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Friday 25 October 2024
PCB top players gather at TPCA 2024, eye AI-driven growth
TPCA Show 2024, Taiwan's premier PCB manufacturing event, spotlights the theme "Innovative AI in PCB," reflecting the transformative impact of generative AI technologies like ChatGPT...
Friday 25 October 2024
TSMC to see handset chip orders exceed NT$1 trillion in 2024
Despite a rumored drop in iPhone 16 orders, TSMC's handset chip revenue is expected to exceed NT$1 trillion (US$31 million) in 2024, according to supply chain sources.
Thursday 24 October 2024
Micron anticipates AI demand boost as EUV-based DRAM enters production in 2025
Micron Technology, which has fully allocated its HBM production capacity for calendar 2025, indicated that demand for AI will increase as it expands from cloud servers to consumer...
Thursday 24 October 2024
Electric bus fire puts spotlight on battery safety and management
Taiwan's push to electrify all public buses by 2030, with 11,700 diesel buses slated for replacement, has fueled rapid growth in the electric bus industry. However, safety concerns...
Thursday 24 October 2024
SK Hynix maintains edge in HBM3E, but HBM4 certification and Samsung's pursuit pose risks
SK Hynix will announce its financial results for the third quarter of 2024 on October 24. During its previous earnings call, the company indicated that shipments of its HBM3E products...
Thursday 24 October 2024
Wolfspeed halts EUR3bn SiC wafer plant, throwing Germany's semiconductor plans off track
Wolfspeed has suspended the construction of its SiC wafer plant in Ensdorf, Germany, as Europe's electric vehicle market faces a slowdown. This comes on the heels of Intel's halted...
Thursday 24 October 2024
Amid HBM3E supply challenges, Samsung appeals to Nvidia with GDDR7, foundry
As Samsung Electronics (Samsung) faces delays in the mass production of HBM3E, the company is looking to enter Nvidia's supply chain through its competitive GDDR DRAM offerings. Recent...
Thursday 24 October 2024
Dekra pours NT$1bn into Taiwan expansion for IoT, AI testing
Dekra, the world's largest independent testing, inspection, and certification organization, officially opened its new Taiwan headquarters in Linkou, New Taipei City, on October 23,...
Thursday 24 October 2024
PIDA seminar insights: Silicon photonics key to next-gen communication, AI and autonomous driving development
The integration of silicon photonics co-packaged optics (CPO) technology into network communication chips has become inevitable**, driven by its ability** to enable high-speed, low-latency...
Thursday 24 October 2024
Germany's Manufacturing X Initiative sets new standards for industry 4.0 collaboration
At the Taiwanese-German Conference on Industry 4.0 Applications, Germany unveiled its push for industrial transformation through "data spaces" under the Manufacturing X initiative...
Thursday 24 October 2024
Taiwan's Song Chuan eyes 70% revenue from EVs, renewable energy as demand soars
Song Chuan Precision, Taiwan's largest relay manufacturer, is capitalizing on the growing demand for EVs, solar energy, and energy storage. These sectors now account for 56% of the...
Thursday 24 October 2024
Taiwan re-evaluates nuclear policy amid AI-driven power surge
Taiwan is aligning with a growing global trend, as nations and tech giants increasingly turn to nuclear power to meet the surging electrical demand driven by AI. Premier Cho Jung-Tai...
Thursday 24 October 2024
South Korea raises industrial electricity rates by 9.7%, impacting chipmakers
South Korea raises industrial electricity rates by 9.7% on average, marking the seventh adjustment since 2022. This cumulative rise exceeds 60% over three years and is expected to...
Thursday 24 October 2024
European automakers see more challenges at home
European automakers have long struggled with the influx of low-cost Chinese electric vehicles (EVs), but their challenges are intensifying. Now, they face the dual pressure of stringent...
Thursday 24 October 2024
Synaptics grows its operations in Taiwan
The US-based Synaptics is scaling up its operations in Taiwan, making it the company's largest base for AI processor R&D, according to the fabless chipmaker.