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Friday 26 January 2024
Taiwan's hacking crisis exposes semiconductor firms' Achilles supply chains
Taiwan's semiconductor companies and their supply ecosystem are uniquely vulnerable to cyber-attacks.
Friday 26 January 2024
SK Hynix said to diversify HBM equipment sources, optimizing processes
SK Hynix is trying to diversify equipment sources to cut reliance on certain technology and specific companies for its High Bandwidth Memory (HBM) supply chain, according to South...
Friday 26 January 2024
Price war in Chinese car market impacts Nidec's earnings forecasts
The fierce price cuts persisting in China and other EV markets have burdened automotive suppliers. Japan-based Nidec, an electric motor drive technology provider, just scaled down...
Friday 26 January 2024
Pegatron to set up manufacturing site in Malaysia
Contract electronics maker Pegatron has announced plans to build a plant in Malaysia, bringing the total number of its manufacturing sites in Southeast Asia to four.
Friday 26 January 2024
Intel-UMC to boost Intel market share via advanced foundry services for UMC customer base
Intel announced a collaboration on developing the 12nm process platform to address high-growth markets such as mobile, communication infrastructure, and networking. The collaboration...
Friday 26 January 2024
Intel, UMC form foundry partnership
Intel and United Microelectronics (UMC) have announced a collaboration on the development of a 12-nanometer semiconductor process platform for high-growth markets such as mobile,...
Thursday 25 January 2024
World's no. 2 memory chip maker SK Hynix reports surprise profit
SK Hynix Inc. posted its first operating profit in more than a year and affirmed plans to build high-end memory capacity to meet AI demand, the latest to signal hope for a long-delayed...
Thursday 25 January 2024
China's space industry still has a long way until commercialization, says domestic operator
With China's commercial satellite industry gradually taking off, scaling up the relevant infrastructure and building a mature satellite application industry are the keys for the sector...
Thursday 25 January 2024
Taiwan's automotive firms unfazed by China's threat to cancel ECFA
China People's Political Consultative Conference Daily reported on Jan. 20 that the country will not rule out the possibility of terminating the Economic Cooperation Framework...
Thursday 25 January 2024
Huawei unleashes HarmonyOS, breaks free from Android to challenge iOS
After nearly five years of refinement and external pressure from US export controls, Huawei's long-planned Hongmeng OS Galaxy Edition has officially been unveiled. This marks the...
Thursday 25 January 2024
ASML expects strong rebound in 2025, optimistic about orders from memory makers
ASML reported strong books for the last quarter. The lithography equipment giant still expects uncertainties in the chip industry in 2024, and the demands from memory makers will...
Thursday 25 January 2024
China imports over 400 lithography machines from the Netherlands in past five years
As the US and its allies are imposing export restrictions on semiconductor equipment, China increased its chipmaking tool imports over the past year and doubled its imports of lithography...
Thursday 25 January 2024
Chinese AI processor developers face challenges
Chinese AI chip developers, including Biren Technology and Cambricon Technologies, are having tough times that could burst the AI bubble in China.
Thursday 25 January 2024
Apple to obtain initial 2nm capacity from TSMC, sources say
TSMC, which only increases production capacity in response to significant customer orders, has recently established a production expansion strategy aimed at attaining 2nm GAA. Apple...
Wednesday 24 January 2024
'Taiwanese Chips Act' to take effect in February, aiming to cement semiconductor leadership
While the recent US CHIPS and Science Act, European Chips Act, and Japan's subsidy plan have enticed TSMC to build wafer fabs in the US, Germany, and Japan, Taiwan has responded with...
Research Report Database
Samsung expands mobile phone production beyond Asian countries, says DIGITIMES Research
SLMs to increase presence in GenAI business opportunities, says DIGITIMES Research
Generative AI market to reach US$1.5 trillion by 2030 with Taiwan holds hardware advantage; software and services to see promising future, says DIGITIMES Research