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Wednesday 19 February 2025
South Korea to invest US$700 million to build domestic On-Device AI chip 'Dream Team'
Despite aspirations to become a comprehensive semiconductor powerhouse, South Korea's global semiconductor market share remains at a mere 3%. The government is launching a major initiative...
Tuesday 18 February 2025
Acer's 10% price hike: Assessing fallout of US tariffs on American firms and Asia
Acer CEO Jason Chen confirmed in a UK interview that the company will raise prices on US-bound laptops made in China by 10% next month in response to Trump's tariffs. He also hinted...
Tuesday 18 February 2025
GaAs foundry Win Semiconductors positive about RF chip demand
Win Semiconductors (WIN), a GaAs foundry, is reportedly one of the beneficiaries of Apple's in-house RF component initiative. Although the Taiwan-based company has declined to provide...
Tuesday 18 February 2025
Masayoshi Son's AI gambit: Arming the future with Stargate
Since 2025, the global tech landscape has remained dominated by two key forces—Donald Trump and artificial intelligence (AI). Masayoshi Son, CEO of SoftBank, appears to be strategically...
Monday 17 February 2025
Chinese AI chipmakers eye DeepSeek model for inference market shift
The focus of AI is pivoting from training to inference, according to TechInsights. As AI companies like DeepSeek-R1 highlight the growing need for inference computational power, Nvidia's...
Friday 14 February 2025
Quantum computing is already here, experts say
Quantum expert Ching-Ray Chang, a distinguished professor of physics at National Taiwan University (NTU), believes that quantum computing is already here, refuting a previous statement...
Friday 14 February 2025
TSMC, Foxconn, Hiwin, and Hota among Taiwanese firms poised to gain from humanoid robot boom
Morgan Stanley has introduced the "Humanoid 100," a compilation of companies expected to gain from advancements in humanoid robots. Among the companies featured are four from Taiwan:...
Friday 14 February 2025
DeepSeek reportedly exploring in-house chip development
Chinese AI company DeepSeek has initiated a major recruitment drive for semiconductor design talent, signaling potential plans to develop its proprietary processors, according to...
Friday 14 February 2025
Meta in talks to acquire FuriosaAI as in-house AI chip competition intensifies
Meta is reportedly in talks to acquire South Korea-based startup FuriosaAI, as major tech companies are increasingly developing and advancing their own AI chips to reduce reliance...
Thursday 13 February 2025
DeepSeek emerges as China's AI powerhouse, raising competitive stakes for Apple
During Qualcomm's latest earnings call, CEO Cristiano Amon described DeepSeek-R1 as a turning point for the AI industry, driving the shift of AI inference from the cloud to edge devices...
Thursday 13 February 2025
Samsung boosts foundry output with rising 4nm orders fueling Exynos and crypto growth
Samsung Electronics' foundry unit is set to ramp up production, lifting shutdown measures on its manufacturing equipment and targeting full operational capacity at its Pyeongtaek...
Thursday 13 February 2025
Benefiting from urgent AI and PC demand, ASE sees robust start in 1Q25
OSAT leader ASE expects to enjoy a particularly strong first quarter of 2025, thanks to an influx of urgent orders for AI and PC applications. Advanced packaging is expected to drive...
Thursday 13 February 2025
Decoding Taiwan-US semiconductor trade ties (Part 5): record exports mark milestone in bilateral chip partnership
According to statistics from the Customs Administration of the Republic of China, Taiwan's total semiconductor exports in 2024 amounted to US$165 billion, with exports to China and...
Wednesday 12 February 2025
MediaTek, Realtek see 2025 network chip boom as Wi-Fi 7 gains traction
MediaTek and Realtek, two of Taiwan's top IC design firms, are bullish on network chips, citing strong momentum heading into 2025. Even in the first quarter, advance orders are emerging...
Wednesday 12 February 2025
Chinese IC firms may shift 14nm orders to SMIC following TSMC's enforcement of BIS whitelist
TSMC has notified several Chinese IC design companies that their chips at 16/14 nanometers or smaller nodes lack "approved OSAT" status on the US BIS whitelist and proper certification...