TAIPEI: Taiwan's Foxconn, the world's largest contract electronics maker and the biggest assembler of Apple's iPhone, said on Friday it expected a rise in second quarter revenue after the previous ...
Taiwan shaken but unbowed as biggest quake in 25 years spotlights preparedness — and lessons learned
Hard lessons learned from a devastating earthquake in 1997 have helped Taiwan avoid mass casualties in what was the island’s strongest quake in 25 years.
Taiwan quake to hit chipmakers’ capex, not chip supply
Some equipment suffered minor damage, but the silicon show must go on Wednesday’s earthquake in Taiwan will hit at least one chipmaker in the wallet, but won’t weaken the overall silicon supply chain, ...
Why Taiwan Was So Prepared for a Powerful Earthquake
Decades of learning from disasters, tightening building codes and increasing public awareness may have helped its people better weather strong quakes.
Taiwan earthquake likely to have minimal impact on global value chain
Taiwan was rocked Wednesday by a powerful 7.4 magnitude earthquake with at least nine people killed and over 1000 injured, causing widespread disruption in chip fabrication plants located in Taiwan ...
Taiwan’s Chips Giant Resumes Operations Day After Deadly Quake
Wu Yih-min, a professor of geosciences at National Taiwan University and a team head at the National Science and Technology Center for Disaster Reduction, said that the agency had developed a more ...
How Taiwan’s technology saved it from more destruction during 7.4-strong quake
A powerful 7.4-strong earthquake struck Taiwan on Wednesday, killing nine people and injuring many others. However, experts note that the death toll and the devastation from the country’s worst temblo ...
Fierce earthquake rattles Taiwan, killing 9 and injuring more than 1,000
By noon, the metro station in the busy northern Taipei suburb of Beitou was again buzzing with ... of the world’s most sophisticated computer chips and other high-technology items that are highly ...
Taiwan Quake Seen Having Minimal Impact On TSMC But Raises Concerns
The 7.4-magnitude earthquake that shook Taiwan on Wednesday morning likely will result in minimal disruption to production at the world's largest contract chipmaker, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing ...
Taiwan quake could plunge global smartphone industry into chaos as world’s largest chipmaker responsible for 90% of supply halts operations
Taiwan semiconductor manufacturing (TSMC) produces high-end microchips used in smartphones, cars, cloud server farms and AI-powered tech — and its factories need to continually operate to meet demand.
EMERGING MARKETS-Asian stocks dip with Taiwan shares down after earthquake; FX tepid
Taiwan stocks drop 0.4% after earthquake hits * South Korean stocks plunge 1.4% to 2-week low * Singtel drops 3% as no impending deal to divest Optus By Poonam Behura April 3 (Reuters) - Most stocks ...
Why Taiwan is earthquake-prone, and how the island handles them so well
Taiwan lies along the fault lines encircling the Pacific Ocean where most of the world’s earthquakes occur. Taiwan's earthquake preparedness is among the most advanced in the world.
More than 170 base stations offline in Taiwan following earthquake
Taiwan’s National Communications Commission (NCC) has stated that 172 telecom base stations have been impacted by this morning's earthquake. As reported by Taiwan News, all three of Taiwan’s major ...
EMERGING MARKETS-Asian stocks slump, FX range-bound as Taiwan earthquake hits sentiment
Taiwan benchmark index slumps after earthquake; TSMC shares fall * Indonesia rupiah hovers near four-year low * Thai baht set to lose for a third straight session (Updated at 0645 GMT) By Poonam ...
End Of Phone Discount?
The way-way-backstory: The lawsuit is the latest in a legal battle that stretches back more than 20 years to a voter-approved law, Proposition 39, that requires school districts to provide space to ...
Huge Taiwan earthquake will make phones, laptops and TVs more expensive
vital components in smartphones, laptops, cars and the burgeoning AI sector. Following the earthquake, which killed at least nine people and injured hundreds, a number of microchip manufacturers, ...