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Monday 27 May 2024
Taiwan fab tool makers see demands rising in US and Europe
Onshoring efforts of semiconductor manufacturers have spurred the demand for more cost-effective fab tools. Fab machinery makers in Taiwan, including the supply chain partners of...
Monday 27 May 2024
Generative AI fuels Nvidia chip sales, shifts Taiwan's export dynamics
Generative AI has ignited a boom in Nvidia chip sales, with DRAM manufacturers offering HBM products also seeing a surge in orders.
Monday 27 May 2024
Innovation vs. regulation: Taiwan struggles to balance AI legislation amid global scrutiny
As global AI regulations gain momentum, Taiwan—a key player in AI hardware—has yet to finalize its "Artificial Intelligence Basic Act."
Monday 27 May 2024
SK Hynix contract liabilities jump 73% in 1Q24, likely fueled by Nvidia's massive prepayments
SK Hynix's contract liabilities saw a remarkable sequential increase of over 73% or KRW1.16 trillion (US$855 million) in the first quarter of 2024, sparking speculations that Nvidia...
Monday 27 May 2024
Taiwan's renewable goals clash with nuclear revival calls
Over the past eight years, Taiwan's government has spearheaded an ambitious energy transition, boosting renewable energy generation by a striking 110% since 2016.
Friday 24 May 2024
Former IBM Chief Accessibility Officer envisions digital inclusion transformation for Taiwan's manufacturing industry
Frances West, a pioneering advocate for digital inclusion in the corporate world, is looking to bring this innovative concept to Taiwan.
Friday 24 May 2024
Toshiba completes new 300mm fab for power semiconductors
Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage recently hosted a ceremony to commemorate the completion of a new 300-millimeter wafer fabrication facility for power semiconductors and an...
Friday 24 May 2024
SDC and Lenovo partner to commercialize slidable display devices by early 2025
Samsung Display (SDC) is reportedly collaborating with Lenovo to develop slidable display devices, suggesting that devices capable of extending the screen by pulling it are about...
Friday 24 May 2024
Do Samsung Semiconductor's leadership issues stem from its 'return' talent appointment rule?
With Jun Young-hyun coming in as a "relief pitcher" to take over as the head of the semiconductor and Device Solutions (DS) division, the South Korean industry pointed out that there...
Friday 24 May 2024
Absolics becomes first materials firm to get US CHIPS Act subsidy
Absolics, an affiliate of South Korean chemical material firm SKC and invested by Applied Materials, signed a Preliminary Memorandum of Terms (PMT) with the US Department of Commerce...
Friday 24 May 2024
Samsung and SK Hynix increase R&D and facility investment in 1Q24
Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix's research and development expenses and facility investments for the first quarter of 2024 were higher than those in the first quarter of 2023. It...
Friday 24 May 2024
AI becomes the key to new paradigm shifts and how TSMC responds to new era
Since the turn of the century in the year 2000, the changes brought to the world by digital technology and the Internet can be roughly categorized into four phases. The first phase...
Friday 24 May 2024
Carmakers take three different strategies in US to respond slow EV demand
According to supply chain sources, automakers have taken three distinct approaches in the US in response to the market headwind.
Friday 24 May 2024
Foxtron confident in its EV competitiveness
In a reasonably competitive environment, Foxtron Vehicle Technologies enjoys an overall competitive advantage, according to company president Andy Lee.
Friday 24 May 2024
Taiwan PMIC and MOSFET firms cautious about market prospects
Taiwan-based power management IC and MOSFET vendors are finding it hard to assess their order visibility as customers are mixed about the market outlook for the second half of 2024,...