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Thursday 20 October 2022
Will Taiwan take over US semiconductor talent leaving China?
US professionals have been banned from helping Chinese companies develop or manufacture chips without prior permits, and it remains to be seen whether those professionals could be...
Thursday 20 October 2022
Key iPhone supplier warns smartphone demand will continue to fall
Murata Manufacturing expects this year's drop in smartphone sales to keep going well into 2023, led by a sharp downturn in China.
Thursday 20 October 2022
Leaders in semiconductor in 2030 (1): No more peace and prosperity
Sun Tzu's" Art of War" maintains that a good warrior relies on his or her ability to take advantage of the situation to win the war rather than on the efforts of others. A small country...
Thursday 20 October 2022
TSMC's Mark Liu wants TSIA members to 'rest assured and focus on Taiwan'
Chairman of TSMC Mark Liu, also the chairman of Taiwan Semiconductor Industry Association (TSIA), said in the association's 2022 annual conference on October 19 that "people should...
Wednesday 19 October 2022
Investment in PV production in US needs more than IRA incentives, says TSEC chairman
The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) may afford opportunities for Taiwan-based PV makers to set factories in the US, but their investment decisions will hinge on other factors in addition...
Wednesday 19 October 2022
Taiwan Auto-Design expects demand for CAE used in EV, new materials to drive business growth
Taiwan Auto-Design (TADC), a provider of CAE (computer-aided engineering) simulation and analysis solutions, expects demand for such solutions used in developing electric vehicles...
Wednesday 19 October 2022
Orders for new TSMC Japan fab to boost JDV revenue
JDV Control Valves, dedicated to the engineering and manufacturing of high-quality valves such as those with rigid and metal sealing, will see orders for TSMC's new fab in Japan buoy...
Tuesday 18 October 2022
European car sales recovery threatened by economic turmoil
European new car sales grew for a second month in September on easing supply-chain woes while a worsening economic outlook points to tougher times ahead.
Tuesday 18 October 2022
How will Asian EVs win European hearts?
As EV takes increasing market share in the US, Europe, and China, the automotive market is seeing many new players coming from Asia. Notably, Chinese ones such as BYD, Great Wall...
Tuesday 18 October 2022
Taiwan MOSFET, diode makers step up deployment in EV market
Taiwan-based power MOSFET and diode makers, such as Advanced Power Electronics (A-Power), Eris Technology, Pan Jit International, Taiwan Semiconductor (TSC), and XSemi, a joint venture...
Tuesday 18 October 2022
DDIs see looming price war
With major suppliers such as Novatek Microelectronics poised to initiate aggressive price cuts, a price war may be looming for display driver ICs (DDI), according to industry sources...
Monday 17 October 2022
Taiwan science parks record revenues of over NT$2,756 billion for January-August
Government-developed Hsinchu Science Park (HSP), Southern Taiwan Science Park (STSP) and Central Taiwan Science Park (CTSP) generated combined revenues of NT$2,756.52 billion (US$93.44...
Monday 17 October 2022
Japanese startup uses NanoBridge technology to build FPGAs for space and automotive applications
Participating in the Taiwan Innotech Expo 2022, the Japanese company NanoBridge Semiconductor (NBS) was one of the companies winning the...
Friday 14 October 2022
Taiwan semiconductor development model could hardly be replicated, says Realtek VP
Taiwan's semiconductor development model, featuring good discipline among local players and strong mass production capability, is hard to be replicated in other places, but Taiwanese...
Friday 14 October 2022
Taiwan industries should deepen ecosystems, refocus operations amid worsening US-China tensions, says Advantech board member
Taiwanese businesses must step up efforts to deepen their industry ecosystems, reposition their roles in supply chains and refocus their business operations, so as to meet challenges...