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Friday 16 May 2025
Why Taiwan’s AI bill is still stuck in limbo
The Executive Yuan has yet to set a clear timeline for passing the draft of Taiwan's AI Basic Act and submitting it to the Legislative Yuan for review, sparking dissatisfaction among...
Friday 16 May 2025
Microsoft shifts focus to Asia-Pacific amid massive job cuts
Microsoft is reportedly laying off around 6,000 employees, or about 3% of its global workforce, with most of the cuts concentrated in the US. The tech giant has also made organizational...
Friday 16 May 2025
Foxconn’s Liu takes TEEMA helm, plots Taiwan’s global tech push
The Taiwan Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers' Association (TEEMA) held its 27th term first member meeting on May 15, re-electing board directors and supervisors and appointing...
Friday 16 May 2025
GlobalWafers to power Danish subsidiary with on-site solar plant
Topsil GlobalWafers A/S, the Danish subsidiary of GlobalWafers, is set to achieve RE100 by launching a self-built solar power plant in 2025, marking a milestone as the first semiconductor...
Friday 16 May 2025
AI server boom powers Wonderful Hi-Tech's 1Q surge as high-speed cable shipments hit stride
Taiwan's Wonderful Hi-Tech Co. reported strong first-quarter of 2025 results and reaffirmed its full-year revenue growth outlook of 20–25%, shrugging off headwinds from currency...
Thursday 15 May 2025
China's fallen chip czar and the bullet Taiwan dodged
Zhao Weiguo, the former chairman of China's Tsinghua Unigroup and once a high-profile figure in China's semiconductor ambitions, was sentenced on May 14, 2025, to death with a two-year...
Thursday 15 May 2025
ASE to acquire AMPI in strategic bid to restructure 6-inch foundry ops, tap AI chip demand
ASE Holdings, a global leader in semiconductor packaging and testing, announced that its subsidiary ASE Test Limited will initiate a tender offer to acquire Advanced Microelectronic...
Thursday 15 May 2025
US-China tariff talks pause triggers currency volatility, pressuring Taiwan's PCB sector
Taiwan's PCB manufacturers are finding temporary relief as the US dollar strengthens following the suspension of US-China tariff negotiations, partially offsetting pressure from the...
Thursday 15 May 2025
TSMC to accelerate expansion in 2025 with eight new fabs and one advanced packaging plant
At the TSMC Technology Symposium 2025 on May 15 in Hsinchu, Taiwan, T.S. Chang, VP of Advanced Technology and Mask Engineering at TSMC, announced the company's accelerated fab expansion...
Thursday 15 May 2025
Samsung reportedly considers outsourcing memory photomask production; raises concerns over domestic supply
Samsung Electronics is reportedly planning to outsource the production of photomasks used in memory manufacturing. To prevent technology leaks, Samsung has traditionally produced...
Thursday 15 May 2025
China surges in OLED push after LCD triumph, as Samsung, LG escalate tech rivalry
China, having solidified its dominance in the LCD panel market, is now intensifying its push into organic light-emitting diode (OLED) technology. A government-driven "trade-in" program...
Thursday 15 May 2025
L3 may be late, but automotive revolution rolls on

It's unclear how many still recall the optimism with which 2025 was once hailed—by automakers across Europe, the US, and even China—as...

Thursday 15 May 2025
Chips made in India: HCL-Foxconn semiconductor venture in Uttar Pradesh approved
India finally approved the chipmaking facility proposed by a joint venture between HCL and Foxconn, which will be the first such facility in Uttar Pradesh, as Foxconn continues to...
Thursday 15 May 2025
Automakers shift to hybrid domain-zonal architecture for next-gen vehicles
Global automotive manufacturers are converging on a hybrid domain-plus-zonal (D+Z) control architecture for next-generation vehicles, representing a significant evolution in electrification...
Thursday 15 May 2025
JDI to cut over 1,000 jobs in major restructuring, close Mobara plant by 2026
Japan Display Inc. (JDI) confirmed plans on May 15 to lay off over 1,000 employees in Japan as part of a large-scale restructuring, according to reports from Nikkei Asia...