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Thursday 8 December 2022
UnaBiz raises US$25 million in B+ round financing
UnaBiz, the massive Internet of Things (IoT) solution provider, announced on December 8 that it has completed its B+ financing round led by Japan's Sparx Group, and other investors...
Thursday 8 December 2022
Strong computing gives impetus to Taiwan's zero-carbon vision
Due to the escalating severity of climate change, achieving net-zero emissions by 2050 has been included as a key target for sustainable operation by many governments and large corporations...
Thursday 8 December 2022
Japan looking to next-generation semiconductors, says JST president
While the US leads in IC design, Taiwan leads in wafer foundry and IC packaging/testing, and South Korea leads in DRAM/flash memory, Japan is focusing on development of next-generation...
Thursday 8 December 2022
How Silicon Valley looks at the Taiwan miracle (9): Ethnic Chinese associations and industry leaders
In recent years, Silicon Valley has seen a growing cohort of Indian tech talent, some of whom run world-class tech firms. But what I hear is that there is only one Indian technology...
Wednesday 7 December 2022
Japan seeks to revitalize semiconductor leadership in cooperation with Taiwan
In the Taiwan-Japan Technology Dialogue forum hosted by Taiwan Japan Academy on December 6 in Taipei, executives from key semiconductor players and scholars from top think tanks presented...
Wednesday 7 December 2022
Health Big Data Platform Program takes on responsibility to drive precision medicine in Taiwan
The completion of human genome sequencing has given rise to the trend of precision medicine and prompted governments worldwide to formulate the relevant healthcare policies. Meanwhile,...
Wednesday 7 December 2022
Taiwan government to deploy team to protect key technologies
With the concern that the US may pressure the Taiwanese government to have TSMC move its newest technologies to the US, thus weakening Taiwan's importance in the semiconductor industry,...
Wednesday 7 December 2022
Freyr establishes JV with Nidec for battery energy storage solutions
Freyr Battery has received another push for scaling up its business. On December 6, the company announced it had set up a joint venture with Nidec to develop batteries for energy...
Wednesday 7 December 2022
Imec to cooperate with Japan's Rapidus on 2nm technology
Belgium-based microelectronics research hub Imec has signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MOC) with Japan's newly formed semiconductor champion Rapidus Corp.
Wednesday 7 December 2022
Data storage demand continues rising in 2023, says Pure Storage Taiwan
Pure Storage is cautiously optimistic about the storage market's potential in 2023, said Pure Storage Taiwan general manager Grace Lu. The rapid growth of IT data generation, stable...
Tuesday 6 December 2022
Taiwan-Japan semiconductor forum draws attention with key Japanese politician giving keynote
The fact that a heavyweight Japanese lawmaker spoke at the "2022 Taiwan-Japan Technology Dialogue: Semiconductor Key Technology and Talent Forum" on the same day that US president...
Tuesday 6 December 2022
Can Taiwan LED makers benefit from government-proposed tax incentives?
The Taiwan government has proposed an income tax credit to encourage R&D of innovative technologies and products as well as purchases of equipment used in advanced manufacturing...
Tuesday 6 December 2022
Topco chair weighs in on US-China chip war
In a continuation of an exclusive interview with DIGITIMES, Topco Scientific (TSC) co-founder and...
Tuesday 6 December 2022
Nippon Steel, JFE may further boost output of niche steel for EVs
Japan's two biggest steelmakers may accelerate investment in niche steel that's becoming increasingly sought after as the shift to electric vehicles gathers pace.
Tuesday 6 December 2022
China's optical communication sector sees order surge for end of 2022
Despite a sudden, end-of-year order surge for China's optical telecommunications sector, the fierce price competition of 5G equipment and product specification changes have resulted...