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Thursday 13 April 2023
TSMC plans JV fab in Germany, sources say
TSMC reportedly has decided to build a fab in Germany jointly with local partners in a collaboration model similar to that for its ongoing fab project in Japan, according to industry...
Wednesday 12 April 2023
Chinese probe into Micron may intensify oversupply in memory industry
The Chinese cyberspace regulating agency's decision to probe memory products sold in the country by Micron Technology could potentially intensify the vicious cycle of long-term oversupply...
Wednesday 12 April 2023
China's focus on mature node IC technology may provide it a bargaining advantage
China's focus on the development of mature-node process technology for ICs may provide it with a bargaining advantage, according to industry observers.
Wednesday 12 April 2023
South Korea strengthens its eleven core industries; semiconductor sector targets advanced packaging under 1nm
The South Korean government has selected 40 R&D projects from 11 core investment sectors and plans to invest KRW13.5 trillion (around US$10.24 billion) by 2030. It will also give...
Wednesday 12 April 2023
Japan's National Diet assumes leadership in AI development
Japan is falling behind in the field of deep learning and artificial intelligence (AI), which prompted the Japanese government to formulate an AI strategy in 2019. In 2023, the launching...
Wednesday 12 April 2023
SEMI Europe-led consortium wins funding to help overcome Europe's microelectronics industry skills and talent shortage
On April 11, SEMI Europe has won up to EUR 4 million in funding to develop the European Chips Skills Academy, an initiative to help tackle the skills and talent shortages in Europe's...
Wednesday 12 April 2023
Hyundai eyes spot among world's top 3 EV makers with US$18 billion investment by 2030
Hyundai Motor Group unveiled a plan to scale up its EV presence significantly. The South Korean company plans to invest KRW24 trillion (US$18 billion) by 2030 to grow production and...
Wednesday 12 April 2023
The structure of the global semiconductor market
DIGITIMES recently conducted a series of studies of the global IC design industry on behalf of TSIA.
Wednesday 12 April 2023
TSMC slowing capacity expansion in Taiwan
TSMC is slowing down its pace of capacity expansions in Taiwan, as its first-quarter 2023 sales missed guidance, according to industry sources.
Tuesday 11 April 2023
Taiwan IC design firms threatened by China's attempt to build its own IC standards
China is looking to develop its own IC standard specs, which Taiwan-based IC design firms perceive as a challenge.
Tuesday 11 April 2023
China puts focus on mature node manufacturing for ICs
China intends to put its focus on mature-node manufacturing for ICs instead of process miniaturization, aiming to elaborate innovation to boost the country's homegrown chipmaking...
Tuesday 11 April 2023
High costs still hinder development of private 5G networks in Taiwan
Although the development of private 5G networks for enterprises is still encountering numerous challenges, Taiwan-based IT companies' related deployment has started bearing fruit,...
Tuesday 11 April 2023
Japanese semiconductor equipment makers worse hit by export controls than western peers
Japan is set to officially tighten export controls on 23 semiconductor equipment items to China, starting in July, following the US-led containment against Chinese semiconductor industry...
Tuesday 11 April 2023
AUO debuts brand-new smart cockpit at Touch Taiwan 2023
As the smart and autonomous vehicles industries continue to boom globally, AUO Corporation (AUO) will debut its smart cockpit under the theme of "Driving the Visionary Future" at...
Tuesday 11 April 2023
Taiwan network device makers 1Q23 sales show supply chain resilience
Most Taiwan-based network equipment makers, including Sercomm, Arcadyan Technology, Wistron NeWeb, and Alpha Networks, saw their sales for March and the first quarter register sequential...