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Monday 26 February 2024
Why Kioxia is warming up to SK Hynix for WD merger talks
The memory market has rebounded from the previous trough, led by NAND Flash's multi-fold price surge. However, the NAND business of many integrated device manufacturers (IDMs) is...
Monday 26 February 2024
Nikon's lithography business seeks to expand its customer base beyond Intel
Semiconductor lithography equipment is one of Nikon's main businesses, selling i-line, ArF immersion, ArF, and KrF lithography machines. Nikon, originally focused on Intel as its...
Monday 26 February 2024
Shazam! TSMC opens JASM fab, Taiwan's tech minister Wu can't wait
Taiwan's Minister of Science and Technology, Wu Tsung-tsong, said TSMC's new Kumamoto fab offers win-win outcomes for all involved.
Monday 26 February 2024
SK Hynix reportedly to mass produce HBM3E in March, seizes opportunity to supply Nvidia
SK Hynix is reported to commence mass production of the fifth-generation High Bandwidth Memory (HBM) HBM3E in March 2024, once again leaping ahead of competitors Samsung Electronics...
Monday 26 February 2024
JASM Fab2 subsidies and ESG facts revealed
After the opening ceremony of TSMC's first fab in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan's Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, Ken Saito, told the media at the event that he would subsidize...
Monday 26 February 2024
Strong GPU demand sees Taiwan’s uPI Semi shoot for the moon
uPI Semi CEO Daniel Huang is bullish about the company's potential profit margins.
Monday 26 February 2024
Will they or won't they? Merger talks to resume between star-crossed Kioxia and Western Digital
Japanese NAND Flash manufacturer Kioxia and American memory company Western Digital (WD) are set to resume merger talks.
Monday 26 February 2024
Taiwan-Japan industrial ties expected to deepen following TSMC fab
TSMC opened its first fab in Kumamoto on February 24, with plans for the second fab in the prefecture to commence construction by 2024 and begin operation in 2027. Industry insiders...
Monday 26 February 2024
Morris Chang: JASM will improve chip resiliency and start a semiconductor Renaissance in Japan
Japan Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing, Inc. (JASM), a majority-owned subsidiary of TSMC, held the opening ceremony of its first fab in Kumamoto on February 24, 2024. It has created...
Friday 23 February 2024
German businesses in Taiwan impacted by cross-strait tensions, highlighting importance of energy resilience
The German Trade Office Taipei has released its Business Confidence Survey Report 2023/2024. The survey, conducted between November 15, 2023, and January 12, 2024, had a response...
Friday 23 February 2024
How Japan pulled off an early victory in the race to make more chips
When Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. unveiled plans to begin building a new chip fabrication facility in Japan in 2022 and start production in 2024, it looked like an implausibly...
Friday 23 February 2024
Taiwan unveils draft plan for expanding semiconductor clusters in Hsinchu Science Park
The National Development Council (NDC) has just revealed a draft implementation package for the "Taoyuan-Hsinchu-Miaoli Silicon Valley Promotion Plan," proposed by President-elect...
Friday 23 February 2024
CIP's journey through offshore wind turbulence
The offshore wind power industry is navigating turbulent waters amidst global economic fluctuations. Mounting inflationary pressures and escalating interest rates have cast a shadow...
Friday 23 February 2024
Samsung NAND production reduction still at 50% despite price rises
Following the rising prices in NAND Flash, Samsung Electronics maintains a conservative approach to its production strategy. Industry experts believe that the current price increase...
Friday 23 February 2024
Leapmotor to pounce on Europe with boost from Stellantis
Stellantis is preparing to bring Leapmotor to Europe.