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Friday 19 December 2025

From AI data centers to humanoid robots: CIAT plans next wave of tech momentum

The Cloud Computing & IoT Association in Taiwan (CIAT) held its 2025 annual member meeting on December 17, 2025, unveiling a forward-looking strategy for the next wave of technological...

Friday 19 December 2025

South Korea's Uniqconn partners with TSMC to mass-produce 60GHz communication chip

A South Korean logic IC startup is moving closer to cable-free device design with the development of a 60GHz millimeter-wave communication chip designed to replace short-range wired...

Friday 19 December 2025

Taiwan advances hydrogen power generation system to support net-zero goals

Taiwan's Academia Sinica is pushing forward its public infrastructure project launched in 2025, focused on a megawatt-scale mixed hydrogen power generation system using decarbonized...

Friday 19 December 2025

Huawei returns to Taiwan tablet market, targets Apple with eye-care tech

Huawei has returned to Taiwan's tablet market with a clear point of differentiation: eye protection. Unveiled on December 17, 2025, the MatePad 11.5 (2025) targets growing tablet...

Friday 19 December 2025

TCC urges strict import checks to protect low-carbon cement industry in Taiwan

Low-priced imported cement continues to undermine Taiwan's domestic low-carbon cement development, prompting TCC Group Holdings chairman Nelson An-ping Chang to propose two key recommendations...

Thursday 18 December 2025

Taiwan advances low-energy hydrogen production, cutting down rare earth use

Researchers from Academia Sinica, National Central University (NCU), and Yuan Ze University announced significant advancements in hydrogen electrolysis technology at a December 17...

Thursday 18 December 2025

LG Energy Solution terminates US$6.5 billion EV battery contract with Ford amid demand concerns

LG Energy Solution (LGES) has ended a major electric vehicle (EV) battery supply agreement with Ford Motor Company valued at about KRW9.6 trillion (approx. US$6.53 billion). The termination...

Thursday 18 December 2025

The Nexperia fallout: Honda's factories go quiet in fresh blow to supply chain

Honda Motor Company announced on Wednesday that it would suspend or reduce production at several factories in Japan and China starting late this...

Thursday 18 December 2025

AI servers and semiconductors drive Taiwan PCB peak season; TPCA forecasts 11% growth in 2025

Taiwan's printed circuit board (PCB) industry is set for robust growth in 2025, supported by strong demand from AI servers amid a weakening traditional smartphone market. The Taiwan...

Thursday 18 December 2025

Rapidus launches AI design tools to support 2nm semiconductor development

On December 17, Rapidus announced a new suite of AI-based semiconductor design tools under its Rapidus AI-Assisted Design Solution (Raads), aimed at supporting the company's Rapid...

Thursday 18 December 2025

Samsung and SK Hynix push PIM-enabled memory to address AI bottlenecks

As AI inference workloads grow and models expand rapidly, Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix are advancing high-bandwidth memory (HBM) technologies while integrating processing-in-memory...

Thursday 18 December 2025

Acer's Highpoint Service Network lists in Taiwan, taps second growth engine

Highpoint Service Network (HSN), a multi-brand after-sales service integrator under the Acer Group, officially began trading on Taiwan's over-the-counter (OTC) market on December...

Thursday 18 December 2025

Samsung investigates Taiwan sales amid memory shortage, with China and Singapore ties

The global memory market is being gripped by its most severe shortage and price surge in years, one driven by structural shifts rather...

Thursday 18 December 2025

Taiwan targets four research priorities to maintain semiconductor leadership

Taiwan has long dominated advanced semiconductor manufacturing, with TSMC's global R&D headquarters in Hsinchu alone employing over 10,000 researchers. The government continues...

Thursday 18 December 2025

Taiwan's AI software push needs substance, not stopgaps

Taiwan Premier Cho Jung-tai recently announced the government plans to invest NT$31.1 billion (US$992.95 million) in 2026 for 10 major AI infrastructure initiatives, including a government-subsidized...

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