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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,...
Monday 17 March 2025
Samsung talent crisis: Corporate culture and decision-making to blame?
Samsung Electronics has struggled to retain the top-tier professionals it recruited in semiconductors, robotics, big data, and artificial intelligence (AI). The departure of these...
Thursday 13 February 2025
TSMC US board secret talks: Trump floats three options to boost Intel
TSMC's first board of directors meeting in the US on February 12 did not reveal any new fab expansions or high-level personnel adjustments, as previously speculated. Nevertheless,...
Monday 10 February 2025
Samsung appoints Dustin Lee to revive China smartphone business
Samsung Electronics Device eXperience (DX) division is implementing significant changes to its overseas leadership to strengthen global competitiveness. Most notably, former Taiwan...
Thursday 6 February 2025
HTC sets strategic meeting amid Google patent deal
HTC has secured a US$250 million deal with Google for the non-exclusive rights to its extended reality (XR) patents. In exchange, the tech giant will receive a portion of HTC's research...
Friday 24 January 2025
Google Taiwan undergoes small-scale restructuring following acquisition of HTC Vive teams
Google invested US$ 250 million in the acquisition of HTC Vive's R&D team, highlighting its ambitions in the headsets and smart glasses sectors. Regarding this acquisition, Google...
Wednesday 22 January 2025
Jian Li takes over Honor, leveraging R&D and sales experience from Huawei
On January 17, it was officially announced that George Zhao would step down as CEO of Honor. Reportedly, the newly appointed CEO Jian Li is a veteran of Huawei, known for his deep...
Tuesday 21 January 2025
Southern Taiwan earthquake: TSMC operations unaffected, impact assessment ongoing
At 12:17 a.m. on January 21, a 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck Dapu Township in Chiayi County, Taiwan, with a peak intensity of level 6 (lower). The tremor also reached intensity...
Tuesday 21 January 2025
Southern Taiwan Earthquake Disrupts Semiconductor Production: Half-Day Output Loss Expected
In the early hours of January 21, a powerful 6.4-magnitude earthquake hit Chiayi, Taiwan, forcing leading semiconductor manufacturers—TSMC, UMC, and Innolux—to implement...
Monday 6 January 2025
Fire breaks out at PCB firm Zhen Ding's northern Taiwan plant
PCB manufacturer Zhen Ding Technology has experienced its second fire incident at its Guanyin site in Taoyuan, northern Taiwan, in five years. The origin of the fire and the precise...
Thursday 2 January 2025
China's Hua Hong lands Intel veteran as President
Hua Hong Semiconductor (Hua Hong) has announced the appointment of former Intel vice president Peng Bai as its new president, effective January 1, 2025. The appointment follows a...
Thursday 2 January 2025
Arm China reportedly lays off employees from the CPU department ahead of year-end
A recent report has revealed that the CPU department under Arm China, a Chinese chip IP designer and service provider, has started laying off employees. The department consists of...
Monday 23 December 2024
Tesla Shanghai factory head resigns; Xiaomi denies poaching
Tesla's Shanghai "Gigafactory" is undergoing significant personnel changes as Chinese media reports indicate that Gang Song, the site's director and VP of manufacturing, has departed...
Tuesday 17 December 2024
Samsung to enter 2nm production in 2025, challenging TSMC
TSMC and Samsung Electronics (Samsung) are set to begin mass production of 2nm technology starting in 2025. Both industry giants are actively vying for customer orders. The South...
Tuesday 17 December 2024
Google appoints new India head in AI push
Google has appointed Preeti Lobana as the new country manager and VP for its India operations, succeeding Sanjay Gupta, who was promoted to president of the Asia-Pacific region in...