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Friday 21 November 2025

Sumitomo Chemical to acquire Taiwanese semiconductor cleaning agent maker

Sumitomo Chemical announced it will acquire all shares of Asia Union Electronic Chemical Corp, a Taiwanese manufacturer of semiconductor cleaning agents, with the deal expected to...

Friday 21 November 2025

Nvidia's strong quarter lifts markets, but the AI bubble question still lingers

Nvidia's record third-quarter earnings provided rare relief for markets facing rising geopolitical risks. Jensen Huang remained characteristically...

Friday 21 November 2025

Foxconn-Nvidia to build local AI compute center for SMEs

Foxconn, through its subsidiary Fortunebay Technology, plans to launch a 27-megawatt AI data center in the second half of 2026, deploying Nvidia GB300 AI servers to establish artificial...

Friday 21 November 2025

Google opens largest AI infrastructure hardware R&D center outside US in Taipei

Google officially opened a new office in Taipei's Shilin District on November 20, marking its largest AI infrastructure, hardware research, and development center outside its headquarters...

Friday 21 November 2025

ASE and SPIL draw attention as Nvidia pushes for expanded US packaging capacity

Nvidia reported strong third-quarter results for fiscal 2026 (ending October 2025), driven by robust sales of its Blackwell Ultra chips. Cloud data center revenue rose over 60% year-on-year...

Friday 21 November 2025

Taiwan sets first drone chip rules to curb reliance on foreign suppliers

Taiwan has issued its first government-defined standards for domestically developed drone chips as part of a wider push to build a self-reliant unmanned systems sector and curb dependence...

Friday 21 November 2025

Taiwan seeks to build its southern 'Silicon Valley' for AI boom

Nvidia's overseas headquarters is expected to be located at a technology park in Taipei, with the city government currently negotiating contract matters concerning the US tech giant's...

Friday 21 November 2025

Foxconn outlines battery strategy as part of long-term industrial expansion

Foxconn is accelerating its push into electric vehicles and energy storage batteries, launching its Foxtron plant in Kaohsiung and investing in talent, automation, and supply chain...

Friday 21 November 2025

South Korean tech giants rush into glass substrates despite mounting fears of overinvestment

South Korea's largest conglomerates are pouring resources into glass substrates, a next-generation semiconductor packaging material that promises better thermal stability and power...

Friday 21 November 2025

Toyota and Volkswagen quietly wage an invisible robot war

Global attention is currently fixated on the humanoid robots unveiled by upstart automakers: Tesla's Optimus and BMW-backed Figure 02...

Friday 21 November 2025

Samsung primes the ground for a major executive overhaul

Samsung Electronics has begun notifying senior executives nearing retirement, prompting expectations that its annual year-end management...

Friday 21 November 2025

Taiwan's US$1.4B ambition to build a global drone hub takes flight

Taiwan has approved a multiyear strategy to expand its drone industry and position the country as a key hub in the global democratic drone supply chain. The plan, endorsed during...

Thursday 20 November 2025

Musk eyes in-house chip fab, citing TSMC, Samsung fail to keep up with Tesla's AI ambitions

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has revealed intentions to construct an in-house wafer fabrication facility, or TeraFab, to meet soaring AI chip demand that surpasses current industry manufacturing...

Thursday 20 November 2025

Silver prices spike, but King Core holds off on hikes as Japan-Europe orders strengthen into 2026

King Core Electronics said it is watching the passive-component industry's price-hike discussions as silver costs soar, acknowledging that...

Thursday 20 November 2025

Ligitek Electronics to invest in silicon photonics in cleanroom facilities with government support

Taiwan-based LED manufacturer Ligitek Electronics announced plans to enter the silicon photonics (SiPh) sector, investing tens of millions of New Taiwan dollars in cleanroom equipment...

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