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Monday 25 December 2017
Regional integration, digital economy to drive growth of Southeast Asia, says Digitimes Research
After experiencing years of growth plateau, the Southeast Asian region is arriving at a critical turning point, as there are three major favorable development opportunities looming...
Thursday 30 November 2017
Cleanroom constructor UIS seeing orders swell, says report
Taiwan-based cleanroom maker United Information Systems (UIS) has seen its backlog of orders reach NT$17.67 billion (US$588.92 million), according to a report by Taiwan's Central...
Thursday 30 November 2017
Coopetition and coexistence in IC industry: Q&A with ASE COO Wu Tien-yu
The global semiconductor industry is experiencing faster quantitative and qualitative changes along with the increasingly fierce coopetition among wafer foundry, IDM (integrated advanced...
Monday 27 November 2017
Commentary: China actively nurturing unicorns in Southeast Asia
Statistics from US-based research body CB Insights show that non-US unicorn startups commanded a 50% share of total global unicorns as of the end of August 2017, sharply up from only...
Tuesday 21 November 2017
ASE to expand WLCSP capacity at Singapore plant, sources say
In the wake of robust demand for wearable devices and automotive electronics applications, packaging and testing company Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) is set to expand...
Thursday 19 October 2017
Indonesia, Philippines see largest growth potentials among ASEAN, says DBS economist
Among six major countries in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Singapore and Malaysia are the best starting conduits for entering the Southeast Asian market; Indonesia...
Tuesday 26 September 2017
MEMS sensor demand for smartphones, automotive surging
MEMS sensor demand for smartphones and automotive applications has been surging, according to sources at Taiwan-based IC backend houses, which have enjoyed a ramp-up of orders placed...
Friday 22 September 2017
Globalfoundries Chengdu fab nears completion
Global foundries will hold a "topping out" ceremony to celebrate a major milestone of the construction of its new 12-inch wafer plant in Chengdu, China at the end of October, according...
Friday 1 September 2017
Orders for NOR flash, car electronics chips to buoy Ardentec revenues in 2H17
Ardentec has landed a ramp-up of orders for NOR flash memory while seeing stable demand for car electronics chips from Renesas Electronics and Texas Instruments (TI), according to...
Tuesday 29 August 2017
Nidec to acquire SV Probe
Japan-based Nidec has announced plans to acquire SV Probe, a Singapore-based probe card manufacturer, through subsidiary Nidec-Read. A stock purchase agreement has been reached between...
Friday 4 August 2017
France, Canada, UK, Singapore governments pushing forward in AI R&D, says MOEA
The governments of France, Canada, the UK and Singapore have been making efforts to boost the R&D of AI technology and applications, according to overseas offices of the Ministry...
Wednesday 19 July 2017
FD-SOI a promising technology: Q&A with Globalfoundries CEO Sanjay Jha
Globalfoundries' fully-depleted silicon-on-insulator FD-SOI process technology targeted at Internet of Things (IoT), artificial intelligence (AI) and Big Data applications has started...
Tuesday 2 May 2017
Winbond planning new 12-inch fab
Specialty DRAM and NOR flash memory maker Winbond Electronics is planning a new 12-inch wafer plant which will be located in Tainan, southern Taiwan or Singapore.
Wednesday 26 April 2017
Micron talks about its integrated global operations
Micron Technology has been actively allocating its global resources to enhance its DRAM and NAND flash product lines, according to Wayne Allan, VP of global manufacturing at the US-based...
Thursday 20 April 2017
PTI to enjoy robust demand for NAND flash
Robust demand for NAND flash memory will boost revenues at packaging and testing company Powertech Technology (PTI) in the second half of 2017, according to industry sources.