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Wednesday 29 March 2023
MediaTek chair urges government to focus incentives on talent shortages, tech challenges
MediaTek chairman Tsai Ming-kai urged the Taiwan government to focus its incentives on overcoming challenges such as talent shortages and severe technological competition in the local...
Wednesday 29 March 2023
Microsoft Taiwan GM: generative AI is not a bubble
The trend of generative AI has continued to spread, but will this trend run the risk of turning into a bubble, like the previous hot topic of the metaverse? In an interview, Microsoft...
Wednesday 29 March 2023
Taiwan 'Chips Act' to benefit only a few companies
The Taiwan government's so-called "Chips Act" will benefit TSMC and a few other major chipmakers, as it does not cover the entire semiconductor ecosystem, according to sources at...
Tuesday 28 March 2023
US, Japan strike deal on supply of minerals for EV batteries
The US agreed to boost cooperation with Japan on critical mineral supply chains and to expand access to tax breaks as President Joe Biden aims to counter China's dominance of the...
Tuesday 28 March 2023
LGD borrows KRW1 trillion from LG to expand OLED investments
LG Display (LGD) is borrowing KRW1 trillion (US$770 million) from LG Electronics and will use the loan for the growth of its OLED product business, according to LGD's recent announ...
Tuesday 28 March 2023
ACM Research talks about new orders, growth opportunities
ACM Research, a leading developer of wafer processing technologies for semiconductor and advanced wafer-level packaging applications, has secured its first purchase order from a major...
Tuesday 28 March 2023
Major Taiwan IC design houses vary strategies amid slowdown
Major Taiwan-based IC design houses such as MediaTek, Novatek Microelectronics, Realtek Semiconductor, Elan Microelectronics, Parade Technologies, and Global Mixed-mode Technology...
Tuesday 28 March 2023
Taiwan server makers may miss out on 5G O-RAN market
With Nokia, a major telecom equipment vendor, expediting the rollout of its own 5G O-RAN solutions, Taiwan-based server makers may miss out on major opportunities from the 5G O-RAN...
Tuesday 28 March 2023
Automotive overtakes semiconductors to become top South Korean export product for first time in six years
Although South Korea's overall export value has gone down for five consecutive months, the automotive sector once again broke export records in February 2023 and overtook semiconductors...
Tuesday 28 March 2023
LGES resumes Arizona project to produce cylindrical batteries for NA EV customers
South Korean LG Energy Solution has restarted a plan to build battery plants in Arizona, the US. The company said it will invest KRW7.2 trillion (US$ 5.5 billion) in the project to...
Tuesday 28 March 2023
Chipmakers to boost 300mm fab capacity to all-time high in 2026
Semiconductor manufacturers worldwide are forecast to increase 300mm fab capacity to an all-time high of 9.6 million wafers per month in 2026, according to SEMI.
Tuesday 28 March 2023
Vivo aims to be among Taiwan's top 3 smartphone brands
Vivo has revamped its marketing strategy by adopting multiple approaches to promote handset sales in Taiwan, aiming to be among the top three vendors in the local handset market.
Monday 27 March 2023
Founder of iPhone maker Foxconn to visit US to rev up Taiwan presidential bid
Terry Gou, the billionaire founder of Foxconn Technology Group, is embarking on a 12-day trip to the US, as the independent presidential hopeful seeks to convince voters of his ability...
Monday 27 March 2023
IC Design White Paper - Taiwan's IC design builds new armada
Taiwan's IC design sector is facing more and more internal and external challenges. Furthering the existing advantages as the second-largest IC design base in the world, and maintaining...
Monday 27 March 2023
South Korea to surpass China in chip machine spending next year
South Korea is forecast to overtake China in spending on advanced chipmaking equipment next year in a sign of US export controls reshaping global supply chains for semiconductors.