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Tuesday 18 March 2025
Taiwan boosts academic incentives to address talent gap
Taiwan's declining birthrate is not only causing labor shortages across industries but also creating a severe talent gap in academia. In response, the government has introduced academic...
Tuesday 18 March 2025
TSMC and Avnet take center stage in Arizona governor's second Taiwan visit
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) has confirmed a high-stakes meeting with Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs at its Hsinchu headquarters took place. Following the meeting, Hobbs'...
Tuesday 18 March 2025
Arizona governor Katie Hobbs visits Taiwan as officials downplay TSMC tech outflow concerns
Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs's high-profile visit to Taiwan (March 16-19, 2025) comes in the wake of TSMC chairman C.C. Wei's recent announcement of a substantial increase in US investment...
Monday 17 March 2025
Airoha secures NT$1.4 billion in government grants alongside approvals for three others
In November 2024, Airoha Technology (Airoha) secured a NT$1.4 billion (approx. US$ 42.59 million) grant from Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA), drawing industry-wide attention...
Monday 17 March 2025
China's AI infrastructure surge fuels SSD boom, fast-tracks local memory supply chain
AI adoption is surging, with large-scale models like DeepSeek fueling a sharp rise in memory demand. Following DeepSeek's breakthrough during Lunar New Year, China has accelerated...
Monday 17 March 2025
China targets US lithium battery production with strategic countermeasures
Since President Trump took office, China has come to view the US with increasing skepticism, prompting the Chinese government to implement several countermeasures in response to perceived...
Saturday 15 March 2025
TSMC's advanced semiconductor know-how defies simple regulation, says Taiwan govt official
TSMC Chairman C.C. Wei announced in early March in the US that the company would increase its investment by US$100 billion, drawing significant attention and raising concerns about...
Friday 14 March 2025
India overlooking chip design as key strength, says Ajai Chowdhry
Ajai Chowdhry, chairman of EPIC Foundation & MGB, National Quantum Mission of India, believes that despite significant recent progress in India's semiconductor sector, the country...
Friday 14 March 2025
TSMC could be key to Trump-backed Intel rescue plan
"Saving Intel" has been a subject of negotiation between TSMC and the Trump administration over the past two months, according to semiconductor industry sources. The project's scale...
Friday 14 March 2025
Chinese firms mull price cuts for 8-inch SiC substrates
The US has initiated a Section 301 investigation into China's mature semiconductor processes and third-generation silicon carbide (SiC) semiconductors. Supply chain operators state...
Friday 14 March 2025
China's robotics renaissance: embodied AI boom forcing global rethink
China has officially designated embodied intelligence as a strategic pillar of future industrial growth, according to its latest government work report. This marks a significant policy...
Friday 14 March 2025
Japan doubles down on Rapidus as semiconductor ambitions face funding hurdles
Japan's 2025 budget proposal is on the verge of approval, paving the way for government investment in Rapidus, a project focused on the mass production of advanced semiconductors...
Thursday 13 March 2025
India's Yotta drives AI growth but leaves Asus with significant bad debt
Asus declared a significant bad debt over the last quarter of 2024 due to delayed payments for server products sold to Yotta, a company highlighting India's eagerness to build AI...
Thursday 13 March 2025
India's telecom giants team up with SpaceX for satellite internet push
Following a significant meeting between Narendra Modi and Elon Musk in the US, SpaceX's Starlink has partnered with India's top two telecom companies to introduce satellite communication...
Wednesday 12 March 2025
Airtel-Starlink alliance challenges Jio's dominance in India's satellite internet race
Elon Musk's Starlink has partnered with Airtel, India's second-largest telecom company, to expand its internet services in India, intensifying competition with Mukesh Ambani's Reliance...