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Friday 19 May 2023
TSMC commits to investing in Japan
TSMC has pledged to increase its investment in Japan, as company chairman Mark Liu reportedly has just taken part in a meeting convened by Japanese prime minister Fumio Kishida.
Friday 19 May 2023
NAND flash chipmakers mull price hike
NAND flash chipmakers including Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix, and China's Yangtze Memory Technologies (YMTC) are considering raising their quotes, according to sources at memory...
Thursday 18 May 2023
UK announces Japan chips partnership as fears grow over Taiwan
Rishi Sunak announced £18 billion ($22.5 billion) of new investment by Japanese businesses in the UK, mostly in clean energy, as well as a bilateral "semiconductor partnership"...
Thursday 18 May 2023
Taiwan satellite suppliers call for an Android-like ecosystem as SpaceX pursues an Apple-like strategy
The success of SpaceX's Starlink has helped Taiwan-based electronics manufacturers to tap into the international satellite market. According to Taiwan-based suppliers, SpaceX is Taiwan's...
Thursday 18 May 2023
Kia considers building EV plant in Mexico to receive tax credits
Kia, Hyundai Motor's subsidiary, is considering adding EV production capacity in Mexico, where it already makes ICE cars. The company's vehicles will be eligible for the US EV tax...
Thursday 18 May 2023
Micron to produce EUV DRAM memory in Japan
Micron Technology has announced that it will introduce extreme ultraviolet (EUV) technology to Japan, utilizing this advanced patterning technology to produce its next generation...
Thursday 18 May 2023
Asustek-affiliated TWS showcases Formosa Foundation Model, Taiwan's first LLM
Taiwan Web Service (TWS) has created Taiwan's first large language model (LLM) called the Formosa Foundation Model (FFM), which will be released as an enterprise generative AI solu...
Thursday 18 May 2023
EIH looks to ESLs, signage boards for 2024 growth
E-paper solution provider E Ink Holdings (EIH) expects to experience explosive demand growth for electronic shelf labels (ESLs) from the North America market in 2024.
Thursday 18 May 2023
Short-term inventory adjustments begin for automotive peripheral chips
Automotive peripheral chip suppliers in Taiwan and China are enduring a temporary inventory correction, according to industry sources.
Wednesday 17 May 2023
With Chinese battery materials detouring to avoid IRA and CRMA, South Korean suppliers reap rewards
China's battery material sector has continued to invest in South Korea, apparently as as a loophole to avoid the US' Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and the EU's Critical Raw Minerals...
Wednesday 17 May 2023
Taiwan server ODMs, related component suppliers diversifying production
Taiwanese server ODMs and associated component suppliers are diversifying production locations amid geopolitical tensions, favoring Thailand and Mexico.
Wednesday 17 May 2023
Japan's Rapidus shares views on TSMC competition and 2nm progress
Rapidus, Japan's newly created semiconductor champion that seeks to reach 2nm production by 2027, indicated that it has completed the preparatory work of its first EUV lithography...
Wednesday 17 May 2023
Taiwan MCU suppliers brace for price war triggered by Chinese peers
Due to the low demand for consumer electronics, price competition among China-based MCU suppliers is becoming increasingly fierce, according to industry sources in Taiwan. Taiwan-based...
Wednesday 17 May 2023
Japan chipmaking materials supplier to set up new plant in Taiwan
Fujifilm Electronic Materials has announced a plan to set up a new plant in Hsinchu, northern Taiwan to produce advanced semiconductor materials.
Tuesday 16 May 2023
Future of work spending in Asia Pacific to reach US$196.2 billion by 2026, says IDC
According to a recent IDC Asia Pacific, excluding Japan, Future of Work (FoW) market forecast, 2022-2026, Asia Pacific excluding Japan FoW spending is forecasted to grow at a CAGR...