TSMC pauses work on second Kumamoto wafer fab amid potential shift to AI chip production

TSMC, through its Japanese subsidiary Japan Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing (JASM), has halted construction on its second wafer fabrication facility in Kikuyo Town, Kumamoto Prefecture. The project, initially intended to produce 6-7nm and 40nm automotive and image sensor chips, saw a near-complete stoppage roughly two months after groundbreaking in October 2025.

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Qisda’s Alpha Networks, Hitron back to profit in 3Q25 after two-year slump, signaling market rebound

After two years of industry-wide inventory corrections, Taiwan’s networking sector is showing early signs of recovery, with Qisda Group subsidiaries Alpha Networks and Hitron Technologies both returning to profitability in the third quarter of 2025. Their improved results coincide with stabilizing operations and renewed product momentum, including Alpha’s upcoming 1.6T liquid-cooled switch.

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Linde LienHwa and CPC launch Taiwan’s first hydrogen refueling stations

Linde LienHwa, Taiwan’s largest industrial gas supplier, opened two hydrogen refueling stations with CPC Corporation as the government prepares new incentives to build out hydrogen infrastructure and support early pilot projects. The LLH Tree Valley Demonstration Hydrogen Refueling Station in Tainan and CPC’s Nanzih station in Kaohsiung are the first facilities of their kind to enter operation in Taiwan and are expected to anchor the country’s initial hydrogen mobility trials.

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