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Wednesday 17 April 2024
Samsung at crossroads, seeking ties with Taiwanese peers?
Samsung Electronics reported profits of US$4.89 billion for the first quarter of 2024. The semiconductor division successfully ended a streak of losses spanning four consecutive quarters...
Tuesday 16 April 2024
Topco Group Chairman nominated as Taiwan's new Minister of Economic Affairs
Taiwan's Executive Yuan announced the list of new cabinet members on April 16, and J. W. Kuo, chairman of semiconductor material firm Topco Group, is nominated as the new Minister...
Tuesday 16 April 2024
South Korea invests US$22 million in next-gen aerospace chip tech by 2028
South Korea is gearing up to shoot for the stars.
Monday 15 April 2024
Samsung gets US$6.4 billion from CHIPS Act, promises to bring HBM and advanced packaging to Texas
The US Department of Commerce (DOC) and Samsung Electronics signed a non-binding preliminary memorandum of terms (PMT) on April 15 to provide up to US$6.4 billion in direct funding...
Monday 15 April 2024
Samsung and SK Hynix reportedly to resume memory capacity expansion plans
Market rumors said Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix are planning to resume the capacity expansion plans at its Pyeongtaek and Cheongju fabs, which were put on hold during the previous...
Monday 15 April 2024
Veolia offers solutions to meet semiconductor industry's needs for sustainability
As many countries are building up their semiconductor supply chains, Veolia Water Technologies, a global leader specializing in water treatment technologies and services, is seeing...
Monday 15 April 2024
Weekly news roundup: JCET has offered advanced packaging services for chips below 5nm, the company says
These are the most-read DIGITIMES Asia stories in the week of April 8 - April 12.
Thursday 11 April 2024
Research Insight: TSMC's investment in US will bear fruits
DIGITIMES Research analyzed the US CHIPS Act grant program for TSMC and found that although TSMC received US$6.6 billion compared to Intel's US$8.5 billion, the US government still...
Thursday 11 April 2024
ASML to turn a new page as Co-Presidents pass the baton
Coinciding with ASML's 40th anniversary, Martin van den Brink and Peter Wennink, Co-Presidents of Dutch semiconductor equipment manufacturer ASML, are set to retire in...
Monday 8 April 2024
Why do quake-ridden Taiwan and Japan thrive in semiconductor industry?
After the 7.4 magnitude earthquake hit northeastern Taiwan, TSMC's speedy recovery to resume operation on the late evening of April 5 demonstrated the resilience and flexibility of...
Monday 8 April 2024
Japanese Prime Minister visits JASM fab in Kumamoto
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida visited Japan Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing (JASM), a Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) subsidiary in Kumamoto, Kyushu,...
Monday 8 April 2024
US and Japan to rule out dependence on China
The US and Japan will discuss negotiating with like-minded partners.
Saturday 6 April 2024
TSMC 2024 revenue target unchanged as chip equipment resumes operation from earthquake
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), the world's leader in pure-play foundry, basically said the impact of the April 3 earthquake was minimal in a statement on the evening...
Wednesday 3 April 2024
No single country can monopolize semiconductors, says former TSMC R&D chief
Semiconductors encompass a wide spectrum of critical technologies, making it difficult for any single country to dominate, according to Burn-Jeng Lin, former TSMC VP of R&D.
Monday 1 April 2024
Mitsubishi Electric's US$6 billion green tech push: next-gen semiconductors
In Mitsubishi Electric's latest strategic vision, the conglomerate pledged a staggering investment of JPY900 billion (equivalent to around US$6 billion) towards green technology over...