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Tuesday 9 December 2025
SK Hynix adopts hybrid bonding for 300-layer NAND to challenge Samsung
South Korean memory giant SK Hynix is fast-tracking the development of its next-generation 300-layer V10 NAND flash memory, according to reports in Korean media outlets Hankyung...
Tuesday 9 December 2025
SK Hynix secures 39 patents in China to strengthen memory and neuromorphic chip design
SK Hynix and battery subsidiaries within SK Group received approval for 68 core patents in China in November 2025. Many of these patents relate to highly integrated memory designs...
Tuesday 9 December 2025
South Korea AI startups face 56% survival rate, heavily reliant on government funding
South Korea aims to be a leading AI powerhouse, yet a report from the Korea Industrial Technology Association (KOITA) shows that only 56% of its AI startups last over three years...
Tuesday 9 December 2025
South Korea signs MoU with Arm Holdings to establish 'Arm School' for IC design education
The South Korean government has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Arm Holdings, the UK-based silicon IP provider, to establish an educational institution tentatively...
Tuesday 9 December 2025
South Korea maps multi-layered EV strategy to secure production, revitalize supply chain, and boost tech edge
South Korea is moving to shore up its electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing base and safeguard technological leadership as global competition stiffens and domestic production risks...
Tuesday 9 December 2025
Taiwan drone giant pursues US$1 billion Pentagon drone contract
Thunder Tiger expects strong demand over the next two years as it prepares to compete for drone procurement programs in Taiwan and the US. General Manager Gene Su said the company...
Tuesday 9 December 2025
Taiwan FPC makers seek AI growth in wearables, high-speed transmission, and robotics
Facing US reciprocal tariffs that have dampened global consumer markets and ongoing price wars from China's PCB industry, flexible printed circuit (FPC) manufacturers relying solely...
Tuesday 9 December 2025
Samsung moves to narrow gap with TSMC as silicon photonics race heats up
Samsung Electronics is accelerating development of silicon photonics (SiPh) technology in an effort to solve bottlenecks in advanced AI processors and narrow the competitive gap with...
Monday 8 December 2025
SK Hynix restructures global operations amid reported HBM4 production delay
SK Hynix announced a comprehensive organizational restructuring to expand its global research network and reinforce its leadership in the high-bandwidth memory sector. The strategic...
Monday 8 December 2025
Yeong Guan boosts global wind presence with China surge and 2026 Thailand plant launch
Taiwan's major castings supplier Yeong Guan Energy Technology Group, a key producer of components for wind turbines, machine tools, and heavy industrial equipment, is deepening its...
Monday 8 December 2025
Samsung reportedly gains momentum in foundry and memory with improved 4nm yields
Samsung Electronics is reportedly gaining momentum across its foundry and memory operations as higher yields on its 4nm process and a broad recovery in DRAM demand position the company...
Monday 8 December 2025
Geopolitics push AI chip packaging into Taiwan-US duopoly
Geopolitical realignments are accelerating a reshaping of the global outsourced assembly and test (OSAT) landscape. Industry analysts say that over the next five years, advanced AI-chip...
Monday 8 December 2025
Tesla mounts late-2025 China comeback as Europe sales crater
Tesla, the world's leading electric-vehicle maker, mounted a striking late-2025 comeback in China's battery-electric market — a rebound that stands in sharp contrast to the...
Monday 8 December 2025
Samsung launches first tri-fold phone, focusing on strategic impact over sales
Samsung Electronics has unveiled its first tri-fold smartphone, the Galaxy Z TriFold, which will go on sale in South Korea starting December 12, 2025. The company plans to expand...
Monday 8 December 2025
TSMC expansion to drive record earnings for Taiwan engineering contractors through 2026

Taiwan's leading construction engineering contractors are on track to post record results in 2026 as TSMC accelerates advanced fab expansion...