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Samsung Electronics' labor union has voted overwhelmingly to initiate dispute proceedings following a breakdown in wage negotiations, raising concerns over potential disruptions to the supply of HBM4 memory for Nvidia's next-generation AI accelerators....

At the Nvidia GTC 2026 conference, CEO Jensen Huang emphasized that power delivery and liquid cooling will become core elements requiring co-design. He said that future AI racks and AI factories must integrate power and thermal systems into a unified infrastructure framework....

Drones are rapidly transforming modern warfare, offering relatively low-cost alternatives to traditional weapons while driving changes across defense supply chains. Small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), often costing only a few thousand dollars, are now capable of striking targets hundreds of kilometers away, including armored vehicles, ships, and air defense systems....

A joint R&D team, including MediaTek, Microsoft Research, and other suppliers, has developed a next-generation active optical cable (AOC) based on miniaturized Micro LED light sources. The Active Micro LED Cable delivers copper-like reliability while significantly extending transmission distance....

Elon Musk recently acknowledged that the first flight of SpaceX's Starship V3, originally scheduled for early 2026, has been delayed to April. The postponement highlights persistent technical hurdles for the rocket, which features the latest Raptor 3 engines and a suite of design improvements....

Chunghwa Telecom-owned probe card manufacturer Chunghwa Precision Test (CHPT) broke ground on a new plant on March 20 at the Pingzhen Industrial Park in Taoyuan, signaling an aggressive expansion strategy aimed at capturing rising semiconductor testing demand driven by artificial intelligence....

TSMC Chairman C.C. Wei contrasted viral videos of acrobatic robots from China with the functional requirements of high-performance service robotics, noting that mechanical agility remains "just for show" without the advanced silicon "brains"....

The National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) held its 20th committee meeting on March 18, 2026, where industry players expressed concerns over the science research budget being stalled in the Legislative Yuan....

The future of AI robot computing power is expected to shift significantly toward edge devices, with dexterous robotic hands playing a critical role as the core endpoint. Industry experts observe that the next major breakthrough in AI robotics will come from integrating sensing and real-time computing capabilities into these agile hands....

Samsung Electronics' self-developed mobile application processor (AP) series, Exynos, long criticized for poor performance and overheating issues, is showing signs of revival. The new Exynos 2600, built on the advanced 2nm second-generation process (SF2), has delivered unexpectedly strong performance results compared to its previous chips, laying a foundation for the once-struggling chip line to bounce back....

Super Micro Computer Inc. (Supermicro) has announced a swift and significant restructuring of its executive leadership following the unsealing of a federal indictment charging its co-founder and other high-level employees with orchestrating a massive scheme to illegally export advanced AI technology to China....

SK Hynix is targeting the development of autonomous semiconductor fabrication facilities by 2030 as it seeks to address rising AI-driven demand and increasing manufacturing complexity, according to Ddaily, IT Chosun, and SEDaily....

Advanced Micro Devices is expanding its presence in South Korea's artificial intelligence market through a deepened partnership with local startup Upstage, as plans for large-scale GPU deployment and surging compute demand underscore the country's growing importance in AI infrastructure....

US government disclosures have cast rare light on one of the electric vehicle (EV) industry's most closely guarded supply chains, confirming that LG Energy Solutions (LGES) signed a battery supply agreement worth about US$4 billion with Tesla in July 2025....

An unidentified artificial intelligence (AI) model, Hunter Alpha, has drawn industry attention in recent weeks. It has now been confirmed as an early internal test version of Xiaomi's flagship foundation model, MiMo-V2-Pro....

Samsung Electronics is reportedly shifting a significant portion of its mid-range smartphone OLED panel orders to China Star Optoelectronics Technology (CSOT) as rising memory prices intensify cost pressure, according to The Elec....

As 6G is expected to enter commercial use by 2030, the 5G standalone (SA) architecture is regarded as a crucial technological foundation for the transition to next-generation communications. Taiwan's Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) and Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) are currently focusing their 5G SA efforts on technical verification and pilot programs in specific areas of the island, though they have yet to announce a detailed timeline for full nationwide coverage....

AI EXPO Taiwan 2026 will be held from March 25 to 27 at the Taipei Expo Park, co-organized by DIGITIMES, broadcaster IC975, Chung Yuan Christian University's (CYCU) College of Intelligent Computing and Quantum Information, the National Development Council (NDC), and the Taipei Expo Foundation. The theme of the 2026 edition of the annual event is "AI·X: Cross-Domain X Infinite Possibilities."...

Mercedes-Benz Taiwan has officially unveiled the all-new CLA series — the first mass-produced model built on the Mercedes-Benz Modular Architecture (MMA) platform, as announced by company president Mark Raine. Priced from NT$1.87 million (US$58,600), the CLA is aimed at mainstream consumers, with both electric and gasoline variants sharing the same starting price....

With silicon photonics (SiPh) demand surging, MA-tek chairwoman Yong-Fen Hsieh announced the company has secured major orders from the world's three largest customers, driving revenue contributions. Following the booming AI chip market, SiPh and co-packaged optics (CPO) are set to become the next strong growth engines. Although the SiPh boom still requires time to mature, MA-tek expects its testing business revenue to double over the next three years, with overall operations targeting double-digit growth in 2026....