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Friday 14 March 2025
Leadsun Greentech pivots to stability as renewable gold rush ends
Leadsun Greentech Chairman Li-Chen Lin says the era of fast profits in renewable energy has ended, with the market now favoring firms with strong fundamentals. While the sector faces...
Friday 14 March 2025
Samsung reportedly advances development of glass interposers to boost semiconductor performance
Samsung Electronics has reportedly begun developing a next-generation packaging material, the "glass interposer," a move aimed at replacing the costly silicon interposers currently...
Friday 14 March 2025
Syscom to showcase Gen AI applications at 2025 SCSE
Syscom Computer Engineering, a close partner of Microsoft, will unveil a range of generative AI innovations spanning seven major areas, including AI infrastructure, system applications,...
Friday 14 March 2025
Taiwan's IC test interface solutions providers see strong 1Q25, fueled by AI and HPC chip demand
The late 2024 surge in enthusiasm for artificial intelligence (AI) and high-performance computing (HPC) continues strong, driven by global cloud providers developing their own chips...
Friday 14 March 2025
Taiwan's satellite ground equipment sector sees 18% annual growth as 51 firms join top LEO supply chains
Taiwan's satellite ground equipment sector is experiencing robust growth, with production value reaching NT$244.1 billion (approx. US$53.4 billion) in 2024, a substantial 18% increase...
Friday 14 March 2025
Japan doubles down on Rapidus as semiconductor ambitions face funding hurdles
Japan's 2025 budget proposal is on the verge of approval, paving the way for government investment in Rapidus, a project focused on the mass production of advanced semiconductors...
Thursday 13 March 2025
AI server BBU and Taiwan players, 2025
Taiwan-based power supply giants will benefit from rising demand for AI servers as the application's adoption of BBUs is set to expand in 2025.
Thursday 13 March 2025
Nvidia reportedly visits Samsung packaging plant amid HBM3E supply uncertainty
High bandwidth memory (HBM) major client Nvidia is said to have visited Samsung Electronics' advanced packaging plant again, just over a month after their last visit. Industry sources...
Thursday 13 March 2025
Hiroca rides China auto boom, expands into Japan and South Korea
Taiwan's Hiroca Automotive Trim Corp. continues to see strong sales in its major Chinese market, driven by the country's "trade-in for new" consumer policy and aggressive promotions...
Thursday 13 March 2025
Taiwan's industrial sector recognizes benefits of recycled water, but adoption faces hurdles
Taiwan's industrial sector is increasingly recognizing the advantages of reclaimed water, yet overall adoption remains limited due to several key challenges that must be addressed...
Thursday 13 March 2025
NAND supply to fall short in 2H25, says Kioxia
Despite the relatively stagnant demand for mobile phones and PCs in the first half of 2025, Kioxia, the leader in NAND flash, anticipates that overall NAND shipments in 2025 will...
Thursday 13 March 2025
Taiwan cooling module firms back Intel's initiative to form alliance
Intel is actively reaching out to the server supply chain to establish a major cooling alliance, utilizing its developed superfluid cooling technology. The unsung heroes behind this...
Thursday 13 March 2025
'TSMC US expansion extends Taiwan strength, not exodus', NSTC chief reassure
TSMC plans to pour an additional US$100 billion into its US operations, lifting its total investment to US$165 billion. The move underscores the chip giant's deepening ties with Washington...
Thursday 13 March 2025
Samsung pins foundry revival hopes on 4nm
Samsung Electronics is ramping up its advanced foundry push, targeting mass production of its fourth-generation 4nm process (SF4X) by late 2024. Designed specifically for high-performance...
Thursday 13 March 2025
Arizona Gov. Hobbs confirms 'close friends' dinner on Taiwan semiconductor visit
Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs is scheduled to lead a delegation to Taiwan on March 17, 2025, to learn more about local semiconductor development. Industry sources claim that Y. L....