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 ...)
Foxconn Teams Up With Thai State Conglomerate On Electric Vehicle Production Platform
The collaboration with PTT, a state-owned conglomerate in Thailand, is to create an “open platform” for producing EVs and key components. ( read original story ...)
NXP’s Trimension™ Ultra-Wideband Technology Helps Samsung Users Easily Find Their Misplaced Belongings
NXP Semiconductors announced that its Trimension Ultra-Wideband platform now offers fine ranging for new tagging use cases. UWB and Bluetooth® Low Energy solutions have been combined to deliver ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan chip maker TSMC has begun construction at its Arizona factory site
Reuters previously reported that TSMC, the world’s largest contract manufacturer of semiconductors, plans to build as many as six factories at the Arizona site over a 10- to 15-year span. Its shares ... ( read original story ...)
Micron intros 176-layer NAND, 1α DRAM technology
Micron Technology has unveiled memory and storage innovations across ... Both are in volume production at Micron's advanced DRAM fabrication facilities in Taiwan, including its newly established A3 ... ( read original story ...)
UPDATE 1-Germany says has been helping on Taiwan’s BioNTech vaccine deal
Germany's top diplomat in Taipei said his government has been helping in talks between Taiwan and drugmaker BioNTech SE to supply COVID-19 vaccines, after Taiwan said a deal fell apart earlier this ... ( read original story ...)
UPDATE 1-As COVID-19 cases edge up, Taiwan unveils mass vaccination plan
Taiwan reported a rise in domestic coronavirus infections on Wednesday after six days of falls, and unveiled details of a mass vaccination plan that aims to eventually cover 1.7 million people a week. ( read original story ...)
Asian Qualifiers – Group B Preview: Opportunity knocks for new-look Australia against Kuwait, Nepal, Chinese Taipei seek lift
For the first time since November 2019, Group B of the Asian Qualifiers will return to action as the race to qualify for FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and AFC Asian Cup China 2023 resumes in Kuwait on ... ( read original story ...)