Trump’s tariffs ruled unlawful, yet remain in force pending further review
Huawei develops AI SSDs to cut reliance on HBM, putting Korean chipmakers on edge
TSMC supplier AMC rewires its future with warpage-control materials after LCD collapse
Taiwan’s LCD panel industry, which peaked at over NT$1 trillion in 2007, collapsed within years and became unprofitable. The decline pushed many optical materials suppliers to diversify. Alliance Material Co., Ltd. (AMC) pivoted in 2017 to advanced semiconductor packaging, focusing on the specialized field of warpage-control materials.
Germany’s car industry buckles under EV shift and trade shocks
Germany’s once-dominant automotive sector is facing its most profound reckoning in decades, shedding over 52,000 jobs — a 6.7% decline — in the past year alone, according to fresh data released by Destatis. Since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2019, the broader industrial sector has cut a total of 245,000 positions, with nearly half of those losses concentrated in the auto industry, according to estimates by the auditing and consulting firm EY.
Taiwan enhances Triton satellite to improve accuracy of extreme weather forecasts
Taiwan’s first domestically-built meteorological satellite, Triton, has taken a major leap forward in its mission to enhance storm forecasting. After entering orbit in 2023 and beginning wind monitoring in May 2024, the Taiwan Space Agency (TASA) announced on August 28 a significant data upgrade: Triton’s wind-speed observations now include both low and high-speed measurements in its Version 2.0 data release, offering unprecedented accuracy for forecasting and research. The new dataset is already available to researchers via the Taiwan Analysis Center for COSMIC (TACC).
As Nissan struggles, Foxconn offers a manufacturing lifeline
Hon Hai Precision Industry, better known as Foxconn, is signaling a strategic shift toward electric vehicles through partnership rather than acquisition. Chairman Young Liu confirmed that the company is exploring collaboration with Japanese automakers like Nissan via its Contract Design and Manufacturing Service (CDMS) model. While Foxconn has held discussions with Renault—the largest shareholder in Nissan—its aim is firmly anchored in cooperation, not ownership.