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Wednesday 6 November 2024
Chicony Power eyes growth through AI, net-zero initiatives, notebook replacement demand
Taiwan's power supply provider, Chicony Power Technology, anticipates that its 2025 performance will likely surpass that of 2024, supported by multiple growth drivers. Key areas contributing...
Wednesday 6 November 2024
Intel CEO briefly visits Taiwan to finalize 3/2nm production capacity at TSMC
Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger was recently in Taiwan for a brief visit to meet with TSMC chairman C. C. Wei at the Hsinchu Science Park (HSP), according to sources familiar with the matt...
Wednesday 6 November 2024
Samsung's new semiconductor R&D campus to launch, driving next-gen memory development
Samsung Electronics plans to open its new semiconductor research and development campus in mid-November. The installation of advanced equipment is set to take place from November...
Tuesday 5 November 2024
Taiwan chips in over US$103 million to boost AMD's R&D center initiative
Following Nvidia's footsteps, AMD is set to establish an R&D center in Taiwan. The project has received approval from the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) under its "Global...
Tuesday 5 November 2024
Apple's US$280.8 million Chinese R&D expansion raises alarms for South Korean industry and US national security
Apple is strengthening its collaboration with China's display industry, aiming to lower production costs and reduce reliance on primary South Korean suppliers, Samsung Display (SDC)...
Tuesday 5 November 2024
NXP forecasts lower 4Q24 results due to falling auto chip demand and macro issues
NXP Semiconductors anticipates that its revenue and profit performance for the fourth quarter of 2024 will be below market expectations, with an estimated range of US$3 billion to...
Tuesday 5 November 2024
US election to catalyst Taiwan's global semiconductor expansion, says Microip chairman
The uncertainty and potential disruption that may unfold in the wake of the 2024 US presidential election looms over Taiwan's booming semiconductor industry. At the recent launch...
Tuesday 5 November 2024
China extends lead over Japan in global auto exports, defying tariff challenges
At the close of October 2024, China and Japan disclosed automotive export figures covering January to September. DIGITIMES Research noted that China's lead over Japan, first...
Tuesday 5 November 2024
SDC advances its 8.6G IT OLED mass production plan to 2025
Samsung Display (SDC) plans to accelerate the production of its 8.6G OLED panels for IT applications, which will first be utilized in Samsung Electronics' notebook products.
Tuesday 5 November 2024
Nvidia's Jensen Huang requests early shipment of HBM4 from SK Hynix
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang emphasized during a video call at the SK AI Summit in Seoul's Coex that he aims to strengthen collaboration with SK Hynix in the high bandwidth memory (HBM)...
Tuesday 5 November 2024
Trump teases shutting down CHIPS Act: what does it mean?
With the US presidential election on the horizon, Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Kamala Harris have drawn attention for their stances on Taiwan's semiconductor industry. Interest...
Tuesday 5 November 2024
AutoSys cuts into supply chain of US, Japan auto makers
Taiwan-based AutoSys, which specializes in algorithms for automotive 360-degree surround image detection and ADAS sensing system fusion, has penetrated the supply chains of the US...
Tuesday 5 November 2024
MA-tek to open Hokkaido lab early to meet 2nm chip demand
MA-tek will launch its new lab in Hokkaido, Japan by the end of this year, well ahead of schedule, to meet increasing demand for inspection and analysis services supporting 2nm chip...
Monday 4 November 2024
Samsung denies voluntary retirement and layoff rumors as executives strategize foundry solutions
Reports indicate that Samsung is exploring a voluntary retirement plan for its DS division. Rumors also suggest the program could expand across the company, impacting the Mobile eXperience...
Monday 4 November 2024
Toshiba fights back, aiming to double power chip market share to rival global giants in 2030
Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage has set an ambitious target to boost its market share in the global power semiconductor market from the current 3.2% to a double-digit percentage...