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Friday 15 March 2024
Nissan and Honda eye partnership in EV race
In a bid to navigate the increasingly competitive landscape of electric vehicle (EV) transition, Japanese automotive titans are showing signs of forging strategic partnerships.
Friday 15 March 2024
Globalfoundries reportedly to implement personnel restructuring in Singapore and Taiwan amid speculation of job relocation to India
US-based pure-play foundry GlobalFoundries is said to be in the midst of personnel restructuring, with speculation suggesting a relocation of certain job roles from Singapore and...
Friday 15 March 2024
Google Taiwan boosts AI talent, operation expansion, and cybersecurity initiatives
Google has announced the expansion of an AI talent cultivation program in Taiwan, with plans to launch new hardware products there throughout 2024.
Friday 15 March 2024
Can Samsung compete with Intel and TSMC by splitting its foundry business?
Samsung Electronics, which aims to become the world's leading semiconductor foundry by 2030, still faces challenges breaking through TSMC's high market share in customer competitio...
Friday 15 March 2024
Silicon photonics advancing the optoelectronics industry
Taiwan's optoelectronics industry output value soared by 44.35% in 2023 to NT$2.0473 trillion (US$648.9 billion).
Friday 15 March 2024
Taiwan-Japan Economic Summit galvanizes semiconductor collaboration amidst global trade shifts
Experts from key industries and government officials from Japan and Taiwan gathered at the 2024 Taiwan-Japan (Kyushu) Economic and Trade Forum to discuss strengthening collaboration...
Friday 15 March 2024
CCL providers compete for orders for AI servers
South Korean and Taiwanese Copper Clad Laminate (CCL) suppliers are vying for AI server orders, which are growing in demand as AI continues to sweep the globe, according to industry...
Thursday 14 March 2024
Nissan, Honda weighing EV Partnership in Japan, local media say
Nissan Motor Co. is considering entering into a partnership with rival Honda Motor Co. to jointly develop electric vehicles, Japanese media reported.
Thursday 14 March 2024
Samsung is reportedly 'upgrading' its HBM development team
Samsung Electronics is reportedly pushing to establish an HBM development unit to increase Samsung's competitiveness in High-Bandwidth Memory (HBM). In other words, the recently formed...
Thursday 14 March 2024
Google establishes Asia-Pacific cyber defense hub in Tokyo
Google announced the establishment of its first network defense center in the Asia-Pacific region, situated in Tokyo, Japan.
Thursday 14 March 2024
Taiwan initiates programs to attract STEM students globally, enriching semiconductor talent pool
The Taiwanese government is actively pursuing overseas Chinese and foreign students to contribute to its workforce
Thursday 14 March 2024
Taiwanese IC distributors to capitalize on handset and PC inventory shrinkage, AI chip boom in 2024
Taiwan's major IC distributors, including WPG Holdings, WT Microelectronics, Supreme Electronics, and Edom Technology, anticipate several significant trends for 2024 in the semiconductor...
Thursday 14 March 2024
South Korea's Naver partners with Aramco Digital to expand into MENA Market with Arabic LLM
South Korean internet company Naver and Saudi Arabia's oil giant Aramco's digital technology subsidiary signed an agreement to jointly enter the Middle East and North Africa (MENA)...
Thursday 14 March 2024
Taiwan IC design firms join Arm Total Design platform to enhance ASIC service capability
The hot demand for AI chips and the trend for cloud AI tech differentiation attracted unexpected attention to Application-Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) design services lately.
Thursday 14 March 2024
Samsung rumored to raise NAND prices by 15-20%
The memory market is gradually recovering with DRAM taking the lead, and NAND Flash is also showing signs of recovery. Samsung Electronics is reportedly increasing the utility rate...