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Friday 26 December 2025
Samsung, SK Hynix reportedly accelerate HBM4 production to early 2026
Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix are pushing forward their production schedules for sixth-generation high-bandwidth memory to February 2026. Industry sources and South Korean media...
Friday 26 December 2025
SK Hynix targets February HBM4 ramp-up with TSMC, ships final samples to Nvidia
SK Hynix is scheduled to deliver final samples of its next-generation high-bandwidth memory to Nvidia in early January 2025. This comes as the South Korean chipmaker nears a February...
Friday 26 December 2025
With BRIA launch, Foxtron steps onto Taiwan's EV stage
On December 19, 2025, Foxtron Vehicle Technologies, the electric-vehicle venture backed by Hon Hai (Foxconn) and Yulon Motor, announced its acquisition of the Luxgen sales network...
Friday 26 December 2025
South Korean giants race to mass-produce semiconductor glass substrates in 2026
As demand for artificial intelligence (AI) semiconductors continues to surge, the market for glass substrates, which are widely regarded as a critical material for next-generation...
Friday 26 December 2025
Google reportedly fires procurement execs amid HBM supply crunch
Google and Microsoft are stepping up efforts to secure high-bandwidth memory. Production capacity at South Korean chipmakers is approaching its limits. The supply crunch has coincided...
Friday 26 December 2025
ENE Technology eyes custom ICs amid US drone import ban
Microcontroller (MCU) maker ENE Technology has officially entered the drone industry, partnering with Taiwan's HY Tech, Aeroprobing, and Egis to integrate communications, vision modules,...
Friday 26 December 2025
Domestic market stalls, Taiwan automakers pivot abroad
Taiwan's auto market slowed markedly in 2025. Yet rather than retreat, several automakers used the downturn to recalibrate—strengthening their balance sheets, accelerating transformation...
Friday 26 December 2025
US and China escalate semiconductor state capitalism amid global supply chain shifts
The semiconductor industry is increasingly central to national strategies as the US and China intensify state-led investments amid growing tech geopolitical tensions. The US CHIPS...
Friday 26 December 2025
SoftBank spearheads Japan's next-gen AI memory push
SoftBank and Japanese partners are advancing a government-backed project to develop next-generation memory technology aimed at enhancing AI and supercomputer performance. The initiative,...
Friday 26 December 2025
Taipei Auto Show 2026 spotlights Taiwan's shift to EVs and next-gen mobility

The Taipei Auto Show 2026 will run from December 31 to January 4, bringing together Taiwan's major automotive players—including...

Friday 26 December 2025
From satellites to solar power: How space became the next strategic battleground2025
The space industry is undergoing a profound transformation. What was once the domain of government agencies has become a strategic battleground. Commercial innovation, military priorities,...
Friday 26 December 2025
Taiwan financial sector limits AI adoption to individual departments; AI agents key to transformation
McKinsey Taipei recently released its "Global Banking Annual Review 2025" and "The State of AI: Global Survey 2025," surveying 2,000 companies across finance, technology, and retail...
Friday 26 December 2025
US drone ban opens door for Taiwan's non-China chip designers
Taiwan's integrated circuit design houses are accelerating shipments to the global drone market as US trade restrictions on Chinese manufacturers reshape international supply chains...
Thursday 25 December 2025
South Korean prosecutors charge 10 individuals over alleged Samsung DRAM technology leak to CXMT
South Korean prosecutors have charged ten individuals over an alleged large-scale leak of 10nm-class DRAM process technology from Samsung Electronics to China's leading memory maker...
Thursday 25 December 2025
TEL Taiwan shake-up: Chairman and president replaced following legal scrutiny
Japanese semiconductor equipment giant Tokyo Electron Limited (TEL) announced on December 24, that it will launch a major organizational restructuring and executive management reshuffle...