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US lawmakers from both parties have recently introduced a new bill aimed at further restricting China's access to advanced semiconductor manufacturing equipment. The move seeks to strengthen efforts to curb China's ambitions in semiconductor development and to achieve closer alignment with allies such as the Netherlands and Japan on export controls....

Hwatsing Technology has emerged as one of China's most prominent domestic suppliers of chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) equipment, a critical process step in advanced chip manufacturing....

Murata Manufacturing, a leading Japanese passive component manufacturer, announced that it has begun mass production of seven types of multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCCs) for automotive applications, achieving the world's largest capacitance across various rated voltages and sizes....

As TSMC's entry into Kumamoto accelerates local industry, population, and tourism growth, Taiwanese smart mobility integrator Autopass announced on April 9, 2026, its plan to export integrated mobile and payment services to the Japanese market, starting with Kumamoto. The company aims to further expand across the entire Kyushu region....

Under the leadership of Elon Musk, Tesla and SpaceX have stretched their ambitions across a widening array of industries — from robotaxis and the humanoid robot Optimus to low-Earth-orbit satellites and even the prospect of space-based data centers. What may appear to be a disparate set of ventures is, at its core, a coordinated strategy built on "Made in America" manufacturing and deep vertical integration....

Ennostar Inc. chairman Paul Peng said the company has emerged from a multi-year restructuring phase and is now entering a period of acceleration, with a net cash, debt-free balance sheet that leaves it "light and agile." As higher-end products gain share, revenue composition is shifting from volume-driven growth to value-driven expansion. Its three core strategic segments are moving into execution, with operations expected to improve gradually in 2026 and a long-term focus on stable, sustainable profitability....

As concerns over energy security converge with the push for low-carbon transition, energy storage has emerged as a central arena in the global energy shift—and China's companies are moving quickly to claim a larger role....

Taiwan's AI server ODM and EMS sector continues to deliver exceptional revenue growth in the first quarter of 2026, driven by sustained hyperscaler investment in artificial intelligence infrastructure. However, while the expansion remains robust, monthly data suggest a gradual moderation in growth momentum compared with the explosive acceleration seen in 2024 and early 2025....

Pan-International, a Foxconn subsidiary specializing in connectors, reported a year-over-year revenue decline in the first quarter of 2026 due to cautious customer sentiment and stagnant shipments of automotive products. However, the company expects revenues to rise monthly starting in the second quarter, driven by increased orders for AI servers, while maintaining its goal of double-digit growth for the full year....

Taiwan's ASIC design service providers delivered sharply divergent results in the first quarter of 2026, underscoring how exposure to artificial intelligence (AI) demand does not translate uniformly into financial performance....

Sharp's Poketomo launch in Taiwan illustrates how edge computing, combined with private cloud storage, is reshaping consumer AI devices, promising lower latency, enhanced privacy, and personalized, long-term interactions that could influence device strategies and regulatory expectations across markets and inform developer deployment choices worldwide....

The competition in robotaxis is expanding beyond the US and China into Europe, where 2026 is widely seen as the first year of commercial deployment. As domestic automakers and global players enter the market in tandem, a new contest is taking shape, one defined not just by algorithms, but by operating models and the path to profitability....

At GITEX AI Asia, AdaniConneX CEO Jeyakumar Janakaraj said the company is building toward gigawatt-scale data center capacity in India, as demand for artificial intelligence infrastructure accelerates across the region....

Taiwan has partnered with a major French drone manufacturer to build a secure and trusted supply chain network. Taiwan's Metal Industries Research and Development Center (MIRDC) announced it will collaborate with the French drone company on supply chains, key technology deployment, and market expansion — and a preliminary consensus has already been reached....

OpenAI has put its Stargate UK project on hold, citing high energy costs and regulatory uncertainty, in a setback for the UK's ambitions to position itself as a global artificial intelligence hub....

Taiwan's listed AI hardware companies collectively generated $69.7 billion in March 2026 revenue across 13 supply-chain segments — up 63% year-over-year — offering the most comprehensive single-month snapshot yet of where global AI infrastructure spending is actually flowing. The table below covers 49 companies from TSMC's silicon foundry all the way down to the rail kits that slide servers into racks. Read together, the numbers tell a story that goes well beyond any single company's earnings call....

Rising geopolitical risks and surging raw-material prices are prompting panel makers to accelerate purchasing and adjust their strategies, supporting short-term demand but creating uncertainty for the second half of 2026. Taiwan's Innolux and AUO told attendees that pre-orders, inflation expectations, and energy risks are reshaping supply chains and product focus across markets....

Artificial intelligence is entering a capital-intensive phase, with industry executives warning that Asia's next generation of factories will be defined less by breakthroughs in algorithms than by constraints in energy, infrastructure, and capital allocation....

Intel Foundry has announced a breakthrough in gallium nitride (GaN) chiplet technology, unveiling what it describes as the world's thinnest GaN chiplet as part of its broader push to position itself as a "systems foundry" for the artificial intelligence era....

SZ DJI Technology founder Frank Wang gave his first interview to Chinese online media in a decade, outlining a shift behind the company's global leadership—from a product-driven model toward a dual focus on products and management....