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Monday 15 May 2023
Samsung reportedly to build back-end chipmaking faciltiy in Japan
Samsung Electronics reportedly plans to set up a back-end semiconductor manufacturing facility in Japan after Japan and South Korea just ended their two-and-a-half-year trade chip...
Friday 12 May 2023
Taiwan's ProLogium eyes 2027 for EV battery output in France
Taiwanese battery maker ProLogium Technology Co. aims to start mass production of a new generation of cells for electric vehicles in France from 2027 as part of its project to invest...
Friday 12 May 2023
Taiwan probe card suppliers see stable demand from Chinese GPU developers
Taiwan-based probe card providers continue to see stable orders from Chinese GPU developers although demand from first-tier smartphone application processor suppliers has become volatile,...
Friday 12 May 2023
Silicon Island Chronicles series interview: MIH Consortium CEO highlights semiconductor and electronics advantages for building EV ecosystem in Taiwan
Electronics and semiconductors are Taiwan's two 'diamond' industries with complete ecosystems and strong tech resources, and their close combination is being highlighted in the trends...
Friday 12 May 2023
TSMC gearing up for sub-28nm capacity expansion overseas
TSMC disclosed at its annual technology symposium in Taiwan that its overseas sub-28nm process manufacturing capacity in 2024 will be multiple times that of 2020.
Friday 12 May 2023
Gelsinger to visit Taiwan again
Intel has confirmed that company CEO Pat Gelsinger will go on a business trip to Taiwan later this month.
Thursday 11 May 2023
Sovereign wealth fund a way to acquire key technology? Taiwanese central bank says no
The Taiwanese government has announced its policy to promote Taiwan as a center for high-end manufacturing and advanced semiconductor processes in Asia. However, key materials, equipment,...
Thursday 11 May 2023
China-based Eve Energy will build battery plant in Hungary to support BMW
Another China-based battery company has expanded to Hungary. Eve Energy recently bought land in Debrecen to build its first European plant, slated to begin operation in 2026. The...
Thursday 11 May 2023
Panasonic delays 4680 cell mass production; Nio poised to use semi-solid-state batteries
Tesla battery supplier Panasonic said on May 10 that it had rescheduled the mass production of 4680 battery cells to next year. On the other hand, China-based EV company Nio filed...
Thursday 11 May 2023
Entegris opens manufacturing facility in southern Taiwan
Entegris, a provider of advanced materials and process solutions to the semiconductor and other high-tech industries, has announced the launch of a 54,000-square-meter manufacturing...
Thursday 11 May 2023
Most Taiwan OSATs see sales decline in April
Many Taiwan-based OSATs, including ASE Technology Holding (ASEH), have reported declines for April sales, but Powertech Technology (PTI) and Ardentec saw some positive results in...
Thursday 11 May 2023
UMC reportedly mulling new fab in Japan
United Microelectronics (UMC) reportedly is considering constructing a new 12-inch wafer fab in Japan.
Wednesday 10 May 2023
Toyota aims record production sales for FY24, localizing China development to speed up
Challenged by factors like material prices, Toyota Motor saw operating income decrease in the fiscal year 2023 while volume sales increased across all regions. In addition, the automaker...
Wednesday 10 May 2023
Raydium recognizes loss on LTAs
Display driver IC (DDI) provider Raydium Semiconductor incurred losses as a result of the dissolution of earlier LTA contracts with suppliers and generated its lowest quarterly profit...
Wednesday 10 May 2023
Accelerating sustainability investments to fuel double-digit growth in European digital spending in 2023, says IDC
European spending on digital transformation is forecast to exceed US$550 billion in 2023, an on-year increase of 15.9% from 2022. According to IDC's latest Worldwide Digital Transformation...