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Friday 21 November 2025
Nexperia shockwaves hit auto industry as Europe and Japan slash output

The Dutch government recently suspended its administrative order against Nexperia and returned control of the chipmaker to its Chinese...

Friday 21 November 2025
Foxconn unveils Model A EV platform tailored for Japan's mobility market
On the opening day of Hon Hai Tech Day, Foxconn introduced a new reference EV, the Model A—its most concentrated focused push yet to tailor electric vehicles for specific industries...
Friday 21 November 2025
Taiwan foundry and tech manufacturing remains irreplaceable as exports surge
The Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) announced on November 20 that Taiwan's export orders reached US$69.37 billion in October 2025, down slightly by US$850 million or 1.2% from...
Friday 21 November 2025
TSMC in sight: Samsung seen hitting 21,000 wafers by 2026
Samsung Electronics is reportedly planning to raise the monthly output of its next-generation 2nm foundry process to as many as 21,000 wafers by the end of 2026, according to new...
Friday 21 November 2025
SoftBank sets up US$3bn Ohio plant for OpenAI's modular AI infrastructure
SoftBank Group plans to invest up to US$3 billion to turn a former electric-vehicle plant in Lordstown, Ohio, into a manufacturing hub for OpenAI's modular AI data-center hardware...
Friday 21 November 2025
Mitsubishi Fuso charts new course with safety and zero-emission buses
Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation (MFTBC) is drawing on its nine decades of experience as it seeks new opportunities in the global bus market. According to Katsuto Kora, director...
Friday 21 November 2025
Intel dismisses trade-secret claims involving former TSMC executive as Taiwan probe continues
Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan has rejected reports that a new company hire brought confidential TSMC information into the US chipmaker, calling the allegations unfounded.
Friday 21 November 2025
GMI Cloud plans AI factory in northern Taiwan amid grid challenges
US data center startup GMI Cloud recently announced plans to build an AI factory in Taoyuan, northern Taiwan, with a projected scale exceeding the current 5MW limit set by the state-run...
Friday 21 November 2025
Yulon Motor addresses Luxgen sale rumors and signals cautious outlook for Taiwan's auto market

Yulon Motor held an online investors' briefing on November 19, focusing on three themes: its response to reports that it may sell its...

Friday 21 November 2025
Sumitomo Chemical to acquire Taiwanese semiconductor cleaning agent maker
Sumitomo Chemical announced it will acquire all shares of Asia Union Electronic Chemical Corp, a Taiwanese manufacturer of semiconductor cleaning agents, with the deal expected to...
Friday 21 November 2025
Nvidia's strong quarter lifts markets, but the AI bubble question still lingers

Nvidia's record third-quarter earnings provided rare relief for markets facing rising geopolitical risks. Jensen Huang remained characteristically...

Friday 21 November 2025
Foxconn-Nvidia to build local AI compute center for SMEs
Foxconn, through its subsidiary Fortunebay Technology, plans to launch a 27-megawatt AI data center in the second half of 2026, deploying Nvidia GB300 AI servers to establish artificial...
Friday 21 November 2025
Google opens largest AI infrastructure hardware R&D center outside US in Taipei
Google officially opened a new office in Taipei's Shilin District on November 20, marking its largest AI infrastructure, hardware research, and development center outside its headquarters...
Friday 21 November 2025
ASE and SPIL draw attention as Nvidia pushes for expanded US packaging capacity
Nvidia reported strong third-quarter results for fiscal 2026 (ending October 2025), driven by robust sales of its Blackwell Ultra chips. Cloud data center revenue rose over 60% year-on-year...
Friday 21 November 2025
Taiwan sets first drone chip rules to curb reliance on foreign suppliers
Taiwan has issued its first government-defined standards for domestically developed drone chips as part of a wider push to build a self-reliant unmanned systems sector and curb dependence...