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Friday 19 July 2024
TSMC proposes Foundry 2.0 to alleviate antitrust concerns
TSMC has come up with a new definition of the foundry sector, a move aimed at dispelling market concerns about its dominance, as it braces for possible impacts on the global semiconductor...
Thursday 18 July 2024
China automobile export status, 2023
China took the global lead in automobile export in 2023, driven by robust demand for EVs.
Thursday 18 July 2024
Debunking Trump's misconceptions on Taiwan's role in the global chip industry
US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, in an interview with Bloomberg Businessweek, claimed that Taiwan had taken 100% of the chip business from the US without...
Thursday 18 July 2024
SK Hynix on track to explore interposer-free HBM4 production
In vying for Nvidia's next-generation memory orders, SK Hynix is prioritizing cost reduction through a more radical approach: eliminating silicon interposers entirely from HBM4 production,...
Thursday 18 July 2024
Singtel partners with SKT to accelerate 6G and AI transformation
Singapore Telecommunications Limited (Singtel) and SK Telecom (SKT) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate over the next two years on developing next-generation...
Thursday 18 July 2024
Aeonmotor targets growth with new models and Vietnam expansion
Aeonmotor unveiled the market's first electric touring motorcycle, the EV-C1, alongside the fuel-powered Brera X and the versatile light-duty MK150.
Thursday 18 July 2024
President Lai pledges support for next-gen Taiwan AI supercomputers in weather forecasting
Less than five months after the Central Weather Administration (CWA) inaugurated its sixth-generation high-performance computer, its computing power is already falling short. In response,...
Thursday 18 July 2024
Leadership changes at Google Cloud Taiwan reflect strategic challenges in market expansion
Google Cloud Taiwan has seen three leadership changes in the past five years after general manager Cally Ko left, highlighting challenges for the company in expanding the Taiwanese...
Wednesday 17 July 2024
Taiwan pays US$4.75 billion for defense since 2022; Trump says it's not enough
In recent years, Taiwan has significantly increased its defense procurement from the US. However, US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump continues to assert that Taiwan...
Wednesday 17 July 2024
Passive component demand and prices to be driven higher by AI
Thanks to improving demands in the smartphone and notebook markets, Japanese passive component suppliers are likely to raise inductor prices. However, Taiwanese suppliers believe...
Wednesday 17 July 2024
TSMC joins HBM4 arena with 5nm base chip production for memory giants
While SK Hynix, Samsung Electronics, and Micron Technology are locked in an intense technology race for the sixth-generation High Bandwidth Memory (HBM), HBM4, foundry giant TSMC...
Wednesday 17 July 2024
TCL CSOT reportedly offered higher bid than BOE for LGD's Guangzhou LCD factory
LG Display (LGD) is in the process of selling its 8.5-generation LCD factory in Guangzhou, China, where TCL CSOT has reportedly offered a higher bid than BOE. If LGD successfully...
Wednesday 17 July 2024
Samsung latest LPDDR5 DRAM validated for use with Dimensity 9400
Samsung Electronics has announced that its latest LPDDR5X DRAM has been verified for use in MediaTek's upcoming Dimensity 9400, according to an official statement and a report from...
Wednesday 17 July 2024
Taiwan to build its sovereign AI and relative ecosystem: NSTC
At the South Taiwan Science Park (STSP) Administration Chief handover ceremony on June 16, National Science and Technology Council Minister Cheng-wen Wu announced Taiwan's plans to...
Wednesday 17 July 2024
Taiwan's CbI program attracts ASEAN and Central/Eastern European talents for semiconductor training
Hoping to get the 140,000 talents needed for industrial development by 2030, Taiwan's Chip-based Industrial Innovation (CbI) Program is actively attracting international students...