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Commentary: AI drives global tech layoffs, but Intel, QNAP, and Realtek tell different stories

Tuesday 31 March 2026

Generative AI is moving from concept to commercial deployment, reshaping the global technology supply chain. It is shifting from a productivity tool to a core enterprise...

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Commentary: TSMC veteran's Intel defection exposes cracks in Taiwan's silicon shield

Monday 1 December 2025

Since April 5, 2025, a series of geopolitical tensions have unfolded—from US President Donald Trump's remarks and reciprocal tariffs to Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's public comments on sensitive...

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TSMC Intel 2025 supply chain Donald Trump

Commentary: Taiwan's IC design edge in ASIC development

Friday 28 November 2025

Taiwan's IC design sector has rapidly expanded in the application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) market, driven by growing demand for AI applications. MediaTek has entered Google's TPU supply chain, Alchip...

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Taiwan ASIC IC design design demand

Taiwan IC design firms join Arm Total Design platform to enhance ASIC service capability

Thursday 14 March 2024

The hot demand for AI chips and the trend for cloud AI tech differentiation attracted unexpected attention to Application-Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) design services lately.

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Taiwan IC design Arm ASIC AI HPC

Taiwan's strategic response to achieve self-sufficiency in drone component production

Wednesday 4 October 2023

Most critical drone components are currently sourced from China due to cost considerations, leaving little room for global competition.

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Drone Taiwan MND

No lasting friends, no lasting enemies, only lasting interests

Thursday 7 September 2023

..., Broadcom, and Marvell. So, what roles will Taiwanese firms like MediaTek, Realtek, and Phison assume? While we've witnessed...

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Exclusive interview with MediaTek chairman Tsai Ming-kai

Thursday 6 April 2023

2002's National System-on-Chip Project pushed IC design to become a NT$1 trillion dollar industry; changes now urgently require policy solutions

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Short of creativity and further deployment, Taiwan could lag behind China in IC design: Q&A with NYCU chair professor Chen Ke-Horng

Monday 12 December 2022

The International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC), the largest annual event for the IC design sector, will be held February 19-23, 2023 in San Francisco. A total of 23 papers from Taiwan have been selected by...

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China IC design Taiwan

Taiwan semiconductor development model could hardly be replicated, says Realtek VP

Friday 14 October 2022

Taiwan's semiconductor development model, featuring good discipline among local players and strong mass production capability, is hard to be replicated in other places, but Taiwanese ICT firms should fine-tune their...

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Taiwanese IC designers strive to seize future trends

Monday 3 October 2022

The supply chain has changed as competition between the US and China intensifies, but the Taiwan-based IC design industry has not been directly affected. At the start of the US-China technology war, Taiwanese IC...

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IC design, distribution Taiwan

Asia IC50: Who dominates IC design industry in Asia

Monday 11 July 2022

Looking at the revenue numbers of these 50 companies in Asia IC50 provides good indicators of the health of the overall IC design ecosystem.

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Asia IC design

Geopolitical climate is changing global semiconductor value chain

Tuesday 19 April 2022

... Technology and others. IC design houses include Nvidia, Qualcomm, AMD, and Taiwan's MediaTek and Realtek. According...

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Geopolitics semiconductor

Highlights of the day: Apple suppliers during holiday reportedly for new MacBook Pro

Tuesday 8 February 2022

Apple's suppliers were kept busy during the Lunar New New holiday reportedly making new MacBook Pro set for launch next month. MediaTek and Realtek are keen to gain market shares in the Wi-Fi chip market, seeking more...

Highlights of the day: DDR4 spot prices rising

Wednesday 5 January 2022

Demand may be still sluggish, but DDR4 spot market prices are already rising, thanks to supply side issues in the wake of COVID-induced lockdowns in the Chinese city of Xi'an, where Samsung and Micron both run memory...

Highlights of the day: Compound semiconductors opportunities

Monday 20 December 2021

The potential of compound semiconductors has been generating much interest. Win Semi chairman Dennis Chen recently shared his thoughts about compound semiconductors in an interview. There has been frequent speculation...

Metaverse frenzy takes hold of global tech firms

Monday 13 December 2021

Metaverse has become the hottest tech buzzword as of late, attracting global industry players to jump on the investment bandwagon. However, while most companies have claimed they are builders of a new reality, the...

Highlights of the day: Samsung discloses bold move to triple foundry capacity

Monday 1 November 2021

Samsung Electronics has made a bold plan to triple its foundry production capacity by 2026. However, the global chip shortage remains serious in many industries, and lacking client support may bring more risks to the...

Will foundry expansions lead to capacity glut?

Friday 15 October 2021

Many IDMs and pure-play foundries, including second-tier ones, are all poised to expand their fab capacities sparking concerns that the arrival of the additional capacities could result in a glut of processed wafers.

Highlights of the day: ABF substrate demand robust

Friday 28 May 2021

... : Chipmakers including MediaTek, Qualcomm and Realtek Semiconductor are striving to secure stable supply of leadframes for use...

Highlights of the day: Fabless IC firms diversifying foundry sources

Monday 19 April 2021

... suppliers : Taiwan-based IC design houses including MediaTek, Elan Microelectronics and Realtek Semiconductor have moved...

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