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Belgium detains Chinese man on suspicion of semiconductor espionage

The man was suspected of simultaneously acting as a director of a Chinese company that made the same kind of chips as Belgian microchip maker Belgan.

Taiwan flexes chip diplomacy muscles as it faces pressure to share AI wealth with allies

Taiwan has long sought to leverage its tech prowess to garner international support.

SIT to give undergrads nearly 2 years’ work experience for better job prospects in age of AI

Dubbed “2+2”, the programme will have undergraduates spending their first two years on campus and the next two years in deeper workplace immersion.

Taiwan says its companies plan to invest another $25.5 billion in US

Speaking at the opening of the US pavilion at the SEMICON trade show in Taipei, Taiwan Economy Minister Kung Ming-hsin said Taiwanese companies were “very actively” investing in the US.

Taiwan semiconductor firm UMC pours billions into Singapore to claim a stake in the AI boom

UMC’s new plant (left), which is next to its existing fab facility, will take its annual production of integrated circuit wafers to 1.3 million in the next few years.

South Korea proposes record $761b 2027 budget to supercharge AI investment

The proposal signals a shift in Asia’s fourth-largest economy under South Korean President Lee Jae-myung.

Taiwan’s chip prowess is built on democracy and rule of law, president says

Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te said that Taiwan has built a complete semiconductor cluster and has stably supplied the global market.

SK Hynix starts construction of $5 billion memory hub in US state of Indiana

(From left) Indiana Governor Mike Braun, SK Hynix CEO and president Noh-jung Kwak, and Purdue University president Mitchell E. Daniels Jr. at the groundbreaking ceremony on Aug 27.

US probes Singapore-based Apex Logistics over alleged Nvidia AI chip smuggling

An Nvidia spokesperson has said that “we sell our products to well-known partners”.

Apple unveils new Mac Mini, Mac Studio with major chip upgrades

In recent months, the Mac was badly stung by an industrywide memory chip shortage stemming from the frenzy surrounding artificial intelligence.

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