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Monday 26 February 2024
Taiwan-Japan industrial ties expected to deepen following TSMC fab
TSMC opened its first fab in Kumamoto on February 24, with plans for the second fab in the prefecture to commence construction by 2024 and begin operation in 2027. Industry insiders...
Monday 26 February 2024
Morris Chang: JASM will improve chip resiliency and start a semiconductor Renaissance in Japan
Japan Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing, Inc. (JASM), a majority-owned subsidiary of TSMC, held the opening ceremony of its first fab in Kumamoto on February 24, 2024. It has created...
Friday 23 February 2024
German businesses in Taiwan impacted by cross-strait tensions, highlighting importance of energy resilience
The German Trade Office Taipei has released its Business Confidence Survey Report 2023/2024. The survey, conducted between November 15, 2023, and January 12, 2024, had a response...
Friday 23 February 2024
How Japan pulled off an early victory in the race to make more chips
When Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. unveiled plans to begin building a new chip fabrication facility in Japan in 2022 and start production in 2024, it looked like an implausibly...
Friday 23 February 2024
Taiwan unveils draft plan for expanding semiconductor clusters in Hsinchu Science Park
The National Development Council (NDC) has just revealed a draft implementation package for the "Taoyuan-Hsinchu-Miaoli Silicon Valley Promotion Plan," proposed by President-elect...
Friday 23 February 2024
CIP's journey through offshore wind turbulence
The offshore wind power industry is navigating turbulent waters amidst global economic fluctuations. Mounting inflationary pressures and escalating interest rates have cast a shadow...
Friday 23 February 2024
Samsung NAND production reduction still at 50% despite price rises
Following the rising prices in NAND Flash, Samsung Electronics maintains a conservative approach to its production strategy. Industry experts believe that the current price increase...
Friday 23 February 2024
Leapmotor to pounce on Europe with boost from Stellantis
Stellantis is preparing to bring Leapmotor to Europe.
Friday 23 February 2024
Taiwan and Japan team up for hydrogen storage component
In the ever-evolving landscape of technological collaboration between Taiwan and Japan, a groundbreaking initiative has emerged, heralding a new era of advancement in hydrogen energy...
Friday 23 February 2024
Pegatron chair says China's days as a manufacturing powerhouse are numbered
Pegatron's chairperson, T.H. Tung, shared his blueprint for Taiwan's place in the future technology industry landscape.
Friday 23 February 2024
Samsung adjusts Galaxy S24 for China, hoping to turn around dismal sales
Samsung Electronics launched its first AI smartphone, the Galaxy S24 series, in January 2024, hoping to reclaim its leading position in the smartphone market. It's worth noting that...
Friday 23 February 2024
Japan to subsidize US$5 billion for TSMC's Fab2 in Kumamoto
The day before Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's (TSMC) inauguration of its first fab in Kumamoto, Japan, on February 24, Japanese media outlets reported that the Japanese...
Friday 23 February 2024
Intel is grabbing Samsung's cheese with system-level foundry
Samsung beware: As Intel Foundry (IF) is now collaborating with TSMC to accomplish an advanced packaging mission to meet customer's needs, it is aiming for something bigger.
Friday 23 February 2024
Samsung and Arm cooperate to optimize SoCs for GAA processes
Samsung Electronics will strengthen its collaboration with the silicon IP giant Arm, optimizing Arm's new generation System-on-Chip (SoC) IP to enhance Gate-All-Around (GAA) transistor...
Friday 23 February 2024
Remembering the late Japanese memory lodestar Yukio Sakamoto
Storage industry pioneer Yukio Sakamoto passed away due to health problems.