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Monday 25 September 2023
Surge in Asia-Pacific offshore wind power attracts increased foreign investment in Taiwan
The global push for offshore wind power development has gained momentum, with countries worldwide ramping up their investments in the industry. Notably, the Asia-Pacific region has...
Monday 25 September 2023
Samsung and SK Hynix reduced production; DRAM prices estimated to bounce back in 2023
Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix are expanding the scale of their DRAM production cuts in the second half of 2023, hoping to address the issue of oversupply in the market. The South...
Monday 25 September 2023
Weekly news roundup: Qualcomm Shanghai's layoff rumor and other top stories
These are the most-read articles during the week of September 18-22
Friday 22 September 2023
Taiwan launches its first international SpaceTech startup collaboration project
In the domain of space technology, Taiwan stands out for its expertise in ground equipment. According to the Satellite Industry Association (SIA), Taiwan's contribution among the...
Friday 22 September 2023
Japan, Canada collaborate on building EV battery supply chain
The Japanese and Canadian governments signed an EV battery supply-chain agreement. Simultaneously, Panasonic's battery arm, Panasonic Energy, announced that it will work with Canada-based...
Friday 22 September 2023
Why is South Korean chip design sector lagging behind?
South Korea's competitiveness in the IC design industry is relatively low, trailing behind that of the United States, Taiwan, and even mainland China. Since 2023, most industry players...
Friday 22 September 2023
France to tighten EV subsidies while Chinese carmakers call for open environment in Europe
France announced new eligibility for its EV subsidy program that will likely rule out China-made vehicles. The move came after the European Commission's launch of an investigation...
Friday 22 September 2023
South Korea to spend US$360 million on domestic LEO satellite network
In the face of overseas low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite communication services like StarLink and OneWeb soon available in South Korea, the South Korean government has unveiled a blueprint...
Friday 22 September 2023
Taiwan's Satoro readies CubeSat for space ventures, plans 2 missions by year-end
Maverick Shih, chairman of Satoro, has revealed that the company's 3U CubeSat, equipped with a deployer, is primed for space exploration. Satoro has ambitious plans to execute two...
Friday 22 September 2023
SKC invests in US startup Chipletz to strengthen packaging capability
SKC, the specialized materials manufacturer under the SK Group is poised to invest in Chipletz, a US IC packaging startup, to enhance its capability in IC packaging.
Friday 22 September 2023
Focus on automotive while expanding into defense: Q&A with Calin chairman Chia-Pin Liu
Optical component and lens maker Calin Technology has invested in the development of automotive lenses for more than a decade and has effectively penetrated the supply chains of Europe-...
Friday 22 September 2023
Rapidus proposes "Hokkaido Silicon Valley" but faces water and energy infrastructure needs

Japanese semiconductor manufacturer Rapidus, which aims to mass-produce 2nm chips, has decided to set up a factory in Chitose City, Hokkaido...

Friday 22 September 2023
Taiwan rolls out first scalable photonic quantum computer prototype
Taiwan has advanced significantly in developing quantum computing technology, as a National Central University research team on studying the feasibility of executing the Shor algorithm...
Friday 22 September 2023
AI GPU demand remains strong, says AWS
AI GPU demand remains strong and the chip shortage has yet to have a significant impact on Amazon Web Services (AWS), according to Robert Wang, managing director of AWS in Taiwan...
Thursday 21 September 2023
Toyota aims bipolar LFP battery mass production in 2027
Toyota unveiled its production lines of full-solid-state and LFP batteries in September. According to Japan-based Sankei, Motor Fan and Toyota, the carmaker is developing...