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Tuesday 30 May 2023
Computex 2023 to showcase Taiwan's value in AI era
At the pre-event press conference of Computex 2023, which officially launches on May 30, 2023, James Huang, Chairman of Taiwan External Trade Council (TAITRA) and co-organizer of...
Tuesday 30 May 2023
PCB firm TPT mulls new plant in Vietnam
Taiwan PCB Techvest (TPT) has disclosed plans to set up a new plant in Vietnam that will produce PCBs for optoelectronics and notebook applications.
Monday 29 May 2023
Taiwan keeps Chinese students from participating in semiconductor research for information security
It is an indisputable fact that China is lagging far behind Taiwan in chip manufacturing. In order to protect the competitiveness of its high-tech industries and its economic interests,...
Monday 29 May 2023
Why Taiwan is essential to the global supply chain
I've been monitoring the industry since 1985. An industry leader has said that AI is eating software, and software is replacing hardware. But everyone understands that following the...
Monday 29 May 2023
Joint venture between Toyota and Denso to participate in diamond power semiconductor R&D
Japanese precision component manufacturer Orbray announced that it has signed a contract with automotive semiconductor R&D corporation Mirise Technologies to conduct R&D on...
Monday 29 May 2023
Joint battery plant will benefit Hyundai, LGES in the US
Hyundai Motor and LG Energy Solution have embarked on a joint effort to scale up in the US. The pair announced on May 26 that they will build an EV battery cell plant together in...
Monday 29 May 2023
Korea reportedly won't encourage memory suppliers to gain market share in China amid ban on Micron
Despite a ban on Micron by the Chinese government seen as benefiting Micron's competitors based in South Korea, it is reported that Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix may decide not...
Monday 29 May 2023
Taiwan continuously expands semiconductor clustering momentum
Taiwan is continuing to expand its semiconductor clustering scale by developing more dedicated science parks, defying doubts about whether the US Chips & Science Act – aimed...
Monday 29 May 2023
Taiwan IC design houses deepening deployments for ePaper market boom
Taiwan's IC designers including MediaTek and many other peers are all keen to develop diverse chips solutions for ePaper technology applications that are poised to regain fast growth...
Monday 29 May 2023
Ayar Labs raises another US$25 million in latest funding round
Ayar Labs has completed Series C1 funding, raising an additional US$25 million to bring its total Series C funding to US$155 million, according to the US-based silicon photonics chip...
Monday 29 May 2023
Taiwan hits snags in cultivating high-level semiconductor talent
Taiwan's homegrown semiconductor talent show high cost-performance ratios, but the talent supply shortage is worsening as domestic universities are hitting snags in expanding student...
Saturday 27 May 2023
Nvidia founder and CEO Jensen Huang: run for food or run from becoming food
Jensen Huang, the founder and CEO of GPU company Nvidia, encouraged students to be agile for the opportunities brought by the AI revolution, to have the humility to admit failure...
Friday 26 May 2023
Taiwan self-driving technology passes open-field test at Taoyuan Airport
Taiwan's self-driving technology has achieved a significant breakthrough as the government-funded Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) has just successfully completed a...
Friday 26 May 2023
LG Electronics commences EV charger production, aiming to expand in global market
LG Electronics has reached a milestone in its charging business. Its majority-owned company, HiEV Charger, started producing EV chargers on May 24. Besides serving the domestic market,...
Friday 26 May 2023
Joint smart warehousing to create win-win situation for distributors
Generally speaking, distributors categorize their customers into TBMs (Taiwan-based manufacturers), CBMs (China-based manufacturers) and MBMs (multination-based manufacturers). Production...