Taiwan

Taiwanese infosec researchers challenge Microsoft's China espionage finding

Asia In Brief PLUS: India calls for global action on AI and crypto; Vietnam seeks cybersecurity independence; China bans AI prescribing drugs

Security28 Aug 2023 | 11

TSMC thinks it's got exactly what Taiwan needs – another multibillion-dollar chip plant

Talk about all your eggs in one China-coveting basket

Systems26 Jul 2023 | 8

Foxconn hedges its bets: US and China will make up, but diversify just in case

Geopolitics keeps CEO up at night, cashing on on EVs gets him up in the morning

On-Prem20 Jun 2023 | 1

Why can't Nvidia boss Jensen Huang escape the Uncanny Valley that makes AI feel icky?

Opinion Is he human? Is he an avatar? Does it really even matter?

AI + ML09 Jun 2023 | 8

The bonkers water-cooled shoe PC, hexagonal pink workstations, and IKEA-style cases of Computex 2023

Computex We crawled the gadget halls to save you the hassle

Personal Tech05 Jun 2023 | 22

Meet TeamT5, the Taiwanese infosec outfit taking on Beijing and defeating its smears

Living in the eye of the geopolitical storm is not easy, but is good for business

Security05 Jun 2023 | 2

Taiwan's titans bullish on challengers to x86 in the datacenter and beyond

Computex Game on as Nvidia, Arm, Ampere find enthusiastic locals who think buyers are open to alternatives

On-Prem31 May 2023 | 4

Taiwan asks US if it could chill out on the anti-China rhetoric

We're trying to run a chip business here

Systems21 Apr 2023 | 53

TSMC revenues slide for the first time in four years

The world's largest semiconductor contract manufacturer isn't immune to ongoing chip slump

Systems20 Apr 2023 | 3

When you're ASML, not even a semiconductor downturn can dent your outlook

Dutch lithography giant doesn't see China curbs affecting business either

Systems19 Apr 2023 | 4

Foxconn founder Terry Gou again bids to become Taiwan’s president

Manufacturer’s close ties to China match the party position, perhaps not the public mood

Offbeat19 Apr 2023 | 4

SK hynix CEO says CHIPS Act red tape may be too sticky to bother

Updated Korean chipmaker created an org to keep it ahead of geopolitical messes

On-Prem30 Mar 2023 | 1

US bans good for Chinese chipmakers, and bad for us, says Taiwanese rival

Beijing investing locally in advanced nodes will mean it buys locally, says MediaTek chairman

Systems29 Mar 2023 | 15

China sought control of submarine cables to spy, says Micronesia

Outgoing president alleges Beijing is systematically bullying strategically located island paradise

Security15 Mar 2023 | 18

Clumsy ships, one Chinese, sever submarine cables that connect Taiwanese islands

Vietnam has also struggled with four out of five cables in strife

Networks21 Feb 2023 | 32

US think tank says China would probably lose if it tries to invade Taiwan

But even a short conflict would wreck the economy, which would be bad news for semiconductor supplies

Government Tech Week12 Jan 2023 | 60

Taiwan rolls out tax credits for chipmakers to keep R&D local

Measures have been described as an answer to the US CHIPS Act

Systems09 Jan 2023 | 1

Taiwan to Foxconn: Selling stake in Chinese chipmaker? We’ll still fine you

A notable misstep as the iPhone supplier looks to grow its chip-making footprint

Systems20 Dec 2022 | 2

Foxconn shows off pair of EVs, boasts of bulk orders for last year's model

Now selling vehicles others can brand, plus software any auto-maker can access

Offbeat18 Oct 2022 | 26

TSMC downgraded as analysts warn of worst slump in a decade

Some estimates say the sector will have contracted by as much as 23% by the end

Systems17 Oct 2022 | 11

TSMC cuts back on investment budget despite revenue surge

Not even the world's largest semiconductor manufacturer is immune to chip downturn

Systems13 Oct 2022 |

Chipmakers still shoveling cash into new fabs as demand slows

Worldwide investment set to grow 9% to new high of $99b

Systems28 Sep 2022 | 2

We should give Taiwan $4.5b to protect chip fabs from China, say US senators

Gotta keep those phone processors and GPUs coming, folks

Systems15 Sep 2022 | 15

Taiwan chip magnate pledges cash for defense against China: 'I'm telling everyone to oppose the CCP'

UMC founder Robert Tsao wants to train more than 3m 'civilian warriors' and sharpshooters

Systems02 Sep 2022 | 24

Korea to attend 'Chip 4' meeting as global doubts mounts over US initiative

Fellow group member Taiwan claims it never got the invite

Systems22 Aug 2022 | 4

China, US relations further soured by CHIPS Act

Beijing says legislation designed to interfere with its own efforts to build homegrown semiconductor industry

Systems18 Aug 2022 | 22

Foxconn will have to forget about investing in Tsinghua Unigroup

International relations are hot as chips, and Taiwan cannot afford to empower China

Systems10 Aug 2022 | 5

Taiwanese iPhone supplier Pegatron quashes China blockade report

Company declares operations are normal and rebuts allegation Beijing crimped component deliveries

