As artificial intelligence (AI) accelerates the global semiconductor race—and as commercial space activity heats up—the idea of moving chip fabrication into orbit is edging from science fiction toward technological reality.

Taiwan's smart-healthcare sector is gaining momentum, powered by decades of accumulated expertise in electronics and information and communications technology (ICT). Now, in an effort to accelerate the industry's upgrade and foster cross-sector collaboration, the Chinese National Association of Industry and Commerce (CNAIC) is launching a strategic partnership with the Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI). Their aim: start from real-world clinical and industry needs, link up technology developers, hospitals, and supply-chain players, and build a scalable model for deploying smart-medical solutions.

Tokyo Electron Limited (TEL) sought to clarify its position after Taiwan's High Prosecutors Office indicted its subsidiary, Tokyo Electron Taiwan Ltd., over alleged supervisory failures tied to a confidential-information leak. TEL itself has not been indicted.