Taiwan’s technology news headlines – May 2025
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- Taiwan’s TSMC is to open a chip design centre in Germany ‘which could at a later date help develop chips for applications including artificial intelligence’ / full item
- AI+ Taipei Startup Pitch Contest’ applications are open until June 30th, seeking submissions from global tech firms and startups / full item
- Taiwan’s Foxconn is among possible bidders for Singapore’s semiconductor assembly and testing firm, UTAC Holdings, in a deal that may value UTAC at near $3 billion / full item
“At Taiwan’s annual Computex trade show… the spotlight is expected to fall… on the latest in artificial intelligence, but also on the potential destabilising impact of higher US tariffs.” / full item
- Taiwan: National Science & Tech Council Minister announces NT$10 billion plan to fund robotics startups, including one modeled on contract manufacturing giant TSMC’s operations / full item
- More on Google’s first geothermal energy deal in Taiwan, partnering geothermal energy developer Baseload Capital to bring 10 megawatts of clean power online / full item
- Taiwan: Chunghwa Telecom is in talks with Project Kuiper and Canada’s Telesat around satellite communications, building on OneWeb and Astranis deals – but has ruled out Starlink / full item
- Jiva Materials, a startup developing world-first recyclable substrate for printed circuit boards, heads to Taiwan showcase as part of Soft Landing Program / full item
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- Taiwan: Government approves 6 semiconductor industry investment cases including $81M injection by ASML and NT$2.27 billion increase by Japan’s Sumitomo Corp / full item
- Taiwan: Government launches 2025 edition of ‘Run Space Innovation Challenge’ to gather solutions and creative ideas for the space and satellite industries – submissions by June 30th / full item
- India’s Dixon Technologies electronics manufacturer enters JV with Taiwan’s Inventec Corp to make notebook and desktop PC products including components and servers in India / full item
“Samsung struggles with 3-nanometer process as China’s SMIC gains ground in 5-nanometers” / full item
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