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Wednesday 9 August 2023
TSMC unveils plan for JV foundry in Dresden
TSMC has announced that it will invest alongside Robert Bosch, Infineon Technologies, and NXP Semiconductors in European Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (ESMC) in Dresden, Germany...
Monday 7 August 2023
Survey: Taiwan and S. Korea's overseas investments shift from labor costs
In response to US-China "new Cold War," export-oriented Taiwan and South Korea have been swiftly increasing their investments and establishing manufacturing facilities outside of...
Thursday 3 August 2023
Labor unions may hinder TSMC's overseas fab expansions
The expansion of TSMC's fabs abroad may be hampered by strong labor unions in the US and Europe, according to industry sources.
Thursday 13 July 2023
Why Taiwan semiconductor firms refrain from enforcing layoffs amid market headwinds
Despite significant sales shrinkages amid lingering economic downturns and market headwinds, there have been no significant layoffs among nearly all the upstream and downstream players...
Wednesday 5 July 2023
Electronics manufacturers are waiting for India's labor law relaxation
As India is looking to attract more investments in manufacturing and build itself as an emerging global production hub for electronics, the country may find it challenging to liberalize...
Tuesday 4 July 2023
SMIC founder highlights China's strength in automotive semiconductor production
China is a competitive location for the production of advanced semiconductors due to strong government support, high productivity, abundant resources, massive labor force, and extensive...
Monday 22 May 2023
Major carmakers, unicorn startups trimming software manpower to cut costs
Global autonomous vehicle unicorn startups and major carmakers have been on track to lay off employees in the underperforming departments since the second quarter of the year, especially...
Tuesday 16 May 2023
Future of work spending in Asia Pacific to reach US$196.2 billion by 2026, says IDC
According to a recent IDC Asia Pacific, excluding Japan, Future of Work (FoW) market forecast, 2022-2026, Asia Pacific excluding Japan FoW spending is forecasted to grow at a CAGR...
Thursday 4 May 2023
Samsung union warns of historic walkout as slump persists
Samsung Electronics Co. faces its first-ever labor strike after an influential union threatened to stage a walkout to protest wages and the company's alleged attempts to block labor...