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Sunday 1 November 2026
The 20% problem: why Taiwan's imported equipment parts still carry 70% of the cost
Taiwan can manufacture some of the world's most advanced chips, package them into increasingly complex AI systems, and connect much of the surrounding electronics supply chain within...
Sunday 1 November 2026
TWM's BNPL users rise 49.9% as Taiwan targets gig-worker demand
Taiwan Mobile (TWM) said its buy now, pay later (BNPL) service is expanding beyond e-commerce checkout to travel, pet care, and other consumer scenarios, driven by the growth of atypical...
Sunday 1 November 2026
Six decades in the making: Why the world can't easily copy Taiwan's chip ecosystem
Taiwan's semiconductor strength is often described today through leading-edge process nodes, advanced packaging capacity, or its pivotal role in the global AI supply chain. At the...
Saturday 31 October 2026
TSIA 30: The manpower problem behind Taiwan's semiconductor resilience
Taiwan's semiconductor industry has earned its reputation for chip dominance through decades of sustained investment in solving some of the world's hardest technological challenges...
Saturday 31 October 2026
TSIA 30: Taiwan builds the AI backbone — but can it capture the AI economy?
Taiwan already manufactures much of the physical infrastructure on which the AI boom depends. Advanced logic, packaging, substrates, testing, power delivery, cooling, and server assembly...
Saturday 31 October 2026
TSIA 30: AI is breaking the sequential supply chain — Taiwan may be built for what comes next
The AI hardware race is usually measured in nanometers, memory bandwidth, and accelerator performance. But another constraint is emerging much earlier in the development process: whether...
Saturday 31 October 2026
Compeq plans sustained investment as AI infrastructure, LEO satellite demand grows

Compeq Manufacturing is reshaping its product portfolio and expanding capacity in Taiwan and overseas as demand rises for AI data center infrastructure and next-generation low Earth...

Saturday 31 October 2026
Interview: Why this Taiwan mmWave maker chose to sidestep SpaceX and look to niche markets for demand
Millimeter-wave (mmWave) technology was previously used mainly in military and aerospace applications, where costs were extremely high. Now, as high-frequency communications and non-terrestrial...
Friday 30 October 2026
Micron says 700-plus Taiwan fab workers earned five years' salary in a single year
Micron Technology paid its fiscal 2026 bonuses to Taiwan employees on October 30. The company said more than 700 production-line workers earned at least five years' worth of monthly...
Friday 30 October 2026
Taiwan's economic indicator signals 'booming' for 10th straight month on AI-driven shipments
Taiwan's economy has stayed in "booming" territory for a record 10th consecutive month, according to the monitoring indicator compiled by the National Development Council (NDC), the...
Friday 30 October 2026
Intel tells Taiwan's chip suppliers to build service capacity early
Intel told Taiwanese chip equipment and materials suppliers that they need spare parts and service capability in place early if they want its business. The company said this at a supplier...
Friday 30 October 2026
Taiwan manufacturing demand rises as bank property loans decline
Strong demand for AI applications and cloud services is driving investment in high-performance computing chips and AI servers, prompting Taiwan manufacturers to expand capacity and...
Friday 30 October 2026
Episil-Precision fire hits under 10% of capacity, 6- and 8-inch lines to restart within two weeks
Semiconductor epitaxy maker Episil-Precision said a localized fire broke out on October 28 at its plant on Innovation First Road in Hsinchu Science Park, but caused no injuries or...
Friday 30 October 2026
Power shortages slow AI data-center builds as Delta expands HVDC, SOFC
Power shortages and a shortage of high-voltage direct-current (HVDC) technicians in the US are slowing AI data center construction and making delivery schedules harder to predict,...
Friday 30 October 2026
US Drone Dominance Program raises AI supply-chain stakes
As the US Drone Dominance Program (DDP) expands procurement, orders exceeding 10,000 units will generate significant economies of scale across the drone supply chain. The program's...