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Monday 29 May 2023
Taiwan IC design houses deepening deployments for ePaper market boom
Taiwan's IC designers including MediaTek and many other peers are all keen to develop diverse chips solutions for ePaper technology applications that are poised to regain fast growth...
Monday 29 May 2023
Ayar Labs raises another US$25 million in latest funding round
Ayar Labs has completed Series C1 funding, raising an additional US$25 million to bring its total Series C funding to US$155 million, according to the US-based silicon photonics chip...
Monday 29 May 2023
Taiwan hits snags in cultivating high-level semiconductor talent
Taiwan's homegrown semiconductor talent show high cost-performance ratios, but the talent supply shortage is worsening as domestic universities are hitting snags in expanding student...
Saturday 27 May 2023
Nvidia founder and CEO Jensen Huang: run for food or run from becoming food
Jensen Huang, the founder and CEO of GPU company Nvidia, encouraged students to be agile for the opportunities brought by the AI revolution, to have the humility to admit failure...
Friday 26 May 2023
Taiwan self-driving technology passes open-field test at Taoyuan Airport
Taiwan's self-driving technology has achieved a significant breakthrough as the government-funded Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) has just successfully completed a...
Friday 26 May 2023
LG Electronics commences EV charger production, aiming to expand in global market
LG Electronics has reached a milestone in its charging business. Its majority-owned company, HiEV Charger, started producing EV chargers on May 24. Besides serving the domestic market,...
Friday 26 May 2023
Joint smart warehousing to create win-win situation for distributors
Generally speaking, distributors categorize their customers into TBMs (Taiwan-based manufacturers), CBMs (China-based manufacturers) and MBMs (multination-based manufacturers). Production...
Friday 26 May 2023
Samsung reportedly planning to cut Q3 wafer foundry production by 10%
Following the reduction of memory chip production, Samsung Electronics is planning to reduce its wafer production in the third quarter of 2023 due to the poor demand for its foundry...
Friday 26 May 2023
Backend houses optimistic about AI chip demand
Promising AI chip demand from Nvidia has injected optimism back into the associated backend suppliers regarding their 2023 business prospects, according to industry sources in Taiw...
Thursday 25 May 2023
Japanese electronics component makers turn to automotive applications for growth
Japanese electronics component manufacturers such as Murata, Taiyo Yuden, and TDK are mostly conservative about the recovery of smartphone demand and are now placing their hope on...
Thursday 25 May 2023
Taiwan makers cut into international hydrogen energy supply chain
To meet demand for clean energy in the next generation, hydrogen energy has been regarded as a key market for new energy development by various countries, and Taiwan makers, including...
Thursday 25 May 2023
New Apple-Broadcom deal gets three interpretations from RF supply chain in Taiwan
The signing of a long-term contract between Apple and Broadcom to develop 5G radio frequency (RF) components could easily drive outsiders to associate it with the "coopetition" relationships...
Thursday 25 May 2023
Taiwan fab toolmakers secure LTAs from China
Taiwan-based semiconductor equipment suppliers including Gudeng Precision Industrial, E&R Engineering, Marketech International, Nova Technology (Novatech) and Taiwan Mask have...
Thursday 25 May 2023
National Taiwan University announces sale of dozens of electronic and electrical tech patents
National Taiwan University (NTU) recently sent out invitations to electrical and electronics industry experts to a "Patent Sale and Foresight Technology Seminar." The event will be...
Thursday 25 May 2023
Apple expanding supplier base in China, Southeast Asia, and India
As manufacturers embark on massive relocation efforts to build a more resilient supply chain, Apple is expanding its supplier base in most Asian countries.