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Tuesday 23 December 2025

EdgeCortix accelerates low-power chip launch to take on Nvidia

Tokyo-based startup EdgeCortix plans to deliver samples of its next-generation Sakura-X artificial intelligence (AI) processor by the end of 2026,...

Tuesday 23 December 2025

Taiwan automation specialist boosts Malaysia production to serve regional markets

Taiwan's major automation equipment controller maker Syntec Technology has begun construction of its second-phase factory in Malaysia, representing a strategic investment of over...

Tuesday 23 December 2025

South Korea launches dual K-NPU, GPU strategy in AI top three bid

The South Korean government will pursue a dual-track strategy to become one of the world's top three AI powers, advancing both upgrades to domestically produced neural processing...

Tuesday 23 December 2025

Foxconn brings China factory city playbook to India with massive iPhone expansion

Taiwan's Hon Hai Precision Industry Co, better known as Foxconn, is rapidly expanding its manufacturing footprint in India, hiring tens of thousands of workers at a new iPhone plant...

Tuesday 23 December 2025

QNAP denies platform breach amid hacker intrusion claims

QNAP Systems officially listed on Taiwan's over-the-counter stock exchange on December 22, 2025, but faced reports of a suspected hacker intrusion on its first day. The company quickly...

Tuesday 23 December 2025

China's space launch surge exposes Taiwan's tech gap

As privately owned rocket and satellite manufacturers in the United States continue to surge, China has been accelerating its own commercial space ambitions. Beyond its extensive...

Tuesday 23 December 2025

Star Charger accelerates EV charging network with first 1 MW dedicated station

Star Charger, a charging operator under HD Renewable Energy (HDRE), has announced it has achieved 159 operational stations across Taiwan. To meet the growing electric vehicle (EV)...

Tuesday 23 December 2025

TI, ADI price hikes split Taiwan's analog IC designers

Texas Instruments (TI) and Analog Devices (ADI) are reportedly preparing selective price increases across product lines in early 2026, citing rising semiconductor supply chain costs...

Tuesday 23 December 2025

Aspeed opens Kaohsiung R&D center to boost chip development efforts

Aspeed Technology, a global leader in remote server management chips, officially launched its Kaohsiung research and development (R&D) center on December 22. Located at the Pier...

Tuesday 23 December 2025

Cypress Technology Drives a New Era of Integrated Medical Imaging with Ecosystem Partners

The global medical imaging market continues to grow steadily. Driven by an aging population, the rising prevalence of chronic diseases, and the acceleration of healthcare...

Tuesday 23 December 2025

Korean chip industry faces mounting pressure from escalating power prices

Electricity costs for South Korea's domestic semiconductor manufacturing industry have reportedly surged, raising concerns over mounting cost pressures on chipmakers. Over the past...

Tuesday 23 December 2025

Taiwan's motherboard makers balance AI gains with inflation, PC market headwinds in 2025

Taiwan's leading motherboard manufacturers—AsusTek, GIGABYTE, Micro-Star International (MSI), and ASRock—have navigated a turbulent global economic environment in 2025...

Monday 22 December 2025

Samsung taps former AMD exec to reboot Exynos from Austin

Samsung has recruited semiconductor veteran John Rayfield, formerly a vice president at AMD, to bolster its Exynos GPU and system IP roadmap, signaling a renewed effort to regain...

Monday 22 December 2025

Central bank raises Taiwan's 2025 growth forecast to 7.31%

Taiwan's Central Bank has sharply revised its economic growth forecast for 2025 to 7.31% from the 4.55% projected in September, citing the absence of US semiconductor tariffs under...

Monday 22 December 2025

Samsung's HBM4 SiP tops Nvidia's performance tests, heating up memory race

Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix are reportedly intensifying their competition to supply Nvidia's sixth-generation high-bandwidth memory (HBM), known as HBM4. The new HBM4 will be...

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