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Friday 17 July 2026

Shopee pushes in-house data centers, boosts Southeast Asia supply chain

Sea Group's data center push in Southeast Asia is creating new demand for servers, components, and integration services, with global supply chains likely to feel the effects. Singapore...

Friday 17 July 2026

Hotai Leasing sees Taiwan auto market stabilizing as leasing demand grows

Hotai Leasing said on July 15 that Taiwan's auto market is expected to return gradually to normal growth in 2026 after tariff uncertainty, vehicle shortages, and tight financing pressured...

Friday 17 July 2026

SOFC gains traction in AI data centers, opening three paths for Taiwan suppliers

As AI ushers in an era in which computing capacity increasingly translates directly into power demand, energy has become the foundational layer of the "five-layer cake" framework outlined...

Friday 17 July 2026

Volkswagen's cuts lay bare Europe's deeper auto industry crisis

Volkswagen, the world's second-largest automaker, has expanded production cuts and layoffs, drawing scrutiny to the pressures facing...

Thursday 16 July 2026

AI hardware boom lifts Taiwan's rail and CCL suppliers; optical module tells messier story

Taiwan's technology supply chain delivered another month of strong year-over-year revenue growth in June 2026, led by suppliers tied directly to AI server infrastructure, even as the...

Thursday 16 July 2026

TSMC says 2nm has four times as many tape-outs as 3nm at the same stage

Customer tape-outs for TSMC's N2 process have reached four times the number recorded by its 3nm technology at the same stage, showing faster design activity as the foundry ramps production...

Thursday 16 July 2026

Taiwan AI server tracker: Rail kits and chassis post fastest revenue growth in June

Taiwan suppliers linked to the AI server market posted broad revenue growth in June, with rail-kit and server-chassis makers recording the fastest year-over-year gains as demand for...

Thursday 16 July 2026

Taiwan OSATs expand non-China capacity with US and SEA push

As the global AI boom drives up demand for semiconductor packaging and testing, Taiwan's OSAT players are accelerating overseas capacity expansion beyond their home market and China...

Thursday 16 July 2026

Nfore's Taiwan listing points to rising demand for software-led auto connectivity

Nfore Technology is set to list on Taiwan's emerging stock board on July 22, betting that demand for connected-car systems, smart cockpits, and vehicle software will keep rising as...

Thursday 16 July 2026

TSMC 2Q26 profit surges 77% to a record on AI demand, first 2nm revenue

TSMC reported record second-quarter 2026 results on July 16, with revenue, profit, and earnings per share all surpassing market expectations,...

Thursday 16 July 2026

Groups urge EU interim measures against Broadcom amid VMware antitrust case

A European industry group, the Cloud Infrastructure Services Providers in Europe (CISPE), has joined four other trade organizations...

Thursday 16 July 2026

Samsung turns to titanium to reduce screen creases in next foldables

Samsung Electronics unveiled a new titanium-based display structure on July 15, designed to reduce screen crease visibility while improving durability and preserving a slim profile...

Thursday 16 July 2026

Everlight shifts automotive product production to Thailand, sells Taiwan Tongluo site

Thursday 16 July 2026

Hanmi, Hanwha clash in court over HBM equipment patents

Hanmi Semiconductor and Hanwha Semitech clashed in a Seoul courtroom over patents covering thermocompression bonders, or TC bonders, critical equipment used to stack DRAM chips vertically...

Thursday 16 July 2026

LG Electronics ramps up actuator hiring as AXIUM production starts early

LG Electronics is expanding hiring for its robotic actuator business after reportedly starting AXIUM production months ahead of schedule, as the South Korean company builds the development,...

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