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Tuesday 28 July 2026

Samsung, SK Hynix race to secure chipmaking tools before equipment lead times hit one year

Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix are considering placing semiconductor equipment orders earlier as a global wave of fab investment stretches delivery times for key chipmaking tools...

Tuesday 28 July 2026

From models to chips: Anthropic chip ambitions pull Korea deeper into the AI silicon race

The push toward deeper sovereign control over the critical hardware stack underpinning AI models is gaining traction following news of Anthropic's outreach to SK hynix for supplies...

Tuesday 28 July 2026

EYEQ Lab completes 200mm SiC line validation with yield above 90%

South Korean power semiconductor maker EYEQ Lab has completed mass-production validation of its dedicated 8-inch, or 200mm, silicon carbide...

Tuesday 28 July 2026

Smart glasses with color displays could enter mass production by 2028

Taiwan's smart glasses supply chain urgently needs to break down technical silos and move first, according to industry executives speaking at a forum on July 24 on the outlook for...

Tuesday 28 July 2026

Taiwan urged to move beyond hardware role in AI glasses race

As global tech giants push into AR, VR, and spatial computing, Taiwan's chip and hardware strength could help it shape the next wave of AI glasses for users worldwide. But that opportunity...

Monday 27 July 2026

South Korea, AMD team up to integrate homegrown NPUs with CPUs and GPUs

South Korea and AMD have agreed to build and demonstrate heterogeneous AI computing infrastructure integrating AMD CPUs and GPUs with homegrown neural processing units, as Seoul seeks...

Monday 27 July 2026

Samsung converts AMD and OpenAI ties into HBM4 supply wins

Samsung Electronics is showing renewed momentum in the AI memory race as it deepens ties with both OpenAI and AMD, two partnerships...

Monday 27 July 2026

H2U lists on Taiwan Innovation Board to tap digital health opportunities

Taiwan's largest digital health technology platform H2U debuted on the Taiwan Stock Exchange's Taiwan Innovation Board on July 24 at an offering price of NT$49.13 (approx. US$1.52)...

Monday 27 July 2026

Stalled drone law aside, Taiwan's industry wants Taiwan's own DARPA

Taiwan's proposed legislation governing unmanned systems remains stalled as competing political parties continue to debate multiple...

Monday 27 July 2026

Samsung’s Broadcom AI chip pact expected to top US$200 billion as Hyundai expands robotics push

Samsung Electronics and Hyundai Motor Group used the San Francisco AI Summit to outline separate artificial intelligence (AI) expansion...

Monday 27 July 2026

Apple reportedly seeks 20% iPhone 18 OLED price cut despite costlier M16 panels

Apple is pressing Samsung Display (SDC) and LG Display (LGD) for steep price reductions on OLED panels for the iPhone 18 series as...

Monday 27 July 2026

Weekly news roundup: Samsung and SK Hynix favor DDR5, Intel accelerates 18A, Alibaba deepens CXMT ties

AI infrastructure, memory and advanced chipmaking led this week's tech agenda, with Intel, Samsung, SK Hynix, CXMT, Alibaba and Foxconn reshaping capacity and supply chains. Below...

Monday 27 July 2026

AMD widens robotics push with Taiwan IPC partners as it targets Nvidia lead

AMD is deepening its robot and physical AI ambitions, and the move could matter far beyond Taiwan's industrial PC sector. By building a broader partner network in edge AI and robotics,...

Monday 27 July 2026

TIER says Taiwan exports and investment can help absorb geopolitical shocks

Taiwan's export and investment momentum remained strong enough to partly offset geopolitical shocks, according to the Taiwan Institute of Economic Research (TIER). The think tank said...

Monday 27 July 2026

TIER lifts Taiwan 2026 growth forecast and flags AI bubble risks

Taiwan Institute of Economic Research raised its forecast for Taiwan's 2026 gross domestic product (GDP) growth to 10.38% and said the artificial intelligence investment boom has become...

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