Japan Chipmaker Renesas Says Normal Production at Fire-Hit Plant to Take 100-120 Days March 30, 2021 By Eimi Yamamitsu TOKYO – Japanese chipmaker Renesas Electronics said on Tuesday it would take at least 100 days to get back to...
Japanese Carmakers Assess Effect on Supply Chain of Renesas Chip Plant Fire March 22, 2021 TOKYO – Toyota, Nissan, Honda and other Japanese carmakers scrambled on Monday to assess the impact on their production of...
Taiwan Power Crisis a Growing Concern for Local Industry: Opinion August 16, 2017 By Tim Culpan I was having dinner with a friend in downtown Taipei on Tuesday night when the electricity went off for the...
Taiwan Power Outages Disrupt Some Semiconductor Manufacturing August 16, 2017 By Bloomberg News A blackout caused by a blunder at Taiwan’s biggest gas-fired plant is the latest challenge to an electricity grid recently...
Death Toll Rises from Taiwan Earthquake; Chip-Making Plants to Re-Open Quickly February 8, 2016 By Miaojung Lin The number of confirmed deaths in a weekend earthquake in Taiwan edged up to 37, with the final toll estimated...
Samsung Says Study Finds Workplace Isn’t Cause of Employees’ Cancer July 14, 2011 By Miyoung Kim A study commissioned by Samsung Electronics rejected assertions that employees may have been exposed to carcinogenic chemicals at its plants,...