China's stock market entered a new structural phase in 2026, with AI hardware and semiconductor suppliers rapidly displacing internet titans and state-owned banks as the dominant i......
Xiaomi is staking its first stop in global expansion on Europe. The catch is that just as Xiaomi prepares to drive its SU7 and YU7 electric vehicles into Germany and the wider Euro......
Germany's Merck KGaA will relocate its global thin film technologies executive from California to Taiwan next month, the company announced at SEMICON Taiwan 2026 on September 3, in......
At the SEMICON Taiwan 2026 CEO Summit on September 2, Broadcom (NASDAQ: AVGO) executive Asad Khamisy declared that AI networks are no longer peripheral infrastructure — they have b......
Artificial intelligence is reshaping semiconductor demand in ways the industry has never seen before — and nowhere is the strain more visible than in the global memory market. Spea......
KLA Corp. has turned its flagship wafer inspection systems into AI-powered supercomputers, deploying a custom light source roughly twice as bright as the sun's surface to detect mi......
Rising AI chip performance is pushing pin count, power consumption and thermal management to the center of a new set of challenges in semiconductor testing. Chunghwa Precision Test......
A senior TSMC executive warned on September 1 that European semiconductor subsidies, while effective at reducing upfront investment barriers, cannot replace the long-term customer ......
Taiwan's president used the 2026 Invest in EU Forum on September 1 to announce a landmark investment milestone and press Brussels for stronger legal protections for Taiwanese busin......
The Taiwan Chamber of Commerce & Industry in Malaysia is warning that Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim's recent comments on Taiwan could cool future semiconductor investment — even as ......
The world's largest annual semiconductor trade show opens this week in Taipei, with industry body SEMI projecting that global chip revenue will surpass $1.5 trillion in 2026 — the ......
Taiwan occupies the most coveted position in the global AI supply chain. TSMC manufactures the advanced chips that power every major AI system, from Nvidia's data center GPUs to th......
Taiwan's semiconductor trade with Singapore dominates the bilateral numbers, but the Taipei Representative Office has been building two quieter tracks for structural depth: embeddi......
The Economist's recent piece "Taking Taiwan's democracy hostage" opens with a blunt question: how many young Taiwanese is Xi Jinping willing to shoot to take the island? From there......
SEMICON Taiwan 2026 will introduce its first-ever "Innovation Venture Day" on September 4, bringing together more than 40 semiconductor startups with corporate investors from Media......
Applied Materials announced that the University of California, Berkeley, will join its Silicon Valley-based Equipment and Process Innovation and Commercialization (EPIC) Center as ......
Taipei is dangling the possibility of chip and artificial intelligence cooperation with Manila, using the Philippines' planned Pax Silica hub in New Clark City as the entry point i......
Japan placed two landmark bets on rare earth independence in 2026 — government-backed deep-sea mining near its most remote Pacific island and a ¥35 billion joint refinery with chem......
Taiwan's GlobalWafers secured Tier-1 qualifications from several major customers at its new Texas facility and posted record shipments from its Japan operations, even as a factory ......
Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp (PSMC) moved to reassure shareholders on August 4, as acting chairman Brian Hsieh pledged to preserve late founder Frank Huang's AI-focus......
Frank Huang (黃崇仁), chairman of Taiwan-based chipmaker Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp. (PSMC), died on July 31 of cardiopulmonary failure in his sleep at home in Taiwan.......
A Wall Street Journal report published July 30 set off a wave of market speculation by claiming that Tesla's senior leadership had been instructed to prepare for the "separation" o......
A magnitude-7.1 earthquake struck Kumamoto Prefecture in southern Japan on July 28, forcing an emergency evacuation at TSMC's semiconductor complex before the company confirmed all......
Taiwan's dominant role in semiconductor manufacturing has made it the backbone of the global AI boom — but a growing chorus of voices warns that supplying the world's most advanced......
Pegatron Corporation (和碩聯合科技) Chairman Tung Tzu-hsien (童子賢) argued on July 22 that Taiwan's ambition to act on its own terms does not exempt it from the gravitational pull of large......
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) unveiled its next-generation process roadmap at its second-quarter 2026 earnings call on July 16, confirming that its A14 node wil......
Samsung Foundry has cleared a critical production hurdle for Tesla's next-generation AI5 chip at its Taylor, Texas facility — and the milestone comes with a significant caveat: Tai......
Chinese President Xi Jinping is set to attend this week's World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai — his first appearance at the annual event — as Beijing moves ......
Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp. (PSMC) told investors on July 14 that it is capturing overflow demand from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.'s (TSMC) advanced pack......
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) delivered the strongest quarterly results in its history on July 16, with second-quarter revenue surpassing NT$1.27 trillion for t......
As humanoid robots move from research labs to factory floors, a leading MIT artificial intelligence researcher says Taiwan's manufacturing depth and semiconductor supply chain give......
Taiwan's AI infrastructure supply chain is shifting from copper to light, and semiconductor inspection company MA-tek (Materials Analysis Technology Inc.) is riding the wave. The c......
Taiwan's legislature passed the Virtual Asset Service Act in its third reading on June 30, creating the country's first licensing framework for cryptocurrency service providers and......
Sixteen years after Taiwan and China signed the Cross-Strait Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA), the deal has outlived the political consensus that produced it — yet t......
Taiwan's former President Tsai Ing-wen made her first public appearance in Taiwan on Thursday since returning from a trip to Italy, telling a business audience that the island can ......
Taiwan's semiconductor testing suppliers are booking orders well into 2027, as the shift to advanced AI chip packaging drives up both demand and prices for the specialized hardware......
Nvidia has pushed back against a report suggesting its next-generation 800-volt direct current (800VDC) power architecture would not reach large-scale shipment until 2028, saying t......
