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Taiwan export orders top $100B for first time as AI demand surges
Taiwan's export orders reached a record $102.96 billion in August, up 71.4 percent from a year earlier, as demand for AI servers, chips and other computing products accelerated.
Singapore’s Nexstrom raises $12M to scale 12-inch 2D semiconductor platform
Singapore semiconductor startup Nexstrom has raised a $12 million seed round led by Xora Innovation to commercialize a wafer-scale platform for single-crystal 2D semiconductor materials.
US battery startup EnerVenue opens first factory in China’s Changzhou
US battery startup EnerVenue has opened its first manufacturing plant in Changzhou, China, after dropping an earlier plan for a Kentucky factory.
Aolani and NVIDIA plan 22,000-GPU AI infrastructure expansion in Southeast Asia
Aolani is working with NVIDIA to deploy 22,000 Blackwell Ultra GPUs in Malaysia and the Philippines, taking its regional capacity above 48,000 GPUs.
Taiwan breaks ground on Kaohsiung advanced-packaging park anchored by TSMC
Taiwan has begun construction of an 88.7-hectare industrial park in Kaohsiung focused partly on advanced semiconductor packaging, with TSMC planning a validation laboratory and talent training center.
Singapore’s MetaOptics secures up to $10M US investment facility
Singapore-listed MetaOptics has entered a warrant arrangement with White Lion Capital that could provide up to $10 million through the issuance of as many as 40 million new ordinary shares.
Global humanoid robot sales reached about 7,000 in 2025: IFR
About 7,000 humanoid robots were sold worldwide in 2025 for industrial and professional service applications, according to data from the International Federation of Robotics.
China’s CXMT says fifth-generation DRAM platform enters mass production
China’s CXMT says its fifth-generation DRAM platform has entered mass production, with new 24-gigabit LPDDR5X chips and higher output per wafer.
RoboTechnik seeks up to $660M in Hong Kong share sale
China’s RoboTechnik Intelligent Technology is seeking up to about HK$5.18 billion ($660 million) in a Hong Kong share sale, with trading expected September 29.
Canada’s Enablence raises $18M to expand optical-chip output in Vietnam with Foxconn unit
Canada's Enablence Technologies has raised C$25 million ($18 million) to expand production of optical chips at its California plant and a Vietnam facility run in collaboration with ShunYun Technology, an unit of Taiwan's Foxconn.
