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Wednesday 13 March 2024
With replacement demand and new AI PCs, JEITA estimates global PC sales to grow by 0.4% in 2024
The Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association (JEITA) estimated that the global PC market scale, in terms of units, will shift away from the declines in...
Wednesday 13 March 2024
Global tech heavyweights converge on Taiwan: 2024 Smart City & Net Zero City Expos signal major growth
The 2024 Smart City Expo and the 2050 Net Zero City Expo are slated to unfold on March 19 for a four-day run at the Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center. This year boasts a record-breaking...
Wednesday 13 March 2024
EU's Digital Markets Act targeting platform giants stirs concerns over US trade relations
The EU's Digital Markets Act (DMA) is now in effect, designating global online platform operators as "gatekeepers" to be regulated under this law.
Wednesday 13 March 2024
Taiwan has yet to rush into automotive software despite its inexperience
Only a few Taiwan-based companies engage in the Arm-led SOAFEE platform, specifically built for software-defined vehicles, showing that Taiwan's industry supply chain deployment in...
Wednesday 13 March 2024
Samsung denies rumors about applying MR-MUF to improve HBM yield
Refuting a Reuters report citing five people stating that Samsung Electronics will apply Mass Reflow Molded Underfill (MR-MUF) technology, which is the process used by SK...
Wednesday 13 March 2024
Pony.ai expands overseas operations with Luxembourg entry
Autonomous driving technology provider Pony.ai recently set foot in Europe as it signed an MoU with the government of Luxembourg. The tie-up came after the company expanded to South...
Wednesday 13 March 2024
Semiconductor cluster in Kumamoto boosts local development
Japan's Kumamoto, where TSMC operates a joint venture fab, has seen significant economic expansion in just two years, as have other parts of Kyushu.
Wednesday 13 March 2024
Fluence Energy establishes Taiwanese subsidiary
Fluence, a leading global provider of grid-scale energy storage solutions, announced the establishment of its Taiwanese subsidiary, Fluence Energy Taiwan, at a press conference on...
Wednesday 13 March 2024
LGES, Qualcomm Technologies to develop BMS with 80X increase in computing power
Battery maker LG Energy Solution announced that it will collaborate with Qualcomm Technologies to work on advanced Battery Management System (BMS) diagnostic solutions for EV batte...
Wednesday 13 March 2024
Chinese EV battery firms to lose US tax incentives, place your bets for Japan, South Korea two-horse-race
The US is reportedly preparing to revise the Foreign Entities of Concern list (FEOC) under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) in 2025.
Tuesday 12 March 2024
South Korea's telecom titans spearhead global AI push with LLM and SLM at MWC 2024
South Korea's telecom powerhouses, SK Telecom, KT, and LG U+, are supercharging their efforts in AI, rolling out cutting-edge large and small language models (LLM and SLM) to stake...
Tuesday 12 March 2024
Renesas delays pay raise and continues layoffs due to concerns about chip market
Japan-based automotive and industrial chip company Renesas has decided to push back a regular pay raise from April to October of this year.
Tuesday 12 March 2024
Hyundai reportedly designing 5nm auto chips
Hyundai Motor is reportedly designing auto semiconductors based on the 5nm process, aiming to ensure a stable supply of advanced chips in the Software Defined Vehicles (SDV) era....
Tuesday 12 March 2024
Southern Taiwan Science Park sees output value hit another record high in 2023
In 2023, the government-operated Southern Taiwan Science Park (STSP) achieved its third consecutive year of revenue exceeding NT$1 trillion (US$31.8 billion).
Tuesday 12 March 2024
Western EV makers scaling back provides Chinese competitors challenges and opportunities
Slower demand for EVs has prompted European and US carmakers to delay their plans. Zhu Huarong, chairman of China-based Changan Automobile, said the situation will hamper Chinese...