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Thursday 3 November 2022
Japan-based Willbox to operate cloud-based logistics platform in Taiwan
Willbox, a Japan-based startup operating cloud computing-based open international logistics platform Giho in the Japanese market, will establish an operational branch in Taiwan in...
Thursday 3 November 2022
Leaders in semiconductor in 2030 (10): Golden decade vs perfect storm
MediaTek chairman Ming-Kai Tsai has noted that we often overestimate the short-term benefits and underestimate the long-term business opportunities. In 1998 when he started his business,...
Thursday 3 November 2022
Samsung new foldable smartphone sales better than expected in Taiwan
According to sources at Samsung Taiwan, sales of Samsung Electronics' Galaxy Z Fold 4 and Flip 4 foldable smartphones in the Taiwan market have been higher than expected since their...
Wednesday 2 November 2022
Taiwan notebooks, 3Q 2022
Taiwanese notebook makers had shipments weaker than expected in the third quarter of 2022, growing only 2.7% sequentially, far less than the double-digit increase estimated by DIGITIMES...
Wednesday 2 November 2022
Toyota sees operating income decrease, scaling back production forecast for FY2023
The world's largest automaker by sale reported a profit decline for the April-September period, mainly due to the rising raw material prices. Moreover, as the supply for some semiconductor...
Wednesday 2 November 2022
Taiwan ABF substrate suppliers to embrace sales growth in 4Q22
Taiwan-based IC substrate specialists Unimicron Technology, Nan Ya PCB, and Kinsus Interconnect Technology are poised to generate sequential revenue increases in the fourth quarter...
Tuesday 1 November 2022
ON Semiconductor to sell 200mm wafers to Japanese and US foundries under new strategic focus
Mercuria Holdings, a fund backed by the Development Bank of Japan and Japanese trading house Itochu will buy a 200mm wafer fab from US-based ON Semiconductor, according to Nikkei...
Tuesday 1 November 2022
Leaders in semiconductor in 2030 (9): Embracing collaboration and emerging biz opportunities, rather than conflicts
Over the past 30 years, one-third of the global economic momentum has come from China. This has been China's positive contribution for the world. However, behind China's moves of...
Monday 31 October 2022
Leaders in semiconductor in 2030 (8): South Korea's role in Chip 4 alliance
It is an established national policy of the US to rebuild the local semiconductor supply chain. US secretary of state Antony Blinken and secretary of the treasury Janet Yellen have...
Friday 28 October 2022
Uspace completes US$8.2 million Series A led by Taiwan Mobile, enters Tesla rental service
Uspace, a technology company with sharing economy as its core value, announced the completion of an US$8.2 million Series A funding round on Oct 27, led by Taiwan Mobile. According...
Friday 28 October 2022
Rohm unveils on-device learning AI SoC with ultra-low power consumption
Japan-based Rohm Semiconductor has newly launched a prototype SoC featuring an on-device learning AI accelerator, which can instantly predict the failure of electronic devices such...
Friday 28 October 2022
Syscom Computer Engineering cooperates with Evercomm to promote GHG emission inventory in Taiwan
System integration and IT service provider Syscom Computer Engineering has signed cooperation agreement with Singapore-based energy-saving solution provider Evercomm to promote greenhouse...
Friday 28 October 2022
Leaders in semiconductor in 2030 (7): Taiwan-Japan partnership in a new era
In the past, the supply chain was characterized by linear mass production; but in the future, it will move towards decentralized production systems catering to differentiated demands...
Friday 28 October 2022
Taiwan fabless chipmakers strive to secure order commitments from China clients
Many Taiwan-based IC design houses have paid visits to China recently to meet their local customers, as fabless firms strive to secure order commitments amid demand growth worries,...
Thursday 27 October 2022
Samsung scion Lee takes helm of Korean technology empire
Samsung Electronics has named Jay Y Lee executive chairman of South Korea's largest company, finalizing a long-anticipated elevation just as a supply chain crisis and escalating geopolitical...