Indonesia’s IC Ambitions Getting Assist from Taiwan
A semiconductor manufacturing forum in Indonesia may have been co-hosted by Taiwanese and Indonesian universities, but the shadow of the United States was also evident. Why is the U.S. getting involved in this semiconductor desert, and what role is Taiwan expected to play?
The Taiwanese Company Giving Robotic Dogs AI Vision
Robot technology is constantly breaking new ground. Why does Taiwanese firm Solomon AI and 3D Vision want to give robotic dogs AI vision?
The Secret Behind TSMC’s CoWoS Packaging Technology
The long-awaited big break in 3D IC packaging has been years in the making. Since its debut at SEMICON Taiwan over a decade ago, TSMC’s CoWoS 3D packaging business has grown 60% every year. What made TSMC buck the odds?
Blight of Taiwan: Garbage Mountains
A garbage waterfall in a water quality protection area; a five-story high garbage mountain on the coast, just a half hour’s drive from Taiwan’s wealthiest city, Hsinchu City. Why is more garbage piling up in Hsinchu than anywhere else on the island?