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Wednesday 10 January 2024
Navigating uncharted waters of the 'Silicon Era of Discovery'
In 1492, Queen Isabella of Spain drove out the Moors and supported Christopher Columbus in discovering the New World, evoking a pivotal moment in the Age of Discovery.
Monday 8 January 2024
Taiwan's semiconductor success explained in Sun Tzu's concepts
It has been half a century since the semiconductor industry began in the 1970s. At first, semiconductors were just a supporting component developed by large corporations to enhance...
Thursday 4 January 2024
We are witnessing the beginning of a 'Silicon Era'
2030 will inaugurate a "Silicon Era" of quarter-finals competition among industrial nations, as applications such as electrical vehicles, connected cars, and artificial intelligence...
Wednesday 3 January 2024
A paradigm shift in semiconductor materials development (2)
In the decade since AlphaGo was introduced, neural networks in machine learning have been gradually applied to various industrial and commercial scenarios. One of the applications...
Wednesday 27 December 2023
A paradigm shift in semiconductor materials development (1)
There are three ways to grow the economic scale in the modern-day semiconductor industry: continuous miniaturization of processes, advanced packaging, and the application of new ma...
Friday 22 December 2023
Chip industry navigating growth and challenges in the evolving industry landscape
The importance of the semiconductor industry to Taiwan is self-evident. Among them, TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company) holds a high global market share in advanced...
Wednesday 29 November 2023
The application of the nanoimprint lithography (2): Latest market development
The model FPA-1200NZ2C from Canon, a nanoscale imprinting machine, has been making headlines recently, although it first appeared in academic journals as early as 2015. The resurgence...
Tuesday 28 November 2023
The application of nanoimprint lithography (1): technology and challenges
Recently, the Japanese semiconductor equipment manufacturer Canon released the nanoimprint lithography (NIL) machine FPA-1200NZ2C, capable of achieving a 5-nanometer process node...
Monday 13 November 2023
Government incentives for developing semiconductor industry (3): Subsidies for R&D activities
Cash subsidies targeting research and development (R&D) investments and R&D consortiums are conducive to the development of semiconductor technologies, so governments can...
Monday 6 November 2023
Government incentives for developing semiconductor industry (2): fiscal measures and effects
Tax breaks, depreciation acceleration, research and development investment subsidization, and fiscal subsidies are typical forms of fiscal incentives for encouraging semiconductor...
Tuesday 31 October 2023
Government incentives for developing semiconductor industry (1): applicable stages and effects
During the reorganization of global supply chains, opportunities are being created for countries that are semiconductor markets in which system manufacturers are based. Semiconductors,...
Wednesday 4 October 2023
Taiwan's strategic response to achieve self-sufficiency in drone component production
Most critical drone components are currently sourced from China due to cost considerations, leaving little room for global competition.
Wednesday 20 September 2023
How Transsion managed to obtain more than 40% of Africa's smartphone market
With a population of 1.4 billion and an annual demand for more than 200 million smartphones, Africa is a big market. However, few have asked why it is that Transsion, a Chinese brand,...
Friday 15 September 2023
Implications of latest merger between Taiwan and Canadian IC distributors to IC design industry
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...
Friday 15 September 2023
While IC design houses stride forward into a new era
After the year 2020, there was a significant drop in merger and acquisition activities within the IC design industry, while a notable increase occurred in cases of IC design companies...