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Vietnam wants to compete with Taiwan by establishing its first wafer fab

TechSpot

It has some serious financial backing as well, with the local government pledging to cover up to 30% of the cost, plus tax incentives. TrendForce reports that the facility will focus on producing specialized chips for high-tech applications like AI, defense tech, and more. A special steering committee led by. Read Entire Article

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Taiwan controls almost half of the global foundry capacity, other governments racing to build more fabs locally

TechSpot

Following the past few years of chip shortages caused by pandemic shutdowns and geopolitical turmoil, more and more governments are trying to create local chip production industries. Many of them are turning to Taiwanese companies to help them set up their factories.

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The 10 most innovative computing companies of 2025

Fast Company Tech

This years Most Innovative Companies in computing include TSMC; the Taiwan-based fabricators N3P chip offers the smallest, most densely packed transistor size yet, while the company Chip-on-Wafer-on-Substrate (CoWoS) packaging technology is integral to AI accelerator chips, including Nvidias Blackwell GPU. billion, a 33.9%

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UK lagging behind as US and EU race to secure crucial semiconductor supply

TechSpot

Britain's government has been preparing a plan to diversify supply chains for essential components and increase domestic manufacturing for the past two years amid growing concerns that China could destabilize the world's security by invading Taiwan. Read Entire Article

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Apple puts another supplier on probation after exploited workers smashed up a building

The Verge

There’s video : Karnataka: #Violence at iPhone production plant run by Taiwan-based #Wistron Corp at Narasapura (in Kolar district) near #Bengaluru. Employees allege they have not been paid properly. pic.twitter.com/GKbeFeyRKc — TOI Bengaluru (@TOIBengaluru) December 12, 2020.

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Gogoro is joining the battery swapping revolution in China

The Verge

Electric scooter company Gogoro continues to expand outside its home country of Taiwan in a big way, as it just announced new partnerships with a pair of China’s leading two-wheel manufacturers. Gogoro’s battery swap stations can also help a local electric grid meet moments of high demand. “We

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South Korea pauses downloads of DeepSeek AI over privacy concerns

Engadget

A press release from the countrys data protection authority, the Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC), stated that downloads will resume once the Chinese AI company complies with local data protection laws, while those with the app can still use it. DeepSeek is also blocked on South Korean government and military devices.