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Friday 15 November 2024
Taiwan IC design houses remain optimistic despite trade and war tensions
Taiwan-based IC design houses remain optimistic despite concerns about trade disputes potentially escalating following Donald Trump's win in the US presidential election. Two of the...
Friday 15 November 2024
Chinese EV makers weigh relocation as EU trade tensions mount
Mounting trade tensions between the European Union and China are prompting Chinese electric vehicle manufacturers to reevaluate their European production plans. Following the EU's...
Thursday 14 November 2024
Sumco expects declining profit in wafer sales in 2024
Japanese silicon wafer manufacturer Sumco has noted the robust demand for AI. However, demand for personal computers and smartphones has bottomed out, and the consumer, industrial,...
Thursday 14 November 2024
ENLight, Bulky Animation forge AI alliance to revolutionize filmmaking
Taiwan's AI computing power vendor ENLight Corp has teamed up with Bulky Animation Studio to establish an AI audiovisual technology center tailored to the growing AI needs of the...
Thursday 14 November 2024
Industrial level digital twin plan: from AI factory to AI solution
"Quality" is the foundation of all manufacturing industries. Companies initiate product plans from their R&D departments, working collaboratively through production teams, suppliers,...
Thursday 14 November 2024
TSMC unveils Taichung zero-waste center, reducing 130,000 tons of waste annually
TSMC inaugurated its zero-waste manufacturing center in Taichung on November 13, while signing a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Taiwan's Environmental Protection Administration...
Thursday 14 November 2024
AOpen gains record profits in 3Q24
Acer subsidiary AOpen achieved its highest profits in 22 years during the third quarter of 2024. The company attributes this growth to long-term efforts in various markets and customer...
Thursday 14 November 2024
TSMC responds to discrimination allegations in US facilities
Recent legal documents reveal that twelve current and former employees from TSMC's California and Arizona facilities have accused the company of racial discrimination in recruitment,...
Thursday 14 November 2024
G-Shank's non-3C revenue surges, AI applications to lead 2025 growth
Taiwan's leading precision metal stamping specialist, G-Shank Enterprise, reported that revenue from non-3C applications—such as automotive, medical, and industrial sectors—grew...
Thursday 14 November 2024
Taiwan automotive market potential leads Kia to host first overseas EV Day
Kia Corporation has chosen Taiwan as the first overseas location for its annual Kia EV Day on November 14, highlighting the market's significance as the fastest-growing territory...
Thursday 14 November 2024
Taiwan's vibrant tech ecosystem offers partnership opportunities for space launch service startups
Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA), through the Small and Medium Enterprise and Startup Administration (SMESA), organizes the International SpaceTech Startup Supporting...
Thursday 14 November 2024
TSMC targets PhD talent in Japan to boost semiconductor research
Following its recent establishment of a wafer fab in Japan, TSMC aims to attract PhD talent in the region to advance its semiconductor research and development.
Thursday 14 November 2024
Automotive chip fab projects face suspension in Europe amid EV slowdown
The global semiconductor shortage that plagued automotive chips from 2020 to 2022 has subsided, as electric vehicle (EV) demand in Europe and the US falls short of projections. While...
Thursday 14 November 2024
Samsung reportedly completing HBM4 development by 2025 to secure Nvidia orders
Maeil Business Newspaper reports that Samsung Electronics (Samsung) is set to finish the development of its sixth-generation high bandwidth memory (HBM4) by 2025 to secure...
Wednesday 13 November 2024
TEL benefits from AI demand; revenue share from China projected to decline
Investment demand for chips used in generative AI is benefiting several Japanese semiconductor equipment manufacturers, with Tokyo Electron (TEL) raising its full-year profit outlo...