Make it rain - Focus Taiwan: A worker sets off rockets in an effort to precipitate rain at the Second Baoshan Reservoir in Hsinchu County Wednesday night ...
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Risky election in Taiwan: threat of war with China?: The election result in Taiwan could provoke a global crisis.
t-online.de/nachrichten/tagesanbruch/id_100317606/riskante-wahl-in-taiwan-droht-ein-krieg-mit-china-.html
4 things to know about Taiwan's 'crucial' election — and where the U.S. fits in: Analysts say the presidential election will be "crucial" for the future of the ...
npr.org/2024/01/08/1222507462/taiwan-election-china-us-dpp-kmt-tpp
Quick Glance: Taiwan's Call to China: Accept Reality
- Voters reject Beijing's calls not to vote for Lai, ensuring him a comfortable victory, despite China's ruling Communist Party considering him a dangerous separatist.
- Lai of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) promises to defend the island from China's 'intimidation' and urges Beijing to accept the result.
- The island's Foreign Ministry urges Beijing authorities in a statement to respect the election results, face reality, and give up suppressing Taiwan to bring positive interactions between both sides back on track.
- Both Lai and Hsiao were the targets of disinformation efforts during the campaign linked to China, according to experts.
TSMC Posts Flat Quarterly Revenue. Now the Focus Is on AI Chips for Nvidia.: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing reported a drop in sales for December but beat ...
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TSMC’s fourth-quarter revenue was better than estimates as demand from artificial intelligence players helped offset sagging smartphone and laptop chip sales. Show more
Geopolitics matter, even to the Magnificent Seven, says @johnauthers . Dependency by the US and China on chips from TSMC may ease Big Tech's risk from the Taiwan ... Show more
Samsung is primed to seize AI chipmaking crown: It is getting easier to imagine Samsung Electronics (005930.KS) as a one-stop shop ready to service the coming ...
reuters.com/breakingviews/samsung-is-primed-seize-ai-chipmaking-crown-2024-01-09/
Quick Glance: Samsung's Chip Sector Shows Positive Signs for 2024
- The world’s largest memory-chip maker saw an estimated 35% decrease in operating profit to 2.8 trillion Won ($2.1 billion) in the October-December quarter.
- Sales dropped by 4.9% to 67 trillion Won compared to the previous year.
- However, Samsung experienced its smallest annual profit decline in five quarters.
- Analysts estimate that operating losses in Samsung's chip division decreased to 1.2 trillion Won in the December quarter from 4.4 trillion and 3.8 trillion Won in the second and third quarters, respectively.
Huawei teardown shows 5nm laptop chip made in Taiwan, not China: The firm caused a stir last August when it released a smartphone with a processor that was only ...
japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/01/05/tech/huawei-laptop-chip-taiwan/
4 things to know about Taiwan's 'crucial' election — and where the U.S. fits in: Analysts say the presidential election will be "crucial" for the future of the ...
npr.org/2024/01/08/1222507462/taiwan-election-china-us-dpp-kmt-tpp
Quick Glance: Taiwan's Call to China: Accept Reality
- Voters reject Beijing's calls not to vote for Lai, ensuring him a comfortable victory, despite China's ruling Communist Party considering him a dangerous separatist.
- Lai of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) promises to defend the island from China's 'intimidation' and urges Beijing to accept the result.
- The island's Foreign Ministry urges Beijing authorities in a statement to respect the election results, face reality, and give up suppressing Taiwan to bring positive interactions between both sides back on track.
- Both Lai and Hsiao were the targets of disinformation efforts during the campaign linked to China, according to experts.
TSMC to open Japan's most advanced semiconductor production facility in February - chip production begins in H2
tomshardware.com/pc-components/dram/tsmc-to-open-japans-most-advanced-semiconductor-production-facility-in-february-chip-production-begins-in-h2
Taiwan stock market achieves second-largest gain in history in 2023 - Focus Taiwan
focustaiwan.tw/business/202312290011
TSMC Says It Expects to Produce 1nm Transistors by 2030: The company also said it expects to have 1 trillion transistors on a single package by then as well.
extremetech.com/computing/tsmc-says-it-expects-to-produce-1nm-transistors-by-2030
U.S.-China faceoff means Taiwan needs closer links with neighbors: Syaru Shirley Lin is founder and chair of the Center for Asia-Pacific Resilience and ...
asia.nikkei.com/Opinion/U.S.-China-faceoff-means-Taiwan-needs-closer-links-with-neighbors
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China starts Taiwan integration if pro-Beijing candidate wins election: National security and international trade attorney Nazak Nikakhtar speaks out in Q&A on ...
