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Wednesday 17 May 2023
Japan chipmaking materials supplier to set up new plant in Taiwan
Fujifilm Electronic Materials has announced a plan to set up a new plant in Hsinchu, northern Taiwan to produce advanced semiconductor materials.
Tuesday 16 May 2023
Future of work spending in Asia Pacific to reach US$196.2 billion by 2026, says IDC
According to a recent IDC Asia Pacific, excluding Japan, Future of Work (FoW) market forecast, 2022-2026, Asia Pacific excluding Japan FoW spending is forecasted to grow at a CAGR...
Tuesday 16 May 2023
Korean, Chinese AMOLED panel makers turn to compete in automotive display market, says DIGITIMES Research
Korea-based panel makers Samsung Display and LG Display are working keenly to push their AMOLED panels into automotive applications, eyeing more growth, while China-based makers are...
Tuesday 16 May 2023
The next golden decade for DRAM? Main suppliers unite in production reduction
The world's top three DRAM suppliers are cutting production. It is expected that Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix, and Micron will reduce wafer supply by up to 25% YoY in 2023. This...
Tuesday 16 May 2023
SK Hynix denies using NIL equipment for 3D NAND production in 2025
According to South Korea media ChosunBiz, citing Korean industry sources, SK Hynix is testing nano imprint lithography (NIL) equipment and conducting R&D associated with...
Monday 15 May 2023
Why was Oppo's self-developed chip project canceled? Taiwan's supply chain offers its take
Oppo's self-developed chip division Zeku announced that it is ceasing operations, shocking the mobile phone chip industry. Supply chain sources in Taiwan have offered three possible...
Monday 15 May 2023
Samsung, Tesla leaders met for collaboration, including on autonomous vehicles
Samsung Electronics announced on May 14 that its executive chairman Lee Jae-yong met with Tesla CEO Elon Musk in the US last week. The meeting concerned potential cooperation between...
Monday 15 May 2023
Taiwan-based LEO satellite suppliers note increasing inquiries since 2023
As low-earth orbit (LEO) satellite network operators worldwide step up satellite launches, Taiwan-based suppliers of LEO components are waiting for a new wave of relevant orders....
Monday 15 May 2023
Foreign carmakers slow in electrification would see high unused capacity in China
Major automakers based outside China, such as General Motors and Volkswagen, will likely lose market share in the world's largest car market with slower pace of electrification, according...
Monday 15 May 2023
Samsung reportedly to build back-end chipmaking faciltiy in Japan
Samsung Electronics reportedly plans to set up a back-end semiconductor manufacturing facility in Japan after Japan and South Korea just ended their two-and-a-half-year trade chip...
Friday 12 May 2023
Taiwan's ProLogium eyes 2027 for EV battery output in France
Taiwanese battery maker ProLogium Technology Co. aims to start mass production of a new generation of cells for electric vehicles in France from 2027 as part of its project to invest...
Friday 12 May 2023
Taiwan probe card suppliers see stable demand from Chinese GPU developers
Taiwan-based probe card providers continue to see stable orders from Chinese GPU developers although demand from first-tier smartphone application processor suppliers has become volatile,...
Friday 12 May 2023
Silicon Island Chronicles series interview: MIH Consortium CEO highlights semiconductor and electronics advantages for building EV ecosystem in Taiwan
Electronics and semiconductors are Taiwan's two 'diamond' industries with complete ecosystems and strong tech resources, and their close combination is being highlighted in the trends...
Friday 12 May 2023
TSMC gearing up for sub-28nm capacity expansion overseas
TSMC disclosed at its annual technology symposium in Taiwan that its overseas sub-28nm process manufacturing capacity in 2024 will be multiple times that of 2020.
Friday 12 May 2023
Gelsinger to visit Taiwan again
Intel has confirmed that company CEO Pat Gelsinger will go on a business trip to Taiwan later this month.