In this second part of our ‘Asian Women in Tech’ series, we take a look at the achievements of “Queenie” Hoi Shan Chan, whose work focus is literally out of this world, and whose career thus far includes a spell at no less than NASA.
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Global semiconductor chip shortage: Asian companies in rush to boost production
Strong global demand for semiconductor chips, in some cases exacerbated by the former U.S. administration’s sanctions against Chinese chip companies, are precipitating an expansion in production capacity amongst Greater Chinese and Asian chip firms in an attempt to plug a supply gap.
Advanced chip production on Shanghai’s 2021 priority list
A report in today’s (28th January 2021) South China Morning Post places advanced chip production, and specifically 12 nm semiconductors, high on the list of priorities for Shanghai in 2021.
Asian Women: High Achievers in Hi-Tech
Techworks Asia will be highlighting the achievements of Asian women in tech, in forthcoming articles. The start of this series comes at a timely moment in history, as Kamala Harris becomes the first person not just of colour but of Asian ethnicity to take the office of Vice President of the United States of America. This first post takes a look at the formidably distinguished career of Lisa Su, President and CEO of AMD
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Historic RCEP Agreement Creates Powerful Asia-Pacific Trading Partnership
15th November 2020 saw the signing of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), an historic free-trade deal between China and 14 Asia-Pacific countries. It was signed over a video link, after eight years of negotiations.
Nvidia’s Potential Acquisition of Arm: More Questions than Answers?
They say that politics, and certainly that of the geo-political variety, weaves itself into every walk of life. Well, it seems that this is no more true than in the major announcement the other week of the possible US$40 billion acquisition of Arm by Nvidia. It probably doesn’t take a tech genius nor economics whizz to figure out how far-reaching the implications of this could potentially be.
To the Stars and Moon and Back
On Tuesday June 23, China successfully launched the final satellite of the third generation Beidou Navigation Satellite System (BDS-3), completing global coverage of China’s own GPS-type navigation system, while marking China’s independence of the US-owned GPS.
Taiwan Turns High-Tech Market Mayhem to its Advantage
Taiwan appears to be turning US-China trade tensions to its own advantage. While the US has been imposing restrictions on any exchanges of high technology with China, a complex web of supply chains, also buffeted by the COVID-19 crisis, has been seeking to adjust. Taiwan is now proposing that its own high-tech base might be the solution.
China Starts to Un-lockdown, Production Lines Power Back On
As the Covid-19 pandemic continues to grip most countries of the world, some definite shoots of recovery are taking hold, not least in China.