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Monday 1 June 2020
HYC to acquire Xiamen OLT
Suzhou HYC Technology, which manufactures and sells automatic test equipment for semiconductor and other high-tech industries, has announced plans to take over fellow China-based...
Tuesday 26 May 2020
IC analysis labs see slowdown in 2H20 demand from Huawei, US chipmakers
Taiwan IC analysis and inspection labs are expected to see demand from US chipmakers and Huawei/HiSilicon weaken in the second half of the year on uncertainties arising from the coronavirus...
Monday 25 May 2020
Test Research upbeat about 1H20
Test Research (TRI), which provides automatic test and inspection tool solutions, has landed a pull-in of orders for networking and server applications since the fourth quarter of...
Thursday 23 April 2020
IC inspection demand surges on strong R&D at top chipmakers
Despite the coronavirus pandemic's impacts on the global supply chains, TSMC, first-tier chipmakers and leading backend firms have still sustained strong R&D momentum while pursuing...
Wednesday 22 April 2020
TIRI, Hiwin to jointly develop smart real-time inspection equipment for CIGS thin-film PV modules
The Taiwan Instrument Research Institute (TIRI) has disclosed it has teamed up with mechanical motion control component maker Hiwin Technologies to develop smart real-time equipment...
Wednesday 15 April 2020
IC inspection labs enjoy ramp-up in orders for serving HPC chips
Taiwan's IC testing and certification service labs have seen orders from the non-Apple camp ramp up drastically for inspecting and analyzing HPC chips demanding advanced-node manufacturing,...
Monday 6 April 2020
Taiwan ODMs developing medical care innovations for coronavirus inspection
Taiwan-based ODMs have stepped up development of medical care products and solutions - a sector whose prospects have been highlightged by the coronavirus pandemic.
Monday 6 April 2020
Beyond ruggedized IPCs: Q&A with Getac chairman James Hwang
Taiwan-based ruggedized industrial PC (IPC) maker Getac has been transforming its business and is adopting a business model of a system integrator (SI) to expand its solutions with...
Wednesday 12 February 2020
New machine vision breakthrough - AI-enabled contact lens inspection guarantees defect-free transparent products
As the final step in the production process, inspection is of critical importance to the manufacturing industry. Manufacturers generally allot adequate staff resources to perform...
Tuesday 31 December 2019
Chang Wah and Tian Zheng form partnership for semi equipment market
Chang Wah Electromaterials and Tian Zheng International Precision Machinery have signed a pact for collaboration in the semiconductor inspection equipment sector.
Monday 21 October 2019
Zhi He uses AI detection to boost wafer grinding quality
Taiwan startup Zhi He Technology has developed AI-based AOI (automated optical inspection) equipment that detects defects at diamond grinding wheels aiming to help boost wafer thinning...
Friday 18 October 2019
MCU maker Holtek releases AI chip solution
Taiwan-based Holtek Semiconductor has developed its first AI chip solution to tap smart living application opportunities and has also launched a spate of new MCU products for automotive,...
Tuesday 24 September 2019
Chroma Ate develops inspection tools for ToF-based VCSEL components
Testing and measurement solution provider Chroma Ate reportedly has developed inspection tools for examining VCSEL components to be used in backend ToF (time of flight)-based cameras...
Thursday 12 September 2019
Spirox expects partnership with National Instruments to bear fruit in 2020
Taiwan-based Spirox, a distributor of packaging and testing equipment, has formed a partnership with National Instruments (NI) and expects their cooperation to bear fruit in 2020.
Tuesday 10 September 2019
Chipmakers, partners to gain from robust demand for 5G CPE devices
Global demand for 5G CPE (customer premise equipment) is expected to grow rapidly to 120 million units in 2025 from 100,000 units in 2019, prompting chipmakers such as Qualcomm and...