There's a property boom in Taiwan's Silicon Valley as tech workers buy up homes in the area. Led by TSMC, the world's biggest chip maker, tech companies in Taiwan are seeing unprecedented levels of ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan says China is stealing technology and poaching engineers from the island
Lawmakers have proposed amendments to Taiwan’s commercial secrets law to tackle worries about industrial espionage targeting the island’s world-leading semiconductor industry. ( read original story ...)
Investors eye U.S. chip startups while feds put pressure on Taiwan
Investors are taking an interest in U.S. microchip manufacturing startups; meanwhile, the government puts pressure on Taiwan ... ( read original story ...)
World’s First! The Downsized Desktop SBC with Auto Heat-Up against Extreme Weathers
Inspired by the situation, DFI brought an innovative design into the newly-released CS551, the " World's First 3.5" desktop SBC with auto heat-up ". This breakthrough gives devices high performance ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s Foxconn forms semiconductor JV with Yageo
Electronics manufacturing conglomerate Foxconn, which counts tech giants such as Apple among its top clients, said in a statement the two companies wi.. ( read original story ...)
Kissinger’s right – Nuclear weapons + thinking machines equals a US-China cold war that would pose a ‘colossal danger’ to humanity
Veteran US diplomat Henry Kissinger has delivered a grave warning that technological advances mean the US’ and China’s capabilities to destroy each other & the rest of the world are far more severe ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Mobile growth fuelled by 5G, e-commerce
Taiwan Mobile claimed to be the first on the island to reach 50 per cent 5G population coverage, with capex peaking in Q1 and 5G investment for the full-year expected to be half the level of 2020. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s Foxconn Forms JV With Yageo to Make Small Integrated Circuit Products
Taiwan's Foxconn on Wednesday announced a joint venture with Yageo Corp to make small integrated circuit (IC) products in a move into the semiconductor industry, which is hit by a shortage that has ... ( read original story ...)
US asks TSMC to supply more car chips as the Taiwan chip giant is said to eye Arizona plant expansion
Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said her department is working to get Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co to “prioritise the needs of our auto companies”. ( read original story ...)
POLL-Taiwan April exports seen higher for 10th straight month
Taiwan's exports likely rose for a 10th straight month in April, a Reuters poll showed, lifted by demand for electronic goods as people continued to work and study from home due to the COVID-19 ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan small- to mid-size LCD panel shipments to grow sequentially in 2Q21
Taiwan's shipments of small- to medium-size LCD panels are expected to edge up 3.7% sequentially but decline 15% on year in the second quarter of 2021, after reaching 188 million units in the previous ... ( read original story ...)
Intel CEO: yeah, China could invade Taiwan and gain control of TSMC
Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger likens the situation to Kuwait + Iraq 30 years ago, saying: 'then it was oil' but 'now it is chips'. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s Submarines Could Be the Threat China Never Sees Coming
New torpedoes are offering Taiwan vastly improved undersea defenses against a potential Chinese amphibious assault or maritime-attack upon its shores. ( read original story ...)
China could use military force to claim Taiwan’s supply
In its bid to become self-reliant in manufacturing microchips experts fear that China could use military force to gain control over Taiwan semiconductor indu ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Semiconductor Plans To Open More U.S. Production Facilities
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE:TSM) is expanding – again. The company has announced plans to build several more chipmaking factories in the U.S. state of Arizona beyond the one it already ... ( read original story ...)
The Taiwanese Chip Champion Shaking Qualcomm’s Tree
China rivalry has intensified and Intel has stumbled. But there’s another Taiwanese chipmaker worth looking at: MediaTek. ( read original story ...)