Taiwan’s tech news in May 2023 covered developments including TSMC’s moves to establish US-based semiconductor operations; agriculture-tech news from Taiwan; Taiwanese companies’ moves into ‘near-shoring’ to better access US end-markets; and more.
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- A brief overview of the costs and challenges involved in Taiwan’s TSMC establishing new semiconductor manufacturing facilities in the US
- Taiwan’s Infinio Capital and Netherlands’ Space Infrastructures Ventures jointly invest in ‘Orbital Outpost Asia’, focusing on low-earth orbit satellite market in materials, education, assembly and more
- Taiwan: Foodland Ventures VC firm launches 3rd accelerator cohort intake for globally-focused agri-tech and food-related startups
- Taiwan’s ProLogium Technology battery maker to commence production of next-gen electric vehicles energy cells in France from 2027 as part of $5.7BN investment in the country
“Taiwanese authorities have estimated there are 20 to 40 million attempted cyberattacks every month from Beijing…”
“They’ve got a bigger hacking program than every other major nation,” Wray told a House Appropriations subcommittee on Thursday. He noted the overall number of agency investigations into threats from Beijing has grown by 1,300% over the last decade.
- Taiwan: Tron Future Tech unveils prototype for low-earth orbit satellite communication with focus on vehicles and autonomous driving
- Lithuania’s Leafood and partner, Taiwan’s YesHealth Group, launch Europe’s largest vertical farm, a facility of 4K square meters of growing area in 7K square meters of farm space
- Taiwan’s TSMC and partners, NXP Semiconductor, Bosch, and Infineon, may be planning new European chip facility in Germany, budgeting €7BN, with overall investment near €10BN
- Startup Island Taiwan Podcast: ‘Corporate Culture Decides The Success of Taiwan’s Cutting Edge Chips – A Conversation With Author Of Chip War’
Mapping semiconductor supply chains – importance of the Indo-Pacific
- Taiwan’s Quanta Computer electronics manufacturer to invest $1BN in northern Mexican state of Nuevo Leon in ‘nearshoring’ move, taking it closer to US end-markets
- Taiwan’s TSMC in talks for German subsidies, potentially covering 1/2 of $10.7BN construction cost, with top subsidies being discussed placing Germany on par with Japan’s TSMC bid
- South Korea: Taiwan’s Gogoro e-bikes firm expands in partnership with Korea’s Bikebank, launching the Dotstation brand
- South Korea: Taiwan’s Taishin Bank launches TaishinPay QR payment service for Taiwanese tourists, via Hana Bank subsidiary, GLN International
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