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 | 27
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
HPE picks Taiwan as 'global strategic hub for next-generation technology' Came for the people, the supply chain, and with hopes of building new servers, storage, HPC, and 5G kit. Don't mention the increasing geopolitical tension On-Prem04 Nov 2021 | 13
Acer servers cracked in India and Taiwan – including systems with customer data Gang says it grabbed internal info, could do the same to Acer elsewhere Security20 Oct 2021 | 2
Taiwan president pokes the bear by saying the nation needs to lessen its supply chain dependency on China Tsai Ing-wen also expressed desire to attract external tech talent in rare interview On-Prem12 Aug 2021 | 41
Over 100 Taiwanese political figures' messages leaked outta LINE app Attack turned off encryption function, which made snooping rather easier Security29 Jul 2021 | 6
D'oh! Misplaced chair shuts down nuclear plant in Taiwan Surprisingly a real-life scenario and not a plotline from The Simpsons Bootnotes28 Jul 2021 | 64
Taiwan chip giant sees 20 per cent revenue spike as industry struggles to meet demand Capital piles into chip fabs as pandemic recovery pushes demand Personal Tech09 Jul 2021 | 4
Foxconn builds stuff for everyone. Now it finds vaccines for Taiwan, and TSMC's chipped in, too President blames China for blocking government purchases as tech titans say they'll find five million doses Legal21 Jun 2021 | 20
The best time to plant a tree is 20 years ago. The best time to build a semiconductor foundry is 5 years ago Column The history of computing is all change, all the time. Yet silicon-slingers let the chips fail where they may On-Prem09 Jun 2021 | 50
Taiwan’s top chip tester, King Yuan, shuts down production and quarantines workers Taiwan was COVID-free for almost a year. Now the virus is out and edging towards major silicon production centres On-Prem07 Jun 2021 | 19
Intel finds a couple more 11th-gen Core chips, one hits 5.0GHz in laptops Computex Teases Alder Lake architecture – which mixes different types of CPU – in mobile PCs. Also reveals some 5G fun Personal Tech31 May 2021 | 18
Taiwan’s PC-fest COMPUTEX cancels real-world edition – three months after promising in-person gathering If you can’t guess why, how’s life under that rock? On-Prem07 Apr 2021 | 3
Taiwan to create new mega tech Ministry spanning industry policy, security, comms, and more Led by proper CompSci boffin who wants to create a software development industry capable of earning billions Software29 Mar 2021 | 4
Something fishy is going on in Taiwan as folk change name to include 'salmon' for free sushi Youngsters rise to the bait after restaurant chain's promotion Bootnotes18 Mar 2021 | 36
Foxconn reports booming revenue – and a baby boom among staff A whole new dimension of social responsibility as Taiwan’s population falls while demand for stuff it makes surges Personal Tech05 Feb 2021 |
Taiwan scores Google’s first hardware engineering lab outside the US of A Job ads call for silicon designers, ASIC engineers, display wonks and folks to build data centre and home kit Science29 Jan 2021 | 4
Taiwan’s silicon titan TSMC says three-nanometre tech is on track for 2021 debut and a 2022 flood of kit Outlines $25bn of capex plus plans to expand in China Systems15 Jan 2021 | 12
Pork-tracking website problems add extra crackling to US-Taiwan-China tensions Data describing controversial supplement ractopamine didn’t render online Software12 Jan 2021 | 8
America, Taiwan make semiconductors their top trade priority at first-ever 'Economic Prosperity Dialogue' Do you see what I TSMC? Science23 Nov 2020 | 13
Microsoft brings Azure to Taiwan, therefore steps into a geopolitical cauldron Taiwanese president says this is about ‘strengthening Taiwan-US cooperation’ SaaS27 Oct 2020 | 3