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Thursday 29 February 2024
TSMC's 'Black Ship' sails into Japan, sparking South Korean concerns about reversal of competitive edge
Kumamoto, a small Japanese city that suffered a devastating earthquake in 2016, recently witnessed a momentous occasion--the grand opening of TSMC's Kumamoto Fab 1. Dubbed the "Reiwa...
Friday 23 February 2024
AI propels semiconductor industry to dazzling sunrise: Insights from TSMC's Kevin Zhang at ISSCC 2024
At the 2024 International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC) in San Francisco, Kevin Zhang, TSMC's senior vice president of business development and overseas operations, delivered...
Thursday 22 February 2024
SEMICON Taiwan 2024 to launch 'precision machinery zone' amid rise of integrated mechatronics supply chain

Taiwan's machinery and electronics manufacturing sectors are rapidly integrating into a "mechatronics supply chain," with a dedicated "precision machinery zone" to be...

Thursday 22 February 2024
Vietnam to roll out chip incentive policy by mid-2024
The government of Vietnam decided to ramp up support for the semiconductor industry and announced plans to roll out a series of tax incentives and set up investment funds by mid-2024...
Wednesday 21 February 2024
Longtan Science Park Phase 3 development project set to boost compound semiconductor industry in northern Taiwan
The Longtan Science Park's third-phase development project, located in Taoyuan, northern Taiwan, intended for TSMC's 1.4nm wafer fab but abandoned for numerous reasons, is now slated...
Monday 19 February 2024
Colley Hwang: Taiwan-Japan best match in semiconductor synergy
Geopolitical pressures and changes in industrial structure are driving strategic collaborations among semiconductor companies, with various countries or regions incentivized for partnerships,...
Monday 19 February 2024
SMIC rides mobile chip wave, but can it sustain China's foundry ambitions?
China's top foundry, SMIC, has never disclosed its involvement in producing 7nm chips for Huawei's Mate 60 Pro. However, co-CEO Zhao Haijun recently emphasized that the bright spot...
Thursday 15 February 2024
Canada welcomes Taiwanese semiconductor industry to the North American semiconductor corridor
Canada is following in the footsteps of various countries to participate in the ongoing reshoring recalibrations for the semiconductor supply chains and develop its competitiveness...
Monday 5 February 2024
Weekly news roundup: semiconductor industry revenue dips in 2023, Nvidia surges amid AI demand
These are the most-read DIGITIMES Asia stories in the week of January 29- February 2:
Tuesday 30 January 2024
CMMT invests in AEMC to pave way into semiconductor business
Taiwan-based polarizer maker Cheng Mei Materials Technology (CMMT) has acquired a 33.7% stake in Opals Chemical Technology, a subsidiary of Advanced Echem Materials Company (AEMC),...
Monday 29 January 2024
Japan's semiconductor renaissance (1): manufacturing and equipment
In the second half of the 1990s, Samsung Electronics came to the forefront of Dataquest's DRAM manufacturer rankings. NEC and Toshiba were in second and third place, and other Japanese...
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...
Wednesday 24 January 2024
Texas Instruments posts disappointing guidance, signaling weakness in chip industry
Amid sluggish demands across the board, Texas Instruments reported declining performance over the past quarter and provided weak financial guidance for the next period, signaling...
Friday 19 January 2024
Taiwan chips ahead: Eight years under Tsai see semiconductor surge, but diversification lags
Over the past eight years under President Tsai Ing-wen's administration, Taiwan has witnessed an undeniable concentration of talent and resources in the semiconductor industry, despite...
Monday 15 January 2024
Taiwan's President-Elect promises to support semiconductor industry
At the international press conference held at the Democratic Progressive Party's headquarters after the general election results were announced, President-Elect Lai Ching-te, a.k.a...