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Tuesday 23 April 2024
Taiwan's PCB and chip gear makers expanding presence in SEA market
Taiwan's PCB and semiconductor equipment manufacturers are poised to enhance their footprint in Southeast Asia by establishing manufacturing operations or bolstering their customer...
Tuesday 23 April 2024
SK On reportedly retooling Ford-dedicated battery production line for Hyundai
Hyundai Motor has reportedly tied up with battery maker SK On in the US. Before the pair establishes a joint venture, SK On will retool a battery production line dedicated to Ford...
Tuesday 23 April 2024
Rohm and STMicroelectronics extend SiC wafer supply contract
Rohm and STMicroelectronics have extended their previously signed supply contract for Silicon Carbide (SiC) wafers for several more years.
Tuesday 23 April 2024
Taiwan's HSP poised to expand after new phase preliminary review
Taiwan's Hsinchu Science Park (HSP) is set to expand after a new phase of preliminary evaluation was eventually approved by appropriate government bodies.
Tuesday 23 April 2024
Hydrogen hurdles: Taiwan firms seek government support
In line with Taiwan's commitment to a net-zero transition by 2050, hydrogen plays a pivotal role in this vision.
Tuesday 23 April 2024
Samsung's 2.5D packaging still has last mile to cross before getting Nvidia orders
Although Samsung has been the subject of market rumors regarding Nvidia's placement of its 2.5D packaging orders, industry sources recently said there is no information regarding...
Tuesday 23 April 2024
EIH to showcase 88-inch color e-paper display; Other diverse application offerings
E Ink Holdings (EIH) will showcase an 88-inch e-paper display and an e-paper wall over 100 inches – both in color – at Touch Taiwan 2024. The firm's other offerings at...
Tuesday 23 April 2024
China and Southeast Asia clear winners in Apple supply chain diversification
The latest Apple supplier list shows that the tech giant has grown its global supplier network, especially in Southeast Asian countries.
Tuesday 23 April 2024
TSMC states that factory operations are all normal amid earthquakes in Taiwan
Noticeable earthquakes hit Taiwan in the early morning of April 23. Especially at 8:04 a.m., a Richter scale 5.8 earthquake occurred again off Hualian.
Tuesday 23 April 2024
Southeast Asia plays key role, as PCB makers expand automotive and satellite production
The automotive sector is now projected to see negative growth in 2024, with rumblings in the supply chain ever since the beginning of the year, and TSMC lowering its expectations...
Monday 22 April 2024
Nvidia to help Japan's AIST build quantum supercomputer
Nvidia announced that Japan's new quantum supercomputer — designed to advance the nation's quantum computing initiative — will be powered by Nvidia platforms for accelerated...
Monday 22 April 2024
Samsung's NAND utilization rate reportedly reaches 90%
After the memory market, led by DRAM, began to rebound, NAND Flash has also entered the final stages of its downturn. Customer inventories have been consumed, and with the growth...
Monday 22 April 2024
Japan's GenAI boost: US$480 million subsidy fuels domestic cloud computing services
Japan's Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) unveils a JPY 72.5 billion (US$480 million) subsidy to back Generative AI (GenAI) development by five local firms, including...
Monday 22 April 2024
Shinko Electric revises revenue downward amid weak flip chip demand
Japanese IC substrate manufacturer Shinko Electric Industries has announced that due to poor sales of its main product, flip chip packaging substrates, the upcoming fiscal report...
Monday 22 April 2024
Honda will utilize cheaper steel vehicle bodies to counter China-made EVs
Reducing production costs has been a major task for carmakers as a price war persists in the EV market. According to Nikkei, Honda Motor is trying to produce integrated vehicle...