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Friday 15 July 2022
ChipMOS steps up investment in Taiwan
Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) has received an application submitted by ChipMOS Technologies to invest a total of NT$12.5 billion (US$416.7 million) in the backend house's...
Friday 15 July 2022
JDI to drive automotive display sales with new technologies
Japan Display (JDI) is collaborating with automotive OEs for more in-car, behind-the-wheel displays. The company plans to increase revenue of automotive products to 40% of overall...
Friday 15 July 2022
Taiwan edge AI company Gorilla Technology IPO surges 123% on first day of Nasdaq trading
Taiwan-based edge AI company Gorilla Technology Group has completed the business combination with Global SPAC Partners and began trading on the Nasdaq on July 14 with the ticker "G...
Friday 15 July 2022
Taiwan mobo makers to see 2022 shipments to drop back to 2019 level, says DIGITIMES Research
Thanks to the stay-at-home economy, global PC-related product shipments increased dramatically during the past two years with Taiwanese makers' motherboard shipments also picking...
Thursday 14 July 2022
TSMC expects even stronger growth for 2022
TSMC expects its third-quarter revenue in US dollar terms to grow about 11.2% at the midpoint. Revenue for all of 2022 in US dollar terms is forecast to register a 34-36% increase,...
Wednesday 13 July 2022
STAr Technologies announces sale of Accel-RF HTOL Burn-In systems to top Taiwan semiconductor foundries
STAr Technologies, a leading supplier of semiconductor reliability test systems, today announces the sale of Accel-RF HTOL Burn-In test systems to top semiconductor foundries in Taiwan...
Wednesday 13 July 2022
Power disruption occurs at Micron DRAM fab in Japan
Micron Technology has reported that it experienced a prolonged power disruption at its Hiroshima DRAM manufacturing facility on July 8 due to inclement weather in the area. No injuries...
Wednesday 13 July 2022
Companies should consider value chains for globalization, says former Sharp CEO
To the manufacturing industry, localized production has become an inevitable trend. Companies that expect to grow further in the global markets often start by building their local...
Wednesday 13 July 2022
Foxconn-PTT joint venture Horizon Plus to build EV plant in Thailand
Horizon Plus, a joint venture between Taiwan's Foxconn Technology Group and Thailand's state-run energy group PTT, has acquired 50.08 hectares of land in the Eastern Economic Corridor...
Wednesday 13 July 2022
Taiwan CIS backend firms look to automotive for 2H22 growth
CMOS image sensor backend specialists including Tong Hsing Electronic Industries and Xintec are vying for more orders coming from the automotive sector to offset weakness in handset...
Wednesday 13 July 2022
Taiwan PWM IC suppliers report decreased June revenues
Taiwan-based power management IC suppliers, with many engaged in the consumer electronics field, saw their revenues decrease on both sequential and on-year bases in June 2022.
Tuesday 12 July 2022
Volkswagen constructing first in-house battery plant in Europe, considering 'big moves' in China
Volkswagen Group broke ground on its first of six battery plants in Europe last week, marking progress in vertical integration. Moreover, the automaker has been expanding the software...
Tuesday 12 July 2022
Taiwan exports robust in June
Taiwan recorded exports of US$42.20 billion for June 2022, the second highest-ever monthly level with growth of 0.3% sequentially and15.2% on year, while the corresponding imports...
Tuesday 12 July 2022
Samsung reportedly may drop Exynos SoCs for new flagship handsets
Samsung Electronics reportedly will stop using its own Exynos mobile SoCs for next-generation flagship smartphone model Galaxy S23, and instead will adopt Qualcomm's new-generation...
Tuesday 12 July 2022
Hiwin expanding production capacities in Taiwan, abroad
Mechanical motion control component maker Hiwin Technologies is expanding capacities in Taiwan, Japan, Germany and Italy, according to the company.