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Monday 4 December 2023
Oppo's rapid growth in foldable smartphones driven by former Samsung veteran
The market landscape of China's foldable smartphone market is undergoing major changes. Current market leaders Huawei and Samsung Electronics have seen their market shares decline...
Monday 4 December 2023
Taiwan emerges as a global hub for medical tech revolution, powering 90% of world's AI servers and manufacturing
At the 2023 Healthcare Expo Taiwan, President Wong Chi-Huey of the Institute for Biotechnology and Medicine Industry (IBMI) emphasized Taiwan's vital role in the evolving global health...
Monday 4 December 2023
Samsung reportedly intends to support TCL CSOT in acquiring LGD's Guangzhou factory
LG Display (LGD)'s LCD business in China continues to incur losses due to the expansion of Chinese competitors. Currently, the utilization rate at LGD's 8.5-gen LCD factory in Guangzhou...
Monday 4 December 2023
Taiwan-based IC design houses concerned about long-term impact of investment expansion in China
Despite the cyclical downturn in the semiconductor industry, semiconductor companies in China are scaling up their investments and nurturing each other amid a full-blown indigenization...
Monday 4 December 2023
Weekly news roundup: Semiconductors headed toward strong 2024 and other top stories
The following articles were the most-read news during the week of Nov 27-December 1:
Friday 1 December 2023
TSMC likely to win it all, with Samsung's 3nm reportedly losing several significant orders
Despite its attempt to catch up with TSMC, Samsung Electronics is rumored to have recently lost several significant orders for its 3nm process. The South Korean industry believes...
Friday 1 December 2023
Asian factories still under pressure on mixed demand rebound
Key gauges of activity at Asia's factories failed to turn around the bearish sentiment in November, as global demand for goods remained soft and China's faltering economic recovery...
Friday 1 December 2023
New iPhones boost Taiwan handset unit sales in October
The release of Apple's iPhone 15 series boosted handset unit sales in Taiwan in October, which rose beyond 500,000 units and hit the highest monthly level in 2023 thus far, according...
Friday 1 December 2023
Taiwan export value to rise in 2024
Growing demand for artificial intelligence (AI), high-performance computing (HPC), and automotive electronics is expected to fuel Taiwan's export growth in 2024, according to Taiwan's...
Friday 1 December 2023
Samsung rumored to boost smartphone and TV production by 10% in 2024
Samsung Electronics anticipates a recovery in the terminal market in 2024 and reportedly plans to increase the production of televisions and smartphones by 10% annually, potentially...
Friday 1 December 2023
Samsung ramps up 2.5D packaging capacity, eyeing Nvidia AI GPU orders
Samsung Electronics is not only investing actively in the R&D and capacity expansion of high-bandwidth memory (HBM) technology, but also looking to broaden its market reach through...
Friday 1 December 2023
CIP accelerates key contracts for Taiwan's offshore wind farm, targeting 2027 grid connection
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) has kicked off critical contracts for the Fengmiao offshore wind farm in Taiwan, following their acquisition of development rights for the...
Friday 1 December 2023
Samsung sees decrease in number of countries where it holds top market share
Samsung Electronics' smartphone business faced intense competition worldwide in 2023. It's estimated that there will be a decrease in the number of countries where it holds the top...
Friday 1 December 2023
TSMC considers building third fab in Japan, sources say
TSMC is already exploring the feasibility of a third fab in Japan, having just agreed with the Japanese government to construct its second fab in the country, according to industry...
Thursday 30 November 2023
How will Samsung and LG respond to TV market winter?
In the global TV market for the third quarter of 2023, Samsung Electronics maintains its top position based on sales with a nearly 30% market share, while LG Electronics holds a similar...