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Wednesday 30 September 2026
AMD's Lisa Su reportedly revisiting South Korea in October to deepen HBM4, NPU ties
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) CEO Lisa Su is reportedly set to visit South Korea again in October 2026, after her March 2026 trip, which formally launched next-generation AI memory...
Wednesday 30 September 2026
TDK and Taiyo Yuden to explore alliance on AI-grade capacitors and inductors
TDK and Taiyo Yuden have signed a memorandum of understanding to begin discussions on a business alliance to develop electronic components, including MLCCs and inductors jointly, the...
Wednesday 30 September 2026
Broadcom-Toppan venture opens Singapore's first high-end FC-BGA substrate plant
Advanced Substrate Technologies (AST), a joint venture between Japan's Toppan Holdings and Broadcom, officially opened a manufacturing facility in Singapore on September 29, 2026,...
Wednesday 30 September 2026
OpenAI leans on cheaper models and always-on agents at DevDay as flagship upgrade is shelved
OpenAI used its DevDay 2026 conference to compete on price and autonomy rather than raw capability, launching a midrange model priced at one-fifth of its flagship and a family of always-on...
Wednesday 30 September 2026
Memory shortage pushes TV semiconductors above panel costs

A global memory shortage linked to rising AI infrastructure spending has upended TV manufacturing economics, with semiconductor costs...

Wednesday 30 September 2026
Acer turns 50, marks it with a musical produced by its founder

Acer marked its 50th anniversary on September 28, 2026, with the premiere of Smile for Half a Century, a commemorative musical that...

Wednesday 30 September 2026
Neocloud lifts OEM buying as ODM-direct share slips below 80% in 2026
Taiwan-based server original design manufacturers (ODMs) have long been key partners for cloud service providers (CSPs) through the ODM-direct model, but the model's share is declining...
Wednesday 30 September 2026
AI boom strains PCB supply chain as materials, equipment shortages persist into 2027
Rapid growth in AI server and high-speed networking demand since the second half of 2025 has tightened supply across printed circuit boards (PCBs), integrated circuit (IC) substrates,...
Wednesday 30 September 2026
Dat Bike challenges VinFast with simpler EV scooter strategy
Vietnamese electric scooter brand Dat Bike has launched its family-oriented ERA model with a starting price of VND29.9 million (US$1,151.22), pairing it with a self-developed "integrated...
Wednesday 30 September 2026
Powering Next-Gen AI: Materials Enabling Advanced Packaging's Future

As artificial intelligence (AI) and high-performance computing (HPC) drive unprecedented demands on semiconductor performance, materials are playing an increasingly critical...

Tuesday 29 September 2026
AIDC sees NT$30 billion military maintenance boost, eyes drones
As the last Brave Eagle advanced trainer rolls off the line in September 2026, Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation (AIDC) says its military business is not ending with the...
Tuesday 29 September 2026
Column: Why Micron's US$250M venture fund is about more than HBM margins—Taiwan has a stake in it
Micron unveiled the Micron Ventures Paradigm Fund, a US$250 million venture vehicle, in mid-August 2026, as the memory maker pairs more than US$25 billion in fiscal 2026 capex with...
Tuesday 29 September 2026
Samsung Foundry nears 60% 2nm yield, shifts focus to power efficiency to win customers
Samsung Electronics' foundry business has reportedly raised yield on its 2-nanometer (2nm) SF2 process to nearly 60% and is now shifting engineering work toward power efficiency and...
Tuesday 29 September 2026
MicroIP unveils AI drone and edge systems at Taiwan Expo USA
MicroIP Technology showcased its AI drone vertical mission system at the 2026 Taiwan Expo USA in Dallas, drawing attention from organizers and US stakeholders. The company said the...
Tuesday 29 September 2026
Solidigm weighs US IPO as AI storage demand lifts valuation
SK Hynix's US-based NAND flash and solid-state drive (SSD) subsidiary, Solidigm, is considering a US initial public offering as early as 2027, with reports indicating a potential valuation...