While the Czech Republic is often seen in Taiwan as Europe’s semiconductor hotspot, Spain receives the most EU funding for tech initiatives. In early 2025, the DIGITIMES team visited Barcelona to cover MWC 2025 and explore the region’s fast-evolving innovation ecosystem.

Samsung Electro-Mechanics (Semco) is set to expand its advanced IC substrate business by officially ramping up mass production of IC substrates for artificial intelligence (AI) accelerators starting in the second quarter of 2025. The company will also initiate trial production of glass core substrates (GCS).

Coretronic Intelligent Robotics Corporation (CIRC), a subsidiary of Taiwan’s Coretronic Group, is carving a niche in the global drone market, capitalizing on its non-red supply chain status to secure a competitive edge over the Chinese giant DJI. Despite acknowledging technological gaps, CIRC’s strategic positioning and robust contract wins signal a promising trajectory, particularly in defense and commercial applications.

AOC Q27G4K was unveiled in China boasting a 27–inch Fast IPS display with a 400Hz refresh rate and 0.3 ms MPRT. The screen has a QHD resolution and delivers a peak brightness of 450 nits, meeting the VESA DisplayHDR 400 certification requirements. It covers 100% of the sRGB and 95% of the DCI-P3 color space. The monitor is fitted with a fully ergonomic stand enabling up to 130 m of height…