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Thursday 29 February 2024
Japanese mature-process semiconductor equipment makers thrive amid US-China chip war
While many Japanese industrial equipment makers grapple with the economic downturn in China, the semiconductor equipment sector has shown s completely different performance. US-led...
Thursday 29 February 2024
Taiwan's venture capital sector faces challenges as Singapore and Japan surge ahead
In Taiwan, the venture capital scene has reached a significant milestone, marking its 40th year of development. Despite Taiwan's impressive track record in the technology sector,...
Thursday 29 February 2024
TSMC appoints two executives as Co-COOs, passing the baton on
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) Board of Directors held a special meeting on February 29 and approved the appointment of Senior Vice President of R&D Y.J. Mii...
Thursday 29 February 2024
SK Hynix said to purchase 8 EUV machines for HBM3E processes
SK Hynix plans to invest KRW2 trillion ($1.5 billion) in 2024 to introduce extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography equipment to cope with the new generation of memory investment in...
Thursday 29 February 2024
'I'll see your 8-layer HBM3E and raise you 36GB 12-layer HBM3E' Samsung tells Micron
Samsung is engaged in fierce HBM competition with Micron.
Thursday 29 February 2024
Taiwan's transformation into global semiconductor leadership and future challenges
In university, I studied electrical engineering, and at that time, semiconductors were an emerging field. The electronics courses we took still taught vacuum tubes. It wasn't until...
Thursday 29 February 2024
2024 Industry Outlook (2): ICT industry performance reflects economic health in Taiwan
In 2023, 940 plus publicly listed electronics companies in Taiwan reported a total of US$833 billion in revenues, down 12.6% from US$953 billion in 2022. This number reflected the...
Thursday 29 February 2024
TSMC's 'Black Ship' sails into Japan, sparking South Korean concerns about reversal of competitive edge
Kumamoto, a small Japanese city that suffered a devastating earthquake in 2016, recently witnessed a momentous occasion--the grand opening of TSMC's Kumamoto Fab 1. Dubbed the "Reiwa...
Thursday 29 February 2024
Growing AI demand propels PCB industry forward
Taiwan-based PCB industry players, such as PCB drill bit maker Topoint Technology and copper clad laminate (CCL) maker ITEQ, are already seeing the benefits from AI demand and expect...
Thursday 29 February 2024
Xiaomi and Honor challenge Apple in Europe with AI smartphones
China-based smartphone brands have made a splash at this year's Mobile World Congress (MWC, seizing the opportunity to make a strong impression in the European market. At MWC 2024,...
Thursday 29 February 2024
TSMC promises to set up advanced chip supply chain in Kyushu
During a meeting with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at the Prime Minister's official residence in Japan on February 26, 2024, TSMC Chairman Mark Liu and TSMC President C.C. Wei pledged...
Tuesday 27 February 2024
Apple and Tesla veterans aim to help Japan design AI chips
The Japan government-backed research group...
Tuesday 27 February 2024
Huaweization of Chinese batteries sees EV makers search for plan b
Security concerns are causing EV manufacturers to decouple from Chinese battery makers.
Tuesday 27 February 2024
Japanese researchers find LiDAR cars can be blinded by laser attacks
Researchers at a Japanese university have discovered a dangerous LiDAR vulnerability
Tuesday 27 February 2024
TSMC gives Japan's automotive IDM firms the kiss of life
TSMC's new wafer plants in Europe, the US, and Japan are reenergizing automotive IDM firms around the world.