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Tuesday 2 September 2025
US-EU car spec deal puts Taiwan’s auto supply chain on edge
As trade talks between the Trump administration, the European Union, and Japan advance toward a "spec-for-tariff" arrangement, Taiwan faces growing uncertainty over its imported car...
Tuesday 2 September 2025
As zombie startups become issue, TTA identifies three main entrepreneurial trends
Government agencies in Taiwan have taken measures to foster innovation and entrepreneurship in recent years, with the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC), Ministry of Economic...
Monday 1 September 2025
Value Valves sees order growth from US and EU despite tariff pressures
Taiwan's Value Valves Industry, a leading manufacturer of industrial valves, has reported that recent US tariff impositions and escalating US-China tensions have had minimal impact...
Monday 1 September 2025
Taiwan's aging panel fabs face extinction as industry shifts
Innolux recently decided to close its fifth-generation fab, while AUO is also implementing a replacement plan. Industry insiders predict that all fifth-generation and below panel...
Monday 1 September 2025
TPCA Show to kick off in October with Unimicron chair as keynote speaker
The technology supply chain will gather for a series of exhibitions in the second half of 2025, including Taiwan's major PCB industry event, the TPCA Show, which will take place from...
Monday 1 September 2025
Rapidus 2nm chip matches TSMC's logic density, outpaces Intel in performance

Rapidus is preparing to launch its most advanced chip yet, a 2nm process called "2HP," that could put it nearly on par with TSMC's N2...

Monday 1 September 2025
South Korea's display industry rebounds to US$10 billion in 1Q25, mixed outlook for 2H25
The Korea Display Industry Association (KDIA) reported that the combined revenue of South Korean panel companies reached US$10 billion in the first quarter of 2025, marking a return...
Monday 1 September 2025
GM weighs South Korea exit as "Yellow Envelope" law passes
On August 24, 2025, South Korea's National Assembly officially passed amendments to Articles 2 and 3 of the Trade Union and Labor Relations Adjustment Act, otherwise known as the...
Monday 1 September 2025
Samsung and SK Hynix waiver revoked: Korean chipmakers hobbled, China memory benefits
The Trump administration has revoked long-standing exemptions that allowed Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix to use US equipment freely at their chip plants in China, a move that has...
Monday 1 September 2025
Hotai Motor sticks to 2025 sales goal despite profit slide and policy headwinds
Taiwan's auto market has entered a deep freeze in 2025, with industry leaders pointing to ongoing tariff uncertainties as a major source of disruption. At an investor briefing on...
Monday 1 September 2025
APCB faces pressure after capacity reduction, eyes boost from DDR5, optical modules in 2026
Taiwan-based PCB manufacturer APCB is launching two new products in 2025, following significant capacity downsizing in 2024. However, the company noted that the new QSFP optical module...
Monday 1 September 2025
Taiwan EMS embraces startup collab, Innolux, Compal lead the way
In response to the threat of tariffs from the Trump administration, Taiwan's electronics contract manufacturing industry has been expanding into the US, adding to its already vast...
Monday 1 September 2025
Taiwan's auto testing sector anchored in exports, resilient to US 'spec-for-tariff' deal
The United States is in talks with the European Union, Japan, and other countries on a proposed "spec-for-tariff" agreement, which would allow US-made vehicles to bypass costly redesigns...
Monday 1 September 2025
Samsung, LG losing TV war to China, bet on microLED revival
Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics' television businesses have fallen from their former status as "flagship divisions" to becoming performance "obstacles," frequently losing ground...
Monday 1 September 2025
Sharp sells Kameyama North Plant to Topia
Sharp Corporation announced on August 29 that it will sell part of its LCD panel factory in Kameyama City, Mie Prefecture, to automotive parts developer Topia for JPY1.2 billion (approx...