Taiwan Rejects U.S. Proposal for 50-50 Split in Global Chip Production

Taiwan has firmly rejected a proposal from the U.S. Trump administration suggesting a 50-50 split in global semiconductor production. The proposal, reportedly introduced by U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, aimed to balance chip manufacturing between the U.S. and Taiwan. However, Taiwan's Vice Premier Cheng Li-chiun clarified that this specific arrangement was "not discussed" during the re...

6 Oct 2025 | Monday | NEWS
FICG Accelerates AI Factory Connectivity with Advanced Optical Transceiver Packaging

As artificial intelligence continues to reshape the global economy, fiber optic connections have emerged as a key enabler of the scale and speed AI factories require. A little-known but critical component — optical transceivers — is at the core, and FIC Global Inc. (TWSE: 3701; FICG), a leading expert in packaging and installing semiconductors on optical modules, is drawing...

28 Sep 2025 | Sunday | NEWS
FICG Accelerates AI Factory Connectivity with Advanced Optical Transceiver Packaging

As artificial intelligence continues to reshape the global economy, fiber optic connections have emerged as a key enabler of the scale and speed AI factories require. A little-known but critical component — optical transceivers — is at the core, and FIC Global Inc. (TWSE: 3701; FICG), a leading expert in packaging and installing semiconductors on optical modules, is drawing...

28 Sep 2025 | Sunday | NEWS
Delta Opens Smart Manufacturing Innovation Center in Taiwan, Launches Joint Cyber-Physical Classroom with NVIDIA

Delta, a global leader in power management and smart green solutions, inaugurated in Taiwan its Smart Manufacturing Innovation Center, a strategic hub for equipment validation and talent training programs to support customers implementing geographically-distributed production and smart centralized management. At this one-stop platform site featuring hands-on training as well as production verifi...

28 Sep 2025 | Sunday | NEWS
ALi Corporation and Ceva Join Forces to Deliver AI-Enhanced Smart Edge Devices

As demand accelerates for intelligent, video-centric devices across consumer and industrial markets, ALi Corporation and Ceva, Inc. announced a strategic licensing partnership to integrate Ceva's advanced NeuPro-Nano and NeuPro-M Neural Processing Units (NPUs) into ALi's next-generation Video Display Sub-System (VDSS) platform. This collaboration combines ALi's expertise in multimedia SoCs ...

28 Sep 2025 | Sunday | NEWS
Advanced Packaging Surges Past $50B as E&R Engineering Showcases Next-Gen Solutions at SEMICON Taiwan 2025

As AI, HPC, and 5G drive semiconductor innovation, advanced packaging has become the next strategic focus. Yole Group projects the market to exceed USD 50 billion by 2025, with fan-out panel-level packaging (FOPLP) growing more than 15% annually. E&R Engineering (TPE: 8027) will present its latest laser and plasma solutions at SEMICON Taiwan 2025, covering FOPLP, Through-Silicon Via (T...

28 Sep 2025 | Sunday | NEWS
AI Boom Reshapes Global Tech and Semiconductor Supply Chains

Semiconductor and electronics supply chains are undergoing a major transformation, driven by the rapid growth of artificial intelligence (AI), changing market leadership, and global supply chain relocation, according to DIGITIMES. DIGITIMES vice president Eric Huang highlighted the shift in global industry power before and after the generative AI boom. In 2018, five technology companies ranked ...

28 Sep 2025 | Sunday | NEWS
AP Memory Introduces ApSRAM™ for Edge AI and IoT, with Mass Production Set for Year-End

AP Memory, a leading global design company providing customized memory solutions, announced that its next-generation PSRAM—ApSRAMTM (Attached-pSRAM)—has successfully passed customer validation and is scheduled to begin mass production by the end of the year. ApSRAMTM is an advanced version of AP Memory's PSRAM (Pseudo Static Random Access Memory), featuring a new architecture optimiz...

27 Sep 2025 | Saturday | NEWS
MPI Corporation Launches Industry-First 250 GHz Broadband Test Solution for Keysight PNA-X Frequency Extenders

MPI Corporation, a global leader in advanced semiconductor test solutions, announced the release of a fully integrated 250 GHz broadband test solution for the new Keysight NA5305A/7A PNA-X Frequency Extender, that builds on its deep expertise in sub-terahertz probing and on-wafer measurements. The new system leverages MPI's TITAN™ RF Probes and probe station platform to de...

27 Sep 2025 | Saturday | NEWS
MediaTek Unveils Dimensity 9500 Redefining AI, Gaming and Power for Flagship 5G Smartphones

MediaTek, the world's leading innovator of smartphone SoCs, announced the launch of its most advanced mobile platform yet: The MediaTek Dimensity 9500. Setting new standards in on-device AI, console-class gaming, and power efficiency, the MediaTek Dimensity 9500 is engineered to super-charge the next wave of flagship 5G smartphones. The MediaTek Dimensity 9500 adopts a third-generation All Big Co...

27 Sep 2025 | Saturday | NEWS