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Thursday 15 December 2022
CHIPS Act scorebook: 4 Taiwan firms investing US$45.5 billion to create 6,200 jobs in America
The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) compiled a list of semiconductor-related investment projects announced between the time the CHIPS Act was introduced in the Spring of...
Thursday 15 December 2022
Motech is only Taiwanese maker of TOPCon solar cells
Motech Industries is the only Taiwan-based developer of N-type TOPCon (tunnel oxide passivated contact) solar cells, as its local peers are worried that they will not be able to compete...
Thursday 15 December 2022
Samsung Galaxy S23 handsets reportedly to adopt customized AP from Qualcomm
Samsung Electronics is expected to release its Galaxy S23 series of flagship smartphones in mid-February 2023, which reportedly will feature Qualcomm's customized AP with better performance...
Thursday 15 December 2022
2023 Outlook: What accelerates future EV development
Data from Bloomberg showed that for the first three quarters of 2022, BYD, Tesla, SAIC-GM-Wuling, GAC Aion, and Hyundai Motor Group (HMG) respectively account for 16%, 13%,...
Thursday 15 December 2022
Law amendment to benefit more sectors than semiconductor in Taiwan, says economic minister
An amendment to the Statute for Industrial Innovation, drafted by Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs and designed to provide higher tax incentives for R&D projects by local...
Thursday 15 December 2022
Orders for Taiwan equipment soar from China
The ongoing and escalating trade tensions between the US and China, and China's push for IC self-sufficiency, have made Taiwan-based semiconductor equipment makers among the largest...
Thursday 15 December 2022
UMC to spend NT$32.4 billion on capacity deployment
The board of directors of United Microelectronics (UMC) has authorized a capital budget execution of NT$32.417 billion (US$1.06 billion) for capacity deployment, according to the...
Thursday 15 December 2022
Micron regards Taiwan as main EUV DRAM production base
Taiwan will be Micron Technology's main EUV DRAM manufacturing base, according to Donghui Lu, head of Micron Taiwan.
Thursday 15 December 2022
Semiconductor policy: Should Taiwan be cautious or bold?
TSMC is the guardian angel of Taiwan. It is not only setting a high bar for global industries, but also instilling confidence in the Taiwanese people and placing the country under...
Wednesday 14 December 2022
Taiwan science parks record total revenues of over NT$3,502 billion for January-October, says NSTC
Government-developed Hsinchu Science Park (HSP), Southern Taiwan Science Park (STSP) and Central Taiwan Science Park (CTSP) generated combined revenues of NT$3,502.626 billion (US$117.81...
Wednesday 14 December 2022
Kwang Yang Motor aims to become leading e-scooter vendor in Taiwan market in 2024
Kwang Yang Motor (KYMCO) aims to surpass Gogoro to become the largest electric scooter (e-scooter) vendor in the Taiwan market in 2024, according to company chairman Allen Ko.
Wednesday 14 December 2022
TSMC yet to apply for further investment in US, say Taiwan officials
Taiwan's government has yet to receive the application from TSMC to increase its investment in Arizona to US$40 billion to build a second fab there, according to relevant officials...
Wednesday 14 December 2022
Taiwan to set up task force to protect critical technologies
Taiwan's government will form a "critical technology review" task force to prevent the outflows of related technologies essential to Taiwan's economic development and national security,...
Wednesday 14 December 2022
NXP, Delta team up for next-gen EV solutions
NXP Semiconductors and Taiwan's Delta Electronics, a switching power supply provider, have struck a deal under which the pair will jointly develop next-generation electric vehicle...
Tuesday 13 December 2022
EV sector needs more clarity on Biden's energy law, says LG Chem CEO
A key supplier to the electric vehicle sector is urging the Biden administration to clarify details of a law aimed at drawing more battery manufacturing investment to the US.