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Friday 7 March 2025
Taiwanese leaders offer mixed reactions on TSMC's US expansion
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), the world's leading chipmaker, has drawn global attention with its massive US$165 billion investment to establish and expand factories...
Friday 7 March 2025
TSMC's US$100 billion expansion: political capital or sunk cost?
TSMC is committing an additional US$100 billion to the US, funding three wafer fabs, two advanced packaging plants, and an R&D center. While framed as a business decision, the...
Friday 7 March 2025
TSMC's US investment highlights Taiwan's equipment dependency
Taiwan has historically attained significant self-sufficiency in panel production equipment and materials; however, its self-sufficiency in semiconductor equipment and materials is...
Friday 7 March 2025
Between Washington and Taipei, TSMC aims to avert being strapped with Intel rescue
TSMC Chairman C.C. Wei recently held a press conference with US President Donald Trump at the White House, announcing an additional investment of US$100 billion in the US. Shortly...
Friday 7 March 2025
Micron's Mark Liu hire aims to close HBM gap amid US chip push
Micron has appointed former TSMC chairman Mark Liu as a board member. Multiple South Korean media outlets report this move as Micron's attempt to expand its market share in high bandwidth...
Friday 7 March 2025
KYEC sees advanced testing growth momentum; building new factory in US possible
King Yuan Electronics (KYEC) remains upbeat about advanced testing demand for AI and HPC chips and has not ruled out the possibility of establishing a factory in the US.
Friday 7 March 2025
Pegatron unveils 5G transformation at MWC 2025, eyes private network boom
Pegatron showcased its evolution into a full-fledged system supplier at MWC 2025, marking three years of transformation. CY Feng, general manager of the company's BU6, emphasized...
Friday 7 March 2025
TSMC invests more in US, raising concerns; Premier insists it supports Taiwan and global interests
TSMC has attracted global attention by announcing a new investment plan of US$100 billion at the White House. A portion of the Taiwanese public is apprehensive that this could result...
Friday 7 March 2025
Silicon spies: The high-stakes espionage battle for semiconductor supremacy
In a world where chips, not Walther PPKs, are the weapons of choice, the modern spy game plays out not in glamorous casinos but in sterile cleanrooms where the world's most advanced...
Friday 7 March 2025
How China views TSMC's US investment
TSMC's recent announcement of an additional US$100 billion investment in US manufacturing has sparked sharp criticism from Beijing. Chinese media and government officials frame the...
Friday 7 March 2025
Trump 2.0 unleashes tariff tactics: bold moves, hidden agendas, and the new world order
As US President Donald Trump marks the first month of his second term in office, the reforms and fiscal austerity measures of Trump 2.0 have exceeded expectations compared to his...
Friday 7 March 2025
Compound semiconductor market on track for US$25 bln by 2030, fueled by EVs, 5G, and AI
The global compound semiconductor market is projected to reach US$25 billion by 2030, growing at an annual rate of nearly 13% from 2024, according to Yole Group's Activity Manager...
Friday 7 March 2025
A vision of robust PC upgrade cycle fuels optimism for 2025
Taiwanese semiconductor firms have recently shared their perspectives on the PC market's trajectory for 2025, exuding optimism. This bullish sentiment stems from a confluence of factors...
Friday 7 March 2025
Deepseek shake-up: Alibaba's XuanTie C920 chips embrace open-source AI shift
The debut of DeepSeek in early 2025 jolted the AI industry, triggering ripple effects across related sectors. Alibaba's Damo Academy recently announced support for the DeepSeek-R1...
Friday 7 March 2025
New contender in the error-corrected computing race: AWS's Ocelot quantum chip
AWS has entered the quantum computing race with Ocelot, a chip featuring built-in error correction aimed at dramatically slashing development costs. The move follows IBM, Google,...