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Tuesday 28 December 2021
Chipmakers explore more methods other than chip scaling, says ex-TSMC R&D VP
There are more ways than one to improve on chip performance and power, and with chip scaling generating more costs, chipmakers are exploring more methods in their technology advancements,...
Tuesday 28 December 2021
Heterogeneous integration, compound semi in spotlight at SEMICON Taiwan 2021
SEMICON Taiwan 2021 has kicked off in Taipei running from December 28-30, with this year's theme focusing on heterogeneous integration, compound semiconductors and other chipmaking...
Monday 27 December 2021
Nissan to build EV battery recycling facilities in Europe and US in five years
Nissan will set up electric vehicle (EV) battery recycling plants in Europe and the US through its subsidiary before the fiscal year 2025, apart from continuing promoting battery...
Monday 27 December 2021
MOST unveils new facility in southern Taiwan
Shalun Green Energy Science City established in southern Taiwan by government agencies, including the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST), has unveiled a new facility.
Monday 27 December 2021
Taiwan to tighten reviews on semiconductor and LCD tech transfer to China
Taiwan is tightening its control over semiconductor and LCD-panel technology transfer to China, seeking to examine investments, mergers and acquisitions involving Chinese individuals...
Monday 27 December 2021
SK Hynix wins China approval to take over Intel NAND business
The Chinese authorities have granted SK Hynix merger clearances for its acquisition of Intel's NAND memory and storage unit with conditions, a move some industry analysts say would...
Friday 24 December 2021
South Korean chip designers pressured by semiconductor IP price hike
The continuing price hike of overseas semiconductor intellectual property (IP) could force small- and medium-sized IC design houses in South Korea to give up cutting-edge process...
Friday 24 December 2021
Taiwan faces challenges in SiC development
Taiwan is currently lagging in the development of the third-generation semiconductor silicon carbide (SiC), which has grown popular for its potential applications in 5G communications,...
Friday 24 December 2021
Japan, China still lack EV chargers
The lack of charging infrastructures is a mutual concern for most countries promoting EVs, especially in Japan and China, where sales of EVs are increasing more significantly than...
Friday 24 December 2021
Taiwan backend houses step up deployments for 3rd-gen semiconductors
GEM Services and Lingsen Precision Industries, which specialize in power component and module backend services, and RF component and module packagers Tong Hsing Electronic Industries...
Friday 24 December 2021
2021 Asia tech M&A deals and values hit new high
Technology merger and acquisition activities accelerated in 2021 and deals in Asia broke the US$100 billion mark for the first time in history, totaling US$137.3 billion, up 86.3%...
Thursday 23 December 2021
Samsung, BYD might get affected by Xi'an lockdown
Chinese authority has ordered the city of Xi'an, home to Samsung's chipmaking facilities and BYD's car production lines, to go into lockdown begining the evening of December 22 due...
Thursday 23 December 2021
Supply-side constraints challenging education laptops supply, says Microsoft Taiwan
Supply-side constraints, rather than demand weakening, are challenging the global supply of education-use notebooks and tablets including Chromebooks and Microsoft's Surface Go series,...
Thursday 23 December 2021
Taiwan OSATs upbeat about orders for automotive, commercial chips
Taiwan-based IC backend houses have seen their international customers scale up orders for processing midrange and high-end chips for automotive and commercial device applications,...
Thursday 23 December 2021
Taiwan IC design houses to accept foundry price hikes
Taiwan-based IC design houses including first-tier players are aware they will have to accept price increases proposed by pure-play foundries in order to obtain more available fab...