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Wednesday 27 April 2022
Denso, USJC team up for automotive power semiconductors
Denso and United Semiconductor Japan (USJC), a subsidiary of Taiwan-based United Microelectronics (UMC), have announced they will partner to manufacture automotive power semiconduc...
Wednesday 16 March 2022
Russia-Ukraine war impacting world economy, especially IT industry, says Canalys
The ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine has disrupted the global economy. It has worsened the supply chain crisis, prompting the reallocation of IT products. Economic sanctions...
Monday 7 March 2022
Can SMIC help Russia survive tech sanctions?
Governments around the world have imposed harsh export restrictions against Russia to limit its access to semiconductors and other tech goods from overseas. Taiwan and South Korea...
Thursday 20 January 2022
Singapore electronics manufacturing industry faces challenges
Singapore could face challenges in sustaining its economic revival spurred by strong global demand for electronic products and semiconductors in 2021, according to industry analyst...
Thursday 25 November 2021
Enabling circular economy for supply chain visibility: Interview with Dutch startup Circularise
Aimed to facilitate transparency and traceability across global supply chains to enable a shift to a circular economy, Dutch startup Circularise was established in 2016 to provide...
Wednesday 10 November 2021
New economy in Taiwan likely to grow threefold in 10 years: Q&A with QIC CEO Alex Lee
In a pre-event interview with DIGITIMES, Quantum International Corp. (QIC) founder and CEO Alex Lee shared his insights on the triple forces boosting the growth of Taiwan after the...
Friday 22 October 2021
Digital economy to be 20% of Vietnam GDP by 2025, says prime minister
Vietnam expects digital economy to reach 20% of GDP by 2025 and 30% by 2030, prime minister Pham Minh Chinh said at the Digital World 2021 exhibition, cohosted by the government of...
Tuesday 19 October 2021
Economists warn spillover effect of China economic slowdown
China's third-quarter economic growth numbers slowed more than expected to 4.9% from the same period last year, falling short of the 5.2% forecasted by a Reuters poll, but the growth...
Thursday 16 September 2021
Batam to open two special economic zones for tech and digital economy
Indonesia is opening two special economic zones in Batam, focusing on developing high-tech, digital economy, data center, logistics, tourism, and aviation industries.
Friday 13 August 2021
Automotive MCU sales to surge 23% in 2021 despite shortages
Despite some ongoing shortages of microcontrollers and automakers having to temporarily close assembly lines this year, automotive MCU sales are forecast to surge 23% in the economic...
Wednesday 14 July 2021
Intel seeks to regain advanced manufacturing lead
Intel is eyeing to regain its manufacturing lead, particularly advanced process manufacturing. Intel's capex for 2021 will be a nearly 10-year high for the company, despite being...
Monday 12 July 2021
Vietnam partners with ADB to promote digital government
Vietnam's Ministry of Information and Communications signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Asian Development Bank (ADB) at the end of June to form a partnership for the...
Wednesday 30 June 2021
Vietnam aims to become digital government by 2025
The Vietnamese government is looking to transform into a digital government by 2025 and to become a top-50 digital nation within the United Nations (UN) in 2025 and in the top-30...
Tuesday 15 June 2021
Semiconductor revenue increases slightly in 1Q21
Semiconductor revenue in the first quarter of 2021 grew from the previous quarter, marking just the third time that has happened since research firm Omdia began tracking quarterly...
Wednesday 9 June 2021
Micron unveils new products based on leading 176-layer NAND and 1-alpha DRAM process for the new data economy
The digital transformation driven by the convergence of AI and 5G has made data a key enabler of economic development. As a result, in addition to requiring higher computing performance,...