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Tuesday 7 July 2026

Samsung, SK Hynix reportedly seek China-free chip tool buffer against US controls

Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix are reportedly accelerating efforts to reduce China's role in their semiconductor supply chains in preparation for the possibility of tighter US export...

Tuesday 7 July 2026

SYM sees Taiwan motorcycle market rising up to 10% in 2026

Sanyang Motor (SYM) said Taiwan's motorcycle market could grow as much as 10% in 2026, with the company aiming to keep market share above 40%. The outlook came as SYM introduced its...

Tuesday 7 July 2026

Taiwan electric scooter market heads into 2026 facing shortages and weak demand

Taiwan's electric scooter market entered 2026 under pressure from shortages in charging infrastructure, new models and buyers, while the island's motorcycle market remained dominated...

Tuesday 7 July 2026

Officials warn of transshipment risks as strategic tech reaches Russia

Ukraine has found that about 90% of the cruise missiles and drones Russia used in attacks contained Japanese-made electronic components, most of them civilian parts routed through...

Tuesday 7 July 2026

Taiwan pushes care robots as eldercare shortages expose legal gaps

Taiwan is accelerating efforts to bring care robots into eldercare as labor shortages deepen, while lawmakers and regulators continue to debate how the devices should be classified...

Tuesday 7 July 2026

JLC revenue climbs 40% as Taiwan's circular economy law takes effect

JLC reported a sharp rise in June revenue after Taiwan's Resource Circularity Promotion Act took effect, while the lead-acid battery recycler also benefited from early investment in...

Tuesday 7 July 2026

SK data center bet sets sights on intelligence exports

South Korea is moving to position itself as an exporter of "intelligence" rather than just the chips and equipment that go into building...

Tuesday 7 July 2026

Texas emerges as frontrunner for Taiwan firms racing to pick an overseas science park

Amid ever-shifting geopolitical concerns and a US$50 billion injection from the CHIPS and Science Act to revitalize domestic semiconductor...

Monday 6 July 2026

Samsung Foundry eyes comeback after Tesla chip win

Samsung Electronics is trying to turn its foundry business into a bigger supplier of custom chips after securing a Tesla order, as the company looks to rebuild a contract chipmaking...

Monday 6 July 2026

Taiwan drone makers gain as Europe focuses on trust and supply chain resilience

Global drone demand continues to heat up, and Taiwanese manufacturers are aggressively expanding overseas. Industry players say the market's most urgent focus has shifted from price...

Monday 6 July 2026

South Korea lines up US$204 billion Yeongnam manufacturing push

South Korean conglomerates will invest a combined KRW312 trillion (approx. US$203.6 billion) in the Yeongnam region, as the government...

Monday 6 July 2026

Greatek Electronics advances Taiwan+1 plan with acquisition of Onsemi Philippines packaging plant

Greatek Electronics, a subsidiary of memory packaging and testing provider Powertech Technology (PTI), has approved the acquisition of On Semiconductor SSMP Philippines, a packaging...

Monday 6 July 2026

Samsung said to seek up to 20% DRAM price hike as AI demand tightens supply

Samsung Electronics is negotiating with customers to raise average selling prices for commodity DRAM by as much as 20% in the third...

Monday 6 July 2026

Europe's defense boom has a semiconductor problem

Europe's defense industry is running into a structural bottleneck: the semiconductors needed for modern missiles, drones, radar, communications, and electronic warfare cannot be produced...

Monday 6 July 2026

Exclusive Interview: Dutch startup Nearfield targets AI chip process control expansion after US$380 million funding round

Dutch semiconductor equipment startup Nearfield Instruments has completed a US$380 million Series D funding round, the largest-ever fundraising for a Dutch deep-tech company. The company...

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