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Monday 20 April 2020
Epistar to set up mini LED capacity in Taiwan
LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker Epistar has disclosed it will invest NT$5.4 billion (US$179 million) to set up mini LED production lines at its existing factories in Central and...
Friday 17 April 2020
UMC, SPIL, Emerging Display rush supply for Ventec ventilator production
United Microelectronics (UMC), Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL) and Emerging Display Technologies have rushed shipments to US-based medical equipment vendor Ventec Life Systems...
Friday 17 April 2020
AUO setting up new production lines for automotive panels in Taiwan
AU Optronics (AUO) is installing two new production lines for the manufacture of automotive panel modules in Taiwan, with volume production slated to kick off in the second quarter...
Friday 17 April 2020
ASML 1Q20 results meet revised guidance
ASML saw its first-quarter revenue and gross margin results come within the guidance adjusted previously.
Friday 17 April 2020
Notebook ODMs increasing component inventories
Notebook ODMs have been stocking extra parts and components, as they are wary of limited availabilities of cables/wires, connectors and passive components amid the coronavirus pandemic,...
Friday 17 April 2020
Pegatron 2Q20 revenues to be boosted by new iPhone SE
With Apple's new iPhone SE set to hit the store shelves soon, the smartphone's major maker Pegatron is expected to see its second-quarter revenues climb substantially, according to...
Thursday 16 April 2020
Demand for consumer IT products to weaken in May
Despite rising shipments for servers, notebooks and game consoles recently due to increasing stay-at-home needs, sources from brand vendors expect the momentum for consumer-related...
Thursday 16 April 2020
Intel reclaims top position in semiconductors
Worldwide semiconductor revenue totaled US$419.1 billion in 2019, down 12% from 2018, according to final results by Gartner. Intel regained the top position in the market as the downturn...
Thursday 16 April 2020
Specialty semiconductor chemicals in strong demand for advanced processes
Taiwan's suppliers of specialty chemicals for semiconductors will continue to enjoy strong demand in 2020 for process chemicals needed to support advanced fabrication and backend...
Thursday 16 April 2020
TSMC expects flat 2Q20
TSMC expects to post revenues of between US$10.1 billion and US$10.4 billion in the second quarter of 2020, flat from its sales in the first quarter.
Thursday 16 April 2020
Nearly 95% of AmCham Taipei members satisfied with Taiwan diseases control
Of the members of American Chamber of Commerce in Taipei (AmCham Taipei), 94.8% are satisfied with the Taiwan government's efforts to control the coronavirus pandemic, according to...
Thursday 16 April 2020
China 5G smartphone shipments top over 10 million units in 1Q20
Shipments of 5G smartphones in the China market reached 14.06 million units in the first quarter of 2020, making it the world's largest 5G phone market, according to data compiled...
Thursday 16 April 2020
AiP substrate shipments for mmWave 5G handsets may not take off in 2020
It remains premature for Taiwan's IC substrate makers to expect AiP (antenna in package) substrate shipments for mmWave 5G smartphones to contribute positively to their revenues in...
Thursday 16 April 2020
Notebook ODMs to see shipments fall in May
Taiwan-based notebook ODMs are expected to see their shipments surge 20% sequentially in April, but fall back to the March levels in May, according to sources at fabless chipmakers...
Thursday 16 April 2020
Traditional PC shipments see sharp decline in 1Q20, says IDC
The global traditional PC market, comprised of desktops, notebooks, and workstations, declined 9.8% on year in the first quarter of 2020, reaching a total of 53.2 million shipments...