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Friday 19 April 2024
Samsung group reportedly rolls out one-day weekend policy for senior executives amid business challenges
According to SE Daily and Hankyung reports on April 17, starting as early as this week, subsidiaries of Samsung Group are reportedly implementing a one-day weekend...
Friday 19 April 2024
Chip wars: can US sanctions shift the semiconductor landscape?
Chinese semiconductor foundry firms are persistently adopting aggressive pricing strategies, putting relentless pressure on the market share of South Korean 8-inch wafer manufacturers...
Friday 19 April 2024
NAND demand shows signs of recovery as Samsung and SK Hynix adjust production
With NAND Flash demand picking up, leading players like Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix, Kioxia, and Western Digital have started ramping up wafer production in NAND lines. However,...
Friday 19 April 2024
Taiwan companies repatriate US$46.3 billion back from China in 2023
Taiwan's Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) released data showing that as of December 2023, 1,209 Taiwanese companies had invested NT$2,735.6 billion (US$84.2 billion) in China,...
Friday 19 April 2024
Samsung top execs visit Taiwan flash controller companies
Samsung Electronics' top executives, led by co-CEO Kyung Kye-Hyun, recently visited Taiwan to meet with local suppliers such as Silicon Motion Technology, a major manufacturer of...
Thursday 18 April 2024
Toshiba cut 5,000 jobs to fuel digitalization and AI
Japan-based manufacturing giant Toshiba is undergoing a significant restructure following its delisting in December 2023.
Thursday 18 April 2024
Taiwan IPC makers pushing integrated services to boost profits and to see revenues grow in 2024, says DIGITIMES Research
Affected by the overall global economic situation in 2023, Taiwanese industrial PC (IPC) manufacturers saw high inventory levels among their downstream customers with DIGITIMES Research...
Thursday 18 April 2024
Topco chairman says current quartz component orders face long lead time
Topco Scientific Company (TSC) chairman J.W. Kuo, who is also Taiwan's Economic Minister-designate, said at the opening ceremony of the company's new quartz plant in Putzu, Chiayi...
Thursday 18 April 2024
Taiwanese MicroLED makers carry on as Apple aborts MicroLED smartwatch project; Three industry expos you should watch out for this month
VP of Taiwan Display Union Association (TDUA) James Yang says he is optimistic about Taiwan's MicroLED industry and the technology's potential, despite Apple's recent decision to...
Thursday 18 April 2024
Taiwan's chemical renaissance: fuelling semiconductor and foldable phone innovations
As Taiwan cements its pivotal role in the global semiconductor supply chain, the ripple effects are transforming its chemical industry and powering new technological frontiers.
Thursday 18 April 2024
US to become 2nm GAA process battleground for Intel, Samsung, and TSMC
The three major players in advanced chip manufacturing have secured CHIPS Act subsidies by promising to increase investments in fabrication facilities within the United States. With...
Thursday 18 April 2024
Taiwan IC design firms seek overseas talent
The shortage of IC design talent continues to be a problem, leading Taiwan-based IC design firms to look into government and academic resources to hire overseas talent, focusing on...
Thursday 18 April 2024
US border states grow enticing as EV cluster forms in Southwest
US states like Arizona and New Mexico are expected to become more tempting for investments, partly thanks to an EV cluster that will emerge in the southwestern US and northern Mexico...
Wednesday 17 April 2024
Taiwan moves to boost its global standing with chip diplomacy
Taiwan has been ramping up international cooperation deals with countries like Canada and France in recent months as it parlays its role as the world's chip kingpin to boost its global...
Wednesday 17 April 2024
Wargaming Taiwan's chip industry, who's the winner?
"An opening bombardment destroys most of Taiwan's navy and air force in the first hours of hostilities. Augmented by a powerful rocket force, the Chinese navy encircles Taiwan and...