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Friday 16 January 2026
Challenges mount for China's solar industry as tax rebates end
China is phasing out export tax rebates for the solar industry, marking an end to a crucial lifeline that has propped up the industry for more than a decade.
Friday 16 January 2026
Commentary: Taiwan-US form high-tech strategic partnership to counter China's rise
The long-discussed Taiwan-US tariff negotiations have finally concluded, agreeing on US$500 billion investment and reciprocal tariffs aligned with those of the EU, Japan, and South...
Friday 16 January 2026
Commentary: TSMC's unstoppable momentum faces one wild card
Record profits. Soaring margins. Relentless demand. TSMC's January 15, 2026, earnings call painted a picture of semiconductor dominance so complete it seems almost untouchable. Alm...
Friday 16 January 2026
Taiwan's urban mobility surges on digital platforms and shared transport
Taiwan's urban mobility market has undergone a significant transformation since 2025, driven by the rising adoption of digital platforms and evolving consumer travel habits. LINE GO,...
Friday 16 January 2026
China's solar braces for 2Q26 shakeout as export tax rebate ends
China's solar industry is heading into a volatile period as an impending export tax policy change exposes structural strains across the supply chain, increasing the risk of a market...
Friday 16 January 2026
China expedites photoresist localization to reduce Japan reliance
With China and Japan launching successive anti-dumping probes and export controls on rare earths and key semiconductor materials, the risk of China's advanced-process supply chain...
Friday 16 January 2026
Tesla CEO reveals China's AI edge as xAI sparks US data center power race
According to Business Insider, Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and founder of xAI, recently highlighted China's dominant position in AI computing power during a podcast, warning that...
Friday 16 January 2026
Huawei matches Nvidia in China's AI chip market, 2026 power shift in play
Soaring demand for high-end computing power, combined with geopolitical pressure and supply-chain constraints, is reshaping China's AI chip market at a structural level. Bernstein...
Friday 16 January 2026
Foxconn holds the hardware keys to Apple's AI strategy
As Apple brings the Gemini model into the core architecture of Apple Intelligence, market focus has shifted to how this move will reshape the company's hardware investment strategy...
Friday 16 January 2026
TSMC predicts rising advanced process costs; consumer SoCs may struggle to keep up
At its earnings call on January 15, 2026, TSMC signaled that its capital expenditures for 2026 will increase to US$52-56 billion, far exceeding market expectations. On top of demand...
Friday 16 January 2026
Commentary: 90-day negotiation is key in US chip tariffs
The White House has finally released details regarding chip tariffs. Despite previous concerns, tariff rates and products included are relatively limited. The tariff rate has been...
Friday 16 January 2026
US drops China drone proposal; Taiwan suppliers press ahead
The US Department of Commerce has withdrawn a previously proposed plan to restrict imports of Chinese-made drones, a move that some observers view as a goodwill signal ahead of an...
Friday 16 January 2026
AI's next bottleneck: Power infrastructure in Taiwan
At CES 2026, physical AI emerged as a central theme as real-world deployments gathered pace. Industry discussions shifted away from isolated performance metrics toward system-level...
Friday 16 January 2026
Memory supply shortage to boost secondhand smartphone market growth
The ongoing memory supply shortage is impacting overall smartphone shipments, with no immediate resolution in sight. Market forecasts predict a decline in global smartphone demand...
Thursday 15 January 2026
Llvision focuses on real-time translation over full-featured smart glasses
Despite AR devices and smart glasses moving towards more specialized and precise vertical applications, Chinese startup Llvision is moving in a different direction. CEO Fei Wu said...