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Thursday 23 October 2025
Samsung, SK Hynix race to build US chip capacity
As the CHIPS and Science Act drives a shift in global semiconductor investments from Asia to the US, whether South Korean giants Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix can emerge successfully...
Thursday 23 October 2025
Dell turns to Taiwan's Compal for AI server production in supply shift
Compal Electronics Inc., one of Taiwan's leading contract manufacturers, has reportedly secured orders from Dell Technologies to produce AI servers beginning in 2026 — a milestone...
Thursday 23 October 2025
Taiwan's chip and AI boom drains talent from academia; NSTC explores possible solutions

As Taiwan's semiconductor and AI industries continue to surge, universities are facing an unexpected casualty of economic success: a...

Thursday 23 October 2025
SK Hynix poised to benefit fully from DRAM demand as 'FOMO' rises
SK Hynix is positioned to thoroughly capitalize on the ongoing memory supercycle, driven by its superior DRAM technology and mass production capabilities, according to analysts.
Thursday 23 October 2025
Quanta server revenue up 50%, expanding US and Thailand capacities
Quanta Senior Vice President Mike Yang stated that Quanta will continue expanding production capacity in the US and Thailand. Although Taiwan is no longer considering factory expansion,...
Thursday 23 October 2025
Taiwan dispels US investment relocation fears
Taiwan's top economic and technology officials have dismissed concerns that the island's semiconductor ecosystem investments in the US represent industrial relocation. The pushback...
Thursday 23 October 2025
Teco and Foxconn to launch substantial AI data center cooperation in 2026
Teco and Foxconn are advancing their strategic partnership, focusing on AI data centers (AIDC), with plans to initiate concrete collaboration as early as 2026. Teco chairman Morris...
Thursday 23 October 2025
Taiwan's ZDT and Unimicron forecast golden decade for PCB industry on AI boom
As artificial intelligence (AI) and high-performance computing (HPC) lead a new industrial revolution in the PCB sector, Taiwanese giants Zhen Ding Tech (ZDT) and Unimicron are optimistic...
Thursday 23 October 2025
RiTdisplay transforms into CDMO eyeing medical growth
RiTdisplay has entered the medical contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) sector by partnering with UK-based Adtec Healthcare and Taiwan's SG Biomedical to develop...
Thursday 23 October 2025
Micron challenges Samsung, SK Hynix with LPCAMM2; AI laptop memory heats up
Micron is joining the LPCAMM2 race dominated by Samsung and SK Hynix in the next-generation AI notebook memory market. Following the high-bandwidth memory (HBM) surge, the AI notebook...
Thursday 23 October 2025
Samsung reshapes executive leadership as Chairman Lee Jae-yong accelerates new strategy
Market watchers are eagerly anticipating a major year-end executive reshuffle at Samsung Electronics, as operational performance at the South Korean giant stabilizes. Acting Device...
Thursday 23 October 2025
SK On's answer to China's battery sector ascent: high-nickel, high-voltage
As electric vehicles (EVs) advance toward higher performance, software-defined architectures, and greater power demand, SK On is reinforcing its high-nickel cathode technology to...
Thursday 23 October 2025
Nexperia crisis threatens disruption to EU and US auto production
The unfolding crisis at Dutch chipmaker Nexperia, a subsidiary of China's Wingtech Technology, is rapidly escalating from a regulatory dispute into a transatlantic warning for the...
Thursday 23 October 2025
Taiwan's hardware and semiconductor sectors remain top cyberattack target in Asia-Pacific
Cybersecurity firm Check Point Software has released its September Cyber Security Report, showing that organizations worldwide faced an average of 1,900 cyberattacks per week, up...
Thursday 23 October 2025
As China tightens lithium battery exports, Taiwan's Aleees finds opening

China's sweeping export controls on lithium battery technologies — enacted in July and October 2025 — have effectively erected...