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Tech startups are reportedly laying off workers as global economic uncertainties loom. Meanwhile Malaysia is seeking more investment to upgrade its semiconductor prodution and Thailand has seen car production fall sharply this year due to persistent chip…

Foundry market competitions among TSMC, Samsung Electronics and Intel will heat up significantly as they are advancing to 3/2nm manufacturing nodes, and it seems that Samsung will face an uphill battle in the three-horse race, judging from their respective…

Taiwan's suppliers of high-end IC test interface solutions are poised to enjoy growing HPC chip demand for AI, datacenter and server applications, particularly now that Chinese chipmakers are aggressively developing homegrown HPC chips, according to industry…

Microsoft Taiwan has established a Taiwan ICT Sustainability Green Team in a bid to help local manufacturers realize carbon reductions.

Ability Opto-Electronics Technology (AOET), in a bid to diversify its product lines, has been developing precision optical lenses for devices other than notebooks, including automotive cameras, smart surveillance systems, drones and facial/iris recognition…

Taiwan's motherboard vendors including Asustek Computer and Gigabyte Technology have sharply revised downward their shipment goals for 2022 as they can hardly bundle sales of motherboards with graphic cards that are already returning to market equilibrium, in…

Sustainability reporting is constantly evolving. The foundations of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) are grounded on Socially Responsible Investing (SRI) and built up to the highly anticipated International Sustainable Standards Board's approach.

Lens module makers Largan Precision and Genius Electronic Optical (GSEO), viewing that global demand for smartphones has slowed down, has been developing lens modules for other applications, mainly automotive cameras and VR/AR devices.

With declining chip demand for consumer devices and new capacities gradually coming online, foundry houses could hardly sustain full utilization of their fab capacities, but it is GlobalFoundries (GF) and China's SMIC that may bear the brunt of the impacts as…

LED packaging service providers Harvatek and Bright LED are conservative about third-quarter 2022 business as clients are expected to clear inventories and decrease orders, and inflation has been indirectly impacting demand for LED devices.

Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) will offer discounted frequency usage fee for low earth orbit (LEO) satellite communications between 2023-2028, as part of the government's efforts to attract foreign LEO satellite operators to set up bases in…

Taiwan-based Foxconn delegation visited India to discuss investment plans, and Ola decided to focus more on its emerging EV business.

With demand for semiconductor equipment continuing to outweigh supply due to component shortages, China-based equipment makers are looking to accelerate the expansion of their market presence.

Since Foxconn joined India's Vedanta to set up a fab in India, the factory's potential locations have attracted much attention. Maharashtra and Telangana may be among Foxconn's preferred locations.

Samsung Electronics is investing big in the production of new-generation memory products such as DDR5 and PCIe 5.0 SSDs, benefiting Korea-based backend process equipment suppliers including Exicon and DI, according to Theelec.

Indonesia's Ministry of Communication and Information (Kominfo) said it has granted the anchoring rights of Starlink's satellite exclusively to local telecommunication operator Telkom Satelit Indonesia (Telkomsat), according to Voice of Indonesia.

High heat dissipation and other thermal management technologies are increasingly required for both front- and back-end chipmaking processes by companies engaged in the automotive, HPC, industrial and network chip segments, according to industry sources.

An opening ceremony has been held recently at TSMC's 3DIC R&D center in Japan to mark the completion of cleanroom construction at the facility, according to the Taiwan-based foundry.

Government-developed Hsinchu Science Park (HSP), Southern Taiwan Science Park (STSP) and Central Taiwan Science Park (CTSP) generated combined revenues of NT$1,317.224 billion (US$45.03 billion) in January-April 2022, growing 19.53% on year, according to…

Power supply maker AcBel Polytech aims to become a provider of aggregated energy services through integrating power of different generation types, according to company chairman Jerry Hsu.

Most people look at the evolution of society from a B2C perspective, expecting to get the most positive responses. But this can be a trap for business. Because of my career, I naturally start from a B2B perspective, exploring my views that are different from…

DIGITIMES Research's statistics and forecast show global smartphone shipments declined for three quarters straight from third-quarter 2021 to first-quarter 2022.

Samsung Display (SDC) will reportedly supply OLED panels used in automotive displays for BMW, according to South Korea-based ETNews.

DB Hitek, one of South Korea's leading foundry chipmakers, will build a next-generation power MOSFET production line at its 8-inch semiconductor fab in the Chungcheongbuk province, with a goal to supply 1200V SiC MOSFET for automotive applications by 2025.

First International Computer (FIC), a Taiwan-based OEM of PCs and consumer electronics, has expanded its business to the automotive industry, with a focus on cybersecurity for future vehicles.

The ever-increasing electricity costs in Taiwan are prompting local chipmakers to diversify their manufacturing bases and no longer view Taiwan as a first-choice option, according to Doris Hsu, chairperson for silicon wafer supplier GlobalWafers.

The ongoing global economic downturn is helpful to business improvements at providers of cloud services, mainly because enterprises will cut expenses on ground-end hardware installations and instead focus more on subscribing to public cloud services, according…

PlayNitride, a Taiwan-based microLED chip maker, aims to have its business operation break even on a monthly basis at the end of 2023 and generate handsome operating profit in 2024, according to company founder and CEO Charles Li at a June 23 investor…

Taiwan's national team for quantum technology development is facing difficulties in manufacturing quantum dots, quantum bits, control boards and photonic quantum bits, necessitating special budgets to help remove related production barriers, according to…

Airoha Technology, a subsidiary of MediaTek specializing in Bluetooth and Wi-Fi chips, has started trading its shares on Taiwan's Emerging Stock Board (ESB) and is eyeing TWSE mainboard listing.