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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...
Thursday 19 September 2024
iPhone 16 spurs OLED competition as South Korea and China battle for market lead
South Korean OLED panel manufacturers are poised for a recovery despite a 7.8% year-over-year decline in electroluminescent material procurement in the first half of 2024. The rising...
Thursday 19 September 2024
Japanese semiconductor suppliers expand in India amid Chinese import substitution
At SEMICON India 2024, major Japanese semiconductor suppliers participated, with Tokyo Electron set to expand its presence in India, underscoring the strategy to tap into the growing...
Thursday 19 September 2024
iPhone 16 series to fuel Taiwan's largest smartphone upgrade wave in 3 years
Following the launch of Apple's iPhone 16 series, pre-order activities are already in full swing. Channel operators predict that the new iPhones will drive the strongest smartphone...
Thursday 19 September 2024
ViewSonic showcases AI-powered displays, targets education and 2B markets
ViewSonic recently held a distributors' event highlighting four main display application scenarios. Notable products included anti-peep AI screens and foldable large-size exhibition...
Thursday 19 September 2024
Chinese EV makers to boost overseas production as tariffs climb
China's electric vehicle (EV) manufacturers are expanding their overseas production to circumvent rising tariffs in many parts of the world. This move comes as China emerges as a...
Thursday 19 September 2024
Taiwan enters investment era amid US-China tech war and supply chain restructuring
Paul Liu, Chairperson of the National Development Council, recently expressed to Japan's media during a visit that Taiwan has entered an era of significant investment, with private...
Wednesday 18 September 2024
Gogoro faces leadership shakeup amid operational challenges
Taiwan's electric scooter leader Gogoro is encountering turbulence, with founder Horace Luke stepping...
Wednesday 18 September 2024
7 key takeaways from SEMICON Taiwan 2024—and how it differs from COMPUTEX
SEMICON Taiwan 2024, held in early September, provided a glimpse into the future of the semiconductor industry, from advanced memory technologies to international partnerships in...