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Wednesday 13 December 2023
The number of deregistered Chinese chip-related companies reached a new height in 2023
According to the latest disclosure on the Chinese tech media TMTPost, the number of revoked and deregistered chip-related enterprises in China in 2023 is significantly higher...
Wednesday 13 December 2023
Four countries in 7 days: Implication of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's Asia trips
Nvidia made headlines again with CEO Jensen Huang's Asia tour to Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, and Vietnam over the past week. Yet it takes a grander perspective to see the strategy...
Wednesday 13 December 2023
ASML and Samsung to invest KRW1 trillion to establish a joint semiconductor R&D center
During the state visit of South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol to the Netherlands, leaders including Lee Jae-yong, Chairman of Samsung Electronics, and Chey Tae-won, Chairman of SK...
Wednesday 13 December 2023
Inventec successfully commercializes self-developed AI chip IP
Taiwan-based information communications technology (ICT) manufacturer Inventec disclosed that its self-developed VectorMesh embedded neural network processor has signed contracts...
Wednesday 13 December 2023
Layoffs resume, but businesses battle for AI talents
Despite recent job cuts, notably among US firms, businesses are still battling for AI talent, according to industry sources.
Wednesday 13 December 2023
TSMC pioneers green innovation with successful electronic-grade chemicals recycling project
In a groundbreaking move towards environmental sustainability, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has affirmed its commitment to becoming a driving force in the circular...
Wednesday 13 December 2023
Merck CEO anticipates semiconductor investment surge in Asia with Taiwan at the helm
In his customary December visit to Taiwan, Kai Beckmann, the Executive Director and CEO of Merck Group's Electronics business sector, emphasized the future opportunities and outlook...
Wednesday 13 December 2023
NXP gears up for IoT device boom
NXP Semiconductors has expressed optimism about chip demand for IoT devices used in smart homes, smart factories, and other smart mobile applications and is gearing up for the market...
Tuesday 12 December 2023
Global semiconductor equipment sales to reach record US$124 billion in 2025, says SEMI
Global sales of total semiconductor manufacturing equipment by original equipment manufacturers are forecast to reach US$100 billion in 2023, a contraction of 6.1% from the industry...
Tuesday 12 December 2023
As semiconductor firms freeze headcounts, even NTU EE graduates are not getting offers
With China's economic growth dwindling, the US market recovery slowing, and the European market prospect worsening amid a drag in the Ukraine-Russia War, the semiconductor companies...
Tuesday 12 December 2023
Trials underway for Taiwan's wartime satcom program while domestic suppliers wait for a greater role
As the emergency satellite communication program run by Taiwan's Ministry of Digital Affairs (MODA), inspired by Starlink's wartime application in Ukraine, enters its testing stages,...
Tuesday 12 December 2023
MediaTek on track to meet 4Q23 sales guidance
MediaTek is on track to meet its sales guidance for the fourth quarter of 2023, thanks to brisk sales of its latest flagship mobile processor, according to market sources.
Tuesday 12 December 2023
PCB firms upbeat about AI server demand
A surge in AI server demand will help related PCB vendors recover from setbacks they encountered in 2023, according to industry sources.
Tuesday 12 December 2023
IC design houses see positive signs of PC replacement demand
IC design firms have seen positive signs of PC replacement demand, but they are unsure how significant it will be, according to industry sources in Taiwan.
Tuesday 12 December 2023
BYD to expand production capacity for automotive chips
BYD has stepped up its semiconductor business deployment, extending its Chengdu production location to add fab capacity for automotive chips, according to industry sources in China...