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Friday 19 July 2024
Samsung memory goes full throttle, advances 3D and LLW DRAM
As the AI era unfolds, the demand for memory solutions that maximize performance while minimizing power consumption is growing exponentially. Samsung Electronics is reportedly developing...
Friday 19 July 2024
Samsung reportedly elects memory over foundry at P4 to capitalize on booming AI server market
Instead of building a foundry production line at its P4 facility as previously planned, Samsung Electronics reportedly plans to prioritize building a memory production line, highlighting...
Friday 19 July 2024
The return of a US-China trade war? Q&A with political economist June Park
Global stock markets tumbled the day after news about US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's accusation about Taiwan taking the chip business from the United States and...
Friday 19 July 2024
Fanuc completes new US facility for automotive robots
Fanuc America, a subsidiary of Japan-based Fanuc, has completed construction of its new West Campus facility in Auburn Hills, Michigan. This marks Fanuc's second US facility since...
Friday 19 July 2024
Wah Lee sees promising demand for advanced foundry processes
As the ICT and semiconductor markets recover, semiconductor material equipment supplier Wah Lee has experienced double-digit growth across its core businesses. Amid strong pull-in...
Friday 19 July 2024
TSMC proposes Foundry 2.0 to alleviate antitrust concerns
TSMC has come up with a new definition of the foundry sector, a move aimed at dispelling market concerns about its dominance, as it braces for possible impacts on the global semiconductor...
Thursday 18 July 2024
China automobile export status, 2023
China took the global lead in automobile export in 2023, driven by robust demand for EVs.
Thursday 18 July 2024
Debunking Trump's misconceptions on Taiwan's role in the global chip industry
US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, in an interview with Bloomberg Businessweek, claimed that Taiwan had taken 100% of the chip business from the US without...
Thursday 18 July 2024
SK Hynix on track to explore interposer-free HBM4 production
In vying for Nvidia's next-generation memory orders, SK Hynix is prioritizing cost reduction through a more radical approach: eliminating silicon interposers entirely from HBM4 production,...
Thursday 18 July 2024
Singtel partners with SKT to accelerate 6G and AI transformation
Singapore Telecommunications Limited (Singtel) and SK Telecom (SKT) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate over the next two years on developing next-generation...
Thursday 18 July 2024
Aeonmotor targets growth with new models and Vietnam expansion
Aeonmotor unveiled the market's first electric touring motorcycle, the EV-C1, alongside the fuel-powered Brera X and the versatile light-duty MK150.
Thursday 18 July 2024
President Lai pledges support for next-gen Taiwan AI supercomputers in weather forecasting
Less than five months after the Central Weather Administration (CWA) inaugurated its sixth-generation high-performance computer, its computing power is already falling short. In response,...
Thursday 18 July 2024
Leadership changes at Google Cloud Taiwan reflect strategic challenges in market expansion
Google Cloud Taiwan has seen three leadership changes in the past five years after general manager Cally Ko left, highlighting challenges for the company in expanding the Taiwanese...
Wednesday 17 July 2024
Taiwan pays US$4.75 billion for defense since 2022; Trump says it's not enough
In recent years, Taiwan has significantly increased its defense procurement from the US. However, US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump continues to assert that Taiwan...
Wednesday 17 July 2024
Passive component demand and prices to be driven higher by AI
Thanks to improving demands in the smartphone and notebook markets, Japanese passive component suppliers are likely to raise inductor prices. However, Taiwanese suppliers believe...