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Taiwan, Phoenix ink start-up MOU
3+ hour, 29+ min ago (409+ words) Taiwan and Phoenix, Arizona, yesterday signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) aimed at expanding cooperation on start-up innovation in semiconductors and artificial intelligence (AI) applications. Speaking at the signing ceremony in Taipei, Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego highlighted her background in…...
Arizona fabs could meet US’ chip demand: economist
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (508+ words) If Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) increases its investment in Arizona, it would likely operate dual production hubs in Taiwan and the US, with US capacity nearly sufficient to meet that country's local demand, an economist said yesterday. Liu Pei-chen…...
Suns eclipse slipshod Lakers - Taipei Times
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (453+ words) The Phoenix Suns on Monday shrugged off an injury to Devin Booker to end the Los Angeles Lakers" seven-game winning streak with an emphatic 125-108 victory on the road. Booker exited in the first quarter, but the loss of the star…...
US may want stake in TSMC, but Taiwan\'s interests come first: source - Taipei Times
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (341+ words) The interests of Taiwan and its companies are the government's top priority, a Cabinet source said today in response to reports that Washington may seek a stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) in exchange for CHIPS Act funding. Reuters…...
Phoenix aims to double capex amid surge in AI demand - Taipei Times
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (325+ words) Phoenix Silicon International Corp (), the world's No. 2 supplier of reclaimed wafers, on Friday said it planned to more than double its capital expenditures for this year to NT$7.9 billion (US$264.1 million), up from the NT$3.53 billion budget approved by the…...
TSMC raises revenue growth forecast - Taipei Times
5+ mon, 4+ week ago (616+ words) Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC, "), a major chip supplier to Nvidia Corp, yesterday raised its revenue growth forecast for this year to 30 percent in US dollar terms, thanks to exceptionally strong demand for artificial intelligence (AI) and high-performance computing (HPC)…...
Taipower worker electrocuted conducting Chiayi repairs - Taipei Times
6+ mon, 2+ hour ago (164+ words) An employee of Taiwan Power Co (Taipower) was placed on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) for life support yesterday after being critically injured by electric shock as he conducted power restoration work in Yijhu Township (), Chiayi County. According to Chi Mei…...
US commerce secretary visits TSMC Arizona for groundbreaking - Taipei Times
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (388+ words) Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC, ") broke ground on its third semiconductor manufacturing fab in Arizona yesterday, US President Donald Trump's 100th day in office, featuring a visit from US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick. Lutnick visited TSMC's semiconductor fabrication facility in…...
Taiwan firms bidding for AMD’s server assets - Taipei Times
9+ mon, 9+ hour ago (416+ words) Wistron Corp () affiliate Wiwynn Corp () and US company Jabil Inc are set to submit revised offers for Advanced Micro Devices Inc's (AMD) artificial intelligence (AI) server assembly plants, ... Compal Electronics Inc (), Wistron Corp () affiliate Wiwynn Corp () and US company Jabil…...
Machinery industry to brace for fall in exports - Taipei Times
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (606+ words) In addition, the association expressed concerns that the US tariffs would especially hit small and medium-sized machine tool and components makers, which are the backbone of the local industry, ... Taiwan's machinery industry is bracing for a sharp fall in exports…...