Country: TW | Published: 2026-09-16
Taiwan shares opened higher, a shift from the prior session's tech-led slide, with chip names getting a fresh narrative boost as MediaTek unveiled flagship smartphone chips built o
Taiwan shares opened higher, a shift from the prior session's tech-led slide, with chip names getting a fresh narrative boost as MediaTek unveiled flagship smartphone chips built on TSMC's most advanced 2nm and 3nm processes. The US dollar firmed in Taipei trading, reversing the local currency's earlier sharp strength. Meanwhile, the Micron Taiwan union continues pressing profit-sharing demands and keeps strike preparations alive, a lingering labor overhang for the memory supply chain.