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Wednesday 20 August 2025

Taiwan's manufacturing 'Big Six' are quietly building factories of the future

As industrial automation and robotics evolve at breakneck speed, major global automakers and Tier 1 suppliers are swiftly transforming...

Wednesday 20 August 2025

US seeks Intel stake without governance rights, Lutnick says

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick confirmed discussions between the US and Intel Corp. for the government to take a stake in the chipmaker, casting the plan as a bid to convert Chips...

Wednesday 20 August 2025

Why TSMC's CoWoS bottleneck could lock AI memory makers into Nvidia's orbit

The AI chip market is expected to stay under Nvidia's dominance in 2026, as Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix, and Micron battle to win sixth-generation high-bandwidth memory (HBM4) orders...

Wednesday 20 August 2025

Minebea Mitsumi calls Shibaura deal a once-in-a-lifetime chance as Yageo delays linger

The acquisition contest for Shibaura Electronics, a maker of negative temperature coefficient (NTC) thermistors, has intensified as Minebea Mitsumi and Taiwan's Yageo Corporation...

Wednesday 20 August 2025

Samsung's HBM3E supply to Nvidia loses strategic significance as focus shifts to HBM4 in 2026

Driven by the booming demand for artificial intelligence (AI) servers, high-bandwidth memory (HBM) has become a key factor reshaping the memory industry landscape. Micron recently...

Wednesday 20 August 2025

TSMC holds the high ground on 2nm, but Samsung moves fast to close the gap

The battle for dominance in 2-nanometer (nm) chip manufacturing has officially begun. While Samsung Electronics is gaining ground by offering lower prices and faster response times,...

Wednesday 20 August 2025

From funeral services to AI server cleaning, Tienpin United now ventures into commercial drones

Tienpin United, a group that started in the life services industry, expanded its business after entering the AI liquid cooling server cleaning market. The company is now moving into...

Wednesday 20 August 2025

Foxconn and Nobel Medical join forces to revolutionize AI-driven eye care and AR glasses

The convergence of artificial intelligence and medical technology is reshaping global healthcare, with digital health applications increasingly transforming patient care. In a significant...

Wednesday 20 August 2025

Chip toolmakers diverge: AI drives windfalls, China demand fades

Half of the world's 10 largest chip equipment makers reported profit declines or markedly slower growth in the second quarter of 2025, highlighting an uneven cycle driven by booming...

Tuesday 19 August 2025

From bicycles to graphics cards: Taiwan's export shift to the Netherlands

Trade between Taiwan and the Netherlands has evolved over the years. According to statistics from the Ministry of Finance (MOF), while Taiwan imports advanced lithography equipment...

Tuesday 19 August 2025

Commentary: Tariff delays, price anxiety, and the EV stall in Taiwan

Despite lively public debate over vehicle pricing, Taiwan's electric vehicle (EV) market has entered a period of stagnation, as long-awaited...

Tuesday 19 August 2025

Last-minute rush orders shake up Taiwan's chip industry

Taiwan's chip design firms say second-quarter results point to a clear trend, with inventories climbing in value even as turnover days hold steady. Executives say the increase is...

Tuesday 19 August 2025

Visual AI rises as next core battleground as 2025 marks the inaugural year of smart glasses

2025 is being hailed as the inaugural year for AI-powered smart glasses. After Meta and Xiaomi entered the field, Taiwan's HTC Corporation officially launched its first model, the...

Tuesday 19 August 2025

Taiwan govt shields traditional industries from US protectionism

Taiwan is currently excluded from the non-cumulative tariff agreements that the EU and Japan have reached with the US, and Taiwan's negotiation representatives are facing additional...

Tuesday 19 August 2025

Samsung SDI beats LGES, SK On to secure major ESS contract

Samsung SDI recently emerged victorious in a large-scale energy storage system (ESS) tender in South Korea, marking a significant milestone in its business transformation as the electric...

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