DIGITIMES regularly interviews leading industry executives, inviting them to talk frankly about the technology issues and the business challenges that need to be addressed in an industry that is marked by constant change. We always welcome the opportunity to discuss industry trends and issues face-to-face, via email or during a conference call, especially for companies that are targeting the Greater China market.
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Net Zero Series (3): Transcene, 'unknown consultant' behind TSMC
Transcene, an urban miner and advocate for the circular economy, has assisted its semiconductor clients such as TSMC and ASE in closing the material loops.

Is chip shortage ending? Fusion Worldwide sees rough waters at least for another quarter
During the peak of chip crunch, when big automotive manufacturers are securing long-term agreements with chip makers to keep their supply chain humming, those...

No need for TSMC to take side between US and China: Q&A with Richard Thurston
The Chips and Science Act 2022 signed by US president Joe Biden on August 9 is seen as an important move to boost US competitiveness in the face of a "sputnik...

Taiwan semiconductor industry will prevail: Q&A with Mike Chang, CEO of WPG Holdings
The global demand for consumer electronics such as smartphones, PCs, notebooks and TVs has significantly been undermined by several headwinds, including pandemics,...

Indian fabless startup voices concerns on chip manufacturing plans
Chip manufacturing has a 4-decade history in India, starting with Semiconductor Complex Limited (SCL) fab in the early '80s. However, this wasn't much of a success...

IGBT vs. SiC in NEV applications: Q&A with Actron Technology top management
Actron Technology founder Ming-Kuang Lu was reported to quit chairmanship at the automotive diode maker, arousing curiosity among readers about what drove his...

Global supply chain reconfiguration to persist through 2030
Global supply chains remain disrupted as the COVID-19 pandemic enters the third year and the war in Ukraine creates chaos in Europe-Asia transportation. Expert...

Infinio Capital launches Ignition Fund 1 to invest in global space tech startups and foster ecosystem in Taiwan
Early-stage venture capital firm Infinio Capital announced on July 20 the launch of its US$20 million "Ignition Fund 1," to invest in space tech startups and help...

Transformation of a panel maker: Q&A with Innolux president James Yang
Competition in the display panel manufacturing industry has shifted from fast and large-scale production capacity expansion in the past to targeting technology-oriented...

Indian company offers POSIT solutions to fundamental HPC problems
Advanced computing is becoming an integral part of many verticals. Artificial intelligence (AI), high-performance computing (HPC), machine learning, graphics computing,...

Analog in-memory computing to boost efficiency in energy consumption and speed for AI applications: Q&A with TetraMem CEO Glenn Ge
TetraMem is a semiconductor startup based in Fremont, California. They utilize an in-memory computing (IMC) structure with proprietary computing memory device...

Interview: IoT startup UnaBiz acquires Sigfox and scales up operations in 73 countries
UnaBiz, massive Internet of Things (IoT) solution provider based in Singapore, Taiwan and Japan, became the owner of Sigfox in April, around four months after...

Companies should consider value chains for globalization, says former Sharp CEO
To the manufacturing industry, localized production has become an inevitable trend. Companies that expect to grow further in the global markets often start by...

Israeli OT Cybersecurity Startups (2): Siga elevates OT cybersecurity to 'Level Zero'
It is critical to have security systems in place that prevent any unauthorized personnel from gaining access to your company's system. If an attacker were able...

Saccade Vision uses MEMS-based cameras to improve measuring and quality control
As humanity marches towards a future with autonomous vehicles, technology has not ceased to make breakthroughs in other industries. Saccade Vision creates a feature-based...

Fairy Devices puts an AI fairy on field workers' shoulders
Fairy Devices envisions a world where AI is given ears and hands and becomes a fairy to help connect humans from different countries. Its wireless AI-device Thinklet...

Indian startup offers software-based digital radio broadcast receiver
Radio has, for long, been an integral part of human life. But after several years of analog technology, the good old receiver that has benefitted generations is...

Asia IC50: TEL CEO Kawai achieves mid-term goals before schedule and remains optimistic over future growth
Tokyo Electron (TEL), Asia's largest semiconductor equipment manufacturer, is also the world's third-largest. It not only enjoyed extraordinary growth in 2021,...

Why are smart cities the future momentum?
DIGITIMES Research report shows that Taiwan's ICT industry development has shifted from focusing on hardware to hardware/software integration models. The industry...

Qisda eyes LEO satellite biz opportunities, says chairman
EMS provider Qisda is looking to many potential business opportunities derived from low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites, with strategic partners Alpha Networks and...

Asia IC50 interview with president Pei-Ing Lee: Nanya moves forward with in-house developed technology
Taiwan-based memory device maker Nanya Technology was ranked 18th in the recently released DIGITIMES 2022 Asia IC50 survey, assessing the performance of the top...

Asia IC50: Renesas celebrates strong performance with resilience and expects good days to last
In the latest Asia IC50 survey, Japanese automotive chip manufacturer Renesas, ranked the 9th largest semiconductor company in revenues and in operational income,...

Monitoring tools ensure machine learning models drive positive value: Aporia interview
In November 2021, Zillow, a US-based real estate online marketplace, announced it would terminate the practice of relying on algorithms to buy and sell houses...

Israeli OT Cybersecurity Startups (1): 'Cyber resilience' matters for manufacturers, says Claroty
Manufacturers are advised to boost their "cyber resilience" besides cyber defense, while semiconductor makers are bracing for potential nation-state-operated cyberattacks...