Tag: semiconductors

Western Sydney to house nation’s first chip packaging plant

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Australia’s first commercial semiconductor packaging facility will be built in western Sydney, creating a rare national capability in a strategically critical part of the global chip supply chain. NSW...

Trump imposes 25pc tariff on imports of some AI chips

Posted on   |  by Ismail Shakil, Bhargav Acharya and Chris Sanders
US President Donald Trump has imposed a 25 per cent tariff on certain AI chips, such as the Nvidia H200 AI processor and a similar semiconductor from AMD called...

Taiwan raids former TSMC exec’s home in trade secrets probe

Posted on   |  by Wen-Lee Lee and Ben Blanchard
Taiwan prosecutors say investigators have raided the homes of a former senior TSMC executive and seized computers after the company accused him of leaking trade secrets, something his current...

Huawei hypes long-range chip plans in challenge to Nvidia

Posted on   |  by Brenda Goh and Che Pan
Huawei outlined its long-term chip plans for the first time on Thursday and said it would launch the world’s most powerful computing clusters – underscoring China’s drive to wean...

Taiwan cultivates overseas chip talent with summer camps

Posted on   |  by Wen-Yee Lee
Dressed in a white protective suit and face mask, Nicolas Chueh listened intently as a guide introduced a series of silver machines used in manufacturing Taiwan’s cutting-edge semiconductors. The...

South Korea unveils US$23b support package for semiconductors

Posted on   |  by Hyunsu Yim and Jihoon Lee
The South Korea government has increased its support package for the country’s semiconductor industry to ₩33 trillion (US$23.25 billion), up about 25 per cent from a ₩26 trillion package...