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Thursday 27 August 2026

Taiwan plans higher power growth to meet AI demand, officials say

Taiwan's government said it will raise electricity supply capacity as it responds to rising demand from AI and industry. The comments came on August 26 at the opening of the 2026 New...

Thursday 27 August 2026

Nvidia reportedly shifts HBM4 mix toward 8-high as memory supply stays tight

Nvidia has reportedly asked Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix to increase the share of 8-high products...

Thursday 27 August 2026

ASMPT Showcases Advanced Packaging Innovation at SEMICON Taiwan 2026

Global technology and innovation leader ASMPT will showcase its advanced packaging portfolio at SEMICON Taiwan 2026, taking place from September 2 to 4 in Taipei. At...

Thursday 27 August 2026

Research Insight: US humanoid supply chains pivot away from China as Taiwan moves from parts to actuator modules

As the humanoid robot supply chain moves closer to mass-production readiness, Taiwan's precision manufacturing sector is gaining new opportunities to enter the US market, according...

Wednesday 26 August 2026

YMTC targets global NAND lead by 2027 as parent seeks US$5 billion IPO

Yangtze Memory Technologies (YMTC) is aiming to become the world's largest NAND flash supplier by the end of 2027, setting an aggressive target as its parent prepares a nearly US$5...

Wednesday 26 August 2026

South Korea, US clash over reactor choice in US$350B nuclear deal

South Korea and the United States are at odds over which reactor design to build — and who runs the project — in the nuclear power component of Seoul's US investment package,...

Wednesday 26 August 2026

Deloitte Taiwan sees slow physical AI adoption despite high expectations

Deloitte Taiwan said global companies are rushing to discuss physical AI, but only a small share have embedded it into day-to-day operations, highlighting a widening gap between ambition...

Wednesday 26 August 2026

LGES weighs US drone battery push against brand risk

LG Energy Solution (LGES) is weighing whether to expand into the US defense supply chain as the EV market remains sluggish and the company broadens into energy storage systems (ESS)...

Wednesday 26 August 2026

SK hynix production union rejects stock-heavy pay deal by 25 votes

SK hynix's production-worker union has rejected the company's tentative 2026 wage and collective bargaining agreement by just 25 votes, sending the two sides back to the negotiating...

Wednesday 26 August 2026

Taiwan Photon Source boosts domestic accelerator supply chain, challenges cutting-edge technology limits

The Taiwan-based National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center (NSRRC), supported by top scientists including Nobel chemistry laureate Yuan-tseh Lee, held a celebration event on August...

Wednesday 26 August 2026

Samsung's 3-year shareholder returns seen topping KRW600T

AI memory excess profits are beginning to change Samsung Electronics' capital-allocation logic. The company recently said that, under its current 2024-2026 shareholder return policy,...

Wednesday 26 August 2026

Taiwan AI Cloud flags four demands for AI from POC to production

Taiwan AI Cloud General Manager Han-chang Wu said at the 2026 Taiwan Sustainability Summit on August 25 that as open-source models mature, computing power becomes easier to access,...

Wednesday 26 August 2026

MOEA says circular economy output tops NT$1T

Taiwan's circular economy has entered a new stage as the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) said the sector's output has surpassed NT$1 trillion (US$31.4 billion), while calling for...

Wednesday 26 August 2026

Taiwan listed firms report 1H26 pretax profit surge on AI server demand

Taiwan's Financial Supervisory Commission said on August 25 that strong global demand for Taiwan-made AI servers and high-performance computing lifted corporate earnings in the first...

Wednesday 26 August 2026

BOE, 3M expand materials partnership as foldable OLED competition intensifies

BOE Technology Group and 3M have opened a joint research laboratory in Beijing that covers optical films, optically clear adhesives, structural adhesives and advanced materials development...

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