942 news items tagged government
Asustek considering making PCs in India, says report
Wednesday 21 April 2021Asustek Computer is currently in talks with partners in India for manufacturing PCs there, and is looking to expand its share in the South Asian country's consumer PC market to 20%,...
Foxconn to adjust business at Wisconsin plant
Tuesday 20 April 2021Foxconn will continue to invest in Wisconsin but will look for suitable business sectors there, according to company chairman Young-Way Liu in response to the firm's decision to downsizing...
Taiwan to launch programs to expand semiconductor workforce
Monday 19 April 2021The Taiwanese government is planning to launch new policies aimed at helping the country's semiconductor industry recruit sufficient workforce.
Vietnam expanding local industrial parks
Thursday 15 April 2021The Vietnamese government approved many industrial park expansion projects in 13 of its provinces in the first quarter of 2021 in a bid to accommodate growing investments, according...
Acer optimistic about 2Q21 shipments in Asia Pacific
Wednesday 7 April 2021Acer expects shipments into Asia Pacific to grow sequentially in the second quarter thanks to the stay-at-home economy driven by the coronavirus pandemic, according to the company's...
Taiwan promoting electric buses in public transport
Tuesday 6 April 2021Taiwan's Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC) has set aside a budget of NT$8.5 billion (US$299 million) for 2021-2024 to promote development and production of electric...
Renesas reportedly seeking capacity support from Taiwan foundries
Wednesday 31 March 2021Renesas Electronics is reportedly seeking capacity support from TSMC and other Taiwan-based foundries to fill its supply shortfall caused by the suspension of its fire-damaged fab.
Cisco establishes DevNet center in Taiwan
Friday 19 March 2021Cisco Taiwan has set up a DevNet center for information security training at a startup park in northern Taiwan.
TEEIA urges government to support development of semiconductor equipment
Monday 8 March 2021Taiwan Electronic Equipment Industry Association (TEEIA) has called on the government to make policies and laws to promote development of a local semiconductor equipment manufacturing...
Microsoft Taiwan eyeing local medical care industry
Wednesday 3 March 2021Microsoft Taiwan plans to devote more resources to help promote Taiwan's medical care industry, according to the company's marketing and operations director Flora Chen.
Global government IT spending to grow 5% in 2021, says Gartner
Friday 26 February 2021Worldwide government IT spending is forecast to total US$483 billion in 2021, an increase of 5.1% from 2020, according to Gartner.
China demand set to buoy Taiwan ASIC designers in 2021
Monday 22 February 2021Taiwan-based ASIC and SoC design service providers including Alchip, Faraday Technology and Global Unichip will continue to enjoy robust demand from China's chipmaking industry in...
US Department of Defense partners with Globalfoundries to manufacture secure chips
Thursday 18 February 2021Globalfoundries has announced a strategic partnership with the US Department of Defense (DoD) to provide a secure and reliable supply of semiconductor solutions manufactured at GF's...
SK Hynix signs MOU for further developments in China
Monday 1 February 2021SK Hynix has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Dalian Municipal People's Government of China and the Administrative Committee of Jinpu New District, Dalian, under...
TSMC, NTU expand R&D partnership to quantum materials
Friday 22 January 2021TSMC and National Taiwan University (NTU) have expanded their collaboration in technology development to quantum materials research.
Ruggedized PC sales expected to resume regular growths in 2021
Thursday 7 January 2021Sales of ruggedized PCs were seriously hit by the coronavirus pandemic in 2020, but are expected to begin to recover in 2021 as enterprises will resume procurement with COVID-19 vaccines...
Fierce competition for 5G subscribers undermine Korea telecom ARPU, says Digitimes Research
Thursday 31 December 2020South Korea's top-3 telecom carriers saw their wireless businesses' average revenues per user (ARPU) slip in the first three quarters of 2020 due to fierce competition for 5G subscribers,...
TCL refutes claim about planting backdoor software on TVs
Monday 28 December 2020China-based TV maker TCL has denied that it planted backdoor software in its TVs sold to the US market.
Riot threatens to derail Wistron, Apple and India plans
Monday 21 December 2020The riot at Wistron's plant in India has done disservices not only to the Taiwanese ODM, but also to its client Apple - which has been keen to move some production of its devices...
Taiwan offers handsome subsidies to spur homegrown EVs production
Friday 18 December 2020The government in Taiwan is keenly joining forces with manufacturers to develop electrical vehicles (EVs), offering handsome subsidies to encourage homegrown production of key EV...
Taiwan ICT companies urged to seize quantum opportunities
Wednesday 16 December 2020Even with the birth of quantum computers, instruments for data collection and measurement will still need semiconductor components and Taiwan's ICT industry should see how they can...
Taiwan government to support companies in quantum era
Tuesday 15 December 2020Amid concerns that quantum computing could threaten the existence of the semiconductor industry, Taiwan's minister of science and technology Tsung-Tsong Wu has noted that his ministry...
Taiwan to invest NT$8 billion over 5 years in quantum computing R&D
Wednesday 9 December 2020Taiwan's Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST), Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) and Academia Sinica are set to invest a total of NT$8 billion (US$280.7 million) over five...
SK Hynix resumes production at China plant
Wednesday 2 December 2020SK Hynix has obtained permission from the local government to resume operation at its plant in Chongqing, China, according to the South Korea-based memory vendor. The plant was shut...
Shenzhen-based Laibao to build 8.5G LCD fab
Tuesday 3 November 2020Shenzhen-based Laibao High-Tech has struck a deal with the local government in Wuhan, Hebei province to build an 8.5G LCD fab in its Donghu New Technology Development Zone, according...
- Biden administration slaps export controls on Chinese firms for aiding PLA weapons development (Apr 8) - Washington Post
- Japan urges support for fire-hit Renesas as global chip woes deepen (Mar 24) - Reuters
- SMIC to invest in US$2.35 billion facilities in Shenzhen (Mar 18) - Reuters (via Yahoo! Finance)
- Joe Biden orders review of critical foreign supply chains (Feb 24) - Finacial Times
- Pegatron, Tata Electronics, others ink Rs 28k-crore pacts with TN govt (Feb 17) - Business Standard
- UK set to ban sale of new petrol and diesel cars from 2030 (Dec 3) - The Financial Times
- Japan plans phase-out of new gasoline cars by mid-2030s (Dec 3) - Bloomberg