CONNECT WITH US
Global supply chain: Advanced economies
Advanced economies news coverage
IN THE NEWS
Tuesday 20 October 2026
AI dividend drives Taiwan's memory makers from trough to transformation
The AI wave is triggering a surge in memory demand that extends from cloud data centers to edge applications. This surge has not only delivered a substantial dividend to relevant supply...
Tuesday 20 October 2026
Research: Renewable energy bottlenecks in South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore slow memory chipmakers' RE100 progress
The world's three largest memory manufacturers—Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix, and Micron Technology—along with Taiwan-based Nanya Technology, Winbond Electronics, and Macronix...
Tuesday 20 October 2026
Commentary: China's EV brands own the Paris Motor Show floor, but still yet to land on Macron's guest list
The 91st Paris Motor Show opened on October 12, drawing dense crowds to Chinese automaker booths, with brands like BYD and Xpeng taking center stage for media and industry observers...
Monday 19 October 2026
Solution Finders Part 2 of 2: TSMC's first CTO said no to Intel twice but still wonders what if
Chenming Hu co-invented the FinFET transistor with colleagues at the University of California, Berkeley, in the 1990s and became TSMC's first chief technology officer in 2001. Decades...
Monday 19 October 2026
Weblink International secures AvePoint agency rights to expand AI governance
Acer Inc. subsidiary Weblink International Inc. has secured agency rights for AvePoint in Taiwan and the Asia-Pacific region, expanding its enterprise solutions portfolio amid accelerating...
Monday 19 October 2026
Elon Musk points to China's 2028 DRAM supply surge to challenge Samsung, SK Hynix pricing power
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has predicted a surge in Chinese memory chip production by 2028, raising questions over Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix's pricing power during an AI-driven dynamic...
Monday 19 October 2026
ACM Research bets on panel-level packaging and overseas growth as adoption risks persist
ACM Research is expanding beyond China as its panel-level packaging equipment advances through customer evaluations in Taiwan, while the US semiconductor equipment maker invests in...
Monday 19 October 2026
Canon Taiwan sees strong global camera demand in 2026 and 2027
Canon Marketing Taiwan President Hu Da-gang said the global camera market performed well in 2026, with demand rebounding after the pandemic and smartphone photography helping cultivate...
Monday 19 October 2026
From LCD powerhouse to AI enabler: Taiwan's display industry reinvents itself after 30 turbulent years
Once a global LCD manufacturing powerhouse, Taiwan's display industry has weathered financial crises, antitrust penalties and fierce competition from state-backed Chinese rivals. Now,...
Monday 19 October 2026
Toyota eyes full SDV lineup by 2030, rolling Arene across 50 models
Toyota plans to transition its entire lineup of approximately 50 vehicle models to software-defined vehicles (SDVs) by 2030, equipping them with advanced software capabilities that...
Monday 19 October 2026
Von Ardenne's flexible equipment targets unsettled panel-level packaging market
German equipment maker Von Ardenne is entering the semiconductor industry with coating technology aimed at panel-level packaging, a segment where the choice among competing panel dimensions...
Monday 19 October 2026
Toyota to deploy gigacasting in China as Shanghai Lexus plant targets 2027
Toyota Motor will introduce its proprietary gigacasting technology in China to produce premium vehicles, while it has not disclosed whether it will use equipment from local Chinese...
Monday 19 October 2026
Taiwan launches first proof-of-concept project for green-power time shifting
Taiwan has launched its first proof-of-concept project for shifting renewable electricity through energy storage, a move that could give companies worldwide a model for managing mismatches...
Monday 19 October 2026
Terafab exposes Tesla's growing tensions with Samsung and TSMC
Tesla's dealings with Samsung and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) are highlighting tensions between chip designers and foundries as demand for AI processors accelerates...
Monday 19 October 2026
SK Hynix advances chip inspection technology as 3D memory pushes conventional metrology to its limits
SK Hynix is strengthening its metrology and inspection (MI) capabilities as the transition toward 3D DRAM architectures and increasingly complex NAND stacking creates new challenges...