33 news items tagged law
Highlights of the day: Moore's Law alive and kicking
Thursday 19 September 2019Some may think Moore's Law is reaching its limits, but for TSMC, it is still very much alive. The world's number one pure-play foundry is already conducting 3nm...
Manufacturers face hurdles moving out of China
Monday 7 January 2019Taiwan manufacturers looking to move production out of China amid trade tensions between the world's two superpowers face many hurdles, as their home country lack electricity and...
Moore's Law can last two more process generations, says MediaTek chair
Wednesday 22 November 2017The Moore's Law that sets the pace of the semiconductor development can last two more generations, as the process technology may hit bottlenecks after advancing to 3nm node from the...
Moore's Law no longer valid, says Morris Chang
Wednesday 25 October 2017Moore's Law has become invalid for a while, as the time needed for the transistor density to double is no longer 18-24 months although the density has indeed kept increasing, Morris...
Qualcomm faces antitrust fine in Taiwan
Thursday 12 October 2017Taiwan's Fair Trade Commission (FTC) has concluded an investigation into wireless chipmaker Qualcomm, finding that certain of the company's business practices are in violation of...
Moore's Law has come to its end, says Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang
Wednesday 27 September 2017Nvidia founder and CEO Jensen Huang has said that with the emergence of GPU computing following the decline of the CPU era, Moore's Law has come to an end, stressing that his company's...
China enacting law to facilitate development of self-driving cars
Friday 22 September 2017In an effort to accelerate the development of its smart car industry, China is moving to legislate regulations governing the production and driving of smart vehicles. Its National...
China could enhance its position in post-Moore's Law era, says former TSMC COO
Wednesday 23 August 2017China's semiconductor industry could have a chance of strengthening its position in the post-Moore's Law era, according to Shang-yi Chiang, former executive VP and co-chief operating...
Semicon China: Chipmakers talk about Moore's Law and China's fast-growing IC industry
Friday 17 March 2017At Semicon China 2017, executives at chip giant Intel, IC packager Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, equipment vendors ASML, Lam Research and Tokyo Electron (TEL), and nano-electronics...
Era of Silicon 4.0: TSIA chairman talks about virtual Moore's Law
Wednesday 16 November 2016With 2015 being the 50th anniversary of Moore's Law, one of the hottest topics that has continued to be discussed up until now in the semiconductor industry has been whether Moore's...
Innovation to keep Moore's Law alive, says TSMC co-CEO
Friday 30 September 2016TSMC will continue to innovate to keep Moore's Law alive, and maintaining the company's technology leadership is always a fundamental strategy, said TSMC co-CEO Mark Liu at a recent...
BOE Technology chairman proposes survival law for panel industry
Friday 8 April 2016Wang Dongsheng, chairman for China-based TFT-LCD panel maker BOE Technology, has proposed a survival law for the panel industry, that is, with prices remaining unchanged, makers should...
Taiwan market: Google fined for refusing to comply with refund law
Tuesday 28 June 2011The Taipei City Government on June 27 imposed a fine of NT$1 million (US$34,500) on Google for refusing to comply with the refund regulations as stipulated in the country's Consumer...
Moore's Law to hit snag in 6-8 years, says TSMC chairman
Tuesday 26 April 2011Semiconductor technological development will be faced with bottlenecks within the next 10 years, with Moore's Law to witness insurmountable technological barriers in 6-8 years, according...
Taiwan solar module makers to benefit from new US military procurement regulations
Wednesday 19 January 2011A provision in a military authorization law signed by US president Barack Obama on January 7, 2011, which requires the Defense Department to purchase only American-made solar panels,...
IPC maker Axiomtek suffers 6-month export ban
Wednesday 12 January 2011The Board of Foreign Trade under Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs has decided to prohibit Taiwan-based industrial PC maker Axiomtek from exporting its products for six months,...
Taiwan market: Data loss prevention expected to be in rising demand due to new personal data protection laws
Friday 11 June 2010As Taiwan has enacted the Personal Data Protection Law and will bring it into effect in January 2011, the demand for data loss prevention solutions in the Taiwan market is expected...
Smartbook: What's in a name?
Friday 4 June 2010During Computex Taipei 2010, Qualcomm is showcasing its Snapdragon-based smartbook platform. But does the company even have the right to use the smartbook name? Earlier published...
Taiwan enacts law to boost industrial innovations
Monday 19 April 2010Taiwan's Legislature has adopted the Statute for Industrial Innovations, offering tax breaks for R&D investment to encourage innovations by enterprises in various industries.
China amends law to promote renewable energy
Tuesday 29 December 2009China's National People's Congress, the country's top-level legislature, on December 26 passed an amendment to the Renewable Energy Law focusing on compulsory purchase of all grid-connected...
Foxconn distances itself from engineer accused of stealing Ford trade secrets
Monday 19 October 2009Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) has posted a filing with the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) indicating that former employee Mike Yu, who is currently being charged with...
Qualcomm hit with restraining order in Germany for use of Smartbook name
Tuesday 1 September 2009Qualcomm has been hit with a restraining order in Germany for using the product name "Smartbook." Smartbook AG obtained the restraining order in the Cologne District Court...
China to set up renewable energy development fund, reports say
Wednesday 26 August 2009The China government has proposed an amendment to its Renewable Energy Law, focusing on establishing a fund for R&D to connect renewable energy with electricity grids, as well...
Is Moore's Law becoming academic? asks iSuppli
Wednesday 17 June 2009The high cost of semiconductor manufacturing equipment is making continued chip-making advancements too expensive to use for volume production, relegating Moore's Law to the laboratory...
Taiwan renewable energy law promises huge business opportunities for PV and wind power
Tuesday 16 June 2009Taiwan's Renewable Energy Development Statute enacted on June 12 will generate business opportunities with an estimated value of NT$360 billion (US$11.1 billion) for photovoltaic...
- How apps power Hong Kong's 'leaderless' protests (Jun 30) - BBC News
- ASML disagrees with implication of "Chinese espionage" (Apr 11) - Company release
- The probe into Google's alleged gender pay gap just hit a snag (Jul 16) - Washington Post
- Apple to build first China data center to comply with law (Jul 12) - Bloomberg
- Graphene could buttress next-gen computer chip wiring (Feb 17) - IEEE Spectrum
- Intel pursues Moore's Law with plan to make 7nm chips in 2017 (Jan 27) - Computerworld
- Qualcomm files complaint against Meizu in China (Jun 24) - Company release
- Chips aren't getting much smaller, and that stinks for Intel (Nov 15) - Bloomberg
- Samsung hit with lawsuit over labor conditions (August 14) - Washington Post
- FCC to investigate cell phone unlocking ban (February 28) - TechCrunch