Taiwan now intends to ask all large commercial consumers of electricity to install their own power generation and storage infrastructure, barring a carve out for schools and hospitals, materially escalating TSMC's electricity-related overheads in the process. As one of the largest consumers of electricity in Taiwan, TSMC will soon lose the economies of scale that come with grid-based power Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs is now spearheading an amendment to the Energy Management Law, with the legislature scheduled to take up the amendment on July 22. Do note that Taiwan's "Renewable Energy Development Regulations" and their related sub-laws already require […]
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TSMC is aggressively working on CoPoS (Panel-Level) packaging to replace CoWoS for growing compute demand as Glass Core Substrates take center stage. Panel-Level Packaging Is The Next Logical Step for TSMC As It Eyes CoPoS "Glass Core Substrate" Technology Over CoWoS The ever-growing AI and compute demand requires next-generation packaging technologies. Intel and TSMC are aggressively working towards that goal, and glass core substrates are going to be a major part of their trajectories moving forward. In a recent report by Commercial Times Taiwan, it is reported that TSMC is now aggressively moving towards CoPoS (Chip-On-Panel-on-Substrate) as a replacement to […]
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A Taiwanese company has announced its new PCIe AI accelerator card that can run 700B LLMs locally at just 240W, ending the need for large GPU clusters. Taiwanese Company Unveils Its PCIe AI Accelerator That Devalues Large-Scale AI Installations By Running 700B LLMs on A Single Card Skymizer, a Taiwan-based company specializing in AI software and hardware, has announced its brand new solution, the HTX301. The HTX301 is designed for On-Prem AI, offering a PCIe Add-in-Card design and offering large-scale levels of AI performance at sub-250W TDPs. Some of the highlights of the card include: The company says that the […]
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As part of Marvel’s renewed interest in the video games market, the superhero giant partnered with a number of different publishers and studios to develop a range of games based on their iconic legacy of characters. While this has led to major successes (with Insomniac’s Spider-Man games) and infamous failures (such as the live-service Avengers title), the initiative also spawned a number of more forgotten projects. Fortunately, one of their most underrated releases – Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy – could be getting another chance at life, with the ill-fated 2021 title seemingly set to land on the Nintendo Switch 2 soon.
As discovered by reddit user ‘venom_daemon’ the Taiwanese Game Rating Board recently published a listing for Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy for the Nintendo Switch 2, all-but-confirming that the title is scheduled to arrive on Nintendo’s latest system sooner rather than later.
No additional details were revealed, and so for now it is unknown when the game is planned to release. Even so, this latest listing is interesting not only due to the fact that Guardians of the Galaxy was a critical hit yet a commercial miss, but also due to the fact that the title is technically already playable on the OG Switch (albeit only through a cloud streaming version).
Upon its release, Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy was somewhat unfairly maligned, with the sour taste of the previous year’s live-service Avengers tainting the overall perception of the title – despite the fact that it was a wholly different narrative-driven AAA single player experience.
With half a decade of hindsight behind us however, it will be interesting to see what players think of Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy upon its eventual arrival onto the Switch 2.
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TSMC's dominance over the semiconductor industry also stems from how disciplined its supply chain partners have become, and rivals are now looking to capitalize on this edge. TSMC's Supply Network Has Created a Moat For Them In The Chip Industry, After Passing Them Through Stringent QC Tests The Taiwan chip giant has been known for its work in the semiconductor industry, not just in terms of the process technology it has brought into the market, but also how it has created standards that have become industry benchmarks, whether it is customer relations, dealing with geopolitical tensions, or managing the supply […]
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On top of the gigantic semiconductor demand Taiwan is witnessing, the nation is experiencing a tough period with water supply, as local authorities report a 75-year low in rainfall. Taiwan's Water Shortages Are Influencing TSMC's Largest Fab Network, But There Are No Production Concerns For Now Taiwan is the world's semiconductor hub and is likely a chokepoint for the modern AI infrastructure buildout, given that the region hosts one of the world's most advanced fab networks and is also under consistent geopolitical pressure. At the same time, a new report by the Taiwanese media outlet Liberty Times has disclosed that […]
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The cost of building or buying a PC is set to skyrocket in the coming months, as Asus joins MSI in becoming another major manufacturer to signal incoming price increases. Yi-Hsiang Liao, GM of the Asus Joint Technology Systems Division, confirmed during a recent Zenbook A16 launch event that the company plans to raise prices by up to 30% across its PC lineup starting next quarter.
As reported by UDN (via Wccftech), the primary driver behind this adjustment is the volatile memory market. Liao provided an example of current inflation, noting that a standard 32GB memory module that cost approximately 3,000 NTD last year is now approaching 20,000 NTD. This is further compounded by a shortage of CPUs from both Intel and AMD, with vendors reportedly struggling to secure enough mainstream and entry-level chips.
The price hike mentioned by Asus's GM is only for the Taiwanese market. However, while Asus has not officially confirmed if these specific price points will translate directly to overseas markets, it is highly unlikely that Western regions will remain insulated, as component costs are rising globally.
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KitGuru says: Consumers are going to have to wrestle with an AI tax on components over the next year and possibly beyond. Eventually, new production lines will be built to satiate the consumer electronics segment, but this is not a quick or easy process, as it can take years to set up suitable chip fabrication facilities.
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The conflict in the Middle East is now posing serious risks to the AI supply chain, particularly the semiconductor industry; the effects could be devastating. Taiwan's LNG Reserves Are Only Lasting a Few Days, Indicating That TSMC and Other AI Chip Suppliers Will Face Serious Trouble The semiconductor industry is now at a critical point, and this is a major issue that isn't being discussed in the mainstream market at all. In an initial report, we discussed Asia's dependence on helium imports from the Middle East and how geopolitical tensions could have severe consequences for the semiconductor supply chain. However, […]
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Well, Taiwan, being the center of the AI supply chain, faces a somewhat surprising problem, as according to local media, the nation's savings have soared to "historical records". Taiwan's Income Growth Is Driven By Commodity Exports Related to AI; Savings Have Now Reached Historic Levels When we talk about the influence of AI on global economics, Taiwan is one of the few nations that have seen an unprecedented rise in investment activity, driven by the fact that many elements of modern-day AI hardware are sourced from suppliers in the nation. TSMC, Foxconn, Quanta, and Wistron are among the few prominent […]
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The debate over the future of Taiwan's chip industry has resurfaced, but for those who haven't noticed, fabless manufacturers have already begun preparing for the worst. Taiwan's Chip Production Shift Is Driven By the Worries of Big Tech CEOs Amid Their Dependency On the Region We have extensively discussed the topic of US-Taiwan and the grand shift of supply chains from the East to the West, but the NYT's latest report has revealed aspects that indicate the geopolitical constraints on Taiwan's chip industry are being taken much more seriously. But one of the more important events to spot in the […]
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Apple is very clearly ramping up its US-based manufacturing footprint, as evidenced by its soaring server production capacity at its Houston plant, coupled with plans to relocate the manufacturing of Mac mini devices to that same Texas-based facility. These moves not only serve to broadcast Apple's commitment to the pledges that it gave to the Trump administration in the past few months to win tariff-related reprieve, but also now form the bedrock of a dedicated risk-mitigating strategy for tail-end geopolitical shocks, including a possible invasion of Taiwan by China. Apple's Houston facility is rapidly becoming its 'make in America' manufacturing […]
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