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Wednesday 4 June 2025
Syntec eyes IPO after doubling profits and expanding into robotics
As the global robotics boom accelerates, Taiwanese firms are not only capitalizing on AI-driven opportunities but also reinforcing their presence across key supply chains. Among them...
Wednesday 4 June 2025
New era begins in South Korea: Lee Jae-Myung takes the helm
South Korea had been navigating six months of political turbulence following former President Yoon Suk-Yeol's brief imposition of martial law late last year – a move that triggered...
Wednesday 4 June 2025
"Revenge Seekers" team develops AI-powered emergency assistant to improve disaster response efficiency.
As climate change escalates and significant disasters arise more frequently, Taiwan's public safety concerns continue to grow. The gas explosion at the department store in Taichung...
Wednesday 4 June 2025
'Alpha Three' team optimizes data pre-processing to significantly improve AI assistant question-answering accuracy
Generative AI (GenAI) is swiftly revolutionizing corporate operations, product development, business models, and the overall ecosystem. According to a survey report published by Taiwan's...
Wednesday 4 June 2025
Samsung's DRAM yield jumps following bold redesign under new chief Jun Young-Hyun
Samsung Electronics is accelerating its push to reclaim semiconductor leadership, spotlighting its latest breakthrough in sixth-generation DRAM (1c node) yields. The development is...
Wednesday 4 June 2025
Samsung and SK Hynix lead AI-driven EDA revolution to power next-gen semiconductor design
South Korea's semiconductor giants, Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix, are ramping up the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI)-driven electronic design automation (EDA) to bolster...
Wednesday 4 June 2025
AI server boom drives Japan's Nittobo to hike fiberglass prices by 20%
Japan's Nittobo raised prices for fiberglass cloth by as much as 20% starting in August, marking the first major increase in materials used for AI servers and 5G equipment as supply...
Wednesday 4 June 2025
Japan races to rebuild its chip industry, tapping Taiwan ties and US$35B strategy
Japan is fast-tracking financial support for Rapidus, its cutting-edge semiconductor venture, to drive domestic production of advanced chips. Since April, the Japanese Senate has...
Wednesday 4 June 2025
Semco reportedly expanding semiconductor-use glass substrate ecosystem
Samsung Electro-Mechanics (Semco) reportedly has begun building a glass substrate ecosystem to support the development of next-generation semiconductors, with Samsung Electronics...
Wednesday 4 June 2025
Taiwan green power demand surges as TSMC pledges unlimited renewable purchases
Taiwan's renewable energy market is gaining momentum as corporate environmental commitments and new regulations for large power consumers drive robust demand. RE100 member companies,...
Wednesday 4 June 2025
South Korea maintains HBM chip lead while China faces tech and trade hurdles
The global HBM market is undergoing a seismic shift, propelled by surging demand for AI and high-performance computing. South Korea's memory heavyweights—Samsung Electronics...
Wednesday 4 June 2025
AcBel to transfer NT$2.37B in IP assets to OmniOn Power as part of European restructuring strategy
In a strategic move to optimize its intellectual property (IP) management and streamline operations in Europe, AcBel Polytech, a leading power supply unit (PSU) manufacturer, announced...
Wednesday 4 June 2025
Samsung executives visit Nvidia headquarters to secure HBM supply deal
Samsung Electronics memory division executives traveled to Nvidia's US headquarters in late May to advance large-scale high-bandwidth memory (HBM) supply arrangements, according to...
Tuesday 3 June 2025
TSMC chairman talks tariffs, international expansion, and supply chain challenges
Following TSMC's recent shareholder meeting, Chairman C. C. Wei addressed several key issues, including trade tariffs and international expansion plans. Wei emphasized that tariff...
Tuesday 3 June 2025
South Korea's new President set to be announced despite concerns over candidates' lack of industry policies
The 21st South Korean presidential election was held earlier today simultaneously at more than 14,000 polling stations nationwide. Since the emergency martial law incident involving...