Four major US technology companies have committed a combined US$2 billion to investments across South Korea’s semiconductor materials, equipment, and clean energy sectors. The move is expected to reinforce critical supply chain resilience between the US and South Korea while providing momentum for the South Korean government’s three strategic “Mega Projects.”

STMicroelectronics said humanoid robots are still most likely to enter manufacturing first, as the industry works through key hurdles in hand dexterity, edge AI decision-making, and total system cost. The chipmaker made the remarks at a recent press event in Taiwan focused on sustainability, AI data centers, and robotics.

SEMICON Taiwan, one of Taiwan’s key semiconductor industry events, will move its 2027 edition forward by nearly a month to August 18-20, departing from its traditional early-to-mid-September schedule. The rapidly expanding exhibition, whose agenda increasingly centers on TSMC’s strategy and technology roadmap, has grown substantially in recent years, but the new timing has raised concerns among some international supply-chain companies over summer holidays, Taiwan’s heat, and peak typhoon season.