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Tuesday 1 September 2026
Samsung locks 70% of memory output as HBM spot prices soar
Samsung Electronics has reportedly locked up as much as 70% of its memory production capacity under long-term supply agreements (LTAs), as relentless AI infrastructure demand for high...
Tuesday 1 September 2026
South Korea-India joint venture opens semiconductor materials plant, targets China-free supply chain
A South Korean-Indian joint venture has completed a semiconductor materials plant in South Korea, aiming to strengthen regional supply chains for photoresist materials and reduce reliance...
Tuesday 1 September 2026
China's humanoid robot cost cuts run into three bottlenecks
Humanoid robot scaling is still constrained by price, and Chinese humanoid robots — which command the largest global market share — show a sharp gap between consumer and...
Tuesday 1 September 2026
Taiwan clears Lam Research's NT$9.8 billion subsidiary injection as etch leader scales R&D worldwide
Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs has approved a NT$9.835 billion (approx. US$310 million) capital injection by Lam Research into its Taiwanese subsidiary, Lam Research Taiwan,...
Tuesday 1 September 2026
Taiwan's G2C+ Alliance members target global markets
Artificial intelligence (AI) chips are driving a new wave of integration competition among Taiwan semiconductor equipment makers. Taiwan's G2C+ strategic alliance, comprised of C Sun,...
Tuesday 1 September 2026
SEMICON Taiwan 2026 to spotlight AI-driven semiconductor supply chain shifts
SEMICON Taiwan 2026 is set to open soon as Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International said AI is pushing a new wave of technology upgrades across the global chip industry...
Tuesday 1 September 2026
Buima returns to profit in the second quarter on battery module demand
Buima swung back to profitability in the second quarter of 2026 as a recovery in its battery module shipments and gains from asset disposal lifted results. The company said demand...
Tuesday 1 September 2026
Taiwan workplace AI use reaches 96% as employers push skills upgrades
Ninety-six percent of professionals in Taiwan use AI in the workplace, topping the Asia-wide average of 93%, according to a new survey released by Robert Walters. The report, which...
Tuesday 1 September 2026
Taiwan manufacturing moves into the prosperity zone as US export growth slows
Taiwan’s manufacturing business-climate indicator moved into the index’s red “prosperity” category in July, with the Taiwan Institute of Economic Research (TIER)...
Tuesday 1 September 2026
SK Hynix explores Intel as second source for HBM base dies
SK Hynix is reportedly considering adding Intel Foundry as a second manufacturing source for high-bandwidth memory (HBM) base dies, a move that could reduce its reliance on TSMC as...
Monday 31 August 2026
Nvidia takes US$3.5 billion of MediaTek's record US$3.9 billion convertible bond
MediaTek has completed pricing on US$3.9 billion of overseas convertible bonds, more than NT$120 billion and what the company says is the largest overseas CB ever issued in Taiwan's...
Monday 31 August 2026
Taiwan drone bill dispute leaves NT$240 billion procurement plan in limbo
The Executive Yuan's proposed Special Act for Indigenous Defense Unmanned Vehicle Procurement failed to win approval in the Legislative Yuan, which instead adopted a version proposed...
Monday 31 August 2026
Unimicron search puts spotlight on cross-border manufacturing for Taiwan's electronics sector
Unimicron, a major Taiwanese IC substrate maker, came under intense supply chain scrutiny last week after reports that prosecutors and investigators searched the company over a suspected...
Monday 31 August 2026
Update: SK Hynix breaks silence on Japan expansion rumors
To capture surging global demand for memory chips driven by artificial intelligence (AI), SK Hynix is actively exploring manufacturing and investment options in Japan.
Monday 31 August 2026
ASE: CPO scale-out demands deeper supply-chain coordination for mass production
SEMICON Taiwan 2026 kicked off its pre-show program with the Silicon Photonics Global Summit.