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Thursday 11 May 2023
Sovereign wealth fund a way to acquire key technology? Taiwanese central bank says no
The Taiwanese government has announced its policy to promote Taiwan as a center for high-end manufacturing and advanced semiconductor processes in Asia. However, key materials, equipment,...
Thursday 11 May 2023
China-based Eve Energy will build battery plant in Hungary to support BMW
Another China-based battery company has expanded to Hungary. Eve Energy recently bought land in Debrecen to build its first European plant, slated to begin operation in 2026. The...
Thursday 11 May 2023
Panasonic delays 4680 cell mass production; Nio poised to use semi-solid-state batteries
Tesla battery supplier Panasonic said on May 10 that it had rescheduled the mass production of 4680 battery cells to next year. On the other hand, China-based EV company Nio filed...
Thursday 11 May 2023
Entegris opens manufacturing facility in southern Taiwan
Entegris, a provider of advanced materials and process solutions to the semiconductor and other high-tech industries, has announced the launch of a 54,000-square-meter manufacturing...
Thursday 11 May 2023
Most Taiwan OSATs see sales decline in April
Many Taiwan-based OSATs, including ASE Technology Holding (ASEH), have reported declines for April sales, but Powertech Technology (PTI) and Ardentec saw some positive results in...
Thursday 11 May 2023
UMC reportedly mulling new fab in Japan
United Microelectronics (UMC) reportedly is considering constructing a new 12-inch wafer fab in Japan.
Wednesday 10 May 2023
Toyota aims record production sales for FY24, localizing China development to speed up
Challenged by factors like material prices, Toyota Motor saw operating income decrease in the fiscal year 2023 while volume sales increased across all regions. In addition, the automaker...
Wednesday 10 May 2023
Raydium recognizes loss on LTAs
Display driver IC (DDI) provider Raydium Semiconductor incurred losses as a result of the dissolution of earlier LTA contracts with suppliers and generated its lowest quarterly profit...
Wednesday 10 May 2023
Accelerating sustainability investments to fuel double-digit growth in European digital spending in 2023, says IDC
European spending on digital transformation is forecast to exceed US$550 billion in 2023, an on-year increase of 15.9% from 2022. According to IDC's latest Worldwide Digital Transformation...
Wednesday 10 May 2023
Will South Korea's semiconductor sector bounce back from its poor performance as scheduled in 2H23?
With the semiconductor market in a downturn, Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix have seen their 1Q23 performances seriously affected. Although both companies are positive about a semiconductor...
Wednesday 10 May 2023
Samsung reportedly to move FOWLP to volume production in 4Q23
Samsung Electronics is stepping up its deployment in the advanced packaging field, and reportedly will move its fan-out wafer-level packaging (FOWLP) technology to volume production...
Wednesday 10 May 2023
Thinking Electronic expects gradual recovery in passive component market
A gradual recovery is expected to take place in the passive component market in the second half of 2023, according to circuit protection device specialist Thinking Electronic Indus...
Wednesday 10 May 2023
Taiwan CCL suppliers face short-term headwinds
Copper clad laminate (CCL) suppliers in Taiwan have encountered short-term headwinds, with many reporting year-over-year revenue declines in the first quarter, but remain optimistic...
Wednesday 10 May 2023
Infineon, Foxconn to team up for EVs
Infineon Technologies and Hon Hai Technology (Foxconn) have signed an agreement to work on silicon carbide (SiC) development for electric vehicles (EV).
Wednesday 10 May 2023
TSMC increases quarterly dividend
TSMC decided to raise its quarterly dividend to NT$3 (US$0.10) a share, up from NT$2.75 that had been in place since 2021.