Taiwan battery material maker HCM signed a cooperation agreement with France’s Saft to develop lithium manganese iron phosphate (LMFP) batteries for electric vehicles and energy storage systems, with support from Taiwan’s Industrial Technology Research Institute.

Unlike semiconductor manufacturing processes, time is never an element that filmmakers can control. Since its release over three weeks ago, the documentary ‘A Chip Odyssey’ has accumulated a box office of NT$12 million (approx. US$410,582). The semiconductor godfather, Morris Chang, even quietly bought tickets and watched alongside regular audience members. Whether the screening period can be extended remains a race against time for director Chu-Chen Hsiao.

Microsoft Corp. began job cuts that will impact about 9,000 workers, its second major wave of layoffs this year as it seeks to control costs while ramping up on artificial intelligence spending.