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Taiwan headline news - Focus Taiwan: Taipei, Jan. 8 (CNA) The lead stories in major Taiwan dailies on Monday are as follows:
focustaiwan.tw/society/202401080003
Japan, local demand boost MA-tek: Bringing Taiwan to the World and the World to Taiwan
taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2024/01/09/2003811808
Taiwan’s TSMC plans February launch for Japan fab: Kumamoto foundry will count 1,700 employees
taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/5068791
TSMC gets pulled into Taiwan election fray at VP debate: Taiwanese chipmaker TSMC (2330.TW) was dragged into the election campaigning fray on Monday as vice ...
reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/tsmc-gets-pulled-into-taiwan-election-fray-vp-debate-2024-01-01/
NVIDIA launches GeForce RTX 4090D with 14592 CUDA cores, 24GB G6X memory and 425W TDP - VideoCardz.com
videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-launches-geforce-rtx-4090d-with-14592-cuda-cores-24gb-g6x-memory-and-425w-tdp
NTU to recruit 25 foreign students for semiconductor program in 2024 - Focus Taiwan
focustaiwan.tw/sci-tech/202312230011
Japanese retailers expecting demand bump from new TSMC fab in Kumamoto: TSMC’s first Japanese fab expected to begin commercial production in December
taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/5070438
Bosch former executive heads TSMC's German unit - Focus Taiwan: Berlin, Jan. 4 (CNA) Christian Koitzsch, former head of Robert Bosch GmbH's wafer plant in ...
focustaiwan.tw/business/202401050011
Forward Science bullish about this year’s revenue: Bringing Taiwan to the World and the World to Taiwan
taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2024/01/05/2003811618
An advanced 2 nanometer process wafer fab currently being built by contract chipmaker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co ... Show more
NYCU to open Kaohsiung campus for chips, AI: Bringing Taiwan to the World and the World to Taiwan
taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2024/01/02/2003811514
Taiwan/China: trade tiff targets island’s presidential election : The timing of Beijing’s ending of tariff cuts for certain chemical imports is telling
ft.com/content/569d3215-7132-40d3-af02-c22e34176f84
Quick Glance: China Suspends Tariff Cuts for Taiwan
- China's decision to suspend its tariff reductions on select imports from Taiwan hinders exchanges between the two sides and impacts Taiwanese industries.
- KMT presidential candidate Hou calls for a resolution under the ECFA to ease the impact on relevant Taiwanese industries.
- China warned of possible trade restrictions, which the Taiwanese government ignored.
- KMT vice presidential candidate Jaw says Taiwan stands a better chance of securing favorable trade deals under the ECFA rather than via the WTO.
Taiwan investment in China plummets as it soars in U.S. and Germany: TAIPEI -- Taiwanese investment in China plunged in 2023 to just over 10% of the ...
asia.nikkei.com/Economy/Taiwan-investment-in-China-plummets-as-it-soars-in-U.S.-and-Germany
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Tsai honors former Japan official for promoting ties: Bringing Taiwan to the World and the World to Taiwan
taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2023/12/27/2003811221
Taiwan headline news - Focus Taiwan: Taipei, Jan. 2 (CNA) The lead stories in major Taiwan dailies on Tuesday are as follows:
focustaiwan.tw/society/202401020004
Chemicals and materials to play key role in chips as 2-nm milestone nears: TAIPEI -- New materials and more advanced chemicals will play an increasingly ...
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Quick Glance: Chips: Importance of Chemicals and Materials Increasing
- Advanced chemicals and materials are becoming increasingly important in chip production as it becomes more complex.
- Entegris and Merck discuss the evolving global chip race as Moore's Law slows down.
Taiwan’s TSMC expected to be ‘back to strong growth in 2024’: JP Morgan: Investment bank expects TSMC 2024 revenue growth to be around 20%
taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/5072648
Taiwan’s TSMC sees extra 3,000 employees take volunteer holiday: Charity foundation manages project using AI for education
taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/5059638
Balance of chip power still tilts toward Asia: China, Taiwan, South Korea and Japan will all have more semiconductor production capacity than the United States ...
asiatimes.com/2024/01/balance-of-chip-power-still-tilts-toward-asia/
The secret sauce for Taiwan's chip superstardom: How an island that exported t-shirts and sugar turned into the world's largest silicon chip factory.
