CONNECT WITH US
Global supply chain: Advanced economies
Advanced economies news coverage
IN THE NEWS
Wednesday 29 June 2022
Taiwan panel makers face another hit from rising electricity costs
Taiwan-based panel makers, which have been strapped by falling panel prices and waning demand, will bear the brunt of planned electricity rate hikes starting July, according to industry...
Wednesday 29 June 2022
Taiwan PMIC firms shift focus to non-consumer markets
Taiwan-based power management IC (PMIC) suppliers have shifted their focus away from the consumer electronics market, where their China-based peers are growing their presence, according...
Wednesday 29 June 2022
Taiwan III-V IC makers enter Qualcomm Wi-Fi 7 supply chain
Taiwan-based epiwafer suppliers and gallium arsenide (GaAs) foundries have cut into the supply chain for Qualcomm's recently-announced Wi-Fi 7 frontend module (FEM) solutions designed...
Tuesday 28 June 2022
MOEA amends cogeneration regulation in line with efforts to reduce carbon emissions
Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) has drafted an amendment to the regulation on cogeneration in a bid to boost replacement of coal with natural gas used in cogeneration in line...
Tuesday 28 June 2022
Intento Design secures third round of investment to accelerate commercial deployment
The Paris-based French company, Intento Design, has secured a third round of investment to accelerate its international and commercial deployment on June 22, 2022. Intento Design...
Tuesday 28 June 2022
MSScorps sees promising demand for advanced packaging, 3rd-gen semiconductors
IC analysis and inspection lab Material Science Service (MSScorps) is upbeat about its longer-term business prospects, citing brisk demand for advanced packaging and third-generation...
Monday 27 June 2022
Taiwan IC test supply chain gaining from HPC chip boom
Taiwan's suppliers of high-end IC test interface solutions are poised to enjoy growing HPC chip demand for AI, datacenter and server applications, particularly now that Chinese chipmakers...
Monday 27 June 2022
Microsoft Taiwan forms team to help local makers cut carbon emissions
Microsoft Taiwan has established a Taiwan ICT Sustainability Green Team in a bid to help local manufacturers realize carbon reductions.
Monday 27 June 2022
Taiwan to offer discounted frequency usage fee for LEO satellite communications
Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) will offer discounted frequency usage fee for low earth orbit (LEO) satellite communications between 2023-2028, as part of the government's...
Monday 27 June 2022
TSMC completes cleanroom construction at R&D center in Japan
An opening ceremony has been held recently at TSMC's 3DIC R&D center in Japan to mark the completion of cleanroom construction at the facility, according to the Taiwan-based fo...
Monday 27 June 2022
Taiwan science parks record revenues of over NT$1,317 billion for January-April
Government-developed Hsinchu Science Park (HSP), Southern Taiwan Science Park (STSP) and Central Taiwan Science Park (CTSP) generated combined revenues of NT$1,317.224 billion (US$45.03...
Friday 24 June 2022
Global smartphone industry, 1Q 2022
DIGITIMES Research's statistics and forecast show global smartphone shipments declined for three quarters straight from third-quarter 2021 to first-quarter 2022.
Friday 24 June 2022
DB Hitek to build 8-inch SiC MOSFET production line
DB Hitek, one of South Korea's leading foundry chipmakers, will build a next-generation power MOSFET production line at its 8-inch semiconductor fab in the Chungcheongbuk province,...
Friday 24 June 2022
Taiwan chipmakers face challenge of rising electricity costs, says GlobalWafers
The ever-increasing electricity costs in Taiwan are prompting local chipmakers to diversify their manufacturing bases and no longer view Taiwan as a first-choice option, according...
Friday 24 June 2022
Special budget needed to hasten quantum components production
Taiwan's national team for quantum technology development is facing difficulties in manufacturing quantum dots, quantum bits, control boards and photonic quantum bits, necessitating...