Huawei's success in having its self-developed SoC produced with 7nm technology by SMIC, China's largest wafer foundry service provider, stunned the world. Since Huawei is unable to...
Following the Taiwanese government's decision in late 2022 to procure five types of small and medium-size commercial-grade military reconnaissance drones from civilian manufacturers...
A recent report issued by SEMI forecast that the expenditure of global wafer foundry fabs is to decline 15% from the US$99.5 billion historical record in 2022 to US$84 billion in...
Since mid-2022, political and economic factors have caused a slump in global investments, even in once-promising emerging markets. The African tech sector, despite being less affected...
After Huawei's Mate 60 Pro, featuring the 7nm Kirin 9000S processor produced by SMIC, caused a stir, Dr. Burn-Jeng Lin, dean of the College of Semiconductor Research under Taiwan's...
With the iPhone 15 series officially going on sale last week, the industry is closely watching its sales performance. Sources familiar with the smartphone chip industry said that...
South Korea's competitiveness in the IC design industry is relatively low, trailing behind that of the United States, Taiwan, and even mainland China. Since 2023, most industry players...
After Dell's de-Sinicization and Marvell's China team was completely laid off, Qualcomm also couldn't hold on. Reports emerge that a large-scale layoff is planned at Qualcomm's Shanghai...
Arm successfully launched its IPO on Nasdaq on September 14, and Taiwan's leading IC design company, MediaTek, has also announced a US$25 million investment (approximately NT$800...
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) technology has been a prominent feature at the Taiwan Aerospace and Defence Technology Exhibition (TADTE) 2023. The event gathered leading international...
When the world is de-globalizing, it is the best time for Taiwan to re-connect to the global market. When a Taiwan-based IC distributor is moving toward the European and American...
Even though SMIC is lagging behind TSMC and Samsung Electronics by 5-6 and 4-5 years, respectively, it still managed to cross the threshold of advanced semiconductor manufacturing...
Following the semiconductor partnership between the US and Vietnam and US-based GlobalFoundries' opening of a new plant in Singapore, the US is looking to build a more diversified...