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Tuesday 10 November 2026
Taiwan begins 6G spectrum prep as 4G licenses expire in 2030
Taiwan's Ministry of Digital Affairs (MODA) plans to begin preparatory work in 2027 for a potential 6G spectrum release, as licenses for the 700MHz, 900MHz, and 1800MHz bands are due...
Tuesday 10 November 2026
Environmental engineering and advanced process materials drive Topco's revenue above full-year 2025 level in first 10 months
Topco reported consolidated revenue of NT$8.186 billion (approx. US$249.4 million) for October 2026, up 6.3% month-over-month and 61.2% year-over-year, setting a record high for monthly...
Tuesday 10 November 2026
7STARLAKE, South Korea's Raion Robotics, builds Taiwan AI platform
Unmanned vehicle systems developer 7STARLAKE announced on November 6 that it will work with South Korean robotics company Raion Robotics and National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) to...
Tuesday 10 November 2026
Y-S Electronic tops 2025 revenue in October 2026, expands AI server push
Y-S Electronic, a subsidiary of Sun Yad Group, reported consolidated revenue of NT$73.271 million (US$2.24 million) in October 2026, up 31.67% year-on-year. Revenue for the first 10...
Tuesday 10 November 2026
ITRI forecasts global EV sales to grow 11.9% to over 36 million units in 2026; BYD set to join top five automakers
Global sales of electrified vehicles, including hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs), are forecast to rise 11.9% to more than 36 million units in 2026, even as overall vehicle sales decline...
Tuesday 10 November 2026
Taiwan telecom leader pledges more film, TV investment as OTT competition intensifies
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) is expanding its investment in film and television content as competition in Taiwan's over-the-top (OTT) market intensifies. The Chunghwa Digital Cultural and...
Tuesday 10 November 2026
Fino raises capital again to dilute Chinese ownership, meet US PFE rules
Fino, a South Korean company backed by Chinese precursor producer CNGR Advanced Material, will raise about KRW183 billion (approximately US$130 million) through a cash capital increase...
Tuesday 10 November 2026
Taiwanese engineering company Yankey holds NT$57.1 billion orders, Kumamoto wafer fab project to boost 2027 revenue
Yankey Engineering’s order backlog reached a record NT$57.1 billion (US$1.74 billion) as of the end of September, with its subcontracting project for the second wafer fab in...
Tuesday 10 November 2026
Winbond chairman urges restraint in memory rally, expects 30-month bonuses as Nuvoton plans succession
Winbond Electronics chairman Arthur Chiao said memory prices and profits should not go any further at this stage, warning that a market in which memory thrives while other industries...
Tuesday 10 November 2026
South Korea plans first orbital AI data center test for 2028
South Korea plans to develop small, medium, and large data centers in orbit under its K-Moonshot initiative, aiming to conduct its first in-orbit demonstration in 2028 and lay the...
Tuesday 10 November 2026
Infineon bets on 800V DC for megawatt AI racks
Rising power demand at AI data centers is driving demand for power semiconductors used in server power supplies, grid equipment, and chip-level power delivery. Infineon Technologies...
Tuesday 10 November 2026
Japanese chipmaker Rapidus targets Taiwan’s chip cluster model, plans 3 more Hokkaido plants
Rapidus President Atsuyoshi Koike said the Japanese chipmaker will use Taiwan as a model for building a semiconductor industry cluster in Hokkaido, while IBM Japan is establishing...
Tuesday 10 November 2026
Horngyu targets global grid market with AI, power integration
Global AI data center construction and Taiwan Power's NT$564.5 billion (US$17.23 billion) resilient-grid initiative are driving demand for highly reliable power equipment and intelligent...
Tuesday 10 November 2026
Seoul court rejects LG Chem bid to halt Ronbay unit's cathode output, report says
A Seoul court has dismissed LG Chem's request for a preliminary injunction that would have halted production and sales of certain cathode materials by JS Energy, the South Korean subsidiary...
Tuesday 10 November 2026
Exclusive: Quantum Motion makes 10,000-fold leap in chip integration, but qubit control remains the real test
The race to build powerful quantum computers has long revolved around an unfamiliar set of engineering challenges: maintaining delicate quantum states, operating complex cooling systems,...