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Tuesday 16 September 2025
Acer, Nvidia unveil compact AI workstation, receive strong early interest
Acer has teamed up with Nvidia to debut the Veriton GB100, a compact AI workstation built on Nvidia's GB10 chip. The model has generated strong demand from clients even before its...
Tuesday 16 September 2025
Immigration raids raise doubts over Samsung’s 2026 Texas fab schedule
Samsung's ambitious US expansion faces an unexpected obstacle that could derail its 2026 production timeline. A mounting visa crisis, triggered by immigration raids on South Korean...
Tuesday 16 September 2025
China's SiC pricing war forces Japan to retreat while Europe holds its line
A new phase in the global race for silicon carbide (SiC) dominance is unfolding—one shaped as much by geopolitics as by market forces. As Chinese manufacturers make rapid strides...
Tuesday 16 September 2025
Kumamoto University revises education strategy as result of TSMC's Japan fab
Jun Otani, executive vice president of Kumamoto University, highlighted the university's 268-year history during a Taiwan-Japan semiconductor supply chain talent forum. Following...
Monday 15 September 2025
Taiwan's government-built 12-inch fab to come online in 2028, integrating industry and academia capabilities
TSMC has donated several sets of used 12-inch chipmaking equipment to the government, which has had the Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) under the Ministry of Economic...
Monday 15 September 2025
Samsung Foundry secures order for Israeli automotive chip production
Following its major deal with Tesla, Samsung Electronics has won an order from Israeli IC design company Valens Semiconductor to manufacture next-generation automotive system chipsets...
Monday 15 September 2025
Jorjin chairman: Chip and display breakthroughs fuel AI-AR symbiosis
AR glasses represent a revolution for displays that incorporate key technologies such as near-eye displays, microLED, and waveguides, with AI and AR now sharing a symbiotic existence...
Monday 15 September 2025
AI glasses need killer apps and local partnerships to drive adoption, says Samsung Taiwan exec
AI glasses have attracted the attention of many industry heavyweights, who see them as next-generation mobile devices that free users' hands and extend smartphone applications. HTC...
Monday 15 September 2025
Taiwan's AIDC and US defense firm Shield AI partner to build drone ecosystem

Taiwan's Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation (AIDC) announced on Sunday that it has signed a formal teaming agreement with US...

Monday 15 September 2025
Topview Optronics poised to benefit from growing security integration demand
Topview Optronics, a subsidiary of Taiwan's Qisda Group, reported that integration efforts in the security control industry are gaining momentum. While customers previously focused...
Monday 15 September 2025
China targets CoWoP leapfrog as Taiwan holds tech edge
Recent market reports indicate that CoWoP has shown preliminary test results exceeding expectations. Nvidia, which leads its development, is expected to accelerate mass production...
Monday 15 September 2025
Japan grants up to JPY536 billion subsidy to Micron for advanced DRAM production
The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) of Japan announced on September 12, 2025, that it will provide Micron Technology with subsidies amounting to as much as JPY536 billion...
Monday 15 September 2025
Quantum computing can solve AI energy consumption issues, says Wiwynn chair
Wiwynn chair and chief strategy officer Emily Hong said that the company is collaborating with silicon photonics companies to address the rapid increase in AI computing power. As...
Monday 15 September 2025
CXMT breaks into CXL memory, putting Samsung and SK Hynix on edge
China's DRAM maker CXMT is reportedly developing compute express link (CXL) DRAM modules, a move that could escalate rivalry with Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix as the CXL market...
Monday 15 September 2025
Korean giants step up investments in India as it emerges as both key manufacturing hub and growing consumer market
According to Ddaily, Samsung announced it will expand its India Innovation Campus (SIC) program from four states to ten this year, aiming to train 20,000 students, six times...