As Donald Trump ramps up his tariff-heavy trade agenda in a bid to bring manufacturing back to US soil, Taiwan's tech and manufacturing sectors are bracing for impact—again...
The Sino-US trade war has accelerated global competition in compound semiconductors, with Chinese manufacturers now aggressively targeting price reductions in silicon carbide (SiC)...
Just when the global supply chain thought it had a breather, US President Donald Trump's administration is stoking renewed tensions with China by threatening sweeping new tariffs...
TSMC and Intel have reached a preliminary agreement to establish a joint venture for operating a semiconductor fab in the US, Reuters reported, citing The Information...
US President Trump announced a reciprocal tariff rate of up to 32% on Taiwan, exceeding expectations (however, items such as steel, aluminum, copper, pharmaceuticals, and semiconductors...
Rapidus, a Japanese company focused on semiconductor innovation, officially opened its first facility, IIM-1, in Chitose City, Hokkaido, on April 1, 2025. Aiming to advance in the...
Between the 1960s and 1980s, the semiconductor industry primarily used a vertically integrated model covering all aspects, from equipment to materials. This approach disadvantaged...
To strengthen academic exchange and collaboration between Taiwan and Japan, the renowned Japanese research institute RIKEN has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Taiwan's...
Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) said on March 31, 2025, it will provide up to JPY802.5 billion (US$5.4 billion) in fresh funding to Rapidus, a domestic startup...
Intel is executing a significant transformation under new CEO Lip-Bu Tan, restructuring its board of directors to prioritize semiconductor-specific expertise in a bid to revitalize...
SK Hynix has completed the full acquisition of Intel's NAND Flash division, concluding a four-year process. The assets will be integrated under Solidigm, SK Hynix's US subsidiary,...
Chinese semiconductors may avoid engagement in traditional advanced process competition, potentially fostering a domestic chip manufacturer similar to "DeepSeek," according to Burn-Jeng...
The first data center complex for OpenAI's US$100 billion Stargate infrastructure venture will have space for as many as 400,000 of Nvidia's powerful AI chips — an amount that,...
China is reinforcing its grip on key minerals and battery technologies as tensions with the US escalate over tech trade policies. Fortune reports that China dominates the...
Samsung Electronics has struggled to retain the top-tier professionals it recruited in semiconductors, robotics, big data, and artificial intelligence (AI). The departure of these...
