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Friday 3 May 2024
AI fuels Taiwan GDP growth in 1Q24
Taiwan's GDP increased by 6.51% from the previous year in the first quarter of 2024, outpacing South Korea's 3.4% and Singapore's 2.7%, thanks to exports of AI chips and AI servers...
Thursday 2 May 2024
PSMC Tongluo fab receives interposer order to fulfill AI demand
PSMC, a Taiwan-based semiconductor foundry service provider, inaugurates its first 12-inch wafer fab in Miaoli, Taiwan on May 2. At the ceremony venue, PSMC chairman Frank Huang said...
Thursday 2 May 2024
South Korean OLED supply chain for new iPad comes to light as reveal set for May 7
The announcement for Apple's iPad Pro 2024 has been repeatedly delayed, reportedly due to issues related to OLED panels. Despite this, it was recently revealed that the two major...
Thursday 2 May 2024
PSMC inaugurates Tongluo fab in Taiwan
On May 2, Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation (PSMC) held the grand opening ceremony for its new Tongluo Fab at the Miaoli Tongluo Science Park.
Thursday 2 May 2024
Taiwan's computer industry production value CAGR nears 30% in past 5 years
Thanks to the server supply chain shift out of China due to the US-China trade conflicts, Taiwan's computer production value has grown significantly over the past 5 years. Although...
Thursday 2 May 2024
Meredot enables simultaneous wireless charging for diverse micromobility vehicles, robots
How will people live 30 years from now? From the perspective of startup Meredot, wireless charging will become part of our daily lives.
Thursday 2 May 2024
Tesla cuts charging team, reportedly scales back Gigacasting innovation
Ongoing layoffs at Tesla have hit the EV maker's charging team.
Thursday 2 May 2024
Samsung's 1Q24 revenue saw major boost, though semiconductor profits fell behind SK Hynix
In the first quarter of 2024, Samsung Electronics successfully turned a profit in its semiconductor business due to increased demand for AI-related memory. Coupled with the sales...
Thursday 2 May 2024
EU's digital healthcare struggles: falling behind Taiwan's innovation
Despite global expectations, Germany and the European Union have trailed in the race for digital healthcare, a surprising development compared to Taiwan's advancements.
Thursday 2 May 2024
Hyundai, Kia partner with Baidu for Chinese connected car market
Hyundai Motor and its affiliate Kia view software as a crucial element of their future development. The pair targets China's fast-growing connected vehicle market and will collaborate...
Tuesday 30 April 2024
Taiwan economy grows at fastest pace since 2021 on chip boom
Taiwan's economy expanded at the fastest pace in almost three years as global demand for artificial intelligence-related technologies fueled a boom in exports.
Tuesday 30 April 2024
With iPhone sales weak, Chinese/South Korean smartphone and OLED manufacturers take advantage to increase capacity
Amid sluggish iPhone sales, Samsung Electronics and Chinese smartphone brands have begun to take advantage of this gap and expand their inventory of smartphones and OLEDs to seize...
Tuesday 30 April 2024
Asahi Kasei to build large battery separator plant in Canada with US IRA subsidy support
Japan's Asahi Kasei has unveiled plans to construct an integrated plant in Ontario, Canada.
Tuesday 30 April 2024
Hyundai, Kia report record-high 1Q24 revenue under EV headwind
Hyundai Motor and Kia achieved outstanding financial performance in the first quarter of 2024 while facing challenges such as soft battery EV growth, high interest rates, and geopolitics...
Tuesday 30 April 2024
As capital expenditures become focus for CSPs, Taiwan-based server suppliers eye opportunities
Due to rising demands for AI servers, US Cloud Service Providers (CSPs) have seen their capital expenditures increase. With Nvidia's Blackwell-powered chips expected to command even...