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Sunday 7 December 2025
Taiwan's major emitters race to cut carbon costs ahead of 2026 fee launch
Taiwan's carbon fee system will officially launch in 2026, requiring companies with annual emissions exceeding 25,000 tonnes to start paying fees based on 2025 emission data. Regulatory...
Sunday 7 December 2025
Taiwan poised to benefit as Japan and Korea shift capacitor output to premium markets
Japanese and Korean passive-component makers are diverting more capacity to high-end capacitors used in AI servers, tightening supply in mainstream electronics, and creating new openings...
Sunday 7 December 2025
South Korea bets on airport GSE to break 90% power chip import lock
South Korea is racing to slash its more than 90% dependence on imported power semiconductors. Industry leaders warn that this reliance threatens the country's competitiveness in electric...
Sunday 7 December 2025
Taiwan emerges as leading supplier of medical displays and X-ray sensors
Taiwan has become the world's top supplier of medical displays and X-ray sensors as AUO and Innolux accelerate expansion in healthcare technologies and boost shipments to global customers...
Saturday 6 December 2025
Southern Taiwan Science Park develops as Taiwan's leading biomedical hub
The 2025 Healthcare+ Expo Taiwan opened on December 4, featuring a Science Park Pavilion established jointly by the management bureaus of the Hsinchu, Central Taiwan, and Southern...
Saturday 6 December 2025
CarUX finalizes Pioneer acquisition, eyes growth in smart mobility
CarUX, a subsidiary of Innolux, completed its acquisition of Japan's Pioneer and formalized the deal at a joint press conference in Tokyo on December 4, 2025. The companies stated...
Saturday 6 December 2025
Taiwan taps tech strengths to accelerate smart healthcare push

Taiwan's smart-healthcare sector is gaining momentum, powered by decades of accumulated expertise in electronics and information and...

Friday 5 December 2025
TCC expands into European VPP market as energy storage margins squeeze in Taiwan
In a strategic move aligned with global trends, TCC Group Holdings (formerly Taiwan Cement Corporation) Chairman Nelson An-ping Chang is steering the group's sustainable growth by...
Friday 5 December 2025
Taiwan ramps up small satellite development after successful launch
Following the November 29, 2025, launch of the Formosat-8 satellite and several accompanying CubeSats, all spacecraft have successfully established contact with ground stations—marking...
Friday 5 December 2025
Hotel robots work best for delivery, not bartending, Taiwan operator finds
As AI technology matures, robotic applications are flourishing across industries, with many seeking new business opportunities. However, challenges vary when it comes to actual implementation...
Friday 5 December 2025
Taiwan urged to shift from open-source user to global contributor in AI era

As artificial intelligence (AI) advances at breakneck speed and global competition over foundation models intensifies, open-source software...

Friday 5 December 2025
European auto suppliers hedge bets as Chinese EVs move into Europe

As global automakers and their supply chains struggle with the growing pains of electrification, a quiet hedging strategy is emerging,...

Friday 5 December 2025
Broadcom CEO visits South Korea as Samsung HBM4 reportedly obtains Google TPU certification
Update: Samsung has since reached out to DIGITIMES and denied this report. The company also declined to provide more details.
Friday 5 December 2025
Micron exits consumer market with Crucial phase-out amid shift to AI-driven memory demand
Micron announced it will phase out its Crucial brand's consumer memory and SSD products by February 2026, marking its exit from the nearly 30-year-old consumer market. This move reflects...
Friday 5 December 2025
Samsung to command the AI inference market with GDDR7
Samsung Electronics' latest-generation GDDR7 has received the 2025 Korea Technology Awards Presidential Award, and its importance is growing as Nvidia adopts the memory for AI inference...