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Friday 3 April 2026
2026 USTR Report: landmark 'ART' pact reshapes US-Taiwan trade landscape
The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) has designated Taiwan as a highly cooperative and pivotal trading partner in its 2026 National Trade Estimate (NTE) Repo...
Friday 3 April 2026
Taiwan pushes ahead with AI and tech agenda even as budget deadlock threatens fiscal paralysis
Taiwan sits at a rare intersection of economic momentum and political gridlock. The island's economy expanded 8.68% in 2025, exports hit a record US$640.75 billion, and per capita...
Friday 3 April 2026
Taiwan tackles CPO testing bottlenecks to scale SiPh for AI data centers
The surge in AI computing power is driving explosive demand for high-speed optical interconnects in data centers. Forecasts show that by 2026, over 50% of data center transceiver sales...
Thursday 2 April 2026
Copper price surge drives quarterly lead frame price hikes
Lead frame packaging suppliers are hiking prices to pass along rising costs sweeping through the semiconductor supply chain. Gold, silver, and copper prices continue to climb sharply,...
Thursday 2 April 2026
Precious metal surge drives price hikes for frequency components at TXC and Tai-Saw
Rising global economic uncertainty has fueled safe-haven demand alongside strong industrial consumption, pushing precious metal prices higher. In response, Taiwan's leading quartz...
Thursday 2 April 2026
Taiwan car market shows structural shifts, with Tesla deliveries surging
Taiwan's auto market showed strong momentum in March 2026, with total vehicle registrations reaching 39,318 units — a sharp 78.4% jump from February — signaling a broad...
Thursday 2 April 2026
France backs Taiwan's ProLogium with EUR1.5B subsidy to build solid-state battery factory
The French government will provide about EUR1.5 billion (US$1.7 billion) in subsidies to support Taiwanese startup ProLogium Technology's new factory construction in France. According...
Thursday 2 April 2026
TSMC's US expansion held ransom as JASM takes flight
TSMC is winning quietly in Japan and losing loudly in Washington — and the reason may have nothing to do with chips.
Thursday 2 April 2026
South Korea's market volatility hands Taiwan a rare edge in AI
During a lecture hosted by the Chinese National Association of Industry and Commerce (CNAIC), DIGITIMES Chairman Colley Hwang analyzed the East Asian industrial landscape...
Thursday 2 April 2026
TSMC plans 12 fabs in Arizona as supply chain shifts from passive to active
TSMC's expansion scale in the US has exceeded expectations, prompting Taiwanese suppliers with existing or planned local operations to take a more proactive approach. Reportedly, companies...
Thursday 2 April 2026
Top 10 Chart: Advanced packaging, not volume, drives OSAT shift as markets signal 2026 inflection

Taiwan's outsourced semiconductor assembly and test (OSAT) sector is entering 2026 with relatively modest revenue growth, but market behavior...

Thursday 2 April 2026
Top 10 Chart: Markets signal AI shift as Taiwan IC designers decouple from early-year revenues

Taiwan's IC design sector is undergoing a decisive shift in 2026, with capital markets effectively validating an industry transition toward...

Thursday 2 April 2026
Taiwan deploys air force and drones for cloud seeding in Hsinchu
Facing drought conditions, Taiwan's government has mobilized the air force and drones to conduct cloud seeding operations near the area over the Hsinchu Science and Industrial Park,...
Thursday 2 April 2026
Salesforce enters Taiwan, eyes local cloud services with AWS and Google Cloud
US CRM software provider Salesforce has established its Taiwan subsidiary and opened a Taipei office in early 2026, underscoring Taiwan's role in the global semiconductor and AI supply...
Wednesday 1 April 2026
Taiwan panel leaders pivot: AUO targets CPO, Innolux advances FOPLP
Taiwan's panel industry is undergoing a collective transformation, with its two major players adopting distinct technology paths.