Asia Tech News Digest - October 23, 2026

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Pharmaceutical
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Biotechnology
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1 CNA Indonesia seeks to rev up domestic EV production amid rising demand Indonesia is the world's leading nickel producer, giving it an advantage in developing a local EV battery supply chain and expanding manufacturing. Logistics
2 SemiEng Chip Industry Week In Review CHIPS Act $389M to power chips, vertical GaN, materials; Micron's memory roadmap; Nvidia expands supply chain capacity; Tenstorrent raises $1.5B; China NAND fabs; 800V power for AI data centers; Intel advances Arizona fab; China orders +$35B in Nvidia GPUs. The post Chip Industry Week In Review appeared first on Semico SemiconductorAILogistics
3 DigiTimes Samsung reportedly orders final tools for first Taylor fab as Texas site nears 2nm output cap Samsung Electronics has ordered additional equipment to fill the remaining space at its first foundry fab in Taylor, Texas, a move that would lift the plant's 2nm capacity to 20,000 wafers per month in the second half of 2027, ZDNet Korea reported on October 23, citing industry sources. ElectronicsSemiconductor
4 DigiTimes Taiwan's top telecom spins off AI surveillance unit, plans global push with local hardware makers Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) has established a new subsidiary, CHT Intelligent Vision Solutions (IVS), spinning off an internal team focused on smart security and intelligent video analytics. The new company will target enterprise security, public safety, and smart-city applications, while taking Taiwanese hardware partners AI
5 DigiTimes TSMC advances CoPoS packaging at Taoyuan Longtan site TSMC's Longtan Science Park Phase 3 in Taoyuan is restarting after nearly three years of delays, with Taiwan's National Development Council approving its development plan on September 17, 2026. The 104.65-hectare site is expected to focus first on advanced packaging technologies such as CoPoS, joining TSMC's Chiayi AP7 AI
6 CNA OpenAI and Poland’s NASK collaborate on AI safety research OpenAI and Poland’s NASK collaborate on AI safety research AI
7 CNA South Korean economy's growth likely picked up in Q3 on chip exports: Reuters poll South Korean economy's growth likely picked up in Q3 on chip exports: Reuters poll Semiconductor
8 TechAsia Microsoft AI twice as accurate as doctors in 300 cases The AI system also outperformed physicians in emergency room scenarios, and the researchers said its diagnostic work-ups cost less. AI
9 TechAsia InDrive teams up with Pony.ai, Nvidia for robotaxi tests It also follows inDrive’s memorandum of understanding with Saudi Arabian company Ai Driver to advance deployment in Saudi Arabia. AIAutomation
10 TechAsia Japanese AI infrastructure firm AI&Co launches video tool Enterprises can build dedicated models trained on characters and video assets they own the rights to. AI

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