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Thursday 29 January 2026

Column: How chip value spillover is redefining Taiwan's economic and industrial trajectory

I describe the close integration of Taiwan's semiconductor and electronics industries as the spillover of chip economic value. In earlier phases of the industry, economic value creation...

Wednesday 28 January 2026

SK Hynix bets $10B on Silicon Valley with new U.S. AI subsidiary

SK Hynix announced on Wednesday, January 28, 2026, it will establish a new US-based entity dedicated to artificial intelligence solutions, backed by a planned US$10 billion investm...

Wednesday 28 January 2026

Phison's Pascari SSDs power world's first lunar data center, set new reliability benchmark

Taiwan's leading NAND controller and storage solution provider, Phison Electronics Corp., recently announced that its enterprise SSD brand Pascari has partnered with US space data...

Wednesday 28 January 2026

Taiwan bets on drone swarms with Anduril Lattice AI command playing key role

Taiwan has introduced an initiative to strengthen its air defense system by integrating US-made and domestically produced missiles and radars into a networked kill chain that it calls...

Wednesday 28 January 2026

AUO wins landmark US patent lawsuit, marking Taiwan's first victory in 22 years

After more than two years of patent litigation and a two-week trial, Taiwanese display technology giant AUO secured a significant victory in the US District Court for the Eastern District...

Wednesday 28 January 2026

'Taiwan Dome' drives shift toward networked defense warfare

"Taiwan Dome" has emerged as a key concept in Taiwan's defense strategy, drawing increased attention across the defense and technology...

Wednesday 28 January 2026

Apple's iPhone 17 powers a strong quarter as memory costs soar

Apple is set to report fiscal first-quarter 2026 earnings on January 29, with strong sales of the iPhone 17 expected to drive record operating performance and solid smartphone shipments...

Wednesday 28 January 2026

Samsung reportedly channels most 1c DRAM capacity into HBM4 for early 2026 mass production

Samsung Electronics is emerging as the leading supplier of sixth-generation High Bandwidth Memory (HBM4) to Nvidia and AMD as of February 2026, backed by growing confidence in its...

Wednesday 28 January 2026

Why the Nexperia crisis is still accelerating 'non-red' automotive supply chains

By the end of 2025, a political dispute between the Netherlands and China had rippled through the global automotive industry. Nexperia,...

Wednesday 28 January 2026

Lightmatter leverages Taiwan ecosystem to bridge the gap between photonics prototypes and production

Lightmatter is hosting its Tech Day in Taiwan on January 28, 2026, following the announcement of strategic partnerships with Global Unichip Corp. (GUC), Cadence Design Systems, and...

Wednesday 28 January 2026

King Yuan Electronics recovers most stolen semiconductor test equipment, strengthens controls

King Yuan Electronics (KYEC), a leading semiconductor testing company, has recovered over 80% of stolen IC test load boards and other equipment after an internal engineer allegedly...

Wednesday 28 January 2026

Post-CES 2026: China leads humanoids, South Korea rivals the US

Humanoid robots are the next frontier of embodied intelligence, and CES 2026 was proof that Chinese companies are in the lead. Among the 38 humanoid robot companies that exhibited...

Wednesday 28 January 2026

As China races to localize auto chips, Taiwan locks onto upmarket

In recent years, Chinese companies have significantly increased their investment in automotive semiconductors, aiming to accelerate the development of a domestic supply chain. Yet...

Wednesday 28 January 2026

MediaTek partners with Google, targets US$10 billion ASIC business by 2027

MediaTek's performance in ASICs has been the center of market interest as it continues to heavily invest in Taiwan and North America to break into the cloud AI market. Rumors have...

Wednesday 28 January 2026

Seoul Business Agency Hosts Global Innovation Forum Showcasing Startup Ecosystem

The Seoul Business Agency (Seoul Business Agency (SBA), CEO Hyun Woo Kim), a small business support organization dedicated to revitalizing Seoul's startup ecosystem and...

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