Samsung chair’s nine-year legal battle ends, signals return to decisive management

Samsung Electronics Chairman Jae-Yong Lee’s recent acquittal in a merger and accounting fraud trial marks the end of the company’s…

ASE, a semiconductor powerhouse, faces leadership uncertainty as chairman’s heir passes away at 46

On February 7, 2025, Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) announced the passing of corporate director Rutherford Chang at the age of…

Samsung likely to reduce foundry investments amid competitors’ expenditure boost

International foundry players including TSMC, SMIC, and GlobalFoundries (GF) are expected to either maintain or increase their capital expenditure in…

Allan Ko: Tariff wars won’t derail Kymco’s Southeast Asia expansion

Kymco Group chairman Allan Ko believes that rapidly shifting US tariff policies will mostly impact four-wheel vehicles, leaving the electric…

AI drives digital industry growth: Taiwan software sector expected to reach NT$1 trillion in 2026

The emergence of generative AI (GenAI) technologies like ChatGPT and DeepSeek is expected to drive growth in Taiwan’s information service…

IBM CEO backs open-source small models to cut AI inference costs

The low-cost open-source AI model from Chinese startup DeepSeek has ignited widespread debate, drawing responses from major American tech giants.…

DeepSeek fuels affordable AI, sparking cloud price wars in China and beyond

China’s cloud service providers (CSPs) have been engaged in fierce price competition since 2024, deploying aggressive cost-cutting strategies to expand…

Chip distributors Arrow Electronics, Avnet see signs of market recovery in 2Q25

Global semiconductor distribution leaders Arrow Electronics and Avnet have expressed cautious optimism about the market outlook, despite ongoing challenges in…

Jim Keller: How early setbacks forged a semiconductor visionary

Jim Keller, a semiconductor industry veteran, remains deeply involved in RISC-V development, working to establish a new foundation for AI-driven…

Samsung reportedly advancing glass substrate supply chain to secure AI chip clients

Amid intensifying competition in advanced semiconductor packaging, Samsung Electronics is reportedly taking direct control of glass substrate supply chain development,…