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Friday 8 May 2026
Taiwan firms' US investment tops forecasts; government lines up US$50 billion financing
The Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) announced on May 6 that, excluding TSMC, about 20 Taiwan companies plan to invest US$35 billion in the US. The statement comes after US President...
Friday 8 May 2026
Taiwan government expands science parks as US-China tech war drags on
Taiwan's government decided five years ago to expand science park development after concluding that the US-China tech war would not end soon, laying the groundwork for the Third Kaohsiung...
Friday 8 May 2026
TSMC eyes bigger US investment; Arizona chip expansion accelerates
Taiwan remained the largest foreign delegation at the US Department of Commerce's SelectUSA Investment Summit for a third straight year, with TSMC indicating it may further expand...
Thursday 7 May 2026
Taiwan freezes trading in MediaTek as AI chip rally pushes valuation past US$165 billion
Taiwan's stock exchange placed MediaTek — the chip designer behind silicon used in Samsung phones, Chromebooks, and a growing share of AI hardware — under trading restrictions...
Thursday 7 May 2026
Taipower plans grid upgrades as Longtan Phase 3 heads to NSTC review
The Longtan Science Park expansion known as Longke Phase 3 is being resubmitted for review to the National Science and Technology Council in May as Taiwan Power Company prepares for...
Thursday 7 May 2026
Commentary: Why Apple's Intel and Samsung talks remain preliminary—and what that means for TSMC
A year of Intel-Apple negotiations and recent Samsung chatter amount to familiar supply-chain posturing—and TSMC's technical advantages remain unbeatable.
Wednesday 6 May 2026
VIS joins CoWoS chain with TSMC-backed Singapore interposer foundry
Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) said on May 5 that it has secured support from TSMC for a new interposer foundry line at its 12-inch Singapore fab, alongside a broader push...
Wednesday 6 May 2026
From China to Arizona: How AI and TSMC are redrawing Taiwan's economic map
Taiwan's decades-long tilt toward China is giving way to a sharper, US-focused strategy. Semiconductor expansion and surging demand for AI infrastructure are redrawing the island's...
Tuesday 5 May 2026
Tesla AI5 dual sourcing may not mean equal weight for Samsung
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has confirmed that the company's in-house AI5 chip has completed design tape-out and entered a critical pre-production validation stage. The move has drawn renewed...
Tuesday 5 May 2026
Apple reportedly explores Intel and Samsung chip production to reshape advanced manufacturing strategy
Apple is exploring a significant shift in its semiconductor supply chain, holding early discussions with Intel and Samsung Electronics to produce the main processors used in its devices,...
Tuesday 5 May 2026
Analysis: CoWoS crunch and MediaTek's hire raise a bigger question — can Intel deliver?
The AI chip race is increasingly running into a different kind of limit — not compute, but packaging, as supply constraints around advanced technologies such as CoWoS begin to...
Monday 4 May 2026
Commentary: Intel names TSMC as key partner; insider drives its comeback

One year into his tenure, Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan struck a markedly different tone on the company's outlook. At the first-quarter 2026 earnings...

Monday 4 May 2026
MediaTek targets US$2B ASIC sales as cloud rivals chase custom-chip capacity
MediaTek has doubled its 2026 revenue target for its application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) business to US$2 billion, up from US$1 billion, as demand for custom chips continues...
Monday 4 May 2026
United Integrated Services targets NT$100 billion revenue in 2026 as TSMC and Micron drive fab demand
United Integrated Services reported a record net profit of NT$9.069 billion (US$287 million) for 2025 and posted NT$20.288 billion in revenue in the first quarter of 2026, increases...
Monday 4 May 2026
ESMC confirmed to be on schedule — and sets its sights on AI
The European Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (ESMC), a joint venture among TSMC, Bosch, Infineon Technologies, and NXP Semiconductors, is set to begin initial production in 2027...