Global supply chain: Advanced economies

Advanced economies news coverage

IN THE NEWS

Sunday 28 September 2025

Agility Robotics founder optimistic about Taiwan's role in key supply chains

Jonathan Hurst, co-founder of the US-based humanoid robotics startup Agility Robotics, recently made a brief visit to Taiwan. During his trip, he met with optical manufacturer Ability...

Sunday 28 September 2025

iPhone 17 drives strong upgrade demand in Taiwan market

With consumers delaying purchases ahead of Apple's launch of the iPhone 17, smartphone sales in Taiwan slowed down in August 2025. However, with new models from Apple and other vendors...

Sunday 28 September 2025

South Korea at critical juncture in drone development autonomy

Drones have become a key technology for the development of both national security and civilian applications. However, South Korea's current drone industry heavily relies on China...

Sunday 28 September 2025

Hanmi Semiconductor expands into advanced chip packaging for AI era

Hanmi Semiconductor, a rising force in semiconductor equipment manufacturing, is rapidly expanding its influence in the AI hardware ecosystem...

Sunday 28 September 2025

Taiwan's E-Chem expands footprint in semiconductor chemicals, targets global growth

As global demand for advanced semiconductor packaging surges, Taiwanese specialty chemicals and materials maker E-Chem is investing aggressively...

Saturday 27 September 2025

Samsung breaks silence on 12-layer HBM3E validation

Samsung Electronics is expected to confirm by late September 2025 that its 12-layer fifth-generation high-bandwidth memory (HBM3E) has cleared customer validation, South Korean media...

Saturday 27 September 2025

Humanoid robots still 10 years away from homes, says Agility Robotics co-founder

Despite market anticipation for the deployment of humanoid robots in home applications, significant safety risks still remain. Because of this, Jonathan Hurst, co-founder of US-based...

Friday 26 September 2025

Southern Taiwan Science Park rides AI wave to surpass NT$1 trillion revenue in 1H25

Driven by the global AI boom, the Southern Taiwan Science Park (STSP) surpassed the NT$1 trillion revenue mark in the first half of 2025. The total operating revenue reached NT$1.38...

Friday 26 September 2025

SK Hynix reportedly to begin 1c GDDR7 production in 2025, eyeing Tesla and Nvidia orders

SK Hynix is reportedly set to begin producing GDDR7 memory on its sixth-generation 1c DRAM node, a 10nm-class technology. Likely customers include long-standing partners Tesla and...

Friday 26 September 2025

Rising defense budgets push Taiwan IPC firms toward aerospace markets

As fighter jets patrol the skies and geopolitical tensions rise worldwide, a new arms race is taking place inside Taiwan's leading technology sector. The island's industrial PC makers—known...

Friday 26 September 2025

Samsung reportedly cuts 2nm foundry prices by 30% to counter TSMC's 50% hike

The global race to build the future of technology just got dramatically more expensive. TSMC is reportedly planning a staggering 50% price increase for its next-generation 2nm chips...

Friday 26 September 2025

Taiwan-based top auto groups roll out strategies to drive market rebound in 4Q25

Taiwan's auto industry is experiencing a tough 2025, with tariffs and weak consumer demand clouding the outlook. Nevertheless, the country's three leading automotive groups —Yulon,...

Friday 26 September 2025

TGS 2025: GenAI takes center stage in game development

The largest Tokyo Game Show in history, TGS 2025, opened on September 25, 2025, for a four-day run, drawing massive crowds eager to experience the latest in gaming technology. A standout...

Friday 26 September 2025

Quanta Computer invests US$45.6 million to lease factory space in California

Quanta Computer is expanding its manufacturing capacity in the US through an NT$1.336 billion (US$45.6 million) investment to lease a factory in California. The company's subsidiary,...

Friday 26 September 2025

Taiwan struggles to attract Indian tech talent despite semiconductor ambitions

The Indian government is advancing a Swadeshi movement—a self-reliance initiative—with a budget allocation of INR760 billion (approximately US$8.621 billion) to build...

29/1508 pages