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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...
Wednesday 19 April 2023
Cloudera has high hopes for Taiwan cloud market business potential
Cloudera, a US-based hybrid data cloud service provider, is expanding its presence in Taiwan, seeing Taiwan's cloud service market currently enjoying two major growth drivers, according...
Wednesday 19 April 2023
AI Expo Taiwan 2023, hosted by DIGITIMES, showcases Taiwan's AI prowess
Sun Tzu's Art of War once said: "More calculations win, less calculations can't win, let alone no calculations?" The quote can find its modern analogue in how computing power underpins...
Wednesday 19 April 2023
Taiwan PCB makers remain focused on high-end offerings
Taiwan-based PCB manufacturers are still committed to enhancing their high-end offerings for network device, server, and data center applications despite lower-than-expected demand...
Wednesday 19 April 2023
Foundry PSMC posts profit fall in 1Q23
Pure-play foundry Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing (PSMC) has reported net profits fell 90.3% sequentially and 97% on year to NT$187 million (US$6.1 million) in the first quarter...