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Thursday 30 April 2026

Commentary: Taiwan’s optics industry finds a new role in the AI imaging boom

For more than a decade, the global imaging market has been defined by a clear divide: on one side, rugged, lightweight action cameras built...

Thursday 30 April 2026

Taiwan's AI push awaits legislative green light

Given Taiwan's crucial role in the AI supply chain, Cheng-wen Wu, chairman of the country's National Science and Technology Council (NSTC), called on Taiwan's legislature to pass the...

Thursday 30 April 2026

SK Group chairman urges Korea-Japan integration to boost bargaining power amid US-China tech rivalry

SK Group chairman Chey Tae-won urged South Korea to pursue deep economic integration with Japan to gain strategic influence amid US-China tech tensions, arguing that a larger Korea-Japan...

Thursday 30 April 2026

LG Electronics and Nvidia to explore AI partnership in robotics, data centers, and mobility

South Korea's LG Electronics and US chipmaker Nvidia are exploring a potential partnership spanning robotics, AI data centers, and mobility, signaling how traditional hardware companies...

Thursday 30 April 2026

ASE raises 2026 capex to record US$8.5 billion on strong advanced packaging demand

ASE Technology Holding Co. raised its 2026 capex plan to as much as US$8.5 billion as demand for advanced packaging and testing services exceeded expectations, the company said.

Thursday 30 April 2026

Nissan's restructuring yields operating profit, but net loss persists as sales slump

Nissan Motor's three-year Re:Nissan plan is beginning to show results, forecasting operating profit for fiscal 2026 despite falling sales. For international stakeholders, this signals...

Thursday 30 April 2026

Samsung SDI narrows loss as General Motors joint venture delay spurs LFP review

Samsung SDI reported a sharply reduced operating loss for the first quarter of 2026 as its US joint venture with General Motors (GM) is...

Thursday 30 April 2026

Taiwan's UMT reports record profit on satellite demand

Universal Microwave Technology, a Taiwanese maker of satellite and millimeter-wave components, reported record quarterly revenue and profit, driven by surging demand for low-Earth...

Thursday 30 April 2026

Taiwan launches all-photonic network to strengthen data center resilience and AI computing backup

Taiwan President Lai Ching-te has pledged to transform Taiwan into an "AI island," with a key focus on developing an all-photonic network (APN). The National Science and Technology...

Thursday 30 April 2026

Taiwan drones enter Ukraine battlefield, transport model drives global market expansion

Taiwan's expanding drone exports to Central and Eastern Europe, largely transshipped to Ukraine, underscore growing supply-chain and security implications. Growing shipments and combat...

Thursday 30 April 2026

Realtek, Airoha target European and US networking infrastructure amid consumer slowdown

Although demand prospects for consumer applications remain relatively weak in 2026, major Taiwanese IC design companies focused on networking infrastructure chips — including...

Wednesday 29 April 2026

Taiwan-Germany trade shows strong growth in 1Q26

Taiwan and Germany reported robust bilateral trade growth in the first quarter of 2026, signaling reinforced high-tech supply-chain ties with global implications for AI-driven manufacturing...

Wednesday 29 April 2026

Taiwan urges early quantum computing industry involvement before standards are set

Taiwan's minister of economic affairs, Ming-hsin Kung, emphasized that the industrialization threshold for quantum computing is exceptionally high, and Taiwan's industry is currently...

Wednesday 29 April 2026

Commentary: How TSMC anchors Taiwan's semiconductor supply chain from within

As competition in the semiconductor industry intensifies, TSMC maintains its lead while actively supporting the domestic supply chain. In recent years, driven by the need for cost...

Wednesday 29 April 2026

Nvidia taps Nanya for AI racks with LPDDR equivalent to 4,500 smartphones per rack

The AI boom is pushing memory demand well beyond high-bandwidth memory (HBM). Low-power DRAM is now under pressure too, with shortages emerging as chip developers including Nvidia,...

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