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Tuesday 27 February 2024
Taiwan targets 700,000-ton blue carbon reserve by 2030
Taiwan is ramping up efforts in blue carbon research as it prepares to collect carbon fees in 2024, drawing attention from various sectors to carbon credit acquisition strategies.
Tuesday 27 February 2024
Taiwan server makers to debut AI solutions at MWC
Server vendors, including Quanta Cloud Technology (QCT), Supermicro Computer, and Wiwynn, will showcase new AI-capable servers at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2024, which runs...
Tuesday 27 February 2024
TSMC faces challenges from building overseas fabs
TSMC's challenges are not just about maintaining its position as the world's number one pure-play foundry by continuing to advance manufacturing technology and securing orders from...
Tuesday 27 February 2024
TSMC set to start constructing German fab in 2H24
TSMC is set to begin constructing a wafer fab in Dresden, Germany, during the second half of 2024, having just unveiled its latest one in Kumamoto, Japan.
Monday 26 February 2024
Renesas calls off plans to acquire Sequans
Renesas Electronics has terminated the previously announced memorandum of understanding (MOU) between Renesas and Sequans Communications, under which Renesas made a tender offer to...
Monday 26 February 2024
AI and IoT convergence: Taiwanese innovators shine at MWC Barcelona 2024
Today marks the grand opening of the MWC Barcelona 2024, where the global communication industry converges to unveil groundbreaking innovations. Departing from its traditional focus...
Monday 26 February 2024
ASE expands overseas production with acquisition of Infineon's backend plants in Philippines and South Korea
Taiwanese OSAT leader Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) has recently announced its plan to bolster overseas production by acquiring Infineon's backend assembly and testing...
Monday 26 February 2024
Japanese automakers pivot to India in EV race
Japanese automakers are playing catch-up in the electric vehicle (EV) market, trailing behind their global competitors. With Japan-made EVs struggling to gain traction in key markets...
Monday 26 February 2024
Why Kioxia is warming up to SK Hynix for WD merger talks
The memory market has rebounded from the previous trough, led by NAND Flash's multi-fold price surge. However, the NAND business of many integrated device manufacturers (IDMs) is...
Monday 26 February 2024
Nikon's lithography business seeks to expand its customer base beyond Intel
Semiconductor lithography equipment is one of Nikon's main businesses, selling i-line, ArF immersion, ArF, and KrF lithography machines. Nikon, originally focused on Intel as its...
Monday 26 February 2024
Shazam! TSMC opens JASM fab, Taiwan's tech minister Wu can't wait
Taiwan's Minister of Science and Technology, Wu Tsung-tsong, said TSMC's new Kumamoto fab offers win-win outcomes for all involved.
Monday 26 February 2024
SK Hynix reportedly to mass produce HBM3E in March, seizes opportunity to supply Nvidia
SK Hynix is reported to commence mass production of the fifth-generation High Bandwidth Memory (HBM) HBM3E in March 2024, once again leaping ahead of competitors Samsung Electronics...
Monday 26 February 2024
JASM Fab2 subsidies and ESG facts revealed
After the opening ceremony of TSMC's first fab in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan's Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, Ken Saito, told the media at the event that he would subsidize...
Monday 26 February 2024
Strong GPU demand sees Taiwan’s uPI Semi shoot for the moon
uPI Semi CEO Daniel Huang is bullish about the company's potential profit margins.
Monday 26 February 2024
Will they or won't they? Merger talks to resume between star-crossed Kioxia and Western Digital
Japanese NAND Flash manufacturer Kioxia and American memory company Western Digital (WD) are set to resume merger talks.