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Tuesday 25 July 2023
Japanese automakers cut car features to shorten delivery time
Car semiconductor shortages linger while automotive sales have recovered since the second half of 2022. According to Nikkei, although Japan-based carmakers have reduced new...
Tuesday 25 July 2023
Taiwan handset shipments slip in June, but high-end earphones see increase
Handset shipments in Taiwan, after enjoying an on-month growth in May, went down in June as a result of high inflation and an extended product replacement cycle. Channel retailers...
Tuesday 25 July 2023
Mobile era has ended; opportunity is here for AI computing pool, says Taiwan Mobile
Chief information officer (CIO) of Taiwan Mobile Rock Tsai stated that the era headlined by mobile devices already concluded in 2020. From now until 2040, AI will be the driving force...
Tuesday 25 July 2023
German officials eye bilateral cooperation in semiconductors as Germany reportedly readies subsidy for TSMC
A senior official at the German Institute Taipei disclosed that the German government is helping TSMC set up a manufacturing facility in Germany, as Bloomberg reported that...
Tuesday 25 July 2023
TSMC deployments minimize geopolitical risks
TSMC's deployments have been designed to minimize geopolitical risks, according to industry sources. The world's number-one pure-play foundry house is leading in advanced chip manufacturing...
Monday 24 July 2023
Japan officially bans 23 types of semiconductor equipment exports to China
On July 23, 2023, two months after its announcement, Japan's 23 measures to tighten controls on exports of semiconductor equipment came into effect. This is the official start of...
Monday 24 July 2023
Semiconductor equipment giants expanding investments in Taiwan to better serve TSMC ecosystem
TSMC's latest development roadmaps show its advanced manufacturing process technology will remain rooted in Taiwan, with not only its 2nm chip plant already under construction in...
Monday 24 July 2023
Foxconn chairman makes second visit to Sharp and stays whole week
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) chairman Young Liu reportedly made another visit to Sharp in Japan last week, following his previous 3-day visit in early July, and...
Monday 24 July 2023
Rapidus estimates the price of its 2nm chips at 10x current mainstream products
Rapidus, the Japanese government-backed semiconductor consortium, announced that the price of its 2nm chips will be 10 times that of the current mainstream chip products produced...
Monday 24 July 2023
Samsung, LG pushing investments in graphene for semiconductors and home appliances, says paper
Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics are gearing up for the development of graphene-based components to improve the durability and energy efficiency of their products such as semiconductors...
Monday 24 July 2023
Taiwan's Electronic Signature Act set for overhaul to embrace digital era
The 2002 Electronic Signatures Act was originally designed to encourage electronic transactions and develop e-government and e-commerce. However, rapid technological advancements...
Monday 24 July 2023
TPCA: Taiwan should strengthen high-end PCB supply chain to tap AI server opportunities
The printed circuit board (PCB) for AI servers is a high-end, high-value PCB for terminal applications, and the process technology threshold is higher, so fewer manufacturers have...
Monday 24 July 2023
Taiwan in pole position to develop next-generation biomedical chips
Biomedicines are often seen as the next pivotal industry beyond semiconductors to bolster Taiwan's economic development, and the close combination of both sectors to develop the next-generation...
Friday 21 July 2023
Tokyo Electron: AI chip equipment demand will boom in 1H24
Japanese semiconductor equipment maker Tokyo Electron (TEL) pointed out that the trend of generative AI like ChatGPT has already driven the demand for semiconductor equipment. Despite...
Friday 21 July 2023
Following US, Japan signed MoU with India on semiconductor collaboration
After the US formed a partnership to help India develop the latter's semiconductor ecosystem, Japan, another member of Quad, signed an MoU with India for semiconductor collaboratio...