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Thursday 30 July 2026

Samsung signs five-year memory deals as chip shortage stretches to 2028

Samsung Electronics has signed five-year memory supply agreements with five leading global data center customers and is in the final stages of talks with five more, tying a growing...

Thursday 30 July 2026

South Korean chip exports increasingly flow to Taiwan for TSMC packaging amid rising AI demand

Growing demand for AI chips is sending a larger share of South Korea's semiconductor exports to Taiwan, where Korean-made high-bandwidth...

Thursday 30 July 2026

Kumamoto quake exposes Kyushu auto supply-chain fault lines

Japan's July 28 Kumamoto earthquake disrupted vehicle and component production across Kyushu, forcing Toyota Motor Kyushu, Honda Motor, Nissan Motor and major suppliers to halt or...

Thursday 30 July 2026

South Korean suppliers win HBM4 tester orders from SK Hynix

South Korean test-equipment suppliers Digital Frontier and UniTest have secured four orders for HBM4 wafer testers from SK Hynix worth a combined KRW247.84 billion (approx. US$172...

Thursday 30 July 2026

Taiwan delays car tax cuts over supply chain concerns

Taiwan will not move ahead for now with proposed passenger car tariff cuts, as the government weighs the risk of disrupting the domestic...

Thursday 30 July 2026

US rallies global partners on 6G as competition with China intensifies

The US government has launched a multinational initiative to coordinate 6G development, signaling a new phase in the global race to shape...

Thursday 30 July 2026

Samsung memory sales up 471% in 2Q26; foundry targets double-digit second-half growth

Samsung Electronics' Device Solutions (DS) division posted the most profitable quarter in its history in 2Q26, generating operating...

Thursday 30 July 2026

Samsung says rising memory costs will lift Taiwan smartphone market value more than 8% in 2026

Rising prices for memory and other key components are weighing on smartphone demand in Taiwan, but the overall market value is still expected to grow in 2026, according to Samsung...

Thursday 30 July 2026

Interview: Meet the Taiwan firm that wants to be the world's next big supplier of smart-vehicle 'eyes' with Japan— without China

As automotive electronics, electrification, software-defined vehicles (SDVs) and AI-defined vehicles (AIDVs) reshape the global auto industry, Taiwan's Ken Sean Industries is accelerating...

Thursday 30 July 2026

Roborock sees Taiwan as a test market for smart cleaning devices

A once-mocked robot vacuum category has become central to smart home cleaning as busy lifestyles, health concerns, and climate conditions...

Thursday 30 July 2026

Kinko says Taiwan optics can cut AR glasses weight and cost for mainstream adoption

AR smart glasses are shaping up as the next revolutionary device after PCs, smartphones, and smartwatches, but the global optics supply chain still faces a major hurdle: making them...

Thursday 30 July 2026

Nvidia invests US$1B in Naver's sovereign AI push

Nvidia plans to invest in South Korean internet and cloud giant Naver through a US$1 billion third-party share issue for about a 4.5% stake, a move that could make it Naver's third-largest...

Thursday 30 July 2026

Taiwan launches first robotics competition to benchmark service robots for real-world deployment

Artificial intelligence is rapidly expanding the capabilities of robotics. Yet while industrial robots have become commonplace on factory...

Thursday 30 July 2026

Greatek sees sustained AI demand, plans Philippines packaging plant acquisition

Greatek's latest investment and capacity plans signal how AI-driven semiconductor demand is rippling beyond Taiwan, with implications for global device makers, automakers, and industrial...

Thursday 30 July 2026

Amkor reallocates SiP production to Vietnam, freeing Korean cleanrooms for AI packaging

Amkor Technology reported record second-quarter results for 2026, characterized by broad-based revenue growth and significant strategic shifts in its global manufacturing footprint...

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