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Tuesday 9 December 2025
South Korea maps multi-layered EV strategy to secure production, revitalize supply chain, and boost tech edge
South Korea is moving to shore up its electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing base and safeguard technological leadership as global competition stiffens and domestic production risks...
Tuesday 9 December 2025
Taiwan drone giant pursues US$1 billion Pentagon drone contract
Thunder Tiger expects strong demand over the next two years as it prepares to compete for drone procurement programs in Taiwan and the US. General Manager Gene Su said the company...
Tuesday 9 December 2025
Taiwan FPC makers seek AI growth in wearables, high-speed transmission, and robotics
Facing US reciprocal tariffs that have dampened global consumer markets and ongoing price wars from China's PCB industry, flexible printed circuit (FPC) manufacturers relying solely...
Tuesday 9 December 2025
Samsung moves to narrow gap with TSMC as silicon photonics race heats up
Samsung Electronics is accelerating development of silicon photonics (SiPh) technology in an effort to solve bottlenecks in advanced AI processors and narrow the competitive gap with...
Monday 8 December 2025
SK Hynix restructures global operations amid reported HBM4 production delay
SK Hynix announced a comprehensive organizational restructuring to expand its global research network and reinforce its leadership in the high-bandwidth memory sector. The strategic...
Monday 8 December 2025
Yeong Guan boosts global wind presence with China surge and 2026 Thailand plant launch
Taiwan's major castings supplier Yeong Guan Energy Technology Group, a key producer of components for wind turbines, machine tools, and heavy industrial equipment, is deepening its...
Monday 8 December 2025
Samsung reportedly gains momentum in foundry and memory with improved 4nm yields
Samsung Electronics is reportedly gaining momentum across its foundry and memory operations as higher yields on its 4nm process and a broad recovery in DRAM demand position the company...
Monday 8 December 2025
Geopolitics push AI chip packaging into Taiwan-US duopoly
Geopolitical realignments are accelerating a reshaping of the global outsourced assembly and test (OSAT) landscape. Industry analysts say that over the next five years, advanced AI-chip...
Monday 8 December 2025
Tesla mounts late-2025 China comeback as Europe sales crater
Tesla, the world's leading electric-vehicle maker, mounted a striking late-2025 comeback in China's battery-electric market — a rebound that stands in sharp contrast to the...
Monday 8 December 2025
Samsung launches first tri-fold phone, focusing on strategic impact over sales
Samsung Electronics has unveiled its first tri-fold smartphone, the Galaxy Z TriFold, which will go on sale in South Korea starting December 12, 2025. The company plans to expand...
Monday 8 December 2025
TSMC expansion to drive record earnings for Taiwan engineering contractors through 2026

Taiwan's leading construction engineering contractors are on track to post record results in 2026 as TSMC accelerates advanced fab expansion...

Monday 8 December 2025
Chunghwa Telecom locks in 4.6B kWh green power in largest 20-year deal with Greenet
J&V Energy Technology's subsidiary Greenet, Taiwan's leading green electricity retailer, officially launched a 20-year green power wheeling agreement with telecommunications giant...
Monday 8 December 2025
Foxconn leads global EMS market with strong AI and Apple momentum
According to DIGITIMES' latest EMS/ODM revenue ranking report, Taiwan has a significant dominance in the sector. Taiwanese firms account for 70% of the top 20 EMS/ODM companies, with...
Monday 8 December 2025
China expected to surpass Taiwan as second-largest IC design revenue generator by 2026, IDC forecasts
According to IDC's latest forecast, released on December 5, 2025, China is expected to overtake Taiwan, accounting for the world's second-largest integrated circuit (IC) design revenue...
Monday 8 December 2025
Weekly news roundup:Intel hires TSMC veteran, Samsung reportedly wins TPU HBM4 order
These are the most-read DIGITIMES Asia stories in the week of December 1 to December 7, 2025.