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Thursday 15 August 2024
Topco eyes AI-driven growth for silicone thermal solutions in 2H24
As the consumer electronics market enters its traditional peak season in the latter half of 2024, Taiwan's specialty chemical materials distributor, Topco Technologies Corp, is optimistic...
Thursday 15 August 2024
Foxconn chairman visits India again
As Foxconn revealed its second-quarter results in Taiwan on August 14, its chairman, Young Liu, visited India to meet with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the second time...
Thursday 15 August 2024
Taiwan's semiconductor industry unites for SEMICON 2024, spotlighting AI technologies
The 2024 International Semiconductor Exhibition (SEMICON Taiwan) is set to launch on September 4, focusing on semiconductor technologies crucial to the emerging AI era.
Wednesday 14 August 2024
Google unveils Pixel 9 series and peripherals; AI, foldability, availability, performance in focus
At the "Made by Google" keynote event, Google announced a series of new hardware devices, including the new Pixel 9 series of smartphones, the Pixel Buds Pro 2 earphones, and the...
Wednesday 14 August 2024
Chinese firms dominate as global EV battery market faces headwinds
Global demand for new energy vehicles (NEVs), including battery electric vehicles (BEVs), plug-in hybrids (PHEVs), and hybrids, experienced significant volatility in the first half...
Wednesday 14 August 2024
Taiwan-based manufacturers weather typhoon Gaemi: exports surge and expansion persist despite storm
Typhoon Gaemi, which made landfall on July 24, caused a two-day halt in work across Taiwan, raising concerns of potential economic losses running into hundreds of billions of dolla...
Wednesday 14 August 2024
Taiwan firm taps into Amazon's supply chain, captures logistics robot market
As the market eagerly awaits the rise of humanoid robots, Taiwan's leading precision gear reducer manufacturer, Apex Dynamics, believes it will take time for the technology to matu...
Wednesday 14 August 2024
US-based QPO launches energy storage plant with Taiwan-based Yulon backing
US-made energy storage cells have recently begun their first round of price quoting for 2025 demand. In a positive development for US home energy storage manufacturing, QPO Energy...
Wednesday 14 August 2024
SK Hynix invests in M16 DRAM production expansion, expects to increase monthly capacity by 18%
SK Hynix has reportedly begun procuring production equipment for its M16 plant in Icheon, aiming to boost its monthly production capacity from 100,000 to 180,000 units, an increase...
Wednesday 14 August 2024
Penang to host inaugural 2024 Asia-Pacific Semiconductor Summit with strong Chinese presence
Malaysia, after hosting SEMICON Southeast Asia in May, is set to hold the first Asia Pacific Semiconductor Summit and Expo (APSSE) from October 16 to 18, showcasing the country's...
Wednesday 14 August 2024
Taiwan IPC makers eye China market recovery amid challenges
Taiwan's industrial PC (IPC) manufacturers are optimistic that the Chinese market is poised for recovery after a sharp decline caused by the dual impacts of the pandemic and geopolitical...
Wednesday 14 August 2024
Taiwan's drone industry grapples with rapid product cycles and short-term focus
Taiwan's drone industry faces significant challenges as it attempts to align with the country's defense initiatives and compete in the global market. The rapid pace of product iteration...
Wednesday 14 August 2024
Japanese wafer majors report falling sales amid slow chip recovery
Shin-Etsu Chemical and Sumco, which account for approximately 50% of the global wafer market, have both reported a decline in demand for the April-June 2024 quarter compared to the...
Wednesday 14 August 2024
Why Intel has also struggled to manufacture chips in Arizona
The New York Times recently published a piece expressing concern about the delay in the start of chip fabrication and sale at TSMC's Fab 21 in Arizona, despite the project...
Wednesday 14 August 2024
TSMC scaling up equipment and engineering orders for fast plant expansions
TSMC has been placing large volumes of orders for production equipment and factory engineering projects in support of its fast capacity expansion, dispelling skepticism about the...