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Thursday 18 June 2026
Smart glasses race pulls Taiwan and China optical suppliers into waveguide battle
Smart glasses shipments are rising steadily, making the category one of the most closely watched consumer electronics growth drivers after notebooks and smartphones. Taiwanese optical...
Thursday 18 June 2026
AI data center boom drives Taiwan passive component makers to record sales
Demand in the passive components market is recovering significantly, lifting operating momentum at Taiwan's two leading suppliers, Yageo and Walsin Technology. Average book-to-bill...
Thursday 18 June 2026
Foxconn chairman maps out Taiwan's global AI and manufacturing expansion strategy

Taiwan's electronics industry is stepping up its global ambitions as AI, data center infrastructure, and advanced manufacturing reshape...

Thursday 18 June 2026
Imec, Sony unveil backside interconnect method for 3D chip stacking

Imec and Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation (Sony) have jointly presented a new integration method for connecting the front and...

Thursday 18 June 2026
Japan lasers in on India's Assam state for chip and infrastructure corridor

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is scheduled to visit Assam in northeastern India in early July 2026. According to Nikkei,...

Thursday 18 June 2026
China Airlines cuts cargo fuel surcharges after oil prices ease on US-Iran deal
China Airlines will lower cargo fuel surcharges from July 1 after international oil prices eased following a US-Iran memorandum signed June 17 that raised prospects for renewed shipping...
Thursday 18 June 2026
G7 AI talks reveal trust gap behind US model power
The world's most powerful AI companies entered the G7 summit in France this week with a message for democratic governments: frontier AI needs global rules, but those rules are increasingly...
Thursday 18 June 2026
Taiwan chip makers signal durable upcycle as memory prices and AI demand align

Taiwan's listed semiconductor manufacturers reported strong May revenue figures, with a sweeping recovery in DRAM prices and rising...

Thursday 18 June 2026
Samsung to offer 2nm prototype runs as South Korea pushes chip design

Samsung Electronics' foundry division plans to open its Multi-Project Wafer, or MPW, service to its 2nm process next year, giving South...

Thursday 18 June 2026
AbonMax eyes double-digit drone revenue by end-2026
AbonMax Technology said on June 16 that drone revenue still accounts for only about 7% to 8% of its total sales, but the company expects more visible operating results by the end of...
Thursday 18 June 2026
Taiyo Yuden to boost AI server MLCC capacity, resists price hikes

Taiyo Yuden is preparing to accelerate production of multilayer ceramic capacitors, or MLCCs, as AI servers and hyperscale data centers...

Thursday 18 June 2026
Samsung said to open fab data to suppliers in AI factory push

Samsung Electronics is developing and operating a data-sharing platform with semiconductor materials, components and equipment suppliers,...

Thursday 18 June 2026
Taiwan 2026 GDP could top 10%, says Minister of Economic Affairs
Taiwan's 2026 GDP growth is on track to exceed 10% as AI demand powers the island's economy, Minister of Economic Affairs Ming-hsin Kung said, adding that this level of growth may...
Thursday 18 June 2026
SK Group tops KRW2,000 trillion as AI memory demand and Nvidia visit lift valuation

SK Group's combined market capitalization on the South Korean stock market surpassed KRW2,000 trillion (US$1.32 trillion) for the first...

Thursday 18 June 2026
China Electric targets 40% lighting market share with retail push

China Electric, which sells lighting products under the TOA brand, is aiming for a 2026 turnaround by reversing second-quarter losses,...