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Friday 20 March 2026

Samsung reportedly secures OpenAI HBM4 supply deal, shifts foundry capacity

Samsung Electronics is reportedly set to exclusively supply sixth-generation high-bandwidth memory (HBM4) to OpenAI while reallocating more than half of its advanced foundry capacity...

Friday 20 March 2026

Research Insight: AI reshapes Taiwan's PCB industry around high-end capacity and materials

DIGITIMES observes that as demand surges for AI servers, high-speed switches, optical communication modules, and edge AI devices, Taiwan's PCB industry is undergoing a structural...

Friday 20 March 2026

Experts urge expanded national guarantees as Taiwan offshore wind round 3.3 faces rising financing pressure

As Taiwan enters round 3.3 of its offshore wind development project, foreign financial institutions have reached relatively high exposure levels. Experts say Taiwan's government should...

Friday 20 March 2026

Samsung plans over KRW110 trillion investment in AI semiconductor facilities and R&D for 2026

Samsung Electronics announced it will invest more than KRW110 trillion (approx. US$73.4 billion) in facilities and R&D by 2026 to secure a leading position in the AI semiconductor...

Friday 20 March 2026

Samsung foundry shows signs of stabilization as Nvidia, Tesla orders underscore AI chip capabilities

Samsung Electronics' foundry business is showing signs of stabilization after a sustained period of market share decline, as new orders...

Friday 20 March 2026

Samsung reportedly ceasing TriFold smartphone sales

Samsung Electronics is reportedly discontinuing its premium Galaxy Z TriFold smartphone just months after launch, underscoring the device's...

Friday 20 March 2026

When secrets walk out the door: TSMC's cross-border IP battle tests Taiwan's legal reach

TSMC built its dominance not just on cutting-edge fabs, but on closely guarded know-how that rivals cannot easily replicate. Now, that edge is at the center of a high-stakes legal...

Friday 20 March 2026

Britain's space cluster presents model Taiwan could follow: building through connection

As the Taiwan Space Agency (TASA) establishes a southern hub in Shalun, a blueprint for a space industry cluster in southern Taiwan is beginning to take shape.

Friday 20 March 2026

UK-Taiwan R&D ties scale up with Foxconn, Turing Space, NSYSU

Taiwan has long leveraged its manufacturing strengths to carve out a place in the global supply chain. Now, it is going further. With research and development reach expanding overseas,...

Friday 20 March 2026

The 'golden triangle': Inside Taiwan's industrial engine to win the AI robotics race

The next front in the global AI race may not be a data center. It could be a robot. Taiwan has quietly staked its claim — and it's building the industrial machinery to back it...

Friday 20 March 2026

Commentary: Taiwan's display panel makers are quietly becoming chip companies

Taiwan built its technology identity on two pillars: semiconductors and display panels. One has thrived. The other is reinventing itself.

Friday 20 March 2026

Taiwan's Edison Opto charts new course with automotive LEDs as 2026 outlook brightens

Despite pressure on profits from geopolitical tensions and currency swings in 2025, Taiwan-based LED packaging maker Edison Opto is betting that a strategic pivot toward automotive...

Thursday 19 March 2026

Nvidia hosts Taiwan night at GTC 2026, Huang vows to defend Taiwan

Nvidia's GTC 2026 is well underway, with the event reaching a record scale as among the major annual events in the AI landscape. Despite a packed schedule, CEO Jensen Huang attended...

Thursday 19 March 2026

Samsung Electro-Mechanics rumored to supply MLCCs to top private aerospace firm

Samsung Electro-Mechanics (Semco) is reportedly supplying multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCC) for low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites to the world's largest private aerospace company...

Thursday 19 March 2026

Taiwan turns to Stargate playbook: private capital powers AI infrastructure

Foxconn (Hon Hai) plans to build an AI data center in Taiwan by 2027 with over 10,000 GPUs. That figure dwarfs the Ministry of Digital Affairs' (MODA) target of just 140 GPUs by the...

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