At an optoelectronics trade expo in China, Hitachi High-Tech used its booth not to unveil a flagship product of its own, but to showcase a growing web of partnerships. This is a strategy the company says reflects both its late entry into the photonics race and its long-term goals in the region.
National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) Minister Cheng-Wen Wu visited the UK and Belgium in early September to advance Taiwan-Europe cooperation on advanced semiconductor packaging, silicon photonics (SiPh), and talent exchange, while also strengthening supply chain resilience. The trip included undisclosed government assignments as well as public events.
MediaTek reported August 2026 revenue of NT$64.183 billion (approx. US$2.03 billion), up 32.41% from July and 44.08% year-over-year. Industry sources said the chipmaker's August performance came in well above expectations and puts its third-quarter revenue guidance within reach, with a chance to beat it.
Academia Sinica's Quantum Chip Fabrication Space (QC-Fab) in Tainan will open to external users at the end of September 2026, marking a new stage in Taiwan's in-house quantum chip development and manufacturing efforts. After the cleanroom was completed, the institute finished installing process equipment, connecting factory utility lines, testing equipment functions, and training operators.
TSMC reported strong revenue growth in August, underscoring continued momentum in AI-related semiconductor demand. TSMC said consolidated revenue reached NT$514.81 billion (approx. US$16.3 billion) in August, up 10.1% month-over-month and 53.3% year-over-year. Revenue for the first eight months of 2026 totaled NT$3.387 trillion, representing a 39.3% year-over-year increase.
Germany's Elmos Semiconductor has secured wafer capacity from South Korea's SK keyfoundry through 2037, expanding an 18-year manufacturing relationship to 130nm technology as supply conditions tighten across parts of the 8-inch foundry market.
