In response to the semiconductor shortages caused by the pandemic and the ongoing tensions between the US and China, countries have increasingly focused on strengthening their semiconductor and AI industries. This push is driven by a desire to enhance security and achieve greater self-sufficiency. Consequently, there has been a growing interest in industry events like Computex and SEMICON Taiwan over the past two years
"Quality" is the foundation of all manufacturing industries. Companies initiate product plans from their R&D departments, working collaboratively through production teams, suppliers, and customers to meet the Six Sigma requirements, ultimately aiming for "zero defects" when presenting products to consumers and users
The semiconductor industry began in the early 1970s and is now the largest segment among Zeiss's four major divisions. Under President Andreas Pecher's arrangement, I met CTO Thomas Stammler at a factory producing semiconductor EUV equipment, along with Quanta's Vice President of Corporate Quality, JJ Wei
Zeiss president Andreas Pecher asked me how DIGITIMES observes Zeiss. I replied that it could gradually transition from an R&D focus to application markets, striking an appropriate balance between measurement and inspection technologies
Following Donald Trump's election victory, TSMC's future operations face heightened uncertainty. While TSMC has increased its market share in advanced processes due to chip export controls against China and the foundry challenges faced by Samsung and Intel, risks related to geopolitics and market concentration have intensified. How can TSMC mitigate its operational risks during the upcoming presidential term
I recently attended Zeiss's Quality Innovation Summit in Berlin, where I delivered a one-hour presentation titled "Reshaping Global ICT Supply Chain." Through arrangements made by the general manager of Zeiss Taiwan, PT Cheong, I met with three high-level decision-makers including Zeiss president Andreas Pecher and industrial quality solutions (IQS) head Marc Wawerla before my speech
