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Thursday 24 July 2025
AMD CEO sees chips from TSMC's US plant costing 5%-20% more
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. Chief Executive Officer Lisa Su said that the chips her company gets from supplier Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. cost more when they're produced...
Thursday 24 July 2025
Samsung plans HBM4 comeback with advanced chip technology
Samsung Electronics is preparing a strategic challenge to SK Hynix's dominance in sixth-generation high-bandwidth memory with an ambitious technological leap that could reshape the...
Thursday 24 July 2025
China gains ground on Taiwan's OSAT dominance amid pricing revolt
Taiwan continues to dominate the global outsourced semiconductor assembly and test (OSAT) market, but China is catching up quickly. Driven by state-backed chip self-reliance efforts,...
Wednesday 23 July 2025
HDRE's Star Charger partners with Taiwan Railway to build eastern railway charging network
On July 23, HD Renewable Energy (HDRE) announced the official launch of an eastern railway charging network, developed in collaboration between its subsidiary Star Charger and Taiwan...
Wednesday 23 July 2025
Taiwan's PlayNitride expands into China with US$19 million microLED plant
MicroLED manufacturer PlayNitride will establish a Chinese subsidiary in Kunshan Development Zone, Jiangsu Province, as part of its global expansion strategy following its 2023 US...
Wednesday 23 July 2025
SK Group chairman meets OpenAI CEO Sam Altman to deepen AI, HBM ties
SK Group chairman Chey Tae-won recently visited OpenAI's headquarters in San Francisco for a private meeting with CEO Sam Altman, according to reports from South Korean outlets Maeil...
Wednesday 23 July 2025
Samsung starts hybrid bonding shift with HBM4E; will it stick before HBM5?
Samsung Electronics plans to introduce hybrid bonding technology with its 16-layer HBM4E (7th-generation high-bandwidth memory), marking a pivotal shift in advanced memory packaging...
Wednesday 23 July 2025
Ørsted powers up Taiwan's first TSMC-exclusive wind farm
Ørsted announced that the first turbine of the Greater Changhua 2b and 4 offshore wind farms has successfully connected to Taipower's grid and begun generating electricity...
Wednesday 23 July 2025
Strong pre-orders for Galaxy Z7 series raise likelihood of Samsung trifold smartphones coming to Taiwan
Samsung has reported strong pre-orders in Taiwan for its latest Galaxy Z7 series, with the vendor assessing the feasibility of bringing its trifold devices to the Taiwanese market...
Wednesday 23 July 2025
Taiwan rallies industry to fast-track AI robot development with three-phase strategy
As artificial intelligence increasingly converges with robotics, humanoid machines are moving beyond the realm of science fiction and into the spotlight of global technology and investment...
Wednesday 23 July 2025
PSMC reports bigger 2Q25 loss, stronger Taiwan Dollar and weak chip prices offset Tata deal gains
Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (PSMC) reported a steeper net loss in the second quarter of 2025, as a stronger New Taiwan dollar and weakening wafer average selling...
Wednesday 23 July 2025
Houston to Hsinchu in 2.5 hours? AIT confirms talks with Taiwan on spaceport vision
The American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) confirmed on social media on Monday that the US and Taiwan are in talks over a potential spaceport collaboration — a move that could one...
Wednesday 23 July 2025
Tariff negotiations put Taiwan's core industries at risk
Taiwan faces a punishing 32% reciprocal tariff rate—far exceeding South Korea's 25% and Japan's 15%—as negotiations intensify. The stakes couldn't be higher: with Section...
Wednesday 23 July 2025
This week on GeoWatch: Nvidia's H20, TSMC, and Pegatron Chair
Nvidia's H20 chip gets the green light for China after US policy shifts; TSMC breaks records and joins the trillion-dollar club; and Taiwan's tech community quietly backs a grassroots...
Wednesday 23 July 2025
Driving towards net-zero: Mastertrans unveils Taiwan's first certified intercity electric bus with fully localized systems
At the 2025 Taiwan Net Zero Mobility Forum: Hydrogen and Electric Buses, held on July 22, 2025, in Kaohsiung, Master Transportation Bus Manufacturing Ltd. (Mastertrans) unveiled Taiwan's...