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Thursday 18 December 2025

Samsung and SK Hynix push PIM-enabled memory to address AI bottlenecks

As AI inference workloads grow and models expand rapidly, Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix are advancing high-bandwidth memory (HBM) technologies while integrating processing-in-memory...

Thursday 18 December 2025

Acer's Highpoint Service Network lists in Taiwan, taps second growth engine

Highpoint Service Network (HSN), a multi-brand after-sales service integrator under the Acer Group, officially began trading on Taiwan's over-the-counter (OTC) market on December...

Thursday 18 December 2025

Samsung investigates Taiwan sales amid memory shortage, with China and Singapore ties

The global memory market is being gripped by its most severe shortage and price surge in years, one driven by structural shifts rather...

Thursday 18 December 2025

Taiwan targets four research priorities to maintain semiconductor leadership

Taiwan has long dominated advanced semiconductor manufacturing, with TSMC's global R&D headquarters in Hsinchu alone employing over 10,000 researchers. The government continues...

Thursday 18 December 2025

Taiwan's AI software push needs substance, not stopgaps

Taiwan Premier Cho Jung-tai recently announced the government plans to invest NT$31.1 billion (US$992.95 million) in 2026 for 10 major AI infrastructure initiatives, including a government-subsidized...

Thursday 18 December 2025

Murata to mass-produce VPD power modules for AI servers in 2026

Murata Manufacturing plans to start mass production of AI server power modules in 2026 and is coordinating with major cloud service providers. The company expects the business to...

Wednesday 17 December 2025

Rapidus unveils glass interposer to challenge TSMC

Rapidus, Japan's state-backed chipmaker, has developed a prototype glass interposer for artificial intelligence chips. The company says the technology could lower production costs...

Wednesday 17 December 2025

Sapien breaks into Meta's AR supply chain, challenging China's grip on smart glasses components

South Korean IC design house Sapien Semiconductor is emerging as a disruptor in the global smart glasses supply chain, after reports that it will supply display backplanes for Meta's...

Wednesday 17 December 2025

Taiwan IPC industry and player status, 2025

Edge AI drives revenue growth for Taiwanese IPC firms as operators actively seek software partners in the AI field.

Wednesday 17 December 2025

Samsung Foundry reportedly wins Intel 8nm order after Nvidia

Samsung Electronics' foundry division is reported to have secured an 8nm manufacturing order from Intel, adding another blue-chip customer to its mature advanced-node portfolio after...

Wednesday 17 December 2025

Fire near Yageo plant in Taiwan causes no damage, company says

Yageo, the Taiwanese manufacturer of electronic components, stated on Monday that a fire at a neighboring facility near its Dafa No....

Wednesday 17 December 2025

Samsung tri-fold phone sees strong sales despite high repair costs

Samsung Electronics' newly launched tri-fold smartphone, the Galaxy Z Tri Fold, has generated robust initial demand despite concerns over its steep repair fees. The device sold out...

Wednesday 17 December 2025

Advantest, Tokyo Seimitsu to co-develop die-level probers for AI and HPC

Semiconductor test equipment supplier Advantest and Tokyo Seimitsu have announced a joint plan to co-develop a next-generation die-level prober for high-performance computing compo...

Wednesday 17 December 2025

CES 2026 participant list reveals a split Korea: Fewer giants, broader ecosystems

The Consumer Electronics Show (CES), once the world's premier launchpad for next-generation technologies, is facing mounting questions over its relevance. Ahead of CES 2026, scheduled...

Wednesday 17 December 2025

UMT powers Taiwan's role in the rise of orbital data centers

With a recent launch by the American startup Starcloud of a satellite equipped with Nvidia's H100 graphics processor—and the first successful training of an artificial-intelligence...

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