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Tuesday 16 August 2022
Taiwan optical fiber devices vendors upbeat about 2H22 sales
Taiwan's suppliers of optical communications devices including Browave, EZconn, APAC Opto Electronics and Apogee Optocom have all posted impressive revenue and profit gains for the...
Tuesday 16 August 2022
Panasonic to increase EV battery production for Tesla
Panasonic will boost production of EV batteries for Tesla by 10% by 2024, according to Nikkei Asia. Tesla founder Elon Musk said on Twitter on August 15 that the carmaker...
Tuesday 16 August 2022
Japan leads in gallium oxide, a nascent sector now under US export control
On August 12, the Bureau of Industry and Security, under the US Department of Commerce, established export controls on four technologies considered emerging and foundational. Among...
Tuesday 16 August 2022
Taiwan IC design service companies expect limited impact from new US export bans on China
Taiwan-based ASIC and SoC design service providers, with many engaged in the development of China's homegrown chips and processors, expect limited impacts from tougher US controls...
Monday 15 August 2022
Vacuum pump maker Forward sees order visibility extended to 2024
Forward Science, a Taiwan-based supplier of vacuum pumps, has announced plans to expand its factory site in Miaoli, northern Taiwan to fulfill customer orders in the next couple of...
Friday 12 August 2022
AWS continues to assess investments in Taiwan
Amazon Web Services (AWS) continues to assess its investments in Taiwan, though it remains unclear whether a data center is going to be set up in Taiwan or not, according to Robert...
Thursday 11 August 2022
Taiwan IC test interface vendors quitting iPhone AP supply chain
Taiwan's IC test interface solutions providers including Chunghwa Precision Test Tech (CHPT) and WinWay Technology reportedly may almost fully retreat from the supply chain for iPhone...
Thursday 11 August 2022
Taiwan semiconductor industry projected to maintain double-digit growth in 2022
Despite demand slowdowns reported in the consumer electronic and PC space, analysts expect the output of the semiconductor industry in Taiwan to maintain double-digit growth moment...
Thursday 11 August 2022
Foxconn eyeing Indonesia's future capital city, Nusantara
Indonesia's plan to move its capital from Jakarta to Penajam Paser Utara, East Kalimantan is becoming more and more real.
Thursday 11 August 2022
Global foldable smartphone shipments to reach 20 million units in 2022, predicts Samsung
Samsung Electronics is upbeat about the prospects of foldable smartphones and expects global shipments of foldable models to reach 20 million units in 2022, according to Samsung Taiwan...
Wednesday 10 August 2022
Taiwan memory chipmakers see July revenue fall
Macronix International, Nanya Technology and Winbond Electronics have reported sequential decreases in July revenue of 8%, 16% and 17%, respectively.
Wednesday 10 August 2022
Taiwan mobo and graphics card makers post revenue drops in July
Taiwan-based motherboard and graphics card makers including Asustek Computer, Gigabyte Technology, and Micro-Star International (MSI) all saw their July revenues fall sequentially,...
Wednesday 10 August 2022
Taiwan semiconductor industry will prevail: Q&A with Mike Chang, CEO of WPG Holdings
The global demand for consumer electronics such as smartphones, PCs, notebooks and TVs has significantly been undermined by several headwinds, including pandemics, war, and inflation,...
Wednesday 10 August 2022
Transcend posts profit surge in 2Q22
Memory module house Transcend Information has reported net profits surged 46.9% sequentially to NT$1.15 billion (US$38.4 million) in the second quarter, when gross margin climbed...