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Friday 19 September 2025

Xpeng starts Austria EV production with Magna Steyr to bypass EU tariffs

Chinese electric vehicle maker Xpeng has begun European production in partnership with Magna Steyr, using the Austrian contract manufacturer's Graz plant to assemble its G6 and G9...

Friday 19 September 2025

STMicroelectronics to build PLP pilot line in Tours, aiming for 3Q26 production

STMicroelectronics (STM) has announced a US$60 million investment to establish a panel-level packaging (PLP) technology pilot production line at its Tours facility in France, with...

Friday 19 September 2025

Drone supply chains decoupling from China creates opportunities for Taiwan chipmakers

The Taipei Aerospace & Defense Technology Exhibition (TADTE 2025) highlighted advanced drones and AI chips, with local firms like Elan Microelectronics targeting non-red supply...

Friday 19 September 2025

Taiwan to launch US$180M investment in domestic rocket program

Taiwan's Legislative Yuan is set to open its new session on September 19, with top priority given to reviewing the central government's...

Friday 19 September 2025

Samsung and SK Hynix set stage for global battle over HBM4 chips

SK Hynix has announced it is the first in the world to establish a mass production system for sixth-generation High Bandwidth Memory...

Thursday 18 September 2025

XPeng taps Magna for European production as EU tariffs bite

As the European Union imposes steep anti-subsidy tariffs on Chinese-made battery electric vehicles (BEVs), a new mode of cross-border cooperation is quietly reshaping the continent's...

Thursday 18 September 2025

Asia's e-book reader market surges amid booming sales

E-paper applications are becoming increasingly diverse, not only driving continuous growth in production value but also expanding their use cases. From smart retail electronic shelf...

Thursday 18 September 2025

Samsung chair inspects OLED plant as Apple competition heats up

Samsung Electronics chairman Lee Jae-yong made a high-profile visit to Samsung Display's (SDC) Asan complex in South Korea, signaling the company's push to stay ahead in the intensifying...

Thursday 18 September 2025

RaaS model key to turning around South Korea's robot industry losses

Despite rising labor costs and challenges from a declining birthrate and aging society, South Korea's robotics market has failed to meet high demand expectations. Many robotics companies...

Thursday 18 September 2025

Japan targets submarine cable supply chain to safeguard national security

Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) has begun reviewing the country's submarine cable supply chain, as the US expands its investigations and excludes Chinese communications...

Thursday 18 September 2025

BOE loses ground to LGD as Apple reconfigures OLED supply chain

The global market for small-sized OLED displays is on a path of steady expansion through the end of the decade, fueled primarily by the...

Thursday 18 September 2025

Hanwha E-ssential challenges Ajinomoto's ABF monopoly with 2026 launch

Hanwha E-ssential, a subsidiary of Hanwha Solutions, has successfully localized the production of semiconductor packaging insulation materials in South Korea. The company plans to...

Thursday 18 September 2025

Taiwan bets big on silicon photonics to capture US$100 billion global market

Taiwan is racing to advance its silicon photonics capabilities, aiming to develop high-efficiency 400Gbps optical modules within one to two years, according to the Ministry of Economic...

Thursday 18 September 2025

Japanese chipmakers abandon legacy lines, rattling automakers

As the world races ahead with cutting-edge advances in artificial intelligence, the automotive sector faces a quieter but potentially disruptive challenge: the slow, steady disappearance...

Thursday 18 September 2025

Taiwan races to build counter-drone defenses as swarm warfare redefines the battlefield

A new high-tech arms race is escalating, and it's centered on drones. Taiwanese defense industry experts say the rapid evolution of unmanned aircraft is forcing a major rethink of...

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