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Tuesday 12 August 2025
Taiwanese suppliers face uncertain returns as US EV startups falter
A dismal round of earnings from US electric vehicle manufacturers — led by Tesla and followed by startups Rivian and Lucid — is sending shockwaves through the global supply...
Tuesday 12 August 2025
Samsung's potential US$50 billion US chip expansion puts pressure on TSMC
Samsung Electronics is reportedly weighing a major expansion of its semiconductor investments in the US, a move that could push total spending to US$50 billion after securing multibillion-dollar...
Tuesday 12 August 2025
Taiwan's IC packaging and testing supply chain may avoid tariffs, but US expansion remains challenging
When US President Donald Trump announced increased investment in domestic manufacturing alongside Apple CEO Tim Cook, he also declared a 100% tariff on all chips and semiconductors...
Monday 11 August 2025
KPMG: AI, aerospace, defense sectors attract over 70% of global VC funding
Palmer Luckey, founder of AI defense technology startup Anduril Industries, recently visited Taiwan to personally deliver the company's first batch of Altius-600M attack drones for...
Monday 11 August 2025
A new medical care remote management model: FEMH uses Asus wearable device to create an out-of-hospital real-time rescue network
Taiwan is expected to transition into a super-aged society in 2025, when those aged 65 and older would constitute over 20% of the overall population, coinciding with an increase in...
Monday 11 August 2025
AI memory revolution: Sandisk and SK Hynix define new standard for HBF
SK Hynix is partnering with flash memory manufacturer Sandisk to jointly promote the standardization of High Bandwidth Flash (HBF) technology. The two companies plan to leverage synergies...
Monday 11 August 2025
Taiwan Chelic unveils biomimetic robotic hand as 2Q revenue climbs 11%
As smart manufacturing demands higher precision and flexibility, Taiwan Chelic Co. is pivoting from traditional pneumatic grippers to electric grippers and biomimetic robotic hands...
Monday 11 August 2025
WT Microelectronics AI data centers fuel massive growth into 2026
IC distribution giant WT Microelectronics' chairman Eric Cheng stated at the August 6, 2025, investor conference that strong AI demand will become the core growth driver for WT in...
Monday 11 August 2025
Novatek expects weak 3Q25 seasonality; notebook and smartphone momentum insufficient to drive growth
Taiwanese DDI leader Novatek held an earnings call on August 6, 2025, sharing its outlook amid challenging market conditions. Impacted by unfavorable factors such as the appreciation...
Monday 11 August 2025
South Korea accelerates AI data center expansion amid global compute race
With the rapid development of the global AI industry, demand for high-performance computing and GPU resources continues to rise, and the global AI data center market is expanding...
Monday 11 August 2025
Toshiba's Japan Semiconductor to boost foundry output 50% by 2029, eyes SiC and GaN chips
Japan Semiconductor, a chipmaker under Toshiba, is seeking to significantly expand its contract chip manufacturing operations, aiming to lift output by 50% from 2024 levels by the...
Monday 11 August 2025
Samsung reportedly planning to produce iPhone image sensors in Texas, but keep packaging in Korea
Samsung Electronics will build a CMOS image sensor (CIS) production line at its Austin, Texas, semiconductor facility for Apple's next-generation iPhones, but the chips' back-end...
Monday 11 August 2025
South Korea urged to fast-track AI law to safeguard competitiveness amid US-China rivalry
South Korea recently held a public hearing on the proposed Special Act on AI Industry Development, with industry leaders urging the government to speed up its review. Youchul Kim,...
Monday 11 August 2025
Sharp reports net profit after asset sale
Sharp Corporation reported a net profit of JPY27.2 billion (approx. US$184.21 million) for the April to June 2025 quarter, reversing a loss of JPY1.2 billion in the same period last...
Monday 11 August 2025
Taiwan leads global SiPh development; optical industry set for explosive growth by 2027
Silicon photonics (SiPh) is one of the most critical technologies in the AI world and broadband sectors, according to Paul Liu, chairman of Taiwan's National Development Council (NDC)...