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Friday 14 November 2025
SK Hynix reportedly to order HBM4 equipment, accelerate mass production
SK Hynix is reportedly set to begin ordering equipment for its 12-layer sixth-generation high-bandwidth memory (HBM4) as early as November 2025. Considering the construction schedule...
Friday 14 November 2025
Taiwan's EV market heats up as Luxgen N5 prepares for debut
Taiwan's electric vehicle market (EV) is poised for a wave of new launches in the second half of 2025, with the upcoming Luxgen N5, based on Foxtron's Model B platform, attracting...
Friday 14 November 2025
Carbon fiber specialist Bonny Worldwide expands into Airbus supply chain
Carbon fiber composite manufacturer Bonny Worldwide has successfully expanded from the sports equipment sector into the aerospace industry, partnering with Taiwan's Aerospace Industrial...
Friday 14 November 2025
Coretronic and Radiant expand beyond displays, betting on drones and advanced optics
Taiwan's leading backlight module suppliers, Coretronic and Radiant Opto-Electronics, are diversifying into new sectors as demand in the traditional display market slows. The new...
Friday 14 November 2025
Advantech targets medical and robotics in edge AI
Embedded World North America 2025 took place in Anaheim, California, from November 4-6, 2025. Advantech, alongside partners including MediaTek, Qualcomm, Nvidia, and NXP Semiconductor,...
Friday 14 November 2025
Brinno targets Middle East defense market at Dubai Airshow 2025
Time-lapse camera manufacturer Brinno announced it will participate in the Dubai Airshow 2025, marking its first appearance at the international aerospace and defense exhibition,...
Friday 14 November 2025
Microip expands into North America, eyes growth in agriculture and defense tech
Microip, a provider of custom ASIC and AI software design services, has established a new business team in North America to tap into the growing demand for edge artificial intelligence...
Friday 14 November 2025
Riding the satellite boom, Taiwan's UMT forecasts 40% revenue growth in 2025
Amid the global surge in AI data center construction, reported delays in third-party data center projects in the US have highlighted hidden infrastructure bottlenecks resulting from...
Friday 14 November 2025
SK Key Foundry to launch SiC power chips production in 1H26, targeting EV and energy markets
SK Hynix's 8-inch wafer subsidiary, SK Key Foundry, announced plans to launch its silicon carbide (SiC) compound power semiconductor business in the first half of 2026.
Friday 14 November 2025
Taiwan drone maker Thunder Tiger invests US$22 million in southern expansion
Taiwanese drone manufacturer Thunder Tiger recently announced that its board of directors has approved a NT$710 million (US$22.88 million) investment to purchase land and factory...
Friday 14 November 2025
Exclusive: Taiwan firms play key roles in OneWeb's expanding satellite ecosystem

As low-Earth-orbit (LEO) satellite networks move from development into full commercial deployment, major operators are racing to expand...

Friday 14 November 2025
HBM's breakneck rise is draining DRAM supply, repricing the smartphone sector
The global AI boom is driving up smartphone and tablet production costs, as memory suppliers divert more capacity toward high-bandwidth memory (HBM) for AI accelerators. Samsung Electronics...
Friday 14 November 2025
Samsung expected to dominate HBM4 market as prices snap back
Samsung Electronics is poised for a commanding performance in the advanced memory sector, with analysts forecasting the tech giant could seize 40 percent of the lucrative HBM4 market...
Friday 14 November 2025
IHI, ICEYE team up to launch advanced SAR satellite network

Japanese industrial machinery maker IHI Corp. has signed a satellite procurement agreement with Finnish synthetic aperture radar (SAR)...

Friday 14 November 2025
Taiwan raises foreign worker hiring standards to protect local labor conditions
As the global AI surge continues to benefit TSMC and other semiconductor supply chain players, Taiwan's government is tightening the criteria for employing foreign migrant workers...