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Wednesday 20 March 2024
Why is SK Hynix liquidating its semiconductor sales office in Shanghai?
SK Hynix recently began the liquidation of its Shanghai sales office, which was established in 2006. It is shifting its core business operations in China to the Wuxi site, where it...
Wednesday 20 March 2024
Taiwan to fund sub-16nm chip R&D
The Taiwanese government has proposed a subsidy program to fund the research and development of sub-16nm chips.
Tuesday 19 March 2024
Samsung creates lab to research chips for AI's next phase
Samsung Electronics Co. has set up a research lab dedicated to designing an entirely new type of semiconductor needed for artificial general intelligence, a long-standing aspiration...
Tuesday 19 March 2024
Sam Altman looks to cooperate with Samsung and SK Hynix on AI semiconductors
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman recently expressed his hope to develop Artificial Intelligence (AI) chips with Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix.
Tuesday 19 March 2024
Taiwan's President advocates renewable energy transition
Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen delivered a compelling address at the International Summit on ESG & Sustainable Taiwan 2024, underscoring the island nation's steadfast commitment...
Tuesday 19 March 2024
Samsung widens lead over SK Hynix in DRAM market share, bolstered by traditional products
Samsung Electronics significantly expanded its DRAM market share in the fourth quarter of 2023, extending its lead over SK Hynix to 14 percentage points from a quarter earlier. While...
Tuesday 19 March 2024
Qualcomm steps up investment in IoT, underscores potential in Taiwan
Qualcomm recently reaffirmed its focus on the IoT field.
Tuesday 19 March 2024
TSMC to build two advanced packaging fabs in southern Taiwan
TSMC plans to set up two new advanced packaging fabs in Chiayi, southern Taiwan, a high-ranking Taiwanese government official has announced.
Monday 18 March 2024
Sony hits pause on PSVR2 production as unsold inventory piles up
Sony Group Corp. has paused production of its PSVR2 headset until it clears a backlog of unsold units, according to people familiar with its plans, adding to doubts about the appeal...
Monday 18 March 2024
Siflex becomes RFPCB supplier for Apple; YP reportedly removed from iPhone 16 supplier list
South Korean Flexible Printed Circuit Board (FPCB) manufacturer Siflex is set to join Apple's supply chain. Along with BH, it will supply Samsung Display (SDC) with Rigid flexible...
Monday 18 March 2024
Taiwan's PCB industry set to capitalize on LEO satellite boom
In the midst of the global Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite fervour, Taiwan's PCB industry is emerging as a pivotal player, mirroring the supply chains seen in the mobile phone and...
Monday 18 March 2024
AGM battery expected to drive South Korean Sebang's sales
South Korea-based Sebang Global Battery, which focuses on automotive and industrial lead-acid batteries, has grown its revenue and profits as it scales up the absorbent glass mat...
Monday 18 March 2024
Arm rolled out its automotive processor IP and Taiwan chip makers want to ride shotgun
The UK's Arm has revealed an automotive processor.
Monday 18 March 2024
Rapidus eyeing revolutionary single-wafer processing to slash chipmaking cycle time for premium AI customers
Rapidus is trying the revolutionary single-wafer processing procedure to significantly reduce cycle time for chipmaking on its way to mass-produce 2nm chips.
Monday 18 March 2024
SK Innovation puts Chinese battery subsidiary into liquidation as SK On scales
South Korea-based SK Innovation's Chinese battery subsidiary, Blue Dragon Energy, will go into liquidation as its business scope overlaps with SK On, the SK Group's rising battery...