above NT$7 billion(US$222.1 million) to a third...

Tuesday 8 September 2026

Taiwan panel capacity shifts push TV brands to stock up as LCD price declines slow

The global LCD TV panel market is gradually moving toward supply-demand balance as activity recovers across the supply chain, with price declines expected to ease in September. The...

Tuesday 8 September 2026

Analysis: Imec's EUV edge raises question over how far Taiwan should replicate research fab model

If Taiwan's government is determined enough, finding funding and land for the Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) or the National Institutes of Applied Research (NIAR)...

Tuesday 8 September 2026

Privacy displays become a premium smartphone battleground as Huawei brings one to a foldable

Huawei's Mate XT 2 combines an inward-folding tri-fold design with a built-in hardware privacy display, bringing two concepts already prominent...

Tuesday 8 September 2026

TSMC's co-COO left ITRI in 1987 for a startup foundry — ITRI just named him a laureate

TSMC Executive Vice President and Co-Chief Operating Officer Y.P. Chin was named an Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) Laureate on September 7, marking another milestone...

Tuesday 8 September 2026

SK Hynix weighs Gwangju investment as Yongin buildout continues

SK Hynix is considering accelerating investment in South Korea's planned Gwangju semiconductor cluster so that development proceeds alongside its ongoing Yongin buildout, rather than...

Tuesday 8 September 2026

South Korea's UBATT targets 500 Wh/kg lithium-metal batteries for drone and defense markets

South Korean battery startup UBATT is targeting aerospace and defense applications such as drones and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) with high-energy-density lithium-metal batteries,...

Tuesday 8 September 2026

Taiwan and Saxony start building the talent pipeline behind TSMC's German fab

TSMC's investment in a fab in Germany's Free State of Saxony has drawn close attention from across Europe. Eva Ins Obergfell, Rector of Leipzig University, one of Germany's leading...

Tuesday 8 September 2026

Interview: California companies highlight synergy between the state and Taiwan

This year's SEMICON Taiwan saw companies worldwide flock to Taipei to learn new industry developments and score potential business opportunities. Many came from elsewhere in Asia,...

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