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23.04.26 - 09:06
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Taiwan′s semiconductor equipment gap persists despite govt subsidies (Digitimes)
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With government incentives, Taiwan has achieved significant success in localizing display equipment, though the competitiveness of the display industry has declined considerably in the process. Semiconductor equipment has also been listed as a key area for government support by Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA). Over the past five years, the self-sufficiency rate of semiconductor equipment has risen from 15% to 18%, meaning that more than 80% of Taiwan's semiconductor equipment still relies on foreign sources....
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23.04.26 - 02:12
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Taiwan′s three major polarizer makers undergo transformation in medical, semiconductor, and automotive businesses (Digitimes)
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Growing pressure from capacity expansion in China, price competition, and compressed profit margins for traditional display applications has prompted Taiwan-based polarizer manufacturers to accelerate their transformation. Companies including BenQ Materials, Cheng Mei Materials Technology (CMMT), and Optimax Technology are diversifying their roles across medical, semiconductor materials, and automotive applications. Their objective is to mitigate industry risk and obtain a second growth curve....
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22.04.26 - 11:06
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Focus: South Korea builds a semiconductor talent pipeline (Digitimes)
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South Korea's long-running experiment with job-guaranteed semiconductor education is entering a more consequential phase, with the first large wave of students from expanded industry-linked programmes set to enter the workforce from 2027. The shift is drawing fresh scrutiny over whether a model built around direct hiring pipelines, practical training, and university-industry coordination can do more than produce graduates at scale and whether it can ease the country's persistent shortage of semiconductor design talent....
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22.04.26 - 04:06
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Gangwon′s expanding semiconductor cluster comes with global implications (Digitimes)
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South Korea's Gangwon Province is accelerating the development of a semiconductor cluster centered on Wonju, Chuncheon, and Gangneung, aiming to build a full ecosystem. Global supply chains could gain a new hub built on strengths in smart medical semiconductors, geographic proximity to major fabs, and growing Taiwan partnerships that may diversify sourcing and innovation....
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21.04.26 - 01:12
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Semiconductor materials supply shifts to risk sourcing under price and geopolitical pressure (Digitimes)
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In 2026, critical semiconductor materials face a perfect storm of rising prices, shortages, and geopolitical disruption. Lead times for multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCCs) and power devices are stretching, while helium supply risks from Qatar are mounting. Topco Scientific CTO Tina Ding says companies must sharpen capabilities in long-term contract locking, flexible pricing negotiations, strategic stockpiling, and risk-based sourcing — all while tracking costs in real time and staying in close step with customers....
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