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Thursday 25 January 2024
World's no. 2 memory chip maker SK Hynix reports surprise profit
SK Hynix Inc. posted its first operating profit in more than a year and affirmed plans to build high-end memory capacity to meet AI demand, the latest to signal hope for a long-delayed...
Thursday 25 January 2024
Samsung's Taylor TX fab delays tool-in plans again
After TSMC announced a delay of its planned utilization of the second fab in Arizona for 1-2 years, Samsung Electronics, which is also planning to produce advanced chips in the United...
Thursday 25 January 2024
Kakao unveils MLLM, aiming to create S. Korean version of Google's Gemini
South Korean tech giant Kakao recently unveiled the R&D results of its Multimodal Large Language Model (MLLM) titled Honeybee. This model goes beyond the existing, primarily text-based...
Thursday 25 January 2024
Taiwan's automotive firms unfazed by China's threat to cancel ECFA
China People's Political Consultative Conference Daily reported on Jan. 20 that the country will not rule out the possibility of terminating the Economic Cooperation Framework...
Thursday 25 January 2024
Shipment estimates for Samsung's Galaxy S24 series set at 32 million units
Samsung Electronics has announced its latest flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S24 series, emphasizing AI applications. South Korea's securities sector expects the Galaxy S24 series...
Wednesday 24 January 2024
Taiwan IC designers seeking investment tax credit for EDA and software tools
Taiwan's semiconductor IC designers are urging the government to introduce tax incentives for investments in expensive electronic design automation (EDA) and software tools, seeking...
Wednesday 24 January 2024
Precursor producer Eco&Dream to supersize capacity with new plant
Eco&Dream has set out plans to build a new factory in South Korea's Saemangeum Industrial Complex by 2025.
Wednesday 24 January 2024
'Taiwanese Chips Act' to take effect in February, aiming to cement semiconductor leadership
While the recent US CHIPS and Science Act, European Chips Act, and Japan's subsidy plan have enticed TSMC to build wafer fabs in the US, Germany, and Japan, Taiwan has responded with...
Wednesday 24 January 2024
China's import of South Korean semiconductor materials skyrockets in 2023
To counter the ban imposed by the US to slow down its development of advanced semiconductors while ensuring its dominance in general-purpose semiconductors, China is aggressively...
Wednesday 24 January 2024
ProLogium opens world's first solid-state lithium ceramic battery plant in Taiwan
ProLogium Technology has opened the world's first giga-level solid-state lithium ceramic battery factory in Taoyuan Hi-Tech Industrial Park, Taiwan. The factory will primarily make...
Wednesday 24 January 2024
BOE: LGD Guangzhou plant's new speculated buyer, possibly affecting Samsung Electronics
The potential sale of LG Display's (LGD's) LCD factory in Guangzhou has been complex, with reports suggesting various potential buyers, including the Skyworth Group and TCL CSOT (TCL...
Tuesday 23 January 2024
Apple's Vision Pro catalyzes Japanese XR HMD renaissance
Apple's Vision Pro is expected to reenergize competition in the extended reality (XR) head-mounted display (HMD) market.
Tuesday 23 January 2024
Taiwan export orders fell 16% in 2023
Taiwan's total export orders for the year 2023 witnessed a substantial contraction.
Tuesday 23 January 2024
Academia Sinica's quantum leap: Taiwan's push for independent quantum computing development
Finland-based IQM Quantum Computers is poised to introduce a 5-qubit superconducting quantum computer to Taiwan, prompting Academia Sinica, the top academic institution, to underscore...
Tuesday 23 January 2024
Taiwan's space industry remains largely government-driven, though the commercial sector is maturing
In recent years, the Taiwanese government has attached great importance to the development of the space industry. Besides being categorized as a core strategic industry, the sector...