bbc.com/news/world-asia-67213293
TSMC in Dresden: The future is already evident today in Japan: The establishment of a Taiwanese chip factory on the Japanese main island of Kyushu provides a ...
wiwo.de/unternehmen/industrie/erfahrungen-aus-japan-mit-ansiedlung-wie-in-dresden-tsmc-bringt-nichts-als-aerger/29573984.html
TSMC banking on quality as Samsung cuts prices: Bringing Taiwan to the World and the World to Taiwan
taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2023/12/14/2003810577
TSMC to build fab in central Taiwan possibly below 2 nm: Taichung mayor is 99% certain TSMC will build fab in CTSP
taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/5067817
Tokyo Electron says China is snapping up its less advanced chip tools amid export controls
ft.com/content/186d3704-e54a-4e6a-9d0b-4fc0bf967d5f
TSMC to promote from within after chairman retires next year
reuters.com/technology/tsmc-chairman-retire-next-year-board-recommends-ceo-successor-2023-12-19/
Quick Glance: Mark Liu Announces Retirement as TSMC Chairman
- Mark Liu joined TSMC in 1993 and assumed the position of chairman after the founder Morris Chang retired in June 2018, becoming the public face of the company.
The great nanometer chip race: TAIPEI -- The year was 2009 and the chip industry knew it had a problem. Chiang Shang-yi, then head of research and ...
asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/The-Big-Story/The-great-nanometer-chip-race
Skytech shares soar 85.22% on debut: Bringing Taiwan to the World and the World to Taiwan
taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2023/12/13/2003810528
Taiwan’s TSMC reports NT$206 billion November revenue: November revenue was down 15.3% from October and down 7.5% year-over-year
taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/5057332
Intel Gaudi 3 AI Accelerator Reportedly Built On TSMC 5nm Node, Faster Than NVIDIA H100
wccftech.com/intel-gaudi-3-ai-accelerator-tsmc-5nm-node-faster-than-nvidia-h100/
Experts debate tech development: Bringing Taiwan to the World and the World to Taiwan
taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2023/12/14/2003810576
Apple Chipmaker Discusses Highly Advanced 1.4nm Chips for First Time: TSMC has officially mentioned its work on 1.4nm fabrication technology that is likely ...
macrumors.com/2023/12/14/tsmc-mentions-highly-advanced-1-4nm-chips/
TSMC-Sony venture calls for more chip suppliers to invest in Japan: TOKYO -- Japan needs chip suppliers who over the past decades shifted production overseas to ...
asia.nikkei.com/Business/Tech/Semiconductors/TSMC-Sony-venture-calls-for-more-chip-suppliers-to-invest-in-Japan
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TSMC’s Soaring 2-nanometer Costs Can Affect Budding Market For A.I. Chips: The Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's (TSMC) advanced product costs could ...
wccftech.com/tsmcs-soaring-2-nanometer-costs-can-affect-budding-market-for-a-i-chips/
Mark Liu's retirement unlikely to affect TSMC immediately: Analysts - Focus Taiwan
focustaiwan.tw/business/202312200009
Polish envoy lauds 'growing,' 'multifaceted' cooperation with Taiwan - Focus Taiwan
focustaiwan.tw/politics/202312200010
Science park expansion ratified: Bringing Taiwan to the World and the World to Taiwan
taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2023/12/27/2003811196
Biden has big plans for semiconductors. But there's a big hole: not enough workers
npr.org/2023/12/19/1219830288/biden-semiconductor-chips-workforce-jobs
Huawei 5nm chip again: breakthrough or inventory?: The use of a 5nm chip in a new laptop has triggered a new round of online debate about whether Huawei has made ...
asiatimes.com/2023/12/huawei-5nm-chip-again-breakthrough-or-inventory/
Rapidus confident Japan can close '20-year' gap with global chip leaders: TOKYO -- Government-backed chipmaker Rapidus is confident Japan can catch up with the ...
asia.nikkei.com/Business/Tech/Semiconductors/Rapidus-confident-Japan-can-close-20-year-gap-with-global-chip-leaders
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Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 To Be Mass Produced On TSMC’s 3nm N3E Process, Samsung Loses Crucial Opportunity To S…
wccftech.com/snapdragon-8-gen-4-to-be-mass-produced-on-tsmc-3nm-n3e-technology/
Mark Liu to retire from TSMC and adjustments hit the display industry: Hello everyone! This is Lauly from Taipei.It's been a while since my last newsletter ...
