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Tuesday 27 December 2022
Apple faces US$98 million in back taxes in Japan, Nikkei says
Apple faces about US$98 million in back taxes in Japan, a bill that appears to be tied to bulk sales of duty-free devices to foreign tourists, Nikkei reported.
Tuesday 27 December 2022
SK Hynix to showcase memory products at CES 2023
SK Hynix has disclosed it will showcase a number of its core and brand-new products at CES 2023 taking place in Las Vegas from January 5-8.
Tuesday 27 December 2022
Taiwan OSATs poised to slightly cut quotes for 2023
Taiwan's OSATs are expected to slightly cut packaging or testing quotes for 2023 to bolster their capacity utilization rates, with price ranges up for negotiation with clients to...
Tuesday 27 December 2022
Samsung reportedly to expand wafer fab capacity despite global economic downturn
Samsung Electronics reportedly has decided to increase its wafer fab capacity by around 10% though the global economic downturn will continue in 2023.
Tuesday 27 December 2022
Taiwan's big three IC design houses see challenges in 2023
Mediatek, Novatek, and Realtek, Taiwan's three major IC design houses, all remain conservative in their 2023 outlook, since the overall visibility is not clear. What is clear is that...
Tuesday 27 December 2022
Taisic to expand production capacity for SiC substrates
Taisic Materials, a subsidiary of the Kenmec group specializing in silicon carbide (SiC) substrates, plans to triple its number of crystal growth furnaces to supply Foxconn's newly...
Tuesday 27 December 2022
Taiwan SiC substrate suppliers need high-yield crystal growth to compete with fellow makers
High-yield crystal growth is crucial to Taiwanese SiC substrate suppliers competing with their Chinese counterparts, according to industry sources.
Monday 26 December 2022
Toyota hits record November output, but shortages loom
Toyota Motor said on Monday its global output hit a record for November, thanks in part to solid consumer demand, though it warned of an uncertain outlook due to a persistent shortage...
Monday 26 December 2022
Taiwan memory module suppliers doing well in inventory depletion
While upstream memory suppliers could hardly avoid losses through the first half of 2023 amid extended inventory corrections and spot market price falls, downstream module makers...
Monday 26 December 2022
Taiwan PCB makers record strong 3Q22 results
Taiwan-based PCB makers' total output reached NT$249.2 billion (US$8.198 billion) in third-quarter 2022, hitting the highest-ever third-quarter level, according to Taiwan Printed...
Monday 26 December 2022
LG Display to end production of TV LCD panels in South Korea
LG Display (LGD) will end the production of TV LCD panels at its P7 plant in Paju, South Korea, ahead of the original schedule in late January 2023, ending production of all such...
Monday 26 December 2022
TXOne eyes leadership in supply chain cybersecurity technology
Taiwan-based TXOne Networks, an industrial control system (ICS) and industrial IoT (IIoT) security startup jointly founded by Trend Micro and Moxa, has newly set up an OT (operational...
Monday 26 December 2022
Launch of TSMC 3nm process mass production underway
TSMC is scheduled to hold a ceremony at Fab 18 at the Southern Taiwan Science Park (STSP) on December 29 to mark the start of commercial production of chips using 3nm process technology...
Friday 23 December 2022
All eyes on Samsung's memory output
With the memory sector experiencing a severe downturn, market attention has been refocused on whether Samsung Electronics will announce production cuts by the end of 2022 or in early...
Friday 23 December 2022
Taiwan IC design houses refrain from initiating layoffs, bonus suspension
International semiconductor players are enforcing layoffs and other drastic control measures amid lingering market headwinds, but Taiwan's IC design houses are taking a wait-and-see...