GlobalWafers launched the FAB300 new production line in Novara, Italy, which is Europe's leading fully integrated 12-inch wafer fab. (Provided by GlobalWafers)

GlobalWafers Texas Plant Wins Key Client Approvals Despite Italy Fire

Sean Wei
2026-08-10 17:00
Three 'Mighty Hornet III' drones developed by NCSIST complete an autonomous search mission. (Photo courtesy of NCSIST)

Taiwan Tests Shield AI's Autonomous Drone Swarm With No Pilot

Chang Yao-lin
2026-08-10 11:00
Chinese developers and businesses relied on API relay stations to access GPT, Claude, and other models for software development, cross-border marketing, and product testing. As those channels rapidly disappear, companies are being forced to switch to dome

Beijing Watch | China Raids Gray-Market AI Relays, Detains Operator

Tian Chang
2026-08-07 17:00
CXMT (Changxin Memory Technologies). (AP)

Beijing Watch | China's CXMT Plans New Beijing DRAM Fab in AI-Era Capacity Push

Tian Chang
2026-08-07 15:00
PSMC held a media briefing on the 4th, attended by Acting Chairman Hsieh Tsai-chu (center), President Chu Hsien-kuo (right), and attorney Chu Hsien-kuo (left). (Photo by Yen Lin-yu)

PSMC Vows AI Push, Cautious Overseas Spending After Founder's Death

PSMC Chairman Huang Chung-jen (黃崇仁) attends the book launch of TSMC founder Morris Chang. (Photo by Tsai Chin-chieh)

Frank Huang, a Pillar of Taiwan's Semiconductor Industry, Dies at 76

MediaTek's next-generation flagship mobile processor, the Dimensity 9600, is expected to debut in the second half of 2026. (Pictured: Dimensity 9500 series.) (Photo by Wei Xinyang)

MediaTek Warns of 15% Global Smartphone Slump as AI Costs Bite

Sean Wei
2026-08-04 12:00
Cloud computing with a brain in America and limbs in Taiwan. (AI-generated image)

Opinion | Silicon's Split Personality: From Kill Chains to Concert Halls

Liu, I-li
2026-08-03 10:00
Taiwan's current monthly drone production capacity stands at approximately 15,000 units. The government aims to raise that figure to 100,000 by 2030, while increasing the export share from roughly 20% to 50%. Photo by Central News Agency photographer Hsu

Taiwan Plans $6.4 Billion Drone Procurement Drive, Boosting Non-Red Supply Chain Stocks

Foxconn Research Institute, a unit of Foxconn Technology Group, has jointly developed a new high-capacity silicon photonics transmitter technology with National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University. (Provided by Foxconn)

Taiwan's Foxconn, NYCU Push Single-Fiber AI Bandwidth to 34 Tbit/s

All personnel at TSMC's Kumamoto facility have been confirmed safe, with detailed inspections and impact assessments ongoing. (AP)

TSMC's Kumamoto Fab Gradually Restarts After Magnitude-7.1 Earthquake

Sean Wei
2026-07-29 13:00
A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Kumamoto, with social media users capturing footage of landslides. Parts of Kumamoto Castle were also reportedly damaged by the quake. (Photo: X)

Kumamoto 7.1 Quake Triggers TSMC Evacuation, Tsunami Warnings

International News Center
2026-07-28 16:46
Samsung Electronics announced in February 2026 that HBM4 had entered mass production and begun commercial shipments. (AP)

HBM4 Reshapes AI Memory — and Taiwan Is Winning

Wealth Invest Weekly
2026-07-28 13:00
Moonshot's newly launched Kimi K3 has drawn widespread attention from the global AI community. (AI-generated image)

Opinion | Kimi K3 and the AI Cold War's Costlier New Battlefield

Simon Shen
2026-07-27 18:00
Moonshot AI website.(Screenshot of moonshot.cn webpage)

Beijing Watch | Kimi K3 Built on Stolen Anthropic Tech, White House Charges

Tian Chang
2026-07-27 17:00
Chinese AI company Moonshot AI has unveiled its latest large language model, Kimi K3. (CNA)

Kimi K3 Release Shifts the US-China AI Contest From Power to Scale

Apple Chang
2026-07-27 15:00
Taiwan is home to manufacturing giant TSMC, yet it has struggled to build effective applications on top of its own sovereign large language model. (File photo, Ko Cheng-hui)

Opinion | Sovereign AI Is an Economic Battle Taiwan Cannot Sit Out

At DBS Bank in Singapore, every frontline customer service representative works alongside a dedicated AI Agent partner in real time. (File photo, CNA)

