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Friday 31 May 2024
New economic minister: Stable power supply essential to keep semiconductor and AI sectors in Taiwan
If Taiwan does not have enough power supply, the semiconductor and Artificial Intelligence (AI) industries will not stay in Taiwan, commented Kuo Jyh-Huei, the new minister of economic...
Friday 31 May 2024
Taiwan M&A deals and transactions expected to hit new high in 2024, according to MAPECT
As Taiwan M&A and Private Equity Council (MAPECT) commemorates its 10-year anniversary with the release of the 2024 Taiwan M&A Whitepaper on May 29.
Friday 31 May 2024
Adata remains bullish about DRAM prices in 2H24
Despite a short-term correction in spot market prices for DRAM memory, contract prices will continue to rise in the second half of the year, according to memory module manufacturer...
Friday 31 May 2024
Yageo chairman: inventory adjustments have reached healthy level
The passive component giant Yageo held its shareholders' meeting on May 30. Founder and chairman Pierre Chen stated that current inventory adjustments have reached a healthy level...
Friday 31 May 2024
Japan considering ways to provide additional financial resources to Rapidus
As previous subsidies of a total of JPY920 billion (nearly US$6 billion) may not be sufficient to help Rapidus achieve its goal of mass-producing 2nm chips, Japan's Ministry of Economy,...
Friday 31 May 2024
Nvidia CEO engages significant Taiwanese CEOs to promote local AI supply chain
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang revealed two months ago, at a dinner party for Taiwanese partners in Silicon Valley, that he considers himself Taiwan's ambassador. Taiwan is positioned as...
Friday 31 May 2024
With Nvidia taking lion's share of market profits, Intel's finances have struggled amidst AI boom
NVIDIA's latest financial report for the first quarter of fiscal year 2025 (February to April 2024) revealed record-breaking revenue for its data center division. Following a record-setting...
Friday 31 May 2024
WPG chairman shares insights into M&A and industrial holding strategies
Merger and acquisition (M&A) transactions in Taiwan grew 12% year-on-year in 2023 to 131 cases and may continue hitting another new high in 2024. Simon Huang, chairman of WPG...
Friday 31 May 2024
IC distributor Supreme upbeat about 2Q24
Supreme Electronics, which mostly sells memory chips, is optimistic about its operations in the second quarter of 2024, noting a seasonal increase in demand for handsets and PCs,...
Friday 31 May 2024
TrueLight aims for double-digit revenue growth, TMC lays out two-pronged strategy
Photomask company Taiwan Mask Corporation (TMC) has acquired four seats on optical component manufacturer TrueLight's board, during the latter company's board of directors election...
Friday 31 May 2024
Yageo eyeing transition into IDM
Yageo has been steadily evolving over the last 5-10 years, deliberately investing in new company groupings through M&A and private equity investments.
Friday 31 May 2024
Zhen Ding prepares for advanced developments, discusses AI server opportunities
Charles Shen, Chairperson of Zhen Ding, the major PCB company, stated that the first half of 2024, as in previous years, is the off-season for operations. However, compared to the...
Friday 31 May 2024
Chinese CIS suppliers expand presence in high-end smartphone market
The Chinese semiconductor industry, including the CMOS Image Sensor (CIS) segment, is finding more room for development in the domestic market with the sudden rise of the Chinese...
Friday 31 May 2024
New MediaTek flagship chipset to use Arm 3nm processor architecture
MediaTek has confirmed it will use Arm's all-new 3nm flagship Cortex-X925 CPU and Immortalis G925 GPU on its new Dimensity 9400 platform in the second half of 2024.
Friday 31 May 2024
Taiwan IC design firms may face pressure to attract talent
Taiwanese IC design houses may face talent poaching pressure from international tech firms that are expanding their R&D teams in Taiwan.