Personal Tech08 Aug 2022 | 4

Apple tells suppliers to use 'Taiwan, China' or 'Chinese Taipei' to appease Beijing

That's the way the Cook he crumbles

Personal Tech05 Aug 2022 | 114

Taiwanese military reports DDoS in wake of Pelosi visit

Controversial visit to Taiwan continues to reverberate through cyberspace, the real world, and the semiconductor industry

Security04 Aug 2022 | 36

Nancy Pelosi ties Chinese cyber-attacks to need for Taiwan visit

And as if to confirm the link, a DDoS takes out Taiwan's presidential website ahead of senior politico's arrival

Security03 Aug 2022 | 113

US warns losing access to Taiwanese chips could break the economy

Stark warning of a 'deep and immediate recession' if China takes over

Systems21 Jul 2022 | 12

Taiwan prosecutors claim Chinese biz swiped IP and R&D team from Apple supplier

Before you could say 'economic espionage', a factory in China was making bits of iThings

Personal Tech18 Jul 2022 | 10

Taiwan creates new challenge for tech industry: stern content regulation laws

Big tech asked to be more transparent by logging what it took down and why

Legal30 Jun 2022 | 10

To Washington's relief, GlobalWafers to spend $5 billion on Texas plant

Cash had been burning a hole in company's pocket after deal to buy Siltronic fell through

On-Prem28 Jun 2022 | 7

Rise in Taiwanese energy prices may hit global chip production

National provider considering cost increase of 15%, which could be passed on to tech customers

Systems27 Jun 2022 | 5

First details on TSMC's 2nm node: Chipmaker reveals nanosheet transistors

Plus: enhancements to 3nm tech due to go into production later this year

Systems17 Jun 2022 | 5

Chipmakers to spend record $109b on fab machines this year

Factories hope to buy their way out of shortages – with Taiwan leading the pack

Systems13 Jun 2022 | 8

TSMC and China: Mutually assured destruction now measured in nanometers, not megatons

Opinion The weapon too deadly to use is just a handful of dirt. Let's change that

Systems13 Jun 2022 | 74

Intel to get $7.3b for Germany fab site as TSMC dismisses Europe plans

x86 giant giddy about making chips on the continent, its foundry rival not so much

On-Prem08 Jun 2022 | 11

China 'must seize TSMC' if the US were to impose sanctions

So says Chinese economist, but it wouldn't achieve much if Taiwan destroyed its fabs first

Systems07 Jun 2022 | 73

Taiwan bans exports of chips faster than 25MHz to Russia, Belarus

Doom it is, then, Putin

Systems06 Jun 2022 | 131

Taiwan claims ‘breakthrough’ in EU semiconductor cooperation talks

The hope is for Taiwan’s chipmakers to build new plants in Europe as tensions brew with China

Systems02 Jun 2022 | 16

US, Europe move to secure access to Taiwanese tech

The chips must flow. But don't mention the Great Wall

Legal02 Jun 2022 | 3

US-APAC trade deal leaves out Taiwan, military defense not ruled out

All fun and games until the chip factories are in the crosshairs

Systems23 May 2022 | 5

Demand for GPUs used to mine crypto 'disappearing', says ASUSTeK

Less demand will see prices fall, and gaming laptop sales rise – which is nice as the rest of the PC market has cooled

Systems13 May 2022 | 17

Taiwan to dominate chipmaking market for foreseeable future

Billions of subsidies in Europe and US will hardly make a dent

On-Prem26 Apr 2022 | 11

Taiwan, China square off over chip tech espionage laws

Tightening of IP laws to prevent poaching seen by Beijing as 'provocative smear'

Security13 Apr 2022 | 7

Taiwan rounds up 60 Chinese tech workers on suspicion of poaching tech and people

The fight against economic espionage and skullduggery continues

Security14 Mar 2022 | 6

China's annual parliament gives tech industry much to ponder

More digitization, more R&D, and more provocation of tech-producing neighbours

Security08 Mar 2022 | 2

Ukraine invasion may hit chip supply chain – analysts

Noble gas price hike would be just what the world needs ... not

Systems25 Feb 2022 | 15

China's APT10 cyber-spies 'targeted Taiwanese financial firms'

Operation Cache Panda went after software used by majority of industry players

Security23 Feb 2022 | 4

Taiwan cracks down on China spying on tech firms

Revised laws will regulate workers' travel to mainland in bid to protect economy

Security18 Feb 2022 | 23

New chip-stuff factories are like buses: You wafer ages then two come along at once

GlobalWafers uses cash stashed for stalled Siltronics deal and Toshiba also promises new wafer bakery

On-Prem07 Feb 2022 | 3

German regulators nix Taiwanese titan GlobalWafers' acquisition of Siltronic

China's slow signoff didn't help matters one bit

Legal02 Feb 2022 | 6

US Army journal's top paper from 2021 says Taiwan should destroy TSMC if China invades

No more chip factories would surely change Beijing's mind about unification

Security05 Jan 2022 | 94