For chip firms, China contingency plans should be discussed sooner rather than later

The new US export restrictions on semiconductor technology put the companies of Chip 4 partner countries in a difficult place. With a big sunk cost in a market with a 1.4 billion population, South Korean, Japanese, and Taiwanese companies may need to start drawing up contingency plans and make tough choices as the US-China power struggle becomes inevitable.

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Two major public cloud service providers offer reassurance for server supply chain

With continuous doubt surrounding data center server demands, Microsoft and Google once again reaffirmed their stance that investment in data center construction will remain unchanged, providing reassurance to the server supply chain. However, industry sources pointed out that the market is still changing. Clients will be more realistic in their stocking and upstream demand will remain cautious.

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IRegained seeking to commercialize hand rehabilitation system with CTA and TMU

IRegained, a Canadian digital neurotherapeutics startup is advancing its post-stroke hand rehabilitation device, the MyHand System, towards commercialization with the device presently undergoing clinical validation. IRegained is in negotiations with Wistron, a Taiwanese electronics company, as a possible partner for distribution and manufacturing.

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