TSMC is fast advancing its manufacturing processes, and it has already disclosed a plan to build a 2nm fab in Hsinchu, northern Taiwan. And if demand is strong, it may have to expand a central Taiwan fab to house more 2nm capacity, according to the foundry house's chairman. TSMC is also fast expanding its IC packaging capacity, with plans to opne two new packaging fabs in the next two years...
Acer has disclosed it has worked with National Taiwan University Hospital to develop AI-based software to help doctors diagnose diabetic retinopathy, with the software becoming the first ophthalmological intellectual property licensed by Taiwan's Food and Drug Administration.
The best entry to telemedicine is to choose a chronic disease, such as sleep disorders, and set up a service platform and ecosystem that can be gradually expanded, according to Rex Cherng, co-founder and COO of US-based telehealth solution provider TelePlus Healthcare.
The intensifying US-China tensions are driving Beijing to accelerate its push for semiconductor self-sufficiency. China's 14th 5-year plan running 2021-2025 will focus its IC industry development on third-generation semiconductors such as GaN and SiC...
Supply of 8-inch foundry capacity has been tight, with delivery lead time extending to three to four months. Rush orders placed with 8-inch foundries are expected to face an increase of 10% in quotes in fourth-quarter 2020. In turn, IC vendors may have to raise their prices to reflect he rising costs from foundry services. Prices for notebook-use power management ICs are likely to rise...
Wistron Medical Technology, an affiliate of the Wistron Group, sees good progress in medical product developments and expects its medical solutions to drive up the company's sales in 2021, according to company president Donald Hwang.
TSMC's has disclosed that its 3nm process will continue to adopt a FinFET structure, but the foundry reportedly will take a new approach to its 2nm chip development, replacing FinFET with GAA transistors. Meanwhile, strong demand for high-performance CPU, GPU, AI and networking chips has booked up production capacity at Taiwanese ABF substrate makers throughout first-half 2021...
Nvidia's GPU and AI solutions have seen strong demand from the datacenter market segment, and its acquisition of Arm should help complement the business.
Machine tool maker Fair Friend Group (FFG) and Tunghai University's Industrial Smart-Transformation Center (ISTC) have jointly launched an initiative seeking to turn Taiwan into a global hub of smart supply chains, according to ISTC CEO Huang Chi-yuan.
AMD is making major gains in the notebook processor market in 2020, thanks to strong demand from the education sector. Notebook vendors having been seeking more support from AMD to meet the needs from the education sector, as a result of shortages of Intel processors...
