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Friday 26 May 2023
Samsung reportedly planning to cut Q3 wafer foundry production by 10%
Following the reduction of memory chip production, Samsung Electronics is planning to reduce its wafer production in the third quarter of 2023 due to the poor demand for its foundry...
Friday 26 May 2023
Backend houses optimistic about AI chip demand
Promising AI chip demand from Nvidia has injected optimism back into the associated backend suppliers regarding their 2023 business prospects, according to industry sources in Taiw...
Thursday 25 May 2023
Japanese electronics component makers turn to automotive applications for growth
Japanese electronics component manufacturers such as Murata, Taiyo Yuden, and TDK are mostly conservative about the recovery of smartphone demand and are now placing their hope on...
Thursday 25 May 2023
Taiwan makers cut into international hydrogen energy supply chain
To meet demand for clean energy in the next generation, hydrogen energy has been regarded as a key market for new energy development by various countries, and Taiwan makers, including...
Thursday 25 May 2023
New Apple-Broadcom deal gets three interpretations from RF supply chain in Taiwan
The signing of a long-term contract between Apple and Broadcom to develop 5G radio frequency (RF) components could easily drive outsiders to associate it with the "coopetition" relationships...
Thursday 25 May 2023
Taiwan fab toolmakers secure LTAs from China
Taiwan-based semiconductor equipment suppliers including Gudeng Precision Industrial, E&R Engineering, Marketech International, Nova Technology (Novatech) and Taiwan Mask have...
Thursday 25 May 2023
National Taiwan University announces sale of dozens of electronic and electrical tech patents
National Taiwan University (NTU) recently sent out invitations to electrical and electronics industry experts to a "Patent Sale and Foresight Technology Seminar." The event will be...
Thursday 25 May 2023
Apple expanding supplier base in China, Southeast Asia, and India
As manufacturers embark on massive relocation efforts to build a more resilient supply chain, Apple is expanding its supplier base in most Asian countries.
Thursday 25 May 2023
Taiwan firms stepping up SiC, GaN semiconductor deployments
The anticipated third-generation silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN) semiconductor market demand has sparked Taiwan's high-tech industry's interest, with more enterprises...
Wednesday 24 May 2023
Samsung, SK Hynix may eventually suffer more than benefit from Micron sanction
With China formally imposing sanctions on Micron Technology, possible consequent impacts on Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix are fast drawing market concerns, and both Korean suppliers...
Wednesday 24 May 2023
Despite market share loss, Japan IC substrate supplier influence on semi industry still strong, says DIGITIMES Research
As IC packaging trends toward high density and multiple layers, IC substrates that use Ajinomoto Build-up Film (ABF) as an insulation material (also called ABF substrates) are gaining...
Wednesday 24 May 2023
Nan Ya mulls new plant in Southeast Asia
Nan Ya PCB, among Taiwan's major ABF substrate suppliers, is mulling to set up a new plant in Southeast Asia, according to company senior vice president LR Lu.
Wednesday 24 May 2023
Electricity costs for wafer foundries in Europe and Japan double those in Taiwan, U.S., and South Korea
Semiconductor foundries in Japan and Europe spend at least double the amount of what similar establishments in the U.S., South Korea, and Taiwan do on electricity, according to a...
Wednesday 24 May 2023
South Korea will inject KRW14 trillion into auto parts industry to boost EV production
South Korean Trade, Industry and Energy Ministry announced on May 23 that the government and local automakers will invest KRW14.3 trillion (US$10.9 billion) in the automotive component...
Wednesday 24 May 2023
IAR upbeat about RISC-V development potential in Taiwan
The RISC-V architecture offers enormous development potential in Taiwan, particularly in automotive electronics, according to Kiyofumi Uemura, area VP APAC at IAR Systems. Meta recently...