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Friday 21 April 2023
Corning showcases auto-grade ColdForm display at 2023 Touch Taiwan
As cars become more intelligent, the demand for large and curved interior displays has increased. To respond to this growing demand, leading glass provider Corning has developed its...
Friday 21 April 2023
Taiwan intros first public APT system to detect trace elements in advanced chips
The Taiwan Semiconductor Research Institute (TSRI), under the National Applied Research Laboratories (NARLabs), has recently purchased atom probe tomography (APT) equipment to support...
Friday 21 April 2023
TSMC cuts revenue outlook for 2023
TSMC has revised its revenue outlook for this year to a low- to mid-single-digit percentage decrease from the previously projected small gain.
Thursday 20 April 2023
Tier-1 automotive suppliers see recent EV price cuts as a localized concern
Tesla cut prices for electric vehicles sold in China, Japan, and South Korea earlier this year, and has recently initiated price cuts in additional markets including Germany, France,...
Thursday 20 April 2023
Global display fabs capacity utilization recover to 74% in 2Q23 while OLED fabs are under 60% average, says Omdia
New research from Omdia's Display Production and Inventory Tracker reveals that total display fab capacity utilization is recovering from 66% in the first quarter of 2023 to 74% in...
Thursday 20 April 2023
Sensor market set to bounce back in second half of 2023; Japanese corporations ready to go
Japan has estimated that the global sensor market in fiscal year 2022 (2022/04–2023/03) will decline as it was affected by the semiconductor market downturn that began in 2022,...
Thursday 20 April 2023
How can Taiwan keep its semiconductor momentum going?
Himax CEO Jordan Wu noted at a forum concerning Taiwan's IC design that many Taiwanese IC design houses have been able to achieve profitability. But despite the profits, they are...
Thursday 20 April 2023
International guests of TaiwanICDF visit AI Expo Taiwan 2023
Taiwan's International Cooperation and Development Fund (TaiwanICDF), an organization sponsored by Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) that is dedicated to boosting socio-economic...
Thursday 20 April 2023
TSMC sees another revenue drop in 2Q23
TSMC expects its second-quarter revenue in US dollar terms to register a sequential decline of 6.7% at the midpoint, with gross margin and operating margin estimated at 52–54%...
Thursday 20 April 2023
South Korea's ICT export declined for nine consecutive months, with semiconductors dropping by 33.9%
Since the South Korean government started gathering import and export data on the ICT sector in 1996, the export value in March 2022 reached US$23.26 billion, a record high. However,...
Thursday 20 April 2023
GF sues IBM alleging misuse of trade secrets
GlobalFoundries has filed a lawsuit against IBM for misuse of trade secrets.
Thursday 20 April 2023
Yageo to set up new factories in Macedonia for EUR200 million
Passive component company Yageo has announced plans to invest EUR205 million (US$224.8 million) over the next ten years in the establishment of new factories in Macedonia.
Thursday 20 April 2023
TSMC mulling first advanced packaging fab overseas
TSMC is mulling to setting up an advanced packaging fab in Japan, according to sources at fab toolmakers.
Wednesday 19 April 2023
Wistron gearing up for digital signage boom
Wistron has put an increased focus on high value-added products like digital signage solutions, and has launched the WiCanvas brand to promote its digital signage product line for...
Wednesday 19 April 2023
Taiwan's battery-swapping stations now double as mini power plants
Gogoro Inc., a Taipei-based company whose battery-swapping stations serve electric moped drivers across Taiwan, said on Tuesday that it has converted roughly 20% of those stations...