Japan-based semiconductor material provider Dai Nippon Printing (DNP) will supply Rapidus with the photomasks for 2nm chips after mass production, scheduled for 2027

With the global supply chain going regional, emerging countries in Southeast Asia and South Asia are rising to the fore. In a keynote speech at the Indo-Pacific Industry Strategy Forum hosted by Mt. Dadu Industrial Innovation Foundation, MIH Consortium CEO Jack Cheng told the audience that Taiwanese companies need to unite efforts from fellow Taiwanese partners and local partners in Southeast Asia and South Asia to compete with China

In the fiercely competitive realm of the global lithography market dominated by ASML, Nikon is making strategic inroads. The renowned Japanese company is now supplying lithography equipment to top-tier new energy vehicle manufacturers in China

The EU is following the US example

As global chipmaking leaders like Intel are optimistic about introducing glass substrates for advanced IC packaging, Japan-based PCB suppliers are capitalizing on the emerging technology

Zhuhai Aerospace Microchips Science & Technology Co. (Aero-Chips), formerly known as Zhuhai Orbita Aerospace Science & Technology Co., is deploying its AI chips into space. Founded in 2000, and became listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SZSE) ChiNext ten years later, the company launched and operated China's first commercial remote-sensing micro-satellites since 2017

BYD's new Seagull has caught the attention of US automakers

Tax incentives promised for South Korean semiconductor companies by its version of the Chips Act may fall through the fingers

Overheated domestic competition in China's automobile market has led to a subdued performance in the traditional Lunar New Year peak season in 2024

Chinese authorities have issued new regulations for procuring foreign processors and operating systems, and analysts warned that Intel and AMD could suffer revenue losses amounting to billions of dollars if their processors are completely banned

The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) has recently unveiled the "Regulations to Promote and Standardize Cross-Border Data Flows," aimed at smoothing the path for international data exchange while introducing oversight measures

Nissan Motor announced that it will roll out 30 new vehicle models by the fiscal year 2026, including 16 electrified vehicles containing battery EVs (BEV) and hybrid EVs (HEV). The carmaker aims to raise annual sales by one million units from FY 2023 to FY 2026

In March, CEOs from 11 global technology companies were active in the US and China, with their focus squarely on AI, chips, and the Chinese market

Taiwan-based ASIC designers are quietly seeking business opportunities arising from China's prohibition on the public sector's use of US chips, according to industry sources