Semiconductors In June, Taiwan’s government added Chinese tech companies Huawei and Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp (SMIC) to its
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Taiwan Tech Update: October-November 2024
This roundup details TSMC’s compliance issue with U.S. chip sanctions on China and Elon Musk being asked to disable Starlink services over Taiwan by
Taiwan Tech Update: May 3, 2024
This roundup details Taiwan’s efforts to build a complete indigenous satellite communication network, TSMC’s difficulties in developing chip
Taiwan Tech Update: April 17, 2024
This roundup details Taiwan’s use of low-earth satellites in response to the April 3 earthquake, TSMC plans to manufacture leading-edge semiconductors
Taiwan Tech Update: April 5, 2024
This roundup details the impact of the April 3 earthquake on Taiwan’s semiconductor industry, efforts to create an AI language model without perceived
Taiwan Tech Update, March 2024
This month’s column details Taiwan’s ongoing attempts to build a homegrown quantum computer, plans to build a launch center for rockets, a forecast of
Can China Win the Chip Wars?
In their latest year-on-year predictions for the worldwide growth of semiconductor revenue, the International Data Corporation (IDC) has estimated
TSMC’s Tricky Geopolitical Position Hits Home
Taiwanese semiconductor manufacturer TSMC has just reported a 23.3% fall in second-quarter earnings, its first year-on-year drop in quarterly profit
Huawei’s Semiconductor Progress Doesn’t Necessarily Mean U.S. Chip Sanctions Failing
Leading Chinese tech company Huawei can now “make chips at the equivalent of 7 [nanometers], the powerful semiconductors typically used in 5G phones,”