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Friday 25 August 2023
Taiwan Cogeneration Corporation reinforces net-zero ambition in renewable energy market
Taiwan Cogeneration Corporation (TCC) has been actively driving business transformation and continual growth within the renewable energy sector. Yi-Tong Chen, TCC's general manager,...
Friday 25 August 2023
Samsung Foundry Forum expands to Germany and Japan to secure more orders
In a bid to secure wafer foundry clients, Samsung Electronics has continued to pursue startup clients with potential. Recently, it plans to host the Samsung Foundry Forum (SFF) in...
Friday 25 August 2023
EV charging gun suppliers cautious about Tesla connector adoption
Tesla boasts about its innovation in automotive technology. However, the change in its charging connectors once created chaos for EV owners and charging service providers. While many...
Friday 25 August 2023
Taiwan boosts tech budget by 18% for AI and IC research needs
Taiwan's Executive Yuan approved the central government budget for FY2024 and will submit it to the Legislative Yuan for review. A total of NT$561.2 billion (US$17.62 billion) is...
Friday 25 August 2023
Samsung's next step after getting first customer for Taylor TX fab
Samsung Electronics, having obtained its first customer for its Taylor, Texas fab, is expected to increase its business in semiconductor foundry services. However, the competition...
Friday 25 August 2023
Japan, Europe developing commercial vehicles powered by hydrogen ICE
Two types of hydrogen-powered vehicles are currently available. One is the hydrogen fuel-cell EV. The other is the hydrogen internal combustion engine vehicle. Japan and Europe are...
Friday 25 August 2023
Samsung aims to bring NAND inventory return to normal level by year's end
Korean media TheElec cited industry sources as saying that Samsung will implement a large-scale production cut to reduce NAND inventory, with an aim to reduce stocks to a...
Thursday 24 August 2023
Hiwin bracing for likely ECFA tariff privilege cancellation by China
China is likely to revoke certain preferential tariff rates granted to Taiwanese products covered by the cross-straits Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA), including automation...
Thursday 24 August 2023
Land, water supply now biggest issue for building new wafer fabs in Japan
TSMC's wafer fab under construction in Kumamoto aligns with the purpose of the Economic Security Promotion Act (ESPA) legislated by the Japanese government in 2022, which highlights...
Thursday 24 August 2023
Taiwan market: Handset unit sales to rebound in September
Monthly unit sales of handsets in Taiwan are expected to rebound and rise above 400,000 units starting in September, thanks to the forthcoming launches of new models by Apple, Samsung,...
Thursday 24 August 2023
Japan commits $104 bn to hydrogen supply over 15 years
Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) introduced an updated version of its foundational hydrogen strategy in June 2023. This new strategy delineates crucial investment...
Thursday 24 August 2023
GreenTrans' AMR winning semiconductor packaging and testing customers
Taiwan-based GreenTrans Corporation has expanded the application of its automated guided vehicle (AGV) and autonomous mobile robot (AMR) to the semiconductor sector. The company said...
Thursday 24 August 2023
Kenmec achieves breakthrough liquid cooling technology and expects orders in 2024
Kenmec Mechanical Engineering has successfully developed two-phase immersion cooling technology, targeting the AI server cooling market. This two-phase liquid cooling system has been...
Thursday 24 August 2023
AI 2.0 presents new opportunities for Taiwanese businesses, says Asustek-affiliated TWSC
The new era of AI 2.0 will generate new opportunities for Taiwanese businesses, according to Peter Wu, president of cloud services provider Taiwan Web Service (TWSC) and Asus Cloud...
Wednesday 23 August 2023
Broadcom's $61 billion VMware deal cleared by UK
Broadcom Inc.'s $61 billion takeover of VMware Inc. was cleared by the UK's antitrust watchdog, paving the way for one of the largest-ever tech deals.