Taiwan’s tech news in December: Micron semicon firm opens a Taichung office; Taiwan moves into drones and UAV manufacturing; Chip Team Taiwan launches to focus on supply chains; TSMC Arizona may land NVIDIA Blackwell chips contract; and more.
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- Taiwan opposition parties used parliamentary majority to push legislation redirecting funding, potentially cutting tech-related activities by $609M / full item
- Taiwan delegation meets with Oman representatives around support and participation in Oman’s 3+7 year semiconductor program / full item
- Taiwan: US semicon giant, Micron Technology, inaugurated its recently-acquired office space in Taichung, accommodating 500 employees, looking at DRAM chip production / full item
- Taiwan: An overview of Taoyuan municipality’s moves towards becoming a new global innovation hub, building on 12000 factories and industrial output over $122BN / full item
- Taiwan: Here’s a brief intro to 5 sustainability-focused startups selected by Taiwan Startup Night and Green Tech Accelerator / full item
- Taiwan is to construct a large UAV testing facility in Chiayi County, looking to boost its drone manufacturing capabilities and gain a larger presence in global markets / full item
- Uber’s planned $950M acquisition of Delivery Hero’s Foodpanda in Taiwan was blocked by Taiwan’s Fair Trade Commission over concerns around anti-competitive outcomes / full item
- Taiwan is to launch the ‘Chip Team Taiwan’ initiative for robotics, drones and space industry supply chains to decrease external supply chain dependencies / full item
- Taiwan is in talks with Amazon around use of Project Kuiper satellite system for emergency communications; and potentially other providers as additional redundancy / full item
- Startup Island TAIWAN is opening a new hub in California’s Silicon Valley – take part in the celebration by registering at / full item
- Taiwan: An intro to Valtec AI, providing AI-backed drones and control systems for commercial fishing, delivering a lower-cost method for identifying and tracking shoals / full item
- Taiwan: International Startup Supporting Program in 2025 is now open for proposals from Taiwan’s tech startups / full item
- NVIDIA preps for mass production of Blackwell AI-focused chips by TSMC in early 2025, for the first time considering TSMC Arizona plant for production / full item
- Taiwan: Japan’s Tokyo Electron, Asia’s biggest semicon equipment supplier, launches $61.5M center in Tainan, looking to boost capacity to meet growing demand / full item
- Taiwan: TSMC may be considering 2nm production outside of Taiwan in response to tariff changes / full item
- Taiwan: TSMC has begun equipment installation at its 2-nanometer facility in Kaohsiung, preparing for trial production runs in H1 2025 / full item
- Malaysia’s Solarvest partners Singapore’s Vista Contracting & Investment for rooftop and utility-scale solar projects in Malaysia, Brunei, Taiwan, and Cambodia / full item
- India’s Micromax mobile phone firm partners Taiwan’s Phison chips maker to develop high-end storage products for enterprise, automotives, and AI models / full item
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- Australia: Quantum Brilliance secures Au$13M equity investment for quantum diamond foundry for devices capable of room-temperature operation…
- India: An overview of the Shakti semiconductor fabrication plant, a joint initiative between India’s Bharat Semi, 3rdiTech, and the US Space Force…
- Malaysia: ‘Penang Silicon Design @5km+’ initiative launches, a further move to advance Malaysia in global integrated circuits design, dovetailing with the Nat’l Semiconductor Strategy…
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