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Monday 18 May 2026

China agrees to ease rare earth restrictions in Trump deal as Taiwan's chip role takes center stage again

The United States and China have reached a trade and investment agreement that could reshape critical technology supply chains, with Beijing committing to ease restrictions on rare...

Monday 18 May 2026

South Korea's A2Z bets on autonomous buses as Waymo, Baidu's Apollo Go dominate robotaxi race

As Waymo in the US and Baidu's Apollo Go in China expand robotaxi services on public roads, South Korea's autonomous-driving industry...

Monday 18 May 2026

Hiwin doubles robotics revenue share in 1Q26 on semiconductor automation demand

Taiwan precision motion-control leader Hiwin Technologies is accelerating growth on the back of semiconductor automation and robotics demand, with robot-related products emerging as...

Monday 18 May 2026

SK Hynix speeds Yongin fab buildout as memory crunch fuels capacity race

SK Hynix is accelerating construction at its Yongin Semiconductor Cluster, as a tightening memory market pushes South Korea's top chipmakers...

Monday 18 May 2026

Pan Jit AI revenue hits 11% as orders stretch 6 months

Pan Jit's growing confidence in AI and automotive demand is set to shape the global supply of power semiconductors, as data-center power management needs intensify and automotive orders...

Monday 18 May 2026

TSMC's Japan fab signals a turning point for overseas manufacturing

TSMC's semiconductor venture in Japan has posted its first quarterly profit since entering mass production, marking an important milestone...

Monday 18 May 2026

Samsung reportedly boosts 1b DRAM yields as Korean memory rivalry heats up

Samsung Electronics has significantly improved yields for its latest DRAM technologies used in high-bandwidth memory (HBM), according to IT Chosun, underscoring the intensifying...

Monday 18 May 2026

Taiwan firms seek tax breaks for AI compute center bids

Taiwan's Ministry of Digital Affairs (MODA) has revealed that three applicants have submitted bids for its AI compute center BOO (build-own-operate) program, which closed on May 14,...

Monday 18 May 2026

Asus leverages manufacturing expertise and memory supply edge to grow its South Korean server business

Asus is accelerating its push into the server market in South Korea, leveraging its manufacturing prowess, long-term ties with major memory makers, and flexible design and supply strategies...

Monday 18 May 2026

Taiwan ICT firms push global AI supply chain expansion with TEEMA Science Park 3.0

Taiwan's information and communications technology (ICT) sector has reinforced its central role in the global artificial intelligence supply chain and unveiled an overseas expansion...

Monday 18 May 2026

Kioxia gets rare chance to challenge Samsung, SK Hynix in AI storage boom

Kioxia Holdings is moving to capture a larger share of AI-related storage demand, as the shift from AI training to inference raises interest in high-speed, high-capacity NAND flash...

Monday 18 May 2026

Taiwan sends largest-ever drone delegation to Xponential 2026 as US eyes edge computing

Taiwan assembled its largest-ever delegation for the "Taiwan Pavilion" at the Xponential 2026 exhibition co-hosted by the Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI),...

Monday 18 May 2026

Taiwanese electronics firms poised to benefit as Western automakers localize E/E sourcing

Taiwanese electronics firms are poised to become key suppliers for Western automakers' next-generation vehicle electronics, with a wave of RFQs expected to convert into mass-production...

Monday 18 May 2026

Edge-cloud shift opens new growth runway for Taiwan's chip suppliers

As generative AI proliferates across end devices, a distributed edge-cloud architecture is taking shape — shifting inference workloads from the cloud to local hardware to reduce...

Monday 18 May 2026

GCIEM Taiwan concludes: NYCU and ASUS showcase smart healthcare integration

National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (NYCU) successfully hosted the 2026 Global Consortium for Innovation and Engineering in Medicine (GCIEM) Global Summit. This...

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