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Wednesday 23 July 2025
Taiwan sees June 2025 export orders grow 24.6% YoY
Taiwan's export orders for advanced process semiconductors and AI servers continued to perform well in June 2025, despite ongoing uncertainties with US trade policy and geopolitical...
Wednesday 23 July 2025
Taiwan's AI & robotics alliance targets US$34 billion industry by 2030
Robotics has proven its worth as Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and TSMC chairman C. C. Wei have both recently expressed strong interest in the sector, catalyzing growth across Taiwan's...
Wednesday 23 July 2025
US, Japan announce trade deal setting tariffs at 15%; auto levy exemption remains unclear
President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that the US and Japan have reached a trade agreement, setting reciprocal tariffs at 15% for Japanese exports to the US. This rate is notably...
Wednesday 23 July 2025
Samsung bets on GAA and HBM4 to retake AI crown
The second half of 2025 is shaping up to be a pivotal period in the global semiconductor industry, as the race for technological supremacy intensifies. At the forefront are Samsung...
Wednesday 23 July 2025
Samsung, BOE resume LCD supply talks while legal battle ensues
Samsung Electronics executives met with BOE Technology leaders in July 2025 to discuss LCD panel procurement, even as the company remains locked in a legal dispute with Samsung Display...
Wednesday 23 July 2025
Taiwan VP weighs in on US tariff threat
Taiwanese Vice President Bi-khim Hsiao has expressed her stance on the US imposition of Section 232 tariffs for the first time, pointing out that the US and Taiwan ultimately have...
Tuesday 22 July 2025
US copper tariffs send prices soaring, but AI server demand boosts Taiwan's CCL makers
As the US prepares to impose steep tariffs on imported copper, global copper prices have rebounded, raising concerns about rising costs across copper-intensive industries. Among the...
Tuesday 22 July 2025
Samsung's TV business in crisis mode as employees seek reassignment
Samsung Electronics' Visual Display (VD) division, responsible for Samsung's TV business, has been experiencing internal disorder since May 2025, a negative byproduct of its workplace...
Tuesday 22 July 2025
As TSMC expands in Japan, NYCU and Kyushu University deepen partnership on semiconductor talent and innovation
As TSMC expands its presence in Japan, Taiwan and Japan are deepening academic collaboration to address the growing demand for semiconductor talent. National Yang Ming Chiao Tung...
Tuesday 22 July 2025
Taiwan's passive component market poised for growth amid AI and auto boom
Taiwan's passive component industry is positioned for growth driven by AI adoption across cloud servers, AI PCs, and smartphones, alongside rising automotive electrification. Industry...
Tuesday 22 July 2025
Inside Samsung's 1c DRAM breakthrough: How a design feud nearly derailed the project
Samsung Electronics has reportedly succeeded in developing its sixth-generation 10nm class DRAM, known as 1c DRAM, and is preparing for mass production despite internal tensions that...
Tuesday 22 July 2025
South Korea's Solar Pro 2 takes global stage, surpassing GPT-4.1 & DeepSeek V3
South Korean generative AI startup Upstage has launched its next-generation large language model (LLM), Solar Pro 2, achieving elite performance levels and sparking the attention...
Tuesday 22 July 2025
Samsung powers the next Maybach experience with seamless tech integration
Samsung is strengthening its partnership with Mercedes-Benz on two strategic fronts—melding cutting-edge display technology with mobile-powered vehicle access—signaling...
Tuesday 22 July 2025
Naver targets North America with Interest-based social platform 'ThingsBook'
Naver, South Korea's leading internet company, is set to launch ThingsBook, a new social networking platform targeting the North American market. Unlike Instagram and other image-driven...
Tuesday 22 July 2025
Yageo advances Shibaura acquisition talks, factory visits next in cross-border deal
Yageo, Taiwan's leading passive component manufacturer, said its third meeting with Japan's Shibaura Electronics concluded successfully in Taipei, marking a key step in Yageo's ongoing...