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Friday 28 March 2025
Ex-TSMC leaders reflect on challenges and strategy behind US fab push
Burn-Jeng Lin and Shang-Yi Chiang, two former prominent figures in TSMC R&D, recently made their first appearance together in a long time. They both provided their perspectives...
Friday 28 March 2025
Nexcom unveils AI robot controller, targeting Southeast Asia expansion
Taiwan's Nexcom unveiled the world's first dual EtherCAT AI robot controller powered by Nvidia Jetson AGX Orin at the recent Nvidia GTC 2025, positioning itself to capture growing...
Friday 28 March 2025
Japan allocates US$665.8M budget for drones, Taiwan-Japan alliance targets disaster relief missions
The collaboration between Taiwan and Japan in the drone sector is taking shape. The Taiwanese Excellence Drone Alliance (TEDIBOA) has recently formed a new partnership with the Japan...
Friday 28 March 2025
New BIP director moves toward AI, green energy development in Taiwan
The Bureau of Industrial Parks (BIP) under Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) swore in Chih-ching Yang as its new director on March 26. Yang hopes to move Taiwan's industrial...
Friday 28 March 2025
High-end AI server demand fuels record high production indices for Taiwan
Demand for servers supporting generative AI functions remains strong, according to Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA), despite concerns that the arrival of DeepSeek will...
Friday 28 March 2025
AIDC enters Malaysian partnership to expand energy storage presence in Southeast Asia
Kai-hung Hu, chairman of Taiwan's Aerospace Industrial Development Corp. (AIDC), announced a partnership with the Malaysian company Cape EMS Berhad during a recent trip to the country,...
Friday 28 March 2025
Drone development hub forming in southern Taiwan
Taiwan is gearing up efforts for the development of drones, with the southern county of Chiayi becoming a hub to accommodate related supply chains.
Friday 28 March 2025
South Korean firms overtake Japanese rivals in high-end auto display market for the first time
South Korean display makers have surpassed Japanese manufacturers in the global high-end automotive display market for the first time. In the future, LG Display (LGD) and Samsung...
Friday 28 March 2025
Uni-President Group strengthens e-commerce presence with Yahoo Taiwan acquisition and PChome Online investment
Uni-President Group, a major Taiwanese conglomerate, has made significant moves to strengthen its foothold in the e-commerce space, announcing recent acquisitions of Yahoo Taiwan's...
Friday 28 March 2025
Mundus Smart Energy enters Japan with 2MW grid-scale storage coming online by year-end
Mundus Smart Energy, a subsidiary of Taiwan's Lealea Group, is expanding into Japan's high-voltage battery storage market with seven approved projects totaling 14MW. The installations...
Friday 28 March 2025
Ex-finance minister of Taiwan joins Lelon board as independent director amid governance overhaul
Taiwan's Lelon Electronics has named former Finance Minister Christina Liu as an independent director, part of a full board shakeup finalized at its recent extraordinary shareholders...
Friday 28 March 2025
Samsung and SK Hynix profits set to soar with memory chip market recovery
As the memory chip market re-enters a favorable cycle, industry forecasts predict that Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix's operating profits in 2025 could surge by 40% compared to...
Friday 28 March 2025
LG Energy Solution to supply 1GWh of ESS batteries for Poland's clean energy transition
LG Energy Solution (LGES) has signed a battery supply deal with Polish utility Polska Grupa Energetyczna (PGE) to deliver lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries for a 1GWh energy...
Thursday 27 March 2025
Rapidus partners with Quest Global to advance 2nm chip development
Japanese semiconductor foundry Rapidus has signed an MoU with Singapore-based IC design contractor Quest Global to collaborate on the design and production of its upcoming 2nm chips...
Thursday 27 March 2025
'AI hype isn't a strategy': Dell exec's two-question reality check at AI EXPO 2025
As enterprises rush to implement AI across operations, Dell Technologies Systems Engineering Director Eric Leung says most hit the same two walls: soaring costs and unreliable data...