asia.nikkei.com/techAsia/Mark-Liu-to-retire-from-TSMC-and-adjustments-hit-the-display-industry
Taiwan’s PSMC looking to grow car chip segment with new Japan fab: PSMC planning facility in Ohira that is expected to be fully operational in 2029
taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/5058064
TSMC cements global lead as market share rises to 57.9% in Q3 - Focus Taiwan: Taipei, Dec. 9 (CNA) Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) further ...
focustaiwan.tw/business/202312090011
TSMC joint venture says more chip suppliers need to invest in Japan: Many Japanese suppliers have moved to Taiwan to be closer to big customers like TSMC
taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/5060496
TSMC, Arizona unions reach workplace agreement - Focus Taiwan: Taipei, Dec. 8 (CNA) Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) has reached a deal with union ...
focustaiwan.tw/business/202312080004
Taiwan headline news - Focus Taiwan: Taipei, Dec. 27 (CNA) The lead stories in major Taiwan dailies on Wednesday are as follows:
focustaiwan.tw/society/202312270003
Taiwan, Japan sign MOU on customs cooperation: Keelung and Yokohama agree to streamline customs process
taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/5058708
TSMC's November sales down from previous month/year - Focus Taiwan: Taipei, Dec. 8 (CNA) Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC), the world's largest ...
focustaiwan.tw/business/202312080013
Comment: Chip subsidies: The forgotten booster for suppliers: The discussion about the billions in aid for highly profitable semiconductor companies overlooks ...
handelsblatt.com/meinung/kommentare/kommentar-chip-subventionen-der-vergessene-booster-fuer-die-zulieferer/100002199.html
Taiwan’s TSMC controlled 57.9% of foundry market in Q3: TSMC recorded NT$543 billion in Q3 revenue, a 10.2% quarter-on-quarter increase
taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/5054706
Apple said that 8GB RAM on M3 MacBook Pro is like 16GB on PC: An Apple executive claims that an 8GB M3 MacBook M3 is already like 16GB on PC.
noypigeeks.com/tech-news/apple-8gb-ram-m3-like-16gb-pc/
Korean professor says KIST played role in TSMC's rise: Taiwan's top technocrat Sun Yun-suan visited Seoul-based Korea Institute of Science and ...
taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/5056621
Taiwan chip foundries to see 10-20% price cuts due to Chinese competition: 32 new Chinese foundries to go online next year, creating glut in mature chips
taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/5047729
Ccilu turns TSMC’s waste into eco-footwear: Bringing Taiwan to the World and the World to Taiwan
taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2023/11/27/2003809746
Apple Pausing Advertising on X Following Latest Elon Musk Controversy: Apple is pausing all of its advertising on social network X, formerly known as Twitter ...
macrumors.com/2023/11/17/apple-pauses-ads-on-x/
Nvidia to become the world's largest semiconductor firm in 2023, according to TSMC chairman
tomshardware.com/news/nvidia-set-to-become-semiconductor-industrys-largest-firm-in-2023-according-to-tsmc-chairman
Huawei Qingyun L540 Laptop Teardown Reveals 5nm Chip by TSMC, Not China’s SMIC: Huawei Technologies Co.’s newest laptop runs on a chip made by Taiwan ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-01-05/huawei-qingyun-l540-laptop-teardown-reveals-5nm-chip-by-tsmc-not-china-s-smic
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Amkor to build chip packaging plant near TSMC Arizona facility: Amkor says Apple will be its first and largest customer
taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/5050710
Over 100 German students apply for 30 TSMC training slots - Focus Taiwan: Berlin, Nov. 20 (CNA) More than 100 German students have applied for 30 spots on a ...
focustaiwan.tw/business/202311200011
Intel Will Soon Reveal What Comes After 1.8nm on Its Roadmap: The company will finally unveil what follows its 'Five Nodes in Four Years' strategy in February.
extremetech.com/computing/intel-will-soon-reveal-what-comes-after-18nm-on-its-roadmap
Kirin 9006C: Huawei's new 5 nm chip is no sensation - Golem.de: A new processor works in a new laptop from Huawei - at least in name. In fact, it's an old friend ...
golem.de/news/kirin-9006c-huaweis-neuer-5-nm-chip-ist-keine-sensation-2401-180911.html
Semiconductor manufacturing, CPUs, GPUs and AI: Will Intel make a comeback in 2024? - Golem.de
golem.de/news/halbleiterfertigung-cpus-gpus-und-ki-feiert-intel-2024-sein-comeback-2401-180746.html
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