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Sunday 16 August 2026

Samsung, SK Hynix HBM4 hiring war drains South Korea's chip design talent

South Korea's semiconductor talent shortage is intensifying as Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix recruit experienced chip designers for increasingly complex HBM4 products, drawing key...

Sunday 16 August 2026

Taiwan Mobile launches tender offer for Systex, targeting majority control

Taiwan Mobile said on August 12 that its board approved a tender offer for Systex Corporation common shares through its wholly owned subsidiary Taiwan Cellular, with the goal of lifting...

Sunday 16 August 2026

Edgecore pushes all-optical networking for distributed AI data centers

Edgecore Networks said distributed AI infrastructure will become more important as data centers run into limits on power, space, and cooling. Speaking at the 2026 OCP APAC Summit,...

Sunday 16 August 2026

TV slowdown accelerates panel makers' shift to IT OLED, UBI Research found

With global TV demand slowing and panel prices continuing to fall, display makers are facing intensifying profit pressure. Analysts...

Sunday 16 August 2026

AI reshapes semiconductor testing as KYEC pushes four-way model

As AI chip value and integration complexity keep rising, King Yuan Electronics (KYEC) President Gauss Chang said semiconductor testing...

Sunday 16 August 2026

AI product cycle lifts Chroma test demand

AI is sharply increasing demand for test and measurement equipment, turning it from a cost-cutting support tool into a must-have, said Chroma president I-Shih Tseng. He said he expects...

Sunday 16 August 2026

HDRE reports first-half growth as Japan and Australia projects expand

HD Renewable Energy (HDRE) reported first-half 2026 consolidated revenue of NT$3.078 billion (approx. US$95.7 million), along with gross profit of NT$758 million, a gross margin of...

Saturday 15 August 2026

Taiwan Gold Card approvals for finance professionals top 1,000

Taiwan has approved more than 1,000 Employment Gold Cards for finance professionals as the government broadens its push to attract overseas talent and develop Taiwan into an Asian...

Saturday 15 August 2026

Century Group pivots beyond offshore wind with four-pronged energy strategy

Century Iron and Steel Industrial (CIS) and Century Wind Power (CWP) held a joint investor conference on August 13. Driven by a significant...

Saturday 15 August 2026

Taiwan offshore wind lifts marine engineering and ocean industry output

Taiwan's ocean-related industries generated NT$1.5108 trillion in 2024, according to reports presented to the Cabinet on the 13th by the National Science and Technology Council and...

Saturday 15 August 2026

Taiwan approves NT$8 billion ocean tech program for security and industry

Taiwan's government approved a four-year ocean technology and industry development program for 2027-2030 and will seek more than NT$8 billion in funding. The plan was designed to strengthen...

Friday 14 August 2026

AI server tracker: Demand drives July revenue gains across Taiwan infrastructure suppliers

Data center infrastructure providers reported revenue gains across baseboard management controllers (BMCs), optical modules, power supply components, and thermal management products...

Friday 14 August 2026

South Korea chip cluster could expand to nine fabs as SK plans new investment

South Korea's planned southwestern semiconductor cluster could eventually expand from four fabs to as many as nine as the government accelerates land, power, and infrastructure work...

Friday 14 August 2026

South Korea's memory-chip exports surge 277% as system chips slip

South Korea's semiconductor export boom was heavily concentrated in memory in July. Memory-chip export value surged 276.9% year over...

Friday 14 August 2026

Samsung weighs moving legacy memory backend work to Vietnam to free up capacity for HBM

Samsung Electronics may move part of the general-purpose DRAM and NAND packaging and testing now handled at its Cheonan and Onyang sites in South Korea to Vietnam, potentially freeing...

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