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Monday 8 December 2025
SK Hynix restructures global operations amid reported HBM4 production delay
SK Hynix announced a comprehensive organizational restructuring to expand its global research network and reinforce its leadership in the high-bandwidth memory sector. The strategic...
Monday 8 December 2025
Yeong Guan boosts global wind presence with China surge and 2026 Thailand plant launch
Taiwan's major castings supplier Yeong Guan Energy Technology Group, a key producer of components for wind turbines, machine tools, and heavy industrial equipment, is deepening its...
Monday 8 December 2025
Samsung reportedly gains momentum in foundry and memory with improved 4nm yields
Samsung Electronics is reportedly gaining momentum across its foundry and memory operations as higher yields on its 4nm process and a broad recovery in DRAM demand position the company...
Monday 8 December 2025
Geopolitics push AI chip packaging into Taiwan-US duopoly
Geopolitical realignments are accelerating a reshaping of the global outsourced assembly and test (OSAT) landscape. Industry analysts say that over the next five years, advanced AI-chip...
Monday 8 December 2025
Tesla mounts late-2025 China comeback as Europe sales crater
Tesla, the world's leading electric-vehicle maker, mounted a striking late-2025 comeback in China's battery-electric market — a rebound that stands in sharp contrast to the...
Monday 8 December 2025
Samsung launches first tri-fold phone, focusing on strategic impact over sales
Samsung Electronics has unveiled its first tri-fold smartphone, the Galaxy Z TriFold, which will go on sale in South Korea starting December 12, 2025. The company plans to expand...
Monday 8 December 2025
TSMC expansion to drive record earnings for Taiwan engineering contractors through 2026

Taiwan's leading construction engineering contractors are on track to post record results in 2026 as TSMC accelerates advanced fab expansion...

Monday 8 December 2025
Chunghwa Telecom locks in 4.6B kWh green power in largest 20-year deal with Greenet
J&V Energy Technology's subsidiary Greenet, Taiwan's leading green electricity retailer, officially launched a 20-year green power wheeling agreement with telecommunications giant...
Monday 8 December 2025
Foxconn leads global EMS market with strong AI and Apple momentum
According to DIGITIMES' latest EMS/ODM revenue ranking report, Taiwan has a significant dominance in the sector. Taiwanese firms account for 70% of the top 20 EMS/ODM companies, with...
Monday 8 December 2025
China expected to surpass Taiwan as second-largest IC design revenue generator by 2026, IDC forecasts
According to IDC's latest forecast, released on December 5, 2025, China is expected to overtake Taiwan, accounting for the world's second-largest integrated circuit (IC) design revenue...
Monday 8 December 2025
Exclusive: Tesla Powerwall orders triple in Taiwan amid growing power supply concerns
Taiwan's escalating electricity supply challenges have sparked a sharp rise in demand for home energy storage solutions, with orders for Tesla's Powerwall reportedly tripling in 2025...
Monday 8 December 2025
South Korea's Enforus tapped as POSCO's hydrogen partner for green steel transition
Facing intensifying carbon-reduction pressures, traditional steelmaker POSCO Holdings has partnered with South Korean high-temperature water electrolysis firm Enforus to accelerate...
Monday 8 December 2025
Taiwan auto industry prepares for new wave of locally built SUVs and pickups
Taiwan's auto market is heading into 2025 weighed down by a mix of political and economic uncertainties. Major carmakers have already trimmed their full-year forecasts, now expecting...
Sunday 7 December 2025
Taiwan's major emitters race to cut carbon costs ahead of 2026 fee launch
Taiwan's carbon fee system will officially launch in 2026, requiring companies with annual emissions exceeding 25,000 tonnes to start paying fees based on 2025 emission data. Regulatory...
Sunday 7 December 2025
Taiwan poised to benefit as Japan and Korea shift capacitor output to premium markets
Japanese and Korean passive-component makers are diverting more capacity to high-end capacitors used in AI servers, tightening supply in mainstream electronics, and creating new openings...