American chip giant Intel announced in March it will invest $20 billion to add two more fabs in Arizona, adding to its already sizable presence in the state. So what is bringing TSMC to Arizona, and ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: top Hong Kong business chambers call on government to expand quarantine exemption beyond finance sector bigwigs
Groups representing the city’s domestic helpers, meanwhile, say the system in place represents clear discrimination, call for equitable treatment. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Stock Market Draws A Green Light For Thursday
The Taiwan stock market has finished higher in four straight sessions, advancing more than 560 points or 3 percent along the way. The Taiwan Stock Exchange now sits just above the 17,165-point plateau ... ( read original story ...)
12 Outstanding “Before & Afters” of Century-Old Buildings
Whether gussying up a once-gutted Victorian or retrofitting a rat-infested hayloft in a former carriage house, these renovations give centennial buildings a new lease on life. ( read original story ...)
Nepal expect winning results against Chinese Taipei
Nepal are practically out of the World Cup qualifiers race but can still progress into the next round of Asian Cup qualifiers if they don’t drop to the bottom. ( read original story ...)
Chips crisis could deepen as Taiwan struggles with another COVID wave
Is “Chipageddon” poised to get much worse as the pandemic hits Taiwan with a recent explosion of COVID cases? Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is the world’s largest chip foundry, ... ( read original story ...)
AMD and Samsung are developing a new Exynos mobile chip with ray tracing
Computex Taipei announced on June 2, 2021 that the graphics and processors company AMD has collaborated with Samsung to develop RDNA 2 graphics technology for an Exynos mobile system-on-chip, with the ... ( read original story ...)
Nvidia still confident of gaining regulatory nod for Arm deal
Nvidia’s CEO Jensen Huang said he is still confident regulators will green-light its $40 billion acquisition of SoftBank Group’s Arm, despite growing scepticism about the deal’s prospects. ( read original story ...)
Sinovac jab restores city in Brazil to near normal
Just one COVID-19 patient was in critical condition at the Dr Geraldo Cesar Reis clinic in Serrana, a city of almost 46,000 in Sao Paulo state’s countryside. The 63-year-old woman rejected the vaccine ... ( read original story ...)
The Chinese Air Force Is Showing Taiwan That it Means Business
Along with unrelenting military pressure, Chinese officials and state media have steadily sharpened their rhetoric against the sovereign island. ( read original story ...)
Top chipmaker TSMC says construction of $12B Arizona plant is ‘well underway’
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. said it’s moving forward with plans to build a $12 billion chip plant in Phoenix, a step toward addressing U.S. concerns over reliability and security in the ... ( read original story ...)
Snapdragon-Branded ASUS Smartphone Appears
An unannounced Snapdragon-branded ASUS phone has picked up the TENAA certification in China, revealing key specs and design. ( read original story ...)
Strategy Analytics: Xiaomi Smartphone Shipments Grew 1000 Percent in Chile in Q1 2021, Poised for Second Spot in 2021
According to new research from Strategy Analytics, Chile smartphone shipments jumped 71% YoY to an all-time high of 2.9 million units in the first quarter of 2021. Xiaomi was the star performer, ... ( read original story ...)
NXP Ramps Automotive Processing Innovation with Two Processors on TSMC 16nm FinFET Technology
NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ: NXPI), a world leader in automotive processing, and TSMC (TWSE: 2330, NYSE: TSM) today announced the release of NXP’s S32G2 vehicle network processors and the S32R294 ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s Wushantou Dam to host 13.7 MW floating PV array
The floating plant will be deployed at the 20 MW Wushantou hydroelectric power dam operated by Taiwanese state-owned utility Taiwan Power Corp, in Tainan city. ( read original story ...)
Korea firms to increase capex for 5G infrastructure in 2021-2022, says Digtimes Research
Taiwan shipped a total of 72.25 million large-size LCD panels in the first quarter of 2021, down only 3.4% sequentially, despite... Taiwan small- to mid-size LCD panels – 1Q 2021 Taiwan's small- to ... ( read original story ...)