Opinion | The World Runs on Taiwan's Chips. But Taiwan Has No AI of Its Own

Apple Chang
2026-07-27 09:00
Moonshot AI has unveiled its new large language model Kimi K3, featuring 2.8 trillion parameters and support for a context length of one million tokens, making it the world's largest open-source model by parameter count. (CNA)

Opinion | China's Kimi K3 Is Winning on Price, Not Just Performance

Lu Shao-wei
2026-07-24 18:00
Terry Tsao, SEMI Global Chief Marketing Officer and President of SEMI Taiwan. (Provided by SEMI)

AI Semiconductor Boom Draws Record 18 Nations to SEMICON Taiwan 2026

Wistron's new D1 facility in Dallas, Texas, held its grand opening ceremony, with Wistron Chairman Jeff Lin (Charles Lin) (left) and NVIDIA founder and CEO Jensen Huang (right) jointly unveiling the plant. (CNA)

Taiwan Is Advanced, Not Cheap: Jensen Huang at Wistron Texas Launch

Chang Da-ren
2026-07-23 17:00
NVIDIA founder and CEO Jensen Huang held a global media Q&A session on June 2 at the Hanlai Grand Hotel in Taipei. (Photo by Liu Wei-hong)

Jensen Huang's Leather Jacket Fetches $960,000 at Sotheby's New York

Lee Jing-tang
2026-07-21 18:00
IntelliEPI's Chairman Kao Yung-chung. (Photo by Sean Wei)

Exclusive | After 30 Years as 'Tomorrow's Material,' Compound Semiconductors Finally Own Today

IET Chairman Gao Yung-Chung (高永中) says with a laugh that he couldn't possibly monitor stock prices every day — and that chasing the market's hottest themes has never been his strength. (File photo, by Wei Xin-Yang)

Exclusive | He Turned His PhD Into a Working Machine—and Built IntelliEPI the Same Way

Sean Wei
2026-07-21 11:00
IntelliEPI Chairman Kao Yung-chung. (Photo by Sean Wei)

Exclusive | IntelliEPI Bets $60 Million on US Manufacturing as AI Reshapes Supply Chain Logic

TSMC Q2 2026 Earnings Call. (Photo by Ko Cheng-hui)

TSMC Eyes 2028 for Next-Gen A14 Chips, Stays Cautious on High NA EUV

Sean Wei
2026-07-20 16:00
中國總理李強於2026年6月24日在大連舉辦的「夏季達沃斯論壇」(世界經濟論壇新領軍者年會)開幕式上發表特別致辭。(圖/WEF官網)

Opinion | At Davos, China's Li Qiang Tears Down Walls. For Now.

ASML Chief Executive Christophe Fouquet (right) and Chief Financial Officer Roger Dassen (left) during the company's earnings briefing. (Courtesy of ASML)

ASML Plans 30% EUV and DUV Expansion, Sees AI Chip Demand to 2028

Sean Wei
2026-07-17 12:00
According to foreign media reports, the AI5 chip manufactured by Samsung for Tesla has completed tape-out and is expected to be integrated into Tesla's latest products soon. (File photo, AP)

Samsung's Texas Plant Hits Tesla AI5 Milestone, TSMC Wins a Slice

Chang Da-ren
2026-07-17 10:00
Visitors arrive on the opening day of the 2025 World Robot Conference in Beijing, China. (File photo, AP)

Beijing Watch | Xi Heads to Shanghai to Rewrite the Rules on AI

Japan's Takaichi Sanae cabinet is set to include a major talent development initiative in the 2026 Comprehensive Innovation Strategy. (File photo, AP)

Opinion | Japan's AI Anxiety: From Robot Pioneer to Being Skipped

PSMC Chairman Frank Huang (黃崇仁). (Photo by Tsai Chin-chieh)

Taiwan's Powerchip Rides TSMC CoWoS Overflow Into AI Packaging

Sean Wei
2026-07-16 12:00
PSMC held an online investor conference on July 14, 2026. Pictured from left: Spokesman Tan Chung-min, President Chu Hsien-kuo (Martin Chu), Chairman Huang Chung-jen (Frank Huang) and Chief Financial Officer Shao Chang-jung. (Photo courtesy of PSMC)

Powerchip Jacks Up DRAM Prices 45% as Shortage Runs Into 2027

Sean Wei
2026-07-16 11:00
PSMC (6770) held an online investor conference today (14th), with Chairman Stephen Hung (黃崇仁), President Chu Hsien-kuo (朱憲國), CFO Shao Chang-jung (邵章榮), and Spokesperson Tan Chung-min (譚仲民) representing the company. (Screenshot from PSMC official website)

Taiwan's PSMC Raises Chip Prices as AI and Auto Demand Surge

Sean Wei
2026-07-16 10:00
TSMC Chairman C.C. Wei (魏哲家) attended TSMC's Q2 2026 earnings call on the 16th. (Photo by Ke Chenghui)

