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Tuesday 5 December 2023
Taiwan semiconductor firms should heed new US export restrictions, says economics minister
Taiwan's economics minister Wang Mei-hua has advised the firms in the local semiconductor industry to heed new export curbs and regulations imposed by the US.
Monday 4 December 2023
Acer Medical joins forces with Taichung Veterans General Hospital to promote AI image identification
Acer Medical, a subsidiary of the Acer group, announced that its AI bone density abnormal screening software "VeriOsteo OP," in collaboration with Taichung Veterans General Hospital...
Monday 4 December 2023
Chip materials maker goes into debt rather than raise prices
One of the chipmaking industry's small but indispensable suppliers is sinking deeper in debt because it's refusing to raise prices to cover mounting capex costs.
Monday 4 December 2023
Logicalis urges cloud-native security and AI integration for Taiwan supply chains
The surge in IoT applications and the pervasive digitization of businesses has undoubtedly streamlined workflows, making them more efficient than ever. However, the benefit of digital...
Monday 4 December 2023
Japanese battery material companies diversifying suppliers as China tightens exports
China has imposed stricter export controls on graphite, a critical EV battery material, since December 1. Many Japan-based companies relying on China's raw materials have been diversifying...
Monday 4 December 2023
Taiwan-based BMC chip makers optimistic over demand growth driven by AI servers and edge computing
Seeing demand growth driven by edge computing and artificial intelligence (AI), microcontroller unit (MCU) manufacturers are making an effort to integrate AI into MCUs as well as...
Monday 4 December 2023
Taiwan unveils ambitious plans for geothermal power by 2050
In the idealistic pursuit of achieving net-zero commitments, developed countries are intensifying their environmental endeavors to decarbonize their economies by exploring low-carbon...
Monday 4 December 2023
LG's new home appliance products aim to seamlessly fuse into living spaces
South Korea's LG Electronics unveiled a series of new home appliances for 2024. Besides inheriting Korean-style aesthetics, the firm will also focus on a return to essential design...
Monday 4 December 2023
Oppo's rapid growth in foldable smartphones driven by former Samsung veteran
The market landscape of China's foldable smartphone market is undergoing major changes. Current market leaders Huawei and Samsung Electronics have seen their market shares decline...
Monday 4 December 2023
Taiwan emerges as a global hub for medical tech revolution, powering 90% of world's AI servers and manufacturing
At the 2023 Healthcare Expo Taiwan, President Wong Chi-Huey of the Institute for Biotechnology and Medicine Industry (IBMI) emphasized Taiwan's vital role in the evolving global health...
Monday 4 December 2023
Samsung reportedly intends to support TCL CSOT in acquiring LGD's Guangzhou factory
LG Display (LGD)'s LCD business in China continues to incur losses due to the expansion of Chinese competitors. Currently, the utilization rate at LGD's 8.5-gen LCD factory in Guangzhou...
Monday 4 December 2023
Taiwan-based IC design houses concerned about long-term impact of investment expansion in China
Despite the cyclical downturn in the semiconductor industry, semiconductor companies in China are scaling up their investments and nurturing each other amid a full-blown indigenization...
Monday 4 December 2023
Weekly news roundup: Semiconductors headed toward strong 2024 and other top stories
The following articles were the most-read news during the week of Nov 27-December 1:
Friday 1 December 2023
TSMC likely to win it all, with Samsung's 3nm reportedly losing several significant orders
Despite its attempt to catch up with TSMC, Samsung Electronics is rumored to have recently lost several significant orders for its 3nm process. The South Korean industry believes...
Friday 1 December 2023
Asian factories still under pressure on mixed demand rebound
Key gauges of activity at Asia's factories failed to turn around the bearish sentiment in November, as global demand for goods remained soft and China's faltering economic recovery...