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- Tesla may be preparing for production of its new AI5 FSD computer, featuring performance target of 2K to 2.5K Trillion Operations Per Second using Samsung and TSMC / full item
“…the new rule means that Taiwanese companies can no longer freely export advanced chips, technologies, or manufacturing services to Huawei and SMIC. Instead…” / full item
- Hon Hai Research Institute unveils critical AI server single-chip integrated circuit tech, and power management, in Japan, capable of chip operation above 150 degrees Celsius / full item
- TSMC will start 2nm chips production at Baoshan and Kaohsiung facilities in H2 2025, with 2nm process seeing the first use of GAA – Gate All-Around – tech at scale / full item
- Taiwan’s RunSpace Innovation Challenge is now open for domestic and international teams in space and satellite innovation, with a focus on CubeSats / full item
- Taipei AI+ Startup Pitch Contest applications close June 30th / full item
“Taiwanese cleanroom companies are receiving a wave of new orders as major global chipmakers expand production around the world, especially in the United States and Southeast Asia” / full item
- Taiwan’s TSMC is evaluating construction of an advanced production facility in the United Arab Emirates, a complex of 6 factories similar to facilities TSMC is building in Arizona / full item
- Japan’s Fujitsu is reportedly developing a 2nm CPU, MONAKA, based on designs from Arm and intended for AI and data center applications, with TSMC flagged for manufacturing / full item
- US Department of Commerce is reportedly considering revoking authorizations to chipmakers Samsung, SK Hynix, and TSMC, limiting availability of US goods and tech at their China facilities / full item
- NVIDIA and Taiwan’s Foxconn are in talks to deploy humanoid robots at US AI server-making plant / full item
- Japan’s SoftBank founder looks to partner Taiwan’s TSMC to explore development of a trillion-dollar industrial complex, ‘Project Crystal Land’, in Arizona to build robots and AI systems / full item
“Hong Kong police allege a mobile game… advocates armed revolution and promotes secessionist agendas, saying those who publish it or share it… risk violating national security laws.” / full item
- Taiwan’s TSMC has opened a joint research lab with the University of Tokyo, TSMC-UTokyo Lab, TSMC’s first collaboration with an academic institute outside of Taiwan / full item
- TSMC flags delays in Japan expansion due to local community impacts, while US plans advance / full item
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