Some contract manufacturers outsource and send motherboard layouts and design to print circuit board makers. 
Trade war

China 'spy chips' rattle global data center supply chain

Apple and Amazon reject allegations, but industry on alert for vulnerabilities

6 October 2018
TSMC founder Morris Chang, second from left, is highly respected worldwide, including in China.
Economy

Taiwan appoints TSMC founder Morris Chang as APEC envoy

Industry titan warns that nationalism is a challenge for small economies

3 October 2018
Tariffs have driven up the cost of buying aluminum products outside the U.S.
Business deals

Taiwan company buys US aluminum plant to skirt Trump tariffs

Ta Chen to purchase processing site from Alcoa spinoff

3 October 2018
Illustration by Eric Chow
Economy

Young Taiwanese uproot to Southeast Asia for pay and prospects

Unemployment at home and rising mainland labor costs prompt shift away from China

1 October 2018
Facebook,which operates this data center in Oregon, chose Singapore over Taiwan to build its first one in Asia.
Trade war

Taiwan lobbies Facebook for 2nd Asian data center

Despite loss to Singapore, government wants key US facilities for national security

27 September 2018
Powertech on Tuesday broke ground on its new advanced chip packaging factory in the Taiwanese city of Hsinchu. (Photo by Cheng Ting-Fang)
Companies

Powertech invests $1.7bn in Taiwan chip packaging plant

Key supplier eyes Google, Facebook, Alibaba as customers in new AI tech wave

25 September 2018
Mitsubishi Motors operates this plant in Thailand. Southeast Asia's auto production grew by a faster rate than China's in the first half of 2018. (Photo by Hiroshi Kotani)
Economy

Southeast Asia's production gains speed as China slows

Manufacturing index up 6.2% for first half as companies diversify bases

20 September 2018
Foxconn Technology Group has pursued $10 billion worth of investment in the U.S. while taking affiliates public in mainland China. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)
Companies

Foxconn unit's mainland China IPO highlights trade war strategy

Apple supplier Avary raises $540m as group woos both sides

19 September 2018
Experts expect the Chinese goods will enter the U.S. market illegally, but under the guise of another country.
Trade war

Chinese producers expected to beat US tariffs by rerouting goods

Experts say practice is already widespread in some industries

18 September 2018
Customers walk past an Apple logo in the Apple store at Grand Central Terminal in New York on Aug. 1.
Taiwan tech tracker

New iPhone faces $700 test for growing sales

As pace of innovation slows, suppliers' fortunes hinge on price-sensitive consumers

12 September 2018
The super typhoon is expected to affect a wide swath of Asia.
Economy

Super typhoon Mangkhut heads for the Philippines, Taiwan and Hong Kong

Concerns growing that intense storm could damage Asian supply chains

12 September 2018
Apple, in a letter to the Trump administration, expressed concern that proposed tariffs "will result in lowerU.S. growth and competitiveness and higher prices for U.S. consumers," like the iPhone users pictured here.
Trade war

US-made iPhones would cost $150 more, supplier says as tariffs loom

Trump's dig at Apple underscores challenge for assemblers of rethinking China supply chain

11 September 2018
Talon Innovations employees work inside a clean room at the plant in Sauk Rapids, Minn.
Business trends

US chip industry to warn Trump against export controls on Chinese trade

Attempt to curb Beijing's 'Made in China 2025' could be devastating say companies

7 September 2018
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, center, who has announced an upcoming ban on single-use plastic bags, works with schoolchildren on a beach cleanup in Wellington on Aug. 10.
Environment

Asian economies join the anti-plastic crusade

Growing concerns about microparticles in the oceans prompt action

17 August 2018
Soccer shoes for sale at a Mizuno shop in Hanoi. Vietnam has become a major production base for contract shoemakers.
Business trends

Trade war fuels Taiwanese producers' withdrawal from China

Southeast Asia, India and even US benefit as increased taxes add to wage concerns

16 August 2018
Taiwan's Inventec competes with mainland company Luxshare for orders to assemble Apple's AirPods.
Companies

AirPod maker Inventec has alternatives to China production, executive says

Taiwanese supplier touts Shanghai location as advantage over inland rival

15 August 2018
Taiwan’s Fair Trade Commission reached a settlement that reduces its fine against U.S. chipmaker Qualcomm by around 90%. (Photo by Cheng Ting-Fang)
Economy

Taiwan-Qualcomm antitrust settlement draws fire from rivals

$773m fine slashed after US chipmaker commits to tech development plan

10 August 2018
Chaney Ho, Advantech’s executive board director, said companies need to move at least some part of production to their major markets including the U.S. and India to counter protectionism.
Trade war

'Made in USA' push is here to stay: Taiwan tech giant

Advantech, world's biggest industrial IT company, ready to expand in America

6 August 2018
A security guard stands near the logo of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.
Companies

Apple supplier TSMC hit by computer virus

Cyberattack comes at busiest time of year, just ahead of new iPhone release

4 August 2018
MediaTek says smaller Chinese smartphone makers may turn cautious on investment because of the uncertainties hanging over U.S.-China trade.  (Photo by Cheng Ting-Fang).
Trade war

Trade war spooks smaller phone makers, MediaTek says

Chipmaker sees 'no growth' in global smartphone shipments this year

1 August 2018
For Giant, tax breaks or inexpensive labor are not sufficient reasons to set up a production base. (Photo by Cheng Ting-Fang)
Trade war

Bike maker Giant to ride out trade war without US production

Taiwanese company launches $72m European expansion to reduce reliance on China

27 July 2018
Foxconn Chairman Terry Gou, right, and U.S. President Donald Trump took part in the groundbreaking ceremony for Foxconn's new factory complex in Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin, on June 28.
CEO in the news

In Wisconsin, Foxconn's Terry Gou seeks a future beyond Apple

Taiwanese mogul wants to lead industrial AI to survive US-China tensions

20 July 2018