Taiwan will strengthen transition toward net zero carbon emission by increasing the related by NT$10 billion (US$339 million), according to Kung Ming-hsin, minister for the National Development Council (NDC).

DIGITIMES Research recently conducted a survey of China’s IC design industry. According to the data collected, China’s total semiconductor imports in 2021 reached US$432.5 billion, up 23.6% from 2020, while exports ttaled US$153.8 billion, up 31.9%, with a trade deficit of US$278.7 billion. Customs data is usually not too far off, but Taiwan is a major semiconductor producer and yet its exports reached only US$155.5 billion in 2021, so the structure of China’s imports and exports clearly needs more explanation.

Chromebook processor shipments are poised to fall by 20 million units on year in 2022, according to sources in the notebook industry.