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Friday 2 May 2025
Taiwan's AI, semiconductor export growth remains strong despite US tariff hikes
Despite the recent tariff hikes by the US and the high degree of uncertainty surrounding supply chain relocation, one thing for certain is the demand for Taiwan's AI and semiconductors...
Friday 2 May 2025
AI Basic Act bill overhaul to be expedited, says Taiwan Premier
Current KMT legislator Ju-chun Ko is striving to shepherd the draft bill for the AI Basic Act through its third reading, continuing the work of former fellow KMT legislator Jason...
Friday 2 May 2025
Fengmiao wind farm becomes Taiwan's first phase 3 offshore wind project to secure full financing
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) has achieved financial closure for the Fengmiao offshore wind farm's first phase, marking a milestone as the first fully financed project...
Friday 2 May 2025
Is the early pull-in effect ending? Taiwan electronics industry outlook downgraded to green light
Supermicro announced this week a downward revision of its revenue and profit forecasts. The question remains whether this is due to disruptive innovation driven by DeepSeek or if...
Friday 2 May 2025
Samsung chip earnings nosedive 62%: HBM edge ceded to SK Hynix?
Samsung Electronics beat expectations in the first quarter of 2025, posting revenue of KRW79.1 trillion (US$55 billion) and operating profit of KRW6.7 trillion. However, its Device...
Friday 2 May 2025
Trump tariffs reshaping Asian supply chains as Taiwan manufacturer adjusts strategy
Taiwan-based Coretronic Intelligent Robotics is seeing production shifts across Asia that extend beyond immediate reactions to US tariff policies, according to General Manager Hui-zi...
Thursday 1 May 2025
DRAM process development challenges: DRAM structure in process miniaturization
Since its 1970 debut, DRAM has supplanted magnetic core memory as an essential element in von Neumann's computer architecture. By the mid-1980s, fueled by the popularity of PCs and...
Thursday 1 May 2025
Samsung taps Llama 4 to close semiconductor gap with Hynix, Micron

Samsung Electronics' Device Solutions (DS) division has begun deploying Meta's latest generative AI model, Llama 4, marking a strategic...

Thursday 1 May 2025
Pharmacy chains merge in Taiwan, but labor pains persist
Taiwan's pharmaceutical distribution sector is undergoing sustained consolidation, with industry players embracing chain operations to bolster competitiveness and elevate service...
Thursday 1 May 2025
China's DRAM surge could upend global memory prices and supply chains, warns Etron
The global memory market is recovering from a downturn, with memory poised to become a key pillar of AI computing. However, Etron Technology Chairman Nicky Lu warned that Chinese...
Thursday 1 May 2025
Made in America, sourced from Taiwan? Trump's new tariff math rewrites the rules
US President Donald Trump signed two executive orders on Tuesday (April 29, 2025, PT), easing certain tariffs affecting automakers. The rollback of these trade measures, which companies...
Wednesday 30 April 2025
Geothermal energy: an attractive option for AI data centers?
Amid the ongoing AI boom, data center operators have been constantly searching for stable, low-carbon, and eco-friendly energy sources to power their ever-growing computing operations...
Wednesday 30 April 2025
Smartphone strength cushions Samsung's 1Q25 chip slump
Samsung Electronics reported its financial results for the first quarter of 2025, revealing revenue of KRW79.1 trillion (US$55.4 billion) and an operating profit of KRW6.7 trillion...
Wednesday 30 April 2025
Chinese carmakers in Europe face carbon compliance dilemma after EV tariff pivot
Chinese carmakers entering the European Union market find themselves in a challenging position. After successfully sidestepping the EU's anti-subsidy tariffs on their battery electric...
Wednesday 30 April 2025
Apple reshuffles government affairs and music divisions in latest changes
Apple Inc. is shuffling the management of its global affairs and music divisions in separate moves, extending a series of recent changes at the iPhone maker, according to people with...