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Monday 23 September 2024
Samsung overhauls semiconductor research to fast-track memory production and boost profits
Samsung Electronics reportedly plans to restructure its Semiconductor Research Institute, transferring the DRAM and NAND flash memory development teams to the business division's...
Monday 23 September 2024
Taiwan emerges as 'AI Cremona', but Quanta CTO urges beyond manufacturing
Taiwan has established itself as the global epicenter for generative AI hardware production, manufacturing 90% of the world's AI servers. TSMC, in particular, holds the exclusive...
Monday 23 September 2024
Fed rate cut boosts optimism among Taiwanese electronics distributors
The Federal Reserve announced a rate cut of 25 basis points, signaling the beginning of a rate-cutting cycle for the first time in four years. Electronic component distributors believe...
Monday 23 September 2024
Taiwan imports from South Korea rise 70%, signaling trade shifts
Data from the South Korean Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy indicates that computer exports surged by 183.2% in August 2024, while maritime vessel exports rose by 80%. Additionally,...
Friday 20 September 2024
Rapidus supply chain is taking shape; Taiyo Nippon Sanso to supply gases within 2024
The supply chain for Japanese semiconductor company Rapidus is preparing to start supplying goods as construction of Rapidus' wafer fab nears completion.
Friday 20 September 2024
Samsung unlikely to follow Intel's foundry spinoff initiative
Intel's ongoing foundry spinoff initiative presents both opportunities and risks, potentially serving as a critical reference for Samsung Electronics as it formulates future strategies...
Friday 20 September 2024
Taiwan's edge in AI: how hardware, not software, holds the key to success
Amidst the ongoing global technology race, Taiwan has emerged as the hardware powerhouse enabling the surge of AI across the world.
Friday 20 September 2024
Samsung Display to expand Vietnam production base with investment up to US$1.8 billion
Samsung Display Vietnam (SDV) has announced plans to expand its production facility in Bắc Ninh Province, Vietnam, with an investment of up to US$1.8 billion in Yên Phong...
Friday 20 September 2024
Cobots on the rise in China, industry lags behind
China is the largest market for industrial robots, with more than half of the global total based there. According to The Wall Street Journal, factors such as an aging population,...
Friday 20 September 2024
TSMC names Rose Castanares as Arizona plant president as CEO Y.L. Wang races to accelerate production
TSMC has recently announced that Brian Harrison, president of TSMC Arizona, will retire on December 31, 2024. Effective October 1, he will transition to an advisory role within the...
Friday 20 September 2024
Foreign tech firms bolster patent protections in Taiwan's semiconductor sector amid high-stake legal battles
Foreign companies operating in Taiwan, especially those in the semiconductor industry, have successfully established robust legal protections for their intellectual property. This...
Friday 20 September 2024
Ferrari sales increase in Taiwan; CEO visits frequently
Ferrari's supercar sales in Taiwan have been increasing, and CEO Benedetto Vigna is one of the few top executives from major global automakers that visit Taiwan regularly, according...
Friday 20 September 2024
Taiwan aerospace supplier AIDC to head drone industry alliance for international partnerships
Taiwan is actively positioning itself as a democratic drone supply hub in Asia, with the first dedicated drone exhibit scheduled for mid-October as part of the Taiwan International...
Friday 20 September 2024
The risk of licensing – the deadly Gold Apollo pager lesson
Taiwan-based Gold Apollo's chairman would have never imagined how pagers bearing the company name could garner so much global attention, but not in a way he would have wanted.
Friday 20 September 2024
TSMC demand boosts suppliers performance; smaller ones gain competitiveness
Benefiting from TSMC's performance in advanced processes and advanced packaging, related suppliers are also seeing their fortunes rise, further strengthening Taiwan's semiconductor...