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German students to take up TSMC internships in Taiwan in February

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The internship opportunity provided by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) for students from Germany has garnered significant interest, with over 100 applica...

Germany approves Bosch, NXP, and Infineon stakes in TSMC Dresden chip fab

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The German cartel office cleared stakes by Bosch, Infineon, and NXP in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.’s (TSMC) upcoming fab in Dresden on Tuesday (Nov. 7). ...

Dresden mayor welcomes Taiwan’s TSMC investment in car supply chain

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Plans by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) to build a fab in the German city of Dresden could help integrate the company in Europe's automotive industry su...

Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation and Infineon sign multi-year supply agreement for power semiconductors

MUNICH, GERMANY - Media OutReach - 18 October 2023 – Infineon Technologies AG (FSE: IFX / OTCQX: IFNNY) and Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Corporation have signed a multi-year supply agreement for sil...

Former Eastern Bloc's resistance in the spotlight at DOK Leipzig

"Europe: Don't make concessions to Soviet imperialism" is written on a banner in the 1990 documentary "The Baltic Way," set during those crucial years when the Baltic states fo...

Will Berlin's monument to German Unity ever be completed?

October 3 marks German Unity Day, celebrated every year since the peaceful reunification of the country, 33 years ago. A monument to mark this historical event, the Monument to Freedom and Unity, was...

Germany's Saxony opens science liaison office in Taiwan

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The German state of Saxony opened a representative office in Taipei on Tuesday (Sept. 19) that will focus on developing science, research, and education links between Taiw...

German officials unconcerned by Taiwan work culture differences for TSMC's Dresden plant

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — German officials on Tuesday (Sept. 19) said they are not worried about potential differences in Taiwanese and German work culture affecting a planned multi-billion-euro Ta...

GDR: Women sexually abused in medical clinics

"It was really bad. It had nothing whatsoever to do with a hospital or medical care," says Elke* of what happened to her over 50 years ago in a sexual health clinic in the German Democratic ...

Will Venice be listed as an endangered UNESCO site?

For years, there has been discussion about whether or not Venice will lose its UNESCO World Heritage status. The 45th World Heritage Committee session, to be held in Riyadh from September 10 to 25, 20...

GlobalFoundries opposes German subsidies for Taiwanese rival TSMC

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Contract chipmaker GlobalFoundries said it is opposed to Germany’s plan to subsidize a new Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) plant in Dresden. Accordi...

The Bundesliga: How it all started six decades ago

Kicking it all off on a Saturday The first games were played on Saturday, August 24, 1963 — all eight games. No Friday, Sunday, or (God forbid) Monday fixtures. The decision to establish a sing...

Refugees overqualified and underpaid in Germany

Obada Hijjo has not had an easy time since he arrived in Germany four years ago. Trained as a policeman in Turkey, the 30-year-old Palestinian initially worked for the police in the West Bank. But, wh...

Taiwan’s TSMC reports NT$178 billion revenue for July

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) on Thursday (Aug. 10) said its July revenue was approximately NT$177.62 billion (US$5.58 billion). TSMC’s July reven...

Taiwan’s TSMC gives green light for Dresden fab

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The board of directors for Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) on Tuesday (Aug. 8) approved a plan for a joint-venture to construct a fab in Dresden, Germany. ...