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Monday 24 February 2025
Charging ahead: Taiwanese firms race for a slice of Japan's clean energy pie
Japan's drive for carbon neutrality by 2050 has spurred increased demand for renewable energy infrastructure, from charging stations to energy storage and hydrogen technology. This...
Monday 24 February 2025
Taiwan ternary lithium battery makers navigate geopolitical pressures amid EV market slowdown
The global electric vehicle (EV) market is experiencing a slowdown, with the projected annual growth rate for 2025 falling behind that of 2024. While market performance varies regionally,...
Monday 24 February 2025
TSMC's second Japanese fab maintains production timeline for 2027 despite possible construction delay
JASM, TSMC's Japan subsidiary, plans to build a second wafer fab in Kumamoto. The firm states that construction will begin in 2025, possibly later than the initially stated first...
Monday 24 February 2025
Taiwan accelerates quantum computing in industry and academia
Taiwan's quantum technology initiatives are gaining momentum, with parallel developments in both industrial and scientific domains.
Monday 24 February 2025
Siemens Energy flags supply chain constraints among Taiwan's energy transition
Siemens Energy is grappling with supply chain bottlenecks for critical components as Taiwan pushes forward with its ambitious energy transition plans, according to Richard Li, Managing...
Monday 24 February 2025
Weekly news roundup: China shifts strategy on US tech rivalry; Intel reboots foundry business with UMC and MediaTek alliance
These are the most-read DIGITIMES Asia stories from the week of February 17 – February 21.
Monday 24 February 2025
Taiwan Perovskite eyes Japan push with solar-integrated buildings, farms
Taiwan Perovskite Solar Corp. and partners, including AIZ, Promate, Hai Lu Jya He, and Taiwan Perovskite Research and Industry Association (TPRIA) showcased Taiwan's latest advances...
Monday 24 February 2025
Spec Products aims to lead screw nut industry
Fastener manufacturer Spec Products (Spec) held a pre-listing performance conference on February 19, 2025, during which chairman Zephyr Chang stated he hopes the company will become...
Monday 24 February 2025
Nissan denies closure of Thailand plant; pledges to expand HEV investment instead
Nissan has dismissed speculation that it plans to shut down its factory in Thailand, reaffirming the country's role as a key manufacturing hub in the Association of Southeast Asian...
Monday 24 February 2025
Samsung to launch LPW DRAM in 2028, touted as 'mobile HBM' for on-device AI
As AI applications advance, the demand for high-performance and energy-efficient memory is growing across on-device AI, high-performance computing (HPC), and data centers. In response,...
Saturday 22 February 2025
Taiwan set to deploy IQM's 5-qubit quantum computer in Q2 2025
Finland's IQM is expected to soon deliver a full-stack quantum computer that Taiwan's National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) has ordered.
Saturday 22 February 2025
Taiwan eyeing Indian talent to support Silicon Valley-like tech hub plans
Taiwan's status as a global powerhouse in the semiconductor industry could be undermined by labor shortages, but talent from India could provide a solution.
Saturday 22 February 2025
Economy minister of Netherlands and former ASML CEO visit Samsung's Pyeongtaek plant
Dirk Beljaarts. Economy Minister of Netherlands and Peter Wennink, former CEO of ASML, visited Samsung Electronics' semiconductor facility in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, drawing significant...
Friday 21 February 2025
SK Hynix CEO sees greater opportunities for semiconductor industry amid DeepSeek's impact
SK Hynix CEO Noh-Jung Kwak, reflecting on the emergence of China's DeepSeek, predicts that the generative AI model will ultimately have a positive impact on the semiconductor industry...
Friday 21 February 2025
Taiwan's overseas production ratio to rise
Statistics from the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) indicate that Taiwan's overseas production ratio in January was 44.8%, a year-over-year decrease of 4.2pp. If Taiwan's major...