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Monday 24 March 2025
Rapidus investment fuels Hokkaido semiconductor talent gap
Rapidus' Hokkaido investment is exacerbating Japan's semiconductor talent shortage. Companies struggle to fill open positions, revealing a critical gap in skilled workers and instructors...
Monday 24 March 2025
Intel Japan chair retires, defends Gelsinger strategies citing 'bad timing'
Kunimasa Suzuki, chairman of Intel KK, the Japanese subsidiary of US semiconductor giant Intel, will retire at the end of March 2025. However, he will continue to serve as chairman...
Monday 24 March 2025
Weekly news roundup: China pays uncapped PhD salaries to develop ASML alternative; TSMC board member dismisses Intel foundry takeover rumors
These are the most-read DIGITIMES Asia stories from the week of March 17 – March 22.
Monday 24 March 2025
HCL-Foxconn's OSAT venture reportedly exploring engineering and construction partner
HCL-Foxconn's OSAT venture reportedly seeks EPC partners L&T and CTCI, aiming for quick Cabinet approval, following a Foxconn senior executive's visit to India.
Monday 24 March 2025
Chip companies flood Germany with US$6.5 billion in subsidy requests
Companies in the chipmaking industry are asking for three times the available subsidies from Germany’s latest funding program, setting up one of the first challenges for the...
Saturday 22 March 2025
NY challenges Texas, Arizona for Taiwan's chip investments
New York is making an aggressive play to position itself as the epicenter of America's semiconductor resurgence, leveraging its research capabilities and shovel-ready infrastructure...
Saturday 22 March 2025
SEMI Country excerpt 2: The unique 'Taiwan' advantage of Nvidia
Nvidia pays premium prices to TSMC but gains absolute market advantages. The key question now is: "Are you relevant to AI leaders or core enterprises?"
Saturday 22 March 2025
Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan's appointment sparks renewed hopes for India
Intel's appointment of Lip-Bu Tan as its new chief executive has raised fresh speculation over the company's potential expansion into India's semiconductor sector, particularly in...
Friday 21 March 2025
Jensen Huang explains his unconventional strategy to reveal four-year roadmap
During the GPU Technology Conference (GTC) 2025 in San Jose, Nvidia founder and CEO Jensen Huang hosted an exclusive Taiwan Night dinner, where he addressed key Taiwanese industry...
Friday 21 March 2025
Apple supplier Wingtech offloads ODM assets to Luxshare in semiconductor pivot
Luxshare Precision Industry announced on March 20 that it will acquire core assets from Wingtech Technology's consumer electronics system integration unit. The all-cash deal, executed...
Friday 21 March 2025
Taiwan mandates 50% overseas hires for subsidized R&D to protect scarce local talent
Since 2015, Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) has been promoting the "Global Innovation Partnership Initiatives Program", and in 2020, it launched the "A+ Industrial Innovative...
Friday 21 March 2025
ADI powers AI data centers with triple-high tech strategy
The development of artificial intelligence (AI) is closely tied to data centers, and the key hardware infrastructure of these centers is now facing three crucial trends: high efficiency,...
Friday 21 March 2025
Tan's mission: Return Intel to Grove-era glory days
Intel possesses abundant talent but suffers from inadequate leadership and direction. If newly-appointed CEO Lip-Bu Tan successfully executes Intel's 1.8nm technology, known as 18A,...
Friday 21 March 2025
NCYU semiconductor professor receives Simon Sze Award
Kuan-Neng Chen, dean of the International College of Semiconductor Technology at National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (NYCU), received the "Simon Sze Award" -- set up in honor...
Friday 21 March 2025
Taiwan central bank lowers 2025 growth forecast to 3.05%
Taiwan's central bank has lowered the country's economic growth outlook for 2025 to 3.05%, with the persistently strong demand for AI and other emerging technology applications continuing...