Francis Tuschek The Dutch government has taken control of a Chinese-owned chipmaker based in the Netherlands, citing risk to the EU’s economic and technological security. The firm called the move “excessive,” saying it complied with all relevant laws and regulations. The Netherlands Economy Ministry revealed late on Sunday that it had invoked a never-before-used emergency…
Francis Tuschek In a provocative interview on September 28, US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick drew renewed attention to Taiwan’s strategic reliance on its booming semiconductor industry, proposing that Taiwan relocate half of its semiconductor manufacturing capacity to the United States. This statement has reignited debates over the “silicon shield,” a concept suggesting that Taiwan’s…
by Francis Tuschek Taiwan’s Minister of Economic Affairs J.W. Kuo (郭智輝) yesterday said he has received information about a possible US government investment in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC, 台積電) and an assessment of the possible effect on the firm requires further discussion. If the US were to invest in TSMC, the plan would need…
By: Brian Iselin, Associate Editor Taiwan’s dithering in Lithuania is a diplomatic failure of significance — a self-inflicted wound that threatens to haemorrhage its credibility among the few European allies bold enough to defy Beijing. When Lithuania’s last administration allowed Taiwan to open its representative office in Vilnius in 2021, branded with the incendiary label…
Richard Sanders In a disturbing announcement Chinese scientists have unveiled a new superconducting quantum computing prototype they say operates a million times faster than one of Google’s top quantum processors. The Chinese chip is also a quadrillion times more efficient than any conventionally built supercomputer, according to a statement issued by its creators. Dubbed Zuchongzhi-3,…
Richard Sanders In a decisive move to maintain its leadership in advanced semiconductor technology, Taiwan’s government has pledged to ensure that cutting-edge chip manufacturing capabilities remain on the island. This commitment follows Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company’s (TSMC) announcement of a substantial $100 billion investment in expanding its operations in the United States over the next…
Under the US-China technology war, the United States has set a ban on the export of advanced semiconductor processes to China, but the TechInsights, a semiconductor research institution, released a report pointing out that after dismantling, it was found that Huawei used TSMC’s 7nm process in the Ascend 910B processor, which caused concern. In this…
by Jake Sanders, Editor The world of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) is abuzz with the emergence of a new player in the chip-making scene: Groq. Founded in 2018, Groq has been quietly working on developing a new type of chip that promises to revolutionize the way AI and ML work. In this…