413 news items tagged R&D
Lenovo plans to debut on China STAR market
Thursday 21 January 2021Lenovo has disclosed plans to trade its shares on the science and technology innovation board (STAR) of China's Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE).
R&D spending by semiconductor companies to hit another record high in 2021
Wednesday 20 January 2021Research and development spending by semiconductor companies worldwide is forecast to grow 4% in 2021 to US$71.4 billion after rising 5% in 2020 to a record high of US$68.4 billion,...
Semiconductor firms up investments
Tuesday 19 January 2021The semiconductor industry has seen some major players committing significant sums for R&D, such as TSMC announcing to inject a record-high capex of up to US$28 billion in 2021...
Dell optimistic about emerging technology development in 2021, says company CTO
Monday 18 January 2021Dell is optimistic about the development of quantum technologies, heterogeneous architecture of semiconductors, 5G and edge computing in 2021, according to company CTO John Roese.
Arcadyan to double capex in 2021 to boost production in Vietnam
Monday 11 January 2021Networking device maker Arcadyan Technology expects to double its capex this year to boost substantially production at its factory site in Vietnam.
Win Semi posts record 2020 revenue
Thursday 7 January 2021GaAs foundry Win Semiconductors has reported revenue climbed 18.8% on year to a record high of NT$25.37 billion (US$905.71 million) in 2020.
Development of 3nm process challenging TSMC, Samsung
Thursday 31 December 2020TSMC and Samsung Electronics have both encountered different but critical bottlenecks in the development of their respective 3nm process technologies, according to industry sources...
Taiwan IT firms need direction for quantum development, says expert
Tuesday 29 December 2020Taiwanese enterprises still do not know what they can do with quantum technologies and are not ready to take part in long-term projects, according to Chung-Yu Mou, director of National...
Accton doubling down on R&D efforts in Taiwan
Thursday 24 December 2020Network device maker Accton Technology is doubling down on its R&D efforts, announcing that it has secured the right to use a land lot of an AI smart park in Hsinchu, northern...
Longsys preps for IPO
Thursday 24 December 2020Memory module firm Longsys Electronics has filed an application for its A-shares IPO and expects to trade on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SZSE).
Fab toolmaker Marketech sees orders swell
Thursday 24 December 2020Fab toolmaker Marketech International has seen its backlog of orders reach a record NT$25.6 billion (US$908.8 million), according to industry sources.
SMIC struggling to obtain EUV litho equipment
Thursday 17 December 2020China's SMIC is struggling to obtain crucial EUV lithography equipment for the development of its sub-7nm process technologies, and will be seeking a dialogue with ASML with the help...
SMIC co-CEO Liang reportedly offers to resign
Wednesday 16 December 2020Mong-song Liang has submitted his resignation to SMIC's board of directors after the China-based foundry decided to bring back Shang-yi Chiang to its management, according to sources...
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 to kick off advanced IC R&D project for next decade
Tuesday 15 December 2020Taiwan's Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) has unveiled a new R&D program designed to encourage academic research teams to develop critical technologies for sub-nanometer...
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...
Winbond sees profit fall in 3Q20
Monday 16 November 2020Specialty DRAM and flash memory maker Winbond Electronics has reported net profits fell 53.3% sequentially and 44% on year to NT$331 million (US$11.6 million) in the third quarter...
TSMC board approves US$3.5 billion investment for US fab project
Wednesday 11 November 2020TSMC has allocated a US$3.5 billion budget for setting up a subsidiary in Arizona, where the pure-play foundry plans to build a wafe fab using 5nm process technology.
Cryptography everywhere: Q&A with Chain Reaction CEO Alon Webman and CTO Oren Yokev
Tuesday 3 November 2020Less than one year after Mellanox was acquired by Nvidia for US$7 billion, Alon Webman, co-founder of Mellanox, started his second entrepreneurial project. The new company, Chain...
Microsoft to build Azure datacenter, cloud hardware R&D team in Taiwan
Tuesday 27 October 2020Microsoft has announced plans to build a data center in Taiwan and grow a local team dedicated to the development of Azure cloud hardware and infrastructure, which is expected to...
SK Hynix to acquire Intel NAND memory biz
Tuesday 20 October 2020Intel and SK Hynix have signed an agreement under which the latter would acquire the former's NAND memory and storage business for US$9 billion, according to the companies.
Wistron to set up 3rd R&D office in southern Taiwan
Friday 16 October 2020Wistron on October 15 announced the establishment of an R&D office in Kaohsiung, southern Taiwan, its third R&D office in the city.
Apacer cloud-edge integration online exhibition reveals diversified solutions
Thursday 8 October 2020As international exhibitions continue to respond to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic by transferring content online, Apacer, the global storage and memory leading brand, has not...
Former Nanya president leaves Tsinghua Unigroup
Monday 5 October 2020Charles Kau, formerly president for Taiwan's Nanya Technology, has stepped down as executive VP of global operations for Tsinghua Unigroup as his five-year contract with the China-based...