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Thursday 29 February 2024
Southeast Asia to face aging society challenges as labor shortages loom
East Asian countries, including Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and China, have successively crossed the threshold into low birthrate and aging societies from the late 20th century to...
Thursday 29 February 2024
South Korean government join forces with corporations, aiming to create 'South Korea's Nvidia'
With the US, China, and Japan all actively developing semiconductors, the pressure is starting to build for South Korea. In response, the South Korean government is strengthening...
Thursday 29 February 2024
Japanese mature-process semiconductor equipment makers thrive amid US-China chip war
While many Japanese industrial equipment makers grapple with the economic downturn in China, the semiconductor equipment sector has shown s completely different performance. US-led...
Thursday 29 February 2024
Taiwan's venture capital sector faces challenges as Singapore and Japan surge ahead
In Taiwan, the venture capital scene has reached a significant milestone, marking its 40th year of development. Despite Taiwan's impressive track record in the technology sector,...
Thursday 29 February 2024
TSMC appoints two executives as Co-COOs, passing the baton on
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) Board of Directors held a special meeting on February 29 and approved the appointment of Senior Vice President of R&D Y.J. Mii...
Thursday 29 February 2024
SK Hynix said to purchase 8 EUV machines for HBM3E processes
SK Hynix plans to invest KRW2 trillion ($1.5 billion) in 2024 to introduce extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography equipment to cope with the new generation of memory investment in...
Thursday 29 February 2024
'I'll see your 8-layer HBM3E and raise you 36GB 12-layer HBM3E' Samsung tells Micron
Samsung is engaged in fierce HBM competition with Micron.
Thursday 29 February 2024
Taiwan's transformation into global semiconductor leadership and future challenges
In university, I studied electrical engineering, and at that time, semiconductors were an emerging field. The electronics courses we took still taught vacuum tubes. It wasn't until...
Thursday 29 February 2024
Micron project reportedly triggers cascade of follow-up investments in Gujarat
The latest rumor indicated that Tower Semiconductor and Tata Group proposed to invest in setting up chip fabs in India's western state of Gujarat, and the state may become India's...
Thursday 29 February 2024
2024 Industry Outlook (2): ICT industry performance reflects economic health in Taiwan
In 2023, 940 plus publicly listed electronics companies in Taiwan reported a total of US$833 billion in revenues, down 12.6% from US$953 billion in 2022. This number reflected the...
Thursday 29 February 2024
TSMC's 'Black Ship' sails into Japan, sparking South Korean concerns about reversal of competitive edge
Kumamoto, a small Japanese city that suffered a devastating earthquake in 2016, recently witnessed a momentous occasion--the grand opening of TSMC's Kumamoto Fab 1. Dubbed the "Reiwa...
Thursday 29 February 2024
Strong foundry demand to buoy Kinik 2024 revenue
Kinik expects to boost revenue by up to 10% in 2024 due to high demand from the foundry sector.
Thursday 29 February 2024
Wearable sensor demand looking promising at MWC 2024
At MWC 2024, in addition to the highly anticipated AI smartphones and various connectivity upgrades, wearable devices are attracting lots of attention. If the devices take off, it...
Thursday 29 February 2024
Growing AI demand propels PCB industry forward
Taiwan-based PCB industry players, such as PCB drill bit maker Topoint Technology and copper clad laminate (CCL) maker ITEQ, are already seeing the benefits from AI demand and expect...
Thursday 29 February 2024
AI wave to boost high-end probe card demand
The AI boom is injecting momentum into various industries, including the semiconductor testing solutions sector, where suppliers see strong demand for wafer probe cards and IC test...