TSMC Shatters Records as AI Demand Kicks Off the 2nm Era

Sean Wei
2026-07-16 08:00
After SpaceX's stock market debut, a new acronym began circulating on Wall Street and in financial media circles — 'MANGOS,' comprising Meta, Anthropic, Nvidia, Alphabet, OpenAI, and SpaceX. (Image source: via The Wall Street Journal)

OpenAI, Anthropic Near Trillion-Dollar Valuations as MANGOS Emerges

Wealth Invest Weekly
2026-07-14 13:00
MIT Professor Pulkit Agrawal recommends that government, industry, and academia work together to address unemployment concerns raised by the rise of robotics. (Photo by Hsieh Chin-fang)

Exclusive | Taiwan Built the Chip World. Robots Could Be Next.

Ann Hsieh
2026-07-14 12:00
TSMC Chairman C.C. Wei (魏哲家) will chair Thursday's investor conference. (Photo by Yen Lin-yu)

TSMC Shatters Revenue Records as AI Demand Powers Historic Quarter

Sean Wei
2026-07-14 10:30
According to TPCA, Taiwanese PCB manufacturing output reached approximately USD 7.68 billion (TWD 245.6 billion) in the first quarter of 2026, marking a 19.6% year-on-year increase and a record high for the period. (Illustration/AI-generated)

Taiwan Chemical Makers Race to Supply Scarce AI Server Board Resins

Wealth Invest Weekly
2026-07-13 15:00
GlobalWafers Chairwoman Doris Hsu (徐秀蘭) said the current AI cycle is longer and more conviction-driven than any previous upcycle. (Photo provided by GlobalWafers)

GlobalWafers Secures 10-Year Deal and $500 Million from Micron, Betting on AI Memory Demand Through 2036

Sean Wei
2026-07-13 10:00
As capacity tightens and costs surge, leading manufacturers are raising prices, with Taiwan makers poised for a full turnaround in profit structure. (Illustration / AI-generated)

AI Boom Sparks Quartz Price Hikes, Reshaping Taiwan Makers' Profits

Wealth Invest Weekly
2026-07-10 18:00
Oliver Hsieh (謝奇霖), Chief Technology Officer at Cisco Taiwan. (Photo by Wei Hsin-yang)

Cisco Wants AI Agents to Fix Your Network, Not Just Write Your Copy

Sean Wei
2026-07-10 15:05
Hongjing Technology Chairman Yung-Fen Hsieh (謝詠芬). (Photo by Wei Hsin-yang)

MA-tek Revenue Hits Record High as Nvidia's CPO Chips Ignite Photonics Boom

Sean Wei
2026-07-10 12:00
The Virtual Asset Service Act passed its third reading in the Legislative Yuan on June 30. KMT Legislator Ko, Ju-chun, one of the law's key proponents, sat down for an exclusive interview with The Storm Media. (Photo: Chang Yu-ping)

Exclusive | "Finally": Taiwan's Crypto Law Author Pushes for a Bitcoin Reserve

ADATA Technology is planning to produce a film titled "Road to Champion." Pictured is ADATA Chairman David Chen (Chen Li-bai). (Photo by Tsai Chin-chieh)

Chips Meet Crystal: ADATA's Bid to Buy Cultural Cachet

Sean Wei
2026-07-09 18:00
Tokyo Electron, Japan.

AI Boom Pushes Japan's Chip Equipment Sales to Record Highs

Fubon Securities Investment Chairman Chen Yi-kuang (陳奕光) delivers a speech at the mid-year press conference of the 2026 Fubon Financial Trends Forum on the 2nd. (Provided by Fubon Financial)

Fubon: Five Taiwan Stocks Could Trade Above NT$10,000 Per Share by 2027

Within Taiwan's test interface sector, companies have leveraged their distinct expertise in probe cards and test sockets to secure firm footholds across the global supply chain. (Illustration / Unsplash)

Behind Every AI Chip, a Taiwan Supplier Quietly Cashes In

Wealth Invest Weekly
2026-07-03 13:00
An official from Taiwan's Investigation Bureau notes that in practice, Bitcoin is not necessarily the preferred tool of fraud syndicates. (File photo, AP)

AI Fraud Decoded 5 | Inside the Money Trail Scammers Make Vanish

Sean Wei
2026-07-02 23:00
Why do fraud syndicates always push victims onto LINE? In today's tech-driven scams, the first move is not stealing money — it is gaining access to you. Pictured: the Criminal Investigation Bureau's 165 Anti-Fraud Hotline center. (Photo by Tsai Chin-chieh

AI Fraud Decoded 6 | Why Taiwan Phone Numbers Are Black Market Gold

Sean Wei
2026-07-02 13:00