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Thursday 13 August 2026
Taiwan's carbon fee era begins, science parks roll out measures

Taiwan began charging companies for carbon emissions in 2026 as part of its push toward net-zero by 2050, with the initial filing deadline...

Thursday 13 August 2026
Taiwan's packaging and integration ecosystem positions it as the backbone of CPO scaling, Ayar Labs says

The technical feasibility of co-packaged optics (CPO) has been demonstrated repeatedly at major industry conferences in recent years...

Thursday 13 August 2026
Taiwan notebook industry, 2Q 2026
Taiwan notebook industry, 2Q 2026
Thursday 13 August 2026
Samsung delays High-NA EUV adoption until 1nm production in 2030
Samsung Electronics plans to introduce high-numerical-aperture extreme ultraviolet (High-NA EUV) lithography into mass production at its 1nm node around 2030, according to South Korean...
Thursday 13 August 2026
SK Hynix expands EUV roadmap with High-NA tools and PSM adoption
SK hynix said it is advancing its use of extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography for the mass production of next-generation DRAM, with high-numerical-aperture (High-NA) EUV equipment...
Thursday 13 August 2026
South Korea plans new sovereign wealth fund to back AI, robots, supply chains
South Korea plans to establish a strategic investment account with at least 20 trillion won in assets within the Korea Investment Corporation in 2027 as it moves to strengthen its...
Thursday 13 August 2026
LGES, Lopal sign three-year LFP supply deal worth up to CNY27 billion
LG Energy Solution (LGES) and China's Jiangsu Lopal Tech have signed a three-year framework agreement covering up to CNY27 billion (approx. US$3.8 billion) in lithium iron phosphate...
Thursday 13 August 2026
Samsung SDI-GM battery reset shows how ESS is reshaping the US EV supply chain

Samsung SDI is ending its battery manufacturing partnership with General Motors (GM) in Indiana, terminating a major EV joint venture...

Thursday 13 August 2026
Seetel tops NT$8.2B in first seven months amid US and Australia expansion

Seetel reported strong momentum in 2026 as large-scale energy storage projects and battery module shipments lifted revenue, while the...

Thursday 13 August 2026
LX Semicon starts mass producing automotive MCU for Hyundai Motor, Kia
LX Semicon has begun mass production of an automotive microcontroller unit (MCU) and started supplying the chip to Hyundai Motor and Kia, marking the first time the two automakers...
Thursday 13 August 2026
Hanmi pulls ahead of Hanwha as HBM4 orders rebound

South Korea's Hanmi Semiconductor is pulling ahead of rival Hanwha Semitech in thermal compression (TC) bonders for high-bandwidth memory...

Thursday 13 August 2026
Univacco reports record 2Q profit and revenue as 3Q demand builds

Univacco Technology posted record second-quarter and first-half 2026 revenue and profit, driven by its expanding global distribution...

Thursday 13 August 2026
Synopsys pushes into system design as Nvidia, AMD and Broadcom move up the stack
Nvidia, AMD and Broadcom are moving beyond chip-level design into subsystems and complete systems, a shift that is increasing the need to account for thermal, electrical, mechanical...
Thursday 13 August 2026
Taiwan manufacturers call for faster nuclear restart to keep pace with AI, chip growth

The Chinese National Federation of Industries (CNFI), a major industrial and manufacturing association in Taiwan, called for the government...

Thursday 13 August 2026
Samsung to expand 2026 TV LCD buys from BOE as TCL orders drop

Samsung Electronics is set to increase its TV LCD panel purchases in 2026, even as global shipments of TV LCDs are forecast to decline...