Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. could face a penalty of $1 billion or more to settle a U.S. export control investigation over a chip it made that ended up inside a Huawei artificial intelligence processor. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/04/09/tech/tsmc-billion-fine-us-probe/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #semiconductors #taiwan #tsmc #us #tech #nvidia #huawei #china
The good news for Marc Andreessen and Silicon Valley accelerationists is that they backed Trump and he won. The bad news for these people is that Trump is also the Decel-in-Chief. Read more at @404media. #Trump #SiliconValley #AndreessenHorowitz #Tariff #Semiconductors #Tech #Technology https://flip.it/Ir39BS
https://www.europesays.com/1967510/ Utimaco launches Quantum Protect for post-quantum security #Cybersecurity #Data #DataProtection #Frost&Sullivan #HardwareSecurityModule(HSM) #KeyManagement #LearningManagementSystems(LMS) #semiconductors #Utimaco
CHINA | 
JAPAN | 
S.KOREA | 
US
Mixed Signals Over Joint Tariff Push
Chinese media claim Seoul & Tokyo agreed to counter Trump’s tariffs—denied by both.
Tri-nation trade talks focus on chip supply chains, export controls & FTA talks.
South Korea: “Joint tariff stance” report is exaggerated.
Japan: No such discussion occurred.
CHINA | JAPAN | S.KOREA China, Japan & South Korea Unite vs US Tariffs
First 3-way economic talks in 5 years yield joint stance to counter Trump’s tariff push. Focus on semiconductors, supply chains & export controls. Trilateral free trade agreement talks to restart.
TSMC Reinforces Taiwan Expansion Amid $165B U.S. Factory Buildout
#TSMC #Semiconductors #ChipManufacturing #Taiwan #CHIPSAct #AIChips #Geopolitics #USChinaTech #USA #China
Korean researchers have developed a #digital holography processor that converts 2D videos into real-time 3D holograms
https://techxplore.com/news/2025-03-korean-processor-real-hologram-generation.html
TSMC makes 90% of the world's advanced chips.
It doesn't design them. It just builds them.
And that’s why it runs the tech world.
Here’s how Taiwan became the most important island in the digital age 
https://www.ryanjhite.com/2025/03/24/tsmc-and-the-silicon-shield-how-a-tiny-island-became-the-beating-heart-of-the-tech-world/
#TSMC #Semiconductors #Geopolitics #AI #Tech
Filipino workers in semiconductors factory declare strike victory
https://www.maximizemarketresearch.com/market-report/global-static-ram-market/115858/
"Static RAM Market: Rising Demand for High-Speed Memory Solutions in Emerging Technologies"
https://www.maximizemarketresearch.com/market-report/global-ethernet-phy-chip-market/64611/
"Ethernet PHY Chip Market: Driving High-Speed Connectivity in the Digital Age"
SoftBank Group has agreed to acquire semiconductor designer Ampere Computing in a move that further broadens the Japanese investment firm’s push into artificial intelligence infrastructure. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/20/companies/softbank-seals-deal-ampere/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #softbank #ampere #semiconductors #acquisitions
Amid Malaysia's Silicon Valley ambitions, internal constraints such as a talent crunch, funding problems and other supply chain gaps present key hurdles to the Southeast Asian country. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/19/tech/malaysia-silicon-valley-challenges/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #malaysia #southeastasia #semiconductors #softbank #samsung #intel #amd #arm
U.S. President Donald Trump's threats of more trade barriers have accelerated Taiwanese electronic firms' migration of manufacturing to the United States. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/19/tech/tariff-tsmc-taiwan-us-expansion/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #donaldtrump #taiwan #tsmc #semiconductors #trade
Intel's incoming CEO Lip-Bu Tan has considered significant changes to its chip manufacturing methods and artificial intelligence strategies ahead of his return to the company. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/18/tech/intel-ceo-manufacturing-ai-operations/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #intel #semiconductors #ai #lipbutan #tech #manufacturing
If you're interested in #semiconductors and manufacturing read @coreyspowell 's IEEE spectrum article linked here https://mastodon.social/@coreyspowell/114149364519900973 1/n
Intel has named tech industry veteran Lip-Bu Tan as its new chief executive, boosting shares of the U.S. computer chipmaker struggling to catch up in the artificial intelligence race. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/13/tech/intel-lip-bu-tan-ceo/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #intel #semiconductors #tech #lipbutan #tsmc
The European Commission is raising $20 billion to construct four "AI gigafactories," but some industry experts question whether it makes sense to build them. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/12/tech/europe-gigafactories-ai-industry/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #ai #semiconductors #eu #europe #netherlands #germany #batteries #electricvehicles #tech
https://www.europesays.com/1903976/ ‘Open source’ model: why France wants to work closely with China on AI #AI #AIActionSummit #Beijing #China #ChristileDrulhe #EmmanuelMacron #europe #EuropeanChipsAct #france #GlobalGovernance #HongKong #OpenSourceTechnologies #semiconductors #USChinaRivalry #washington
