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Thursday 24 September 2026
Anduril's Taiwan supply chain to grow 15-fold in 2026
US defense tech unicorn Anduril plans to expand its overall investment in Taiwan, with procurement from its Taiwan supply chain expected to grow 15-fold in 2026, founder Palmer Luckey...
Thursday 24 September 2026
Taiwan's homegrown trainer program ends with 66 Brave Eagles delivered
AIDC's Brave Eagle advanced jet trainer, a flagship "made-in-Taiwan" defense program, completed development and mass production on September 24, with AIDC chairman Chin-Pin Tsao personally...
Thursday 24 September 2026
Honda eyes Ohio hybrid plant amid pivot to North America
Honda Motor Co. is planning to invest JPY300 billion to JPY400 billion (about US$1.9 billion to US$2.5 billion) in a new hybrid electric vehicle plant in Ohio, with production targeted...
Thursday 24 September 2026
Grab turns Taiwan into a launchpad for Southeast Asia expansion
Grab is expanding the scope of its Taiwan strategy beyond food delivery, launching an overseas expansion programme for merchants aimed at helping Taiwanese food and beverage (F&B)...
Thursday 24 September 2026
ASRock Industrial revenue jumps 95% in 1H26 on North America deal
ASRock Industrial, the industrial PC (IPC) arm of ASRock, posted a 95.4% year-over-year surge in first-half 2026 revenue after winning a major North American streaming services contract...
Thursday 24 September 2026
CXMT gains ground in DRAM as Samsung, SK Hynix shift more capacity to HBM
China's ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) is gaining ground in the global DRAM market as Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix allocate more production capacity to high-bandwidth memory...
Thursday 24 September 2026
ASML system sales in Europe remain at zero as EU debates Chips Act 2.0

European Union industry ministers are set to debate the proposed Chips Act 2.0 in Brussels on September 24, days after a senior ASML...

Thursday 24 September 2026
South Korea chip, panel lines stay on as AI, iPhone demand surges

South Korea's major semiconductor, display, and electronics parts factories are staying open through the Chuseok holiday as AI-driven...

Thursday 24 September 2026
Qualcomm sticks with TSMC for both 2nm Snapdragon flagships as Samsung steps up foundry push
Qualcomm is sticking with TSMC for both of its newly launched 2nm Snapdragon flagship processors, extending the Taiwan foundry's hold on Qualcomm's top-tier mobile chips even as Samsung...
Thursday 24 September 2026
LG Display scraps Nanjing automotive LCD module sale to Top Run
LG Display has scrapped the planned sale of its automotive LCD module business in Nanjing, China, to Top Run Total Solution after the companies failed to reach a final agreement on...
Thursday 24 September 2026
Skoda's top earner CEO jumps to Volvo, rattling Volkswagen Group

Skoda CEO Klaus Zellmer, long seen as one of Volkswagen Group's top-performing brand executives, will leave the company and become president...

Thursday 24 September 2026
Powertech targets quarterly growth in 2026, eyes record high

Powertech Technology expects stronger memory packaging and testing demand, higher average selling prices (ASPs), and ramping high-end...

Thursday 24 September 2026
LSTC links with Rapidus to revive Japan's advanced chipmaking

Japan's Leading-edge Semiconductor Technology Center (LSTC) is building a public-private-academic framework around Rapidus, which plans...

Wednesday 23 September 2026
SKC raises Absolics stake to 82% as glass substrates remain in testing
SKC is increasing its investment in its US glass substrate subsidiary Absolics, raising its stake to more than 82%, as the South Korean materials group commits more capital to a business...
Wednesday 23 September 2026
Foxtron maps overseas expansion as customers seek full EV line-up

Foxtron Vehicle Technologies said its overseas expansion is taking shape as exports to New Zealand and Australia enter their final countdown,...