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Thursday 26 March 2026
Hiwin order surge signals industrial recovery amid geopolitical and cost risks
Hiwin Technologies reported stronger-than-expected order momentum, driven largely by demand for semiconductor equipment, artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure, automation, robotics,...
Thursday 26 March 2026
Taiwan faces AI talent shortage despite excess of compute capacity
Greta Wen, CEO of the Artificial Intelligence Foundation (AIF), warned at DIGITIMES' AI EXPO that Taiwan faces an oversupply of AI computing power but a critical shortage of AI talent...
Thursday 26 March 2026
Chief Telecom to invest over NT$3 billion in fourth AI data center at Central Taiwan Science Park
Chief Telecom announced on March 24 that its board of directors has approved an investment exceeding NT$3 billion (US$93.5 million) to build a fourth AI data center in the Central...
Thursday 26 March 2026
MediaTek advances Taiwanese language AI amid linguistic and security challenges
MediaTek highlighted at AI EXPO Taiwan 2026 how language-specific challenges complicate the deployment of AI globally, as Taiwanese tonal variety, mixed writing systems, and local...
Thursday 26 March 2026
MicroIP debuts automotive AI solutions at AI EXPO Taiwan 2026
MicroIP unveiled automotive AI advances at AI EXPO Taiwan 2026, signaling wider availability of driver monitoring and electronic rearview mirror solutions for global fleets and aftermarket...
Thursday 26 March 2026
Taiwan firms form sovereign AI industry alliance
Industry leaders hail 2026 as the inaugural year for sovereign AI. On March 23, software firm TPIsoftware held a signing ceremony to launch the AISO sovereign AI industry alliance,...
Thursday 26 March 2026
South Korea freezes 2Q26 electricity rates, amplifying stress on pricing mechanism and future bills
South Korea will keep electricity rates unchanged for the second quarter of 2026 amid geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, which are pushing global energy prices higher, a decision...
Thursday 26 March 2026
Chinese EV makers edge out Tesla in Europe's budget market
Europe's new car market posted modest growth in February 2026. BEV and PHEV sales drove the gains, while internal combustion engine (ICE) models continued to lose ground. Chinese automakers...
Thursday 26 March 2026
Samsung SDI secures LFP cathode supply to strengthen North American ESS push
Samsung SDI has secured a multi-year supply of LFP cathode materials from L&F, strengthening its North American energy storage system (ESS) strategy and reducing reliance on Chinese...
Thursday 26 March 2026
Kenmec and Meta Green Cooling face public prosecution in Taiwan trade secret case
Automation equipment maker Kenmec Mechanical Engineering and over-the-counter-listed Meta Green Cooling have disclosed that Taipei prosecutors have initiated a public prosecution over...
Thursday 26 March 2026
Samsung and SK Hynix boost China factory investments in 2025 amid memory demand surge
Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix are significantly increasing capital expenditures at their factories in China to expand chip supply and enhance profitability. According to Seoul...
Thursday 26 March 2026
Taiwan advances sovereign AI push as power and data constraints come into focus

Taiwan is advancing efforts to build sovereign artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities, even as power supply and data readiness emerge...

Thursday 26 March 2026
Four reasons that Aspeed dominates the BMC chip market
As Taiwan-based IC design firms face declining global market share due to China, Taiwan's Aspeed stands out by dominating the baseboard management controller (BMC) chip sector.
Thursday 26 March 2026
SK Hynix reportedly weighing TSMC 3nm for HBM4E logic die
SK Hynix is actively evaluating whether to adopt TSMC's 3nm process for the logic die of its seventh-generation high-bandwidth memory (HBM4E), aiming to close Samsung Electronics'...
Thursday 26 March 2026
Taiwan's robotics alliance mobilizes cross-domain resources to tackle aging society needs and compete globally
Taiwan is accelerating its robotics strategy to address a rapidly aging population and capture emerging global demand, with the Robotics Innovation Alliance (RIA) mobilizing cross-industry...