Lithuania and Taiwan team up to take on China over microchips
The alliance between the two countries could help Europe gain a foothold in the chip-making landscape.
Lithuania's showdown with China over Taiwan could deliver an unexpected windfall to the small Baltic nation, according to a report in POLITICO. In fact, Lithuania could realize a boon that Fra... Read more
Taiwan to cooperate with Eastern European nations on chip production
They are pursuing agreements with Slovakia, the Czech Republic and Lithuania.
Taiwan is looking at cooperating with three Eastern European countries on semiconductors. This according to a report in Reuters this week,. The report was sourced to a statement by a Taiwanese minister. The move likely... Read more
Borrell’s speech marks shift in EU’s stance on China’s threats to Taiwan
The EU’s foreign policy chief has significantly added to the bloc’s rhetoric concerning China’s threat to Taiwan. In what has been billed the most comprehensive chief yet on Taiwan, which China considers its territory, Joseph Borell on Tuesday raised concerns regarding Beijing’s escalation ... Read more
TSMC says it’s too early to tell if Germany factories will be build
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co told us that it's too early to say whether plans to build factories in Germany will go on. The company said that talks were in the early stages, as the EU seeks to alleviate the chip supply shortage and reduce imports.
The European Commission is said to be i... Read more
TSMC expects global chip shortage to ease in the coming months
Improvements should come even in the current quarter, according to the company CEO.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. , the world’s largest contract chip maker, said it expects the chip shortage that has hampered car makers to start easing in the next few months after it ramped up its pro... Read more
Taiwan not a fan of chip production on EU soil
For the time being, there seem to be no plans for TSMC to carry out semiconductor production within the EU. Taiwan wants to keep this on its own soil as much as possible.
Wang Mei-hua, the Taiwanese Minister of Finance, has made it clear that she has little interest in the idea of Taiwanese semi... Read more
EU asks Taiwan to invest in semiconductor production within EU
The European Union is urging Taiwan and the country's semiconductor manufacturers to invest more in semiconductor manufacturing. The aim is specifically to attract a greater share of production to the European continent.
Filip Grzegorzewski, the EU ambassador to Taiwan, says the European Union w... Read more
Google and Facebook want to connect the Philippines and Taiwan
Google and Facebook have abandoned the plan to lay an undersea cable from the United States to Hong Kong. This comes after an intensifying trade ware between China and the US. The Trump administration made the claim that the link may be used to spy on American companies and citizens.
The project... Read more
ASML will be training hundreds of EUV Engineers every year
ASML has opened a new Global EUV Training Center in Taiwan to train 360 EUV Engineers annually to work in the EUV sector.
The new 1.625-square-meter EUV training center in the Tainan Science Park will offer training courses for EUV (extreme ultraviolet) Engineers, including operating EUV machine... Read more
Google Earth accidentally reveals top secret military locations
Google Earth has recently been updated. It appears to have accidentally uncovered a number of secret military sites in Taiwan. The problem lies in the new three-dimensional renderings of Taipei, New Taipei, Taoyuan and Taichung.
That's what the South China Morning Post reports in a news report on th... Read more