The SK Group views EV-related businesses as a key growth area for the future, which is why its battery subsidiary SK On invested over KRW20 trillion (US$14.5 billion) to expand its global production sites
Global stock markets tumbled the day after news about US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's accusation about Taiwan taking the chip business from the United States and that he would impose 60% tariffs on goods from China and 10% on all goods from other countries
US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, in an interview with Bloomberg Businessweek, claimed that Taiwan had taken 100% of the chip business from the US without giving anything in return. He also reiterated his belief that Taiwan should pay for defense and protection from the United States. However, a closer look reveals several misconceptions in Trump's statements regarding the US-China chip war
Generative AI continues to fuel global server business potential spreading like wildfire. Taiwanese manufacturers dominate the global AI server assembly industry, representing as much as 90% of it. This is due to their exceptional skills in server design, research and development, and contract manufacturing. Taiwan is the primary recipient of this market dominance
China's aggressive automotive exports caught the world's attention, hitting a record high in the first half of 2024 but starting to slow down after tariffs imposed by Europe and the United States. However, few have noticed that China's semiconductor exports growth and dollar amount during the first half of the year both exceeded that of automotive exports
Taiwan has established an R&D initiative akin to the US Department of Defense's Defense Innovation Unit (DIU). This initiative serves as the matchmaker between the military procurement office and the private sector, such as research institutions and startups supplying innovative technologies
Mecademic Industrial Robotics, a leader in micro-automation, is set to expand its presence in the high-growth medical devices and electronics markets, particularly in the Asia-Pacific region
Largan Precision, a leading smartphone lens manufacturer, is facing challenges due to the increasing influence of AI in the smartphone market and its impact on talent recruitment in the semiconductor industry
The 34th Academia Sinica academician and honorary academician election recently welcomed 28 new members, including Douglas Yu, Vice President of Pathfinding for System Integration at TSMC. Yu's selection recognizes his expertise in advanced semiconductor processes and heterogeneous system integration
Innolux Corporation, a leading display panel manufacturer, is undergoing a significant transformation as it ventures into the semiconductor field with its Fan-Out Panel Level Packaging (FOPLP) technology. The company is closing its generation 5.5 TFT-LCD plant and has garnered attention due to its collaboration with TSMC on FOPLP development and potential interest from Micron Technology in acquiring the aforementioned plant
Indian semiconductor startup Silizium Circuits is a promising company receiving support from the Taiwan government and stationed at the Tainan site of Taiwan Tech Arena (TTA-South), looking to deepen its network and build partnerships in the local semiconductor ecosystem
Despite increasing numbers of graduates from electrical engineering, electronics, and optoelectronics programs trained by six universities joining the industry, Taiwan still faces a severe talent shortage
The 35th Academician Conference of Academia Sinica continued on July 2, featuring a keynote speech by Bill Gates Professor of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering at Harvard University, H. T. Kung. In his speech "Embracing Generative AI", Kung highlighted the potential and risks of generative AI (GenAI), sparking widespread discussion
