Nvidia and Samsung Electronics have announced plans for an “AI Factory,” a next-generation semiconductor manufacturing hub powered by over 50,000 Nvidia GPUs. The initiative marks a major leap in their 25-year partnership, evolving from memory supply and GPU collaboration into AI-driven chip production. Announced at the APEC Summit, the project embodies what Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang called “the dawn of the AI industrial revolution,” where accelerated computing and semiconductor fabrication merge into one ecosystem.

After three years of regulatory reviews and industry coordination, Linde LienHwa Group on October 29 unveiled Taiwan’s first hydrogen-powered truck at the 2025 Energy Taiwan and Net Zero Taiwan Expo, signaling a significant step toward commercial hydrogen mobility. The company also announced plans to launch its first hydrogen refueling stations, developed in partnership with CPC Corporation, by the end of 2025, a move aimed at laying the groundwork for a domestic hydrogen infrastructure network.

When Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang arrived in South Korea, global attention turned to a viral “chimaek” (fried chicken and beer) dinner on October 30 featuring Samsung Chairman Lee Jae-yong and Hyundai Executive Chair Chung Eui-sun. Yet, the spotlight shifted the following day to SK Group—and particularly its memory arm, SK Hynix, which co-headlined a landmark AI infrastructure deal that analysts have called a strategic win.

A deepening dispute over Nexperia, the China-backed semiconductor maker based in the Netherlands, has triggered a fresh global supply chain crisis for the auto industry. Following a Dutch government intervention that froze exports of its China-made chips, European and Japanese car associations are warning that vehicle production could soon come to a standstill.