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Tuesday 5 March 2024
Taiwan CIS earnings calls show light at the end of the tunnel
Earning calls from Taiwan's CIS supply chain promise an uptick in demand in 2024.
Tuesday 5 March 2024
Taiwanese transmission component makers gear up for growth as Chinese market rebounds
Thanks to the recent upswing in the Chinese market, AirTAC International and Hiwin Technologies, Taiwan's leading transmission components suppliers, have unveiled encouraging performance...
Tuesday 5 March 2024
Tata fab in India to begin construction in mid-March, says PSMC chairperson
After announcing plans to set up fabs in Japan, Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp (PSMC) said it will assist Tata Electronics in building India's first 300mm wafer fab in...
Tuesday 5 March 2024
Samsung and SK Hynix restart equipment investment as DRAM demand returns
The DRAM market demand is picking up, and Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix, which previously adopted a production reduction strategy, have recently shown signs of resuming equipment...
Tuesday 5 March 2024
Let them fight: Toyota momentarily pips Samsung in market value
On February 15, 2024, the market value of Japan's Toyota Motor Corporation briefly surpassed that of South Korea's Samsung Electronics
Tuesday 5 March 2024
Tech leaders point to opportunities in AI at biomedical industry conference
Tech industry leaders gathered at the Institute for Biotechnology and Medicine Industry's (IBMI) annual conference to offer their perspectives on AI-equipped smart medical services...
Tuesday 5 March 2024
Samsung reportedly cooperates with Applied Materials to simply EUV lithography
Samsung Electronics is reportedly collaborating with Applied Materials in hopes of reducing the number of extreme ultraviolet (EUV) process steps, which, if successful, could help...
Tuesday 5 March 2024
Can Taiwan catch up with the LEO satellite boom?
The Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite industry will continue to thrive in 2024 as SpaceX plans to exceed its nearly 100 rocket launches in 2023, with a forecast of 144 launches this...
Tuesday 5 March 2024
Saxony government-sponsored students arrive in Taiwan for TSMC training program
Thirty students sponsored by the German state of Saxony have arrived in Taiwan to participate in a training program arranged by TSMC in tandem with the foundry house's plan to build...
Monday 4 March 2024
Samsung alerted? Intel foundry reportedly woos South Korean chip design houses
Intel recently re-entered the foundry market and aims to become the world's second-largest wafer foundry by 2030, targeting Samsung Electronics. This initiative entails significant...
Monday 4 March 2024
Over-reliance on Chinese market backfires: Omron set to lay off 2,000 employees in 2024
Japan's electronics and electrical equipment maker, Omron, has unveiled a significant organizational reform policy that targets a reduction of 2,000 employees in 2024, with 1,000...
Monday 4 March 2024
Toyota prepares to take hydrogen to the moon... and China
Toyota is preparing to produce hydrogen fuel cells in China.
Monday 4 March 2024
Kawasaki unveils world's first hydrogen motorcycle
In a bold move towards fostering a hydrogen-centric society, the Japanese government has been championing the hydrogen energy industry in recent years. Now, at the World...
Monday 4 March 2024
Samsung accelerates R&D in MUF process and 2nd Gen MBCFET
Samsung Electronics is reportedly promoting Molded Underfill (MUF) materials in its advanced packaging processes. Since SK Hynix has already adopted MUF technology for its High Bandwidth...
Monday 4 March 2024
AI puts a rocket under HBM demand, SK Hynix rides the wave
The memory industry is set to exit the production cut phase as Generative AI superpowers high bandwidth memory (HBM) and DDR5 demand.