Global supply chain: Advanced economies

Advanced economies news coverage

IN THE NEWS

Wednesday 16 July 2025

From decline to recovery: Japan's semiconductor lessons for South Korea

Facing mounting challenges at home and intensifying global competition, South Korea's semiconductor industry is at a crossroads. Now, a growing chorus of experts is urging Seoul to...

Wednesday 16 July 2025

Prolonged US trade negotiations loom over Taiwanese auto parts suppliers

With tariff negotiations between Taiwan and the United States dragging on with no clear outcome, Taiwan's auto parts industry is feeling like it's on a roller coaster ride —...

Wednesday 16 July 2025

Semco pushes thinner chip capacitors to chase AI server boom

Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co. (Semco) is ramping up development of advanced multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCC) as demand surges from artificial intelligence (AI) servers and automotive...

Wednesday 16 July 2025

Hanmi Semiconductor says hybrid bonders too costly for HBM4, HBM5 production

Hanmi Semiconductor's chairman dismissed hybrid bonder equipment as impractical and too expensive for next-generation high-bandwidth memory production, as the South Korean company...

Wednesday 16 July 2025

Taiwan's PCB supply chain gains momentum as AI & ASIC server shipments surge

AI server GB200 has begun volume shipments, and cloud service providers (CSPs) are ramping up demand for servers equipped with their own ASICs. Despite reciprocal tariffs and New...

Wednesday 16 July 2025

Taiwan touch panel maker Mildex shifts tariff burden to US military clients

Taiwan's Mildex Optical, a specialized touch panel manufacturer, has successfully transferred US tariff costs to its military and industrial customers, helping preserve margins as...

Wednesday 16 July 2025

Lee Jae-yong’s global sprint: Samsung chair courts partnerships in US, China, and Japan

Samsung Electronics Executive Chairman Lee Jae-yong returned to South Korea on July 14 following a whirlwind trip to the exclusive Sun...

Wednesday 16 July 2025

Taiwan's JKoPay services continue after parent firm asset freeze

JKoPay, Taiwan's second-largest digital payment platform, maintained normal operations despite parent company Jiekou Financial Technology facing court-ordered asset seizures in July...

Tuesday 15 July 2025

LIPS Corp. lands Samsung, onsemi as partners in 3D vision sensor integration

Taiwan's LIPS Corp., a 3D vision technology company, is moving into mass production after 12 years of research and development and proof-of-concept collaborations. With more than...

Tuesday 15 July 2025

Nvidia's continued H20 chip sales to China will benefit Samsung, SK Hynix

Nvidia has received approval from the US government to resume exports of its H20 graphics processing unit (GPU) to China, CEO Jensen Huang confirmed during a July 15, 2025, interview...

Tuesday 15 July 2025

TSMC in crosshairs: tariffs, currency, and AI growth at stake

As TSMC prepares to deliver its earnings report on July 17, all eyes are on how the world's largest contract chipmaker will navigate...

Tuesday 15 July 2025

Taiwan's e-commerce platforms struggle while service providers thrive

Taiwan's leading e-commerce platforms have been struggling amid the fading post-pandemic boom and heightening competition, with market leader Fubon Multimedia (under the Momo brand)...

Tuesday 15 July 2025

Broadcom's plant investment in Spain reportedly canceled, dealing blow to Southern Europe's chip ambitions

Broadcom has reportedly scrapped its plan to invest US$1 billion in an assembly, test, and packaging (ATP) facility in Spain. Reuters and Europa Press cited insiders...

Tuesday 15 July 2025

China's expanding robot industry presents opening for Taiwan

Robotics is consistently displaying its potential for success as the industry undergoes a structural transformation. The demand for robotics has grown due to labor shortages and rising...

Tuesday 15 July 2025

Molicel factory fire prompts 3-day air quality monitoring in Kaohsiung

A fire broke out at lithium battery maker Molicel's factory in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, on July 14, 2025. Taiwan's Ministry of Environment (MOE) has commissioned National Kaohsiung University...

4/1409 pages