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Wednesday 17 January 2024
Taiwan IPC makers pursue international markets
The growing trend of smart manufacturing has increased demand for computing power across all industries. In this regard, industrial PC (IPC) manufacturers will need to actively participate...
Tuesday 16 January 2024
Taiwan's quantum computing advancement: Collaboration with IQM to boost research on low-temperature CMOS
Taiwan's efforts in advancing low-temperature CMOS and quantum computing technologies are set to receive a significant boost with the recent signing of a collaborative Memorandum...
Tuesday 16 January 2024
Taiwan's FCS wins big in global green alternatives push
Dancing to background the tracks of net-zero sustainability and circular regeneration the plastics industry is driving the upstream and downstream supply chains to achieve energy...
Tuesday 16 January 2024
Taiwan's hydrogen energy: high expectations meet technical hurdles
Hydrogen is the buzzword in the energy sector again. Despite being a prevalent topic in market discourse, the actual implementation and progress along the supply chain have fallen...
Tuesday 16 January 2024
Powering progress: Taiwan's trillion-dollar energy transition pledge
Taiwan has pledged to invest NT$2 trillion (US$63.5 billion) to achieve net zero.
Tuesday 16 January 2024
MCU players watch macroeconomic horizon as demand cools
Lukewarm demand in the consumer market and ongoing inventory digestion means short-term low visibility of the microcontroller (MCU) market.
Tuesday 16 January 2024
Driving Samsung to future car electronics: Q&A with Harman chairman Young Sohn (I)
With its long-time experience in the automotive sector, Harman International has formed its views on the supply chain and the industry outlook. The company is expected to report the...
Tuesday 16 January 2024
Disco plans investment for new semiconductor materials plant, responding to global demand surge
According to Nikkei, Japan-based semiconductor equipment provider Disco is anticipated to invest over JPY40 billion (US$273.8 million) to build a plant in Kure, Hiroshima...
Tuesday 16 January 2024
Issues with trade unions not only factor delaying TSMC's US fab project
Issues with the trade unions may have played a role in forcing TSMC to push back the schedule for volume production at the Arizona fab to 2025, but there were other factors, according...
Monday 15 January 2024
Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix sprint toward sixth-gen HBM
Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix are speeding ahead with research and development to catch the sixth-generation HBM4 market.
Monday 15 January 2024
China sooner or later will 100% indigenize smartphone OLED panel supply chain
Thanks to Chinese smartphone vendors' effort to prioritize domestic procurement of key components, the local supply chain of organic light emitting diodes (OLED) has grown significantly...
Monday 15 January 2024
Taiwan gov't boosts budget to US$13.3 billion production value to propel satellite innovation
Due to the maturation of technological advancements and a decline in rocket launch costs, the proliferation of low-earth orbit (LEO) satellites is on a continuous upswing. Successful...
Monday 15 January 2024
Panasonic to make upgraded EV battery as early as 2024
Panasonic Holdings Corp. plans to roll out the newest iteration of its electric vehicle battery cells with improved capacity as early as this calendar year, the chief technology officer...
Monday 15 January 2024
Hyundai offers $7,500 cash bonus for EVs to match US tax credits
Hyundai Motor Co. will give as much as $7,500 in cash bonuses for electric-vehicle buyers in the US, seeking to keep its cars competitive with automakers qualifying for tax credits...
Monday 15 January 2024
CES 2024 review: automotive solutions remain highlights
While legacy carmakers like Toyota, Ford, and Tesla did not join the CES 2024, many luxury automakers and startups showcased their new EV models or even flying cars at the trade show...