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Wednesday 7 December 2022
Health Big Data Platform Program takes on responsibility to drive precision medicine in Taiwan
The completion of human genome sequencing has given rise to the trend of precision medicine and prompted governments worldwide to formulate the relevant healthcare policies. Meanwhile,...
Wednesday 7 December 2022
Taiwan government to deploy team to protect key technologies
With the concern that the US may pressure the Taiwanese government to have TSMC move its newest technologies to the US, thus weakening Taiwan's importance in the semiconductor industry,...
Wednesday 7 December 2022
Freyr establishes JV with Nidec for battery energy storage solutions
Freyr Battery has received another push for scaling up its business. On December 6, the company announced it had set up a joint venture with Nidec to develop batteries for energy...
Wednesday 7 December 2022
Imec to cooperate with Japan's Rapidus on 2nm technology
Belgium-based microelectronics research hub Imec has signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MOC) with Japan's newly formed semiconductor champion Rapidus Corp.
Wednesday 7 December 2022
Data storage demand continues rising in 2023, says Pure Storage Taiwan
Pure Storage is cautiously optimistic about the storage market's potential in 2023, said Pure Storage Taiwan general manager Grace Lu. The rapid growth of IT data generation, stable...
Tuesday 6 December 2022
Taiwan-Japan semiconductor forum draws attention with key Japanese politician giving keynote
The fact that a heavyweight Japanese lawmaker spoke at the "2022 Taiwan-Japan Technology Dialogue: Semiconductor Key Technology and Talent Forum" on the same day that US president...
Tuesday 6 December 2022
Can Taiwan LED makers benefit from government-proposed tax incentives?
The Taiwan government has proposed an income tax credit to encourage R&D of innovative technologies and products as well as purchases of equipment used in advanced manufacturing...
Tuesday 6 December 2022
Topco chair weighs in on US-China chip war
In a continuation of an exclusive interview with DIGITIMES, Topco Scientific (TSC) co-founder and...
Tuesday 6 December 2022
Nippon Steel, JFE may further boost output of niche steel for EVs
Japan's two biggest steelmakers may accelerate investment in niche steel that's becoming increasingly sought after as the shift to electric vehicles gathers pace.
Tuesday 6 December 2022
China's optical communication sector sees order surge for end of 2022
Despite a sudden, end-of-year order surge for China's optical telecommunications sector, the fierce price competition of 5G equipment and product specification changes have resulted...
Tuesday 6 December 2022
China-based battery makers see triple-digit growth in global installation volume
Asian EV battery companies dominate the market, with China-based manufacturers leading the pack. According to SNE Research, almost all Chinese battery makers that enjoyed the highest...
Tuesday 6 December 2022
Taiwan's award-winning student paper shows breakthrough in stacking GeSn nanosheet transistors
A National Taiwan University (NTU) student research paper won the semiconductor industry's prestigious IEDM's 2021 Roger A. Haken Best Student Paper Award, demonstrating capabilities...
Tuesday 6 December 2022
Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam shortlisted for Taiwan PCB manufacturing relocation
Taiwan-based PCB and CCL suppliers, of which many have built their production sites in Kunshan, China, are considering relocating manufacturing to Southeast Asia, with Malaysia, Thailand...
Tuesday 6 December 2022
Intel CEO to meet Taiwan partners
Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger will come to Taiwan before traveling to South Korea to meet the company's local partners, mainly those engaged in the PC and server industry supply chains,...
Monday 5 December 2022
Topco chair shares views on solving Taiwan's five shortages
In an exclusive interview with DIGITIMES, Topco Scientific co-founder and Topco group chairman J.W. Kuo shares his views on how Taiwan's government and industry should face Taiwan's...