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Saturday 1 November 2025

U.S. AI boom hits power bottleneck, unlocking billion-dollar openings for Taiwan suppliers

The global AI race enters a new phase in 2025, shifting focus from advanced cloud algorithms and high-performance computing chips to the coldest yet most critical physical constraint:...

Saturday 1 November 2025

AI-driven energy integration gains momentum across Taiwan, Japan, and Southeast Asia

Energy systems worldwide are undergoing a shift from conventional power generation and transmission frameworks, toward multinational collaboration driven by AI technology. During...

Saturday 1 November 2025

Japan accelerates HAPS and Ka-band networks as South Korea eyes LEO self-reliance

Both Japan and South Korea are accelerating plans for Non-Terrestrial Networks (NTN), aiming to expand satellite-based communications...

Saturday 1 November 2025

Nvidia emerges as TSMC's first A16 customer, while Apple may skip to A14

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) plans to launch its latest 1.6nm process, dubbed A16, in 2027. Reports indicate that Nvidia is currently working with TSMC on testing...

Saturday 1 November 2025

Taiwan’s quantum talent gap widens as Dutch model highlights what’s missing

At a seminar held on April 28, 2025, by Taiwan's Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), experts highlighted the stark contrast in quantum talent development and industry...

Saturday 1 November 2025

Taiwan analytics firm wins Canadian telecom deal, marking North American debut

Taiwan's mobile data analytics firm Groundhog Technologies has successfully entered the North American market in the fourth quarter of 2025 by securing a contract with a leading Canadian...

Friday 31 October 2025

Why SK Hynix skipped the fried chicken and beer summit

When Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang arrived in South Korea, global attention turned to a viral "chimaek" (fried chicken and beer) dinner on...

Friday 31 October 2025

Samsung Electro-Mechanics posts strong 3Q25 results, eyes double-digit MLCC growth in 2026

Samsung Electro-Mechanics has reported robust financial results for the third quarter of 2025 and projects sustained strong demand for multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCCs) in 2026,...

Friday 31 October 2025

Nvidia's Jensen Huang commits quarter-million AI chips to push South Korea's AI frontier

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang capped his week in Seoul with a sweeping series of agreements that could redefine South Korea's role in the global AI economy.

Friday 31 October 2025

Linde LienHwa drives Taiwan into the hydrogen era with first fuel cell truck

After three years of regulatory reviews and industry coordination, Linde LienHwa Group on October 29 unveiled Taiwan's first hydrogen-powered...

Friday 31 October 2025

50,000 Nvidia GPUs power Samsung's dawn of AI-manufacturing

Nvidia and Samsung Electronics have announced plans for an "AI Factory," a next-generation semiconductor manufacturing hub powered by over 50,000 Nvidia GPUs. The initiative marks...

Friday 31 October 2025

Europe braces, Honda halts output in widening Nexperia crisis

A deepening dispute over Nexperia, the China-backed semiconductor maker based in the Netherlands, has triggered a fresh global supply...

Friday 31 October 2025

Column: How Taiwan recyclers gain from China's rare earth curbs?

China's expanded rare earth export controls, now including semiconductors, heighten global strategic risks while offering Taiwan's firms a chance to boost sustainable material recovery...

Friday 31 October 2025

What US-China trade breakthrough was reached in Busan?

US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping met in South Korea on October 30, 2025, to announce a trade agreement that paused months of escalating tensions between...

Friday 31 October 2025

ASE posts 11-quarter profit high on advanced packaging, stable FX in 3Q25

ASE, a leader in semiconductor assembly and testing, reported stronger-than-expected overall operations in the third quarter of 2025, driven by growth in advanced packaging fueled...

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