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Thursday 22 October 2026
Elon Musk expands South Korean supplier network for Terafab
Elon Musk's Terafab semiconductor production initiative is expanding its supplier outreach in South Korea, with Tesla and SpaceX approaching materials, components, and equipment suppliers...
Thursday 22 October 2026
Taiwan's FTC blocks Grab's Foodpanda acquisition over competition concerns
Grab Holdings' proposed acquisition of Delivery Hero's Foodpanda operations in Taiwan has been rejected by Taiwan's Fair Trade Commission (FTC). The commission made the announcement...
Thursday 22 October 2026
Chief Telecom's CTSP AI data center bookings exceed 50%
Chief Telecom has begun construction of its new AI data center in the Huwei section of the Central Taiwan Science Park (CTSP), with an investment of NT$3.3 billion (US$101.8 million)...
Thursday 22 October 2026
TASA satellites reach orbit to test coordinated LEO broadband links
The Taiwan Space Agency (TASA) said two 8U CubeSats developed by Tron Future Tech successfully reached orbit on October 20 aboard SpaceX's Bandwagon-5 rideshare mission, advancing...
Thursday 22 October 2026
Taiwan tech supply chain eyes Texas for first US industrial cluster
As Taiwan and the US deepen supply chain localization efforts, concrete plans for Taiwan's electrical and electronics industries to establish US industrial parks are rapidly taking...
Thursday 22 October 2026
Samsung's Nvidia HBM bid raises four strategic concerns
Samsung Electronics is reportedly turning to TSMC's 3nm process to produce base dies for Nvidia's custom high-bandwidth memory (NVHBM), abandoning its long-standing turnkey integration...
Thursday 22 October 2026
Syscom, Japan's CIJ sign AI partnership for overseas expansion
Syscom Computer Engineering is expanding its portfolio in edge AI and its broader enablement ecosystem, with the company showcasing its latest products at the 2026 AIoT Taiwan exhibition,...
Thursday 22 October 2026
Russia considers reinstating parallel imports of Samsung, SK Hynix products amid memory shortages
Russia is reportedly considering reinstating parallel imports of products from Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix to ease shortages of memory and storage devices used in data centers...
Thursday 22 October 2026
2nm and CoWoS expansion lifts Chi Yi Hsin Technology backlog to NT$4.5B
The expansion of advanced semiconductor processes and packaging is driving demand for facility engineering, with Chi Yi Hsin Technology securing NT$4.5 billion (US$138.9 million) in...
Thursday 22 October 2026
High-end ASIC demand drives TGV adoption as TPK weighs further Taiwan expansion
As advanced packaging technology evolves, traditional copper-clad laminates (CCL) are increasingly running up against signal transmission and thickness limitations. Through-glass via...
Thursday 22 October 2026
Holy Stone targets 50% South Korea revenue growth by 2027
Taiwanese passive-component maker Holy Stone has entered the supply chain of a major South Korean automaker after about two years of market expansion, prompting the company to raise...
Thursday 22 October 2026
Hyundai revamps lineup as Taiwan's hybrid car market enters two-year battle over powertrain systems
Hybrid vehicles now account for more than 60% of Taiwan's auto market, shifting the focus of competition from whether a vehicle offers hybrid technology to which hybrid system it u...
Thursday 22 October 2026
TECO targets AI data center cooling as commercial aircon share nears 60%
TECO Electric and Machinery showcased its transformation from an air-conditioning equipment maker to a systems integrator at the 2026 RHVAC Taiwan on October 20, focusing on AI data...
Wednesday 21 October 2026
Micron reaches deal with Taiwan union to introduce quarterly profit bonuses in FY27
Micron Technology's labor dispute in Taiwan appears set for resolution after its Taichung union signed a labor-management agreement with the company and withdrew from the mediation...
Wednesday 21 October 2026
Cloud AI to drive chip growth in 2027 as Taiwan suppliers seek opportunities beyond weak consumer edge AI
Market expectations for cloud AI demand have generally remained bullish through 2028-2029, with order visibility extending clearly over the next two to three years. The outlook for...