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Wednesday 13 November 2024
Driving the future of space: emerging market players showcase technological innovations
To stay aligned with global space industry trends and support Taiwan's efforts to establish a strong space industry, the Small and Medium Enterprise and Startup Administration (SMESA)...
Wednesday 13 November 2024
From the known to the unknown: Inside Zeiss's semiconductor journey
The semiconductor industry began in the early 1970s and is now the largest segment among Zeiss's four major divisions. Under President Andreas Pecher's arrangement, I met CTO Thomas...
Wednesday 13 November 2024
TSMC now reportedly operates over half of global EUVs, weighs high-NA adoption
Each low-numerical aperture (NA) extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography system costs over US$100 million, making it one of the most expensive semiconductor manufacturing tools in history...
Tuesday 12 November 2024
TSMC board approves US$15 billion for new facility and advanced node capacity
TSMC's board of directors has approved capital appropriations of approximately US$15.48 billion for the primary purposes of new fab construction, the installation of fab facility...
Tuesday 12 November 2024
Apple's OLED MacBook Air faces delay as suppliers push back on pricing demands
Apple's planned release of the OLED MacBook Air faces potential delays, primarily due to pricing challenges and market dynamics. The transition from LCD to OLED panels significantly...
Tuesday 12 November 2024
Taiwan advances quantum tech research for defense and industry applications
AI, biomedicine, quantum computing, innovative semiconductor materials, and advanced semiconductor manufacturing are shaping up as pivotal areas for Taiwan's future research and development,...
Tuesday 12 November 2024
Testing house Sigurd breaks ground on US$80.1 million Taiwan facility
Sigurd Microelectronics, an IC testing firm, conducted a groundbreaking ceremony for its new facility in Zhudong, northern Taiwan, on November 11. The construction project, which...
Tuesday 12 November 2024
Taiwan fab toolmakers benefit from TSMC's CoWoS demand spike
A recent annual forum for the chipmaking equipment and materials sectors was hosted in Tainan, southern Taiwan, bringing together executives from TSMC and its ecosystem partners including...
Monday 11 November 2024
Kioxia invests in CXL memory, aims for commercialization in 2030
Kioxia has announced plans to develop next-generation memory technology, Compute Express Link (CXL), to address the growing demands of AI, with support from the Japanese government...
Monday 11 November 2024
Gudeng Precision marks 2 years of profit growth, expands capacity and advances processes
Gudeng Precision, a key player in the semiconductor foundry supply chain, reported an October 2024 consolidated revenue of NT$389 million (approx. US$12.16 million). Cumulative revenue...
Monday 11 November 2024
JPMorgan braces for 'impactful' first two years of Trump
The first two years under Donald Trump's second term could be "quite impactful" if policy changes are made on tax, deregulation, and crypto, according to Stefan Gratzer, managing...
Monday 11 November 2024
Accton expands optical tech for AI data centers in 3Q24
Accton Technology, Taiwan's leading provider of data center switches and networking solutions, is significantly increasing its investments in optical communication technology to support...
Monday 11 November 2024
US directive halts TSMC's sub-7nm supply to China; Samsung, SMIC may fill gap amid AI funding and capacity strain
On November 11, 2024, TSMC reportedly suspended its sub-7nm process services to China's AI and GPU chipmakers following the Huawei "chip controversy," triggering widespread industry...
Monday 11 November 2024
Zeiss shifts to data, integrated services with optical technology at its core
Zeiss president Andreas Pecher asked me how DIGITIMES observes Zeiss. I replied that it could gradually transition from an R&D focus to application markets, striking an appropriate...
Monday 11 November 2024
TSMC to reportedly suspend sub-7nm chip supplies to China
Chinese media reports that TSMC has formally notified its Chinese AI chip customers via email that, starting November 11 — known as Singles' Day in China — it will cease...