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2024.11.06

06:25

SpaceX asks Starlink suppliers to move out of Taiwan, report says

Asia Tech Wire (Nov 6) -- SpaceX has asked its Taiwanese suppliers to relocate their manufacturing operations, citing geopolitical risks, Reuters reported on Tuesday, citing sources familiar with the matter and corporate documents.

2024.10.28

09:54

Nokia, Chunghwa Telecom in extension deal for 5G-Advanced era

Asia Tech Wire (Oct 28) -- Nokia announced on Monday that it and Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) will sign a one-year extension agreement to update its 5G network in central and southern Taiwan.

2024.10.22

02:55

EVA Air signs deal with Airbus to introduce 33 passenger planes at cost of about $10 billion

Asia Tech Wire (Oct 22) -- Taiwan's Eva Airways officially signed a contract with Airbus on Monday to spend about US$10 billion to bring in 33 passenger planes.

2024.10.16

10:03

HP Taiwan said to undergo two waves of layoffs, targeting R&D, top executives

Asia Tech Wire (Oct 16) -- HP's Taiwan branch will conduct two waves of layoffs starting in October, according to the Economic Daily News.

2024.10.09

06:41

APCB closes Taiwan plant, production to be transferred to Kunshan subsidiary

Asia Tech Wire (Oct 9) -- Taiwan-based printed circuit board (PCB) manufacturer APCB Inc. has announced the closure of its Taiwan plant and layoffs of 300 employees, and will shift production to its Kunshan subsidiary in mainland China.

2024.09.19

10:03

Uni-President, Yahoo complete e-commerce JV for Yahoo's Taiwan e-commerce business

Asia Tech Wire (Sep 19) -- The Uni-President Group announced Thursday that it has completed a joint venture with Yahoo for Yahoo's Taiwan e-commerce business, officially handing over the deal.

2024.09.02

04:12

Zettabyte, Wistron to co-build Taiwan's first hyperscale AI data center

Asia Tech Wire (Sep 2) -- Zettabyte, an Asian AI data center (AIDC) software and systems technology provider, and Wistron will jointly build Taiwan's first hyperscale AI data center.

2024.08.07

09:39

Taiwan's ASE completes acquisition of two Infineon plants

Asia Tech Wire (Aug 7) -- German automotive chipmaker Infineon has completed the sale of two back-end manufacturing facilities as it announces 1,400 job cuts worldwide.

2024.07.29

02:26

AMD to invest $162 million to build R&D center in Taiwan

Asia Tech Wire (July 29) -- U.S. chipmaker AMD will invest $162 million to build an R&D center in Taiwan.

2024.07.08

04:02

Taiwan's GIS expected to supply ultrasonic fingerprint recognition technology for Google Pixel 9

Asia Tech Wire (July 8) -- Taiwan-based touch display maker GIS is expected to supply ultrasonic under-screen fingerprint recognition technology for the Google Pixel 9, according to the Economic Daily News.

2024.06.26

06:49

Chip packager ASE mulls layout of advanced packaging capacity in Japan, Mexico, Malaysia

Asia Tech Wire (June 26) -- Taiwan-based chip packager ASE Technology Holding Co is considering building advanced packaging capacity in Japan, Mexico and Malaysia.

2024.06.21

09:59

China announces countermeasures against Lockheed Martin, key executives

Asia Tech Wire (June 21) -- China's Foreign Ministry announced on Friday that it has taken countermeasures against Lockheed Martin and its key executives for supplying weapons to Taiwan.

2024.06.17

09:58

Infineon to open R&D center in Taiwan

Asia Tech Wire (June 17) -- German semiconductor maker Infineon Technologies AG will set up a research and development center in Taiwan, expanding its investment on the island.

2024.06.12

06:10

ZEISS to inaugurate over $9 million innovation center in Taiwan

Asia Tech Wire (June 12) -- German optical instrument maker ZEISS is about to inaugurate a more than $9 million innovation center in Taiwan.

2024.06.04

03:29

Nvidia to build large design center in Taiwan within 5 years

Asia Tech Wire (June 4) -- U.S. chip giant Nvidia Corp (NASDAQ:NVDA) plans to build a large design center in Taiwan in the next five years.

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