Applied Materials and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) have announced a new collaboration at Applied Materials' Equipment and Process Innovation and Commercialization ......
Japan's largest air-conditioning manufacturer, Daikin Industries, reported record revenue and profit for the fiscal year ending March 2026, driven by surging demand for data center......
China's state media outlet People's Daily published a lengthy strategic commentary on May 13 that marks a notable departure in how Beijing publicly frames its relationship with Was......
Global semiconductor materials revenue hit $73.2 billion in 2025 — a year-on-year increase of 6.8% and a new all-time high — according to the latest Materials Market Data Subscript......
South Korea's stock market is in the grip of a retail investor frenzy drawing comparisons to past speculative bubbles. The benchmark Kospi index has surged more than 200% over the ......
Taiwan has finally pulled ahead of South Korea in per capita GDP — and the milestone feels long overdue. For decades, the rivalry between these two export-driven economies played o......
As Donald Trump and Xi Jinping meet on Wednesday, May 14, Taiwan's national security establishment is pushing back against what officials describe as a dangerously distorted narrat......
Taiwan's stock market delivered one of its strongest monthly performances in nearly four decades in April, with the weighted index surging 7,203.84 points, or 22.73%. The advance r......
By Huang Chun-chao (黃俊超)Taiwan's benchmark index crossed the 40,000-point threshold for the first time, propelled by a landmark regulatory change and broad-based gains among the ma......
A Nobel Prize-winning economist has predicted that a four-day workweek — and a three-day weekend — will become a global trend, driven by the convergence of industrialization and ar......
Taiwan just delivered one of its most remarkable economic performances in nearly four decades. Official data released by the Directorate-General of Budget, Accounting and Statistic......
"Geopolitical shifts and international upheaval are interconnected. What matters most for Taiwan is reducing its own variables, holding steady — and military procurement and nation......
Standard & Poor's has kept Taiwan's long-term sovereign credit rating at AA+ with a stable outlook, concluding that the island's economic fundamentals are resilient enough to weath......
For two years, investors wondered when the hundreds of billions of dollars poured into artificial intelligence infrastructure would finally deliver real returns. In the first quart......
When the Arizona Commerce Authority launched its inaugural AI and Semiconductor Global Forum in Phoenix on April 30, Taiwan showed up in force — more than 80 companies and roughly ......
By Chou Chia-jung (周佳蓉)Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) reported first-quarter earnings per share of NT$22.08, up more than 50% year-on-year and above market expectat......
China's Humanoid Robot Marathon: What a Race Reveals About an Industrial Strategy A humanoid robot completed a half-marathon in Beijing in under 51 minutes — a figure that, on pape......
A Tainan-based semiconductor equipment maker that claims to be the only Taiwanese supplier capable of inspecting photomasks for both EUV (Extreme Ultraviolet) and DUV (Deep Ultravi......
Taiwan Fertilizer Co. announced Tuesday it has signed a cooperation agreement with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC, 2330) to reprocess waste sulfuric acid from TSMC's ......
Taiwan's semiconductor industry is on track for a record-breaking year, with output projected to reach NT$7.1 trillion (approximately $222 billion) in 2026 — a 24.4% jump from the ......
On April 27, Taiwan's benchmark stock index broke through the 40,000-point barrier for the first time, carried upward by a surge in TSMC's share price. It looked, on the surface, l......
The global information and communications technology (ICT) industry is entering 2026 pulled sharply in two directions: surging demand for AI infrastructure is lifting server shipme......
China's DeepSeek has released its V4 model, and Wall Street is paying close attention. In a report published April 24, Goldman Sachs described the launch as a milestone comparable ......
When Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang announced in March 2019 that the company would spend $6.9 billion acquiring Israeli networking chip maker Mellanox Technologies, Wall Street was baffle......
A Taiwanese court convicted four engineers and a corporate defendant Monday in a landmark first-instance ruling over the theft of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.'s (TSMC) c......
When TSMC Chairman C.C. Wei (魏哲家) stood beside President Donald Trump at the White House in March 2025 to announce an additional $100 billion U.S. investment commitment, the moment......
TSMC on April 22 unveiled its next-generation A13 semiconductor process, underscoring its push to meet surging demand from artificial intelligence and high-performance computing. ......
Taiwan is shifting from export-driven manufacturing toward a co-production model with the United States, as Washington accelerates efforts to rebuild its industrial base. The trans......
The U.S. Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) has released the 2026 Economic Report of the President, which centers on the policy roadmap and projected outcomes of the One Big Beaut......
The logic of globalization was once to maximize efficiency. The logic of competition today is to minimize risk. As supply chains shift from "lowest cost" to "most reliable," the na......
As generative AI pushes the global computing race to new heights, the industry's next question is no longer just how large AI models can grow, but how the underlying computing arch......
ASE Chief Executive Tien Wu (吳田玉) stated that the global semiconductor industry has entered a crucial phase of transformation. As supply chain restructuring accelerates, ASE contin......
On April 7, while global attention fixed on the Strait of Hormuz, Intel confirmed it would join Terafab — Elon Musk's bid to build a rival semiconductor ecosystem on American soil.......
Taiwan's February trade agreement with the United States — struck under pressure from President Donald Trump's tariff policies — may involve significantly more capital flowing to A......
Taiwan and the United States recently signed the Agreement on Reciprocal Trade, a controversial deal mandating massive Taiwanese investments in America. The agreement commits Taiwa......
For more than a decade, Asia served as the world's most reliable economic growth engine. That dominant narrative is now rapidly failing as the region fragments and old economic mod......
As the United States conducts military operations in the Middle East, a sharp disagreement has emerged within Washington's foreign policy establishment. Speculation over a potentia......
NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang said his company has maintained a three-decade partnership with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) without ever signing a formal contract, un......
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) Chairman C.C. Wei (魏哲家) said that the true value of robotics lies not in performance but in intelligence, as he delivered remarks ......
Four weeks into the Middle East conflict, the Strait of Hormuz remains only partially accessible — and the consequences are extending far beyond oil markets. Analysts warn that dis......
On March 16, Micron announced the completion of a $1.8 billion acquisition of the Tongluo P5 semiconductor fabrication plant from PSMC. The finalized deal accelerates Micron's effo......
The Taipei City Government has officially finalized an agreement with NVIDIA to establish the company's overseas headquarters at the Beishike T17 and T18 plots. The milestone cemen......
Taiwan's Foxconn Technology Group is expanding its semiconductor footprint in India through a $4.4 billion joint venture with Indian IT conglomerate HCL Group, as New Delhi pushes ......
Taiwan's rapid expansion in artificial intelligence and advanced semiconductor manufacturing is placing new pressure on an energy policy built around a nuclear phase-out. As comput......
A proposed semiconductor trade framework between Washington and Taipei may carry significant implications for global chip manufacturing. According to Shih Chun-ji (施俊吉), Taiwan's f......
As Taiwanese technology companies expand their manufacturing footprint in the United States, a familiar concern has resurfaced at home: are they being forced to move by Washington?......
When discussing Taiwan's industries, TSMC is usually the first name that comes to mind for international observers, given its critical production capacity's far-reaching impact on ......
Taiwan's inadequate electricity infrastructure poses a significant barrier to the island's artificial intelligence ambitions, according to a semiconductor industry executive who ra......
Taiwan's Minister of Economic Affairs Kung Ming-hsin (龔明鑫) argued that Taiwan had achieved an economic transformation driven by AI development and successful industrial restructuri......
Taiwan's National Development Council, or NDC, announced on January 27 that its domestic economic monitoring indicator reached a composite score of 38 points in December 2025, up o......
