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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...
Wednesday 17 July 2024
TSMC joins HBM4 arena with 5nm base chip production for memory giants
While SK Hynix, Samsung Electronics, and Micron Technology are locked in an intense technology race for the sixth-generation High Bandwidth Memory (HBM), HBM4, foundry giant TSMC...
Wednesday 17 July 2024
TCL CSOT reportedly offered higher bid than BOE for LGD's Guangzhou LCD factory
LG Display (LGD) is in the process of selling its 8.5-generation LCD factory in Guangzhou, China, where TCL CSOT has reportedly offered a higher bid than BOE. If LGD successfully...
Wednesday 17 July 2024
Samsung latest LPDDR5 DRAM validated for use with Dimensity 9400
Samsung Electronics has announced that its latest LPDDR5X DRAM has been verified for use in MediaTek's upcoming Dimensity 9400, according to an official statement and a report from...
Wednesday 17 July 2024
Taiwan to build its sovereign AI and relative ecosystem: NSTC
At the South Taiwan Science Park (STSP) Administration Chief handover ceremony on June 16, National Science and Technology Council Minister Cheng-wen Wu announced Taiwan's plans to...
Wednesday 17 July 2024
Taiwan's CbI program attracts ASEAN and Central/Eastern European talents for semiconductor training
Hoping to get the 140,000 talents needed for industrial development by 2030, Taiwan's Chip-based Industrial Innovation (CbI) Program is actively attracting international students...
Wednesday 17 July 2024
China's solar industry finds oasis in the Middle East
With trade barriers from Europe and the US against Chinese solar imports, the Middle East, which is currently moving toward clean energy transformation and enjoys good trade relationships...
Wednesday 17 July 2024
Hybrids to lead in 2024 as EVs face profitability hurdles
Global sales of Electric Vehicles (EVs) are expected to surpass 10 million units in 2024, marking a crucial automotive market milestone and reaffirming a healthy growth trajectory.
Wednesday 17 July 2024
Sharp halts production on large-size LCD panels; 500 employees 'forced' to retire early
Sharp's large-size LCD panel factory, Sakai Display Product (SDP), located in Osaka, Japan, is set to close by the end of September 2024. Sharp has offered an early retirement plan...
Wednesday 17 July 2024
Global 5G users to hit 60% by 2029 as Northeast Asia leads the charge
Global 5G user numbers continue to grow strongly, with population coverage gradually expanding and simultaneously boosting 5G Stand-alone (SA) deployment. Ericsson predicts that nearly...
Tuesday 16 July 2024
Samsung spearheads NAND recovery as QLC, AI drive market shift
Samsung Electronics has nearly doubled its NAND Flash production in the second quarter of 2024 after hitting a low point in the fourth quarter of 2023.
Tuesday 16 July 2024
Samsung and SK Hynix stack LPDDR DRAMs to cut AI power consumption
South Korean memory giants Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix, in addition to High Bandwidth Memory (HBM), will also start the competition in smartphone LPDDR DRAM stacking.