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Wednesday 12 October 2022
Europe's car output to plummet by millions, S&P predicts
European carmakers could see output drop by more than one million vehicles per quarter starting late this year and continuing through 2023, as soaring energy costs weigh on the supply...
Wednesday 12 October 2022
Chip firm Socionext to debut in Tokyo after Japan's biggest 2022 IPO
Chip design firm Socionext jumped 15% in its Tokyo debut after completing Japan's largest initial public offering this year, defying recent investor pessimism about global semiconductor...
Wednesday 12 October 2022
German startup NanoWired provides novel interconnection solutions to serve semiconductor industry in Taiwan
German startup NanoWired GmbH has been announced as one of the winners in the Taiwan Innotech Exhibition (TIE) 2022 innovation award competition. TIE will be hosted from October 13...
Wednesday 12 October 2022
Taiwan IC substrate makers score record revenues for 3Q22
Taiwan's three major IC substrate suppliers Unimicron Technology, Nan Ya PCB and Kinsus Interconnect Technology have all posted record revenues for the third quarter of 2022, bolstered...
Tuesday 11 October 2022
China greenlights first mutual fund targeting Korean and Chinese chipmakers as latest US curbs hit stock markets
As the US heightened restrictions toward China's semiconductor industry on October 7, China's securities regulator has greenlighted China's first mutual fund that targets Chinese...
Tuesday 11 October 2022
Talks between Nissan and Renault could restructure the alliance
Nissan Motor has been discussing with its French partner Renault Group about investing in the latter's new EV business unit. Multiple media reports said the Japanese automaker would...
Tuesday 11 October 2022
Big business opportunites in tough times
Yes, I believe that the next two years will be a subdued period for the industry. But I also believe that Taiwan is one of the few major industrial ecosystems in the world that can...
Tuesday 11 October 2022
Taiwan SMT enters Apple supply chain
Taiwan Surface Mounting Technology (Taiwan SMT) will undertake SMT process for mini LED backlighting of 12.9-inch iPad Pro and MacBook Pro, becoming an Apple supply chain maker for...
Tuesday 11 October 2022
Hyundai Motor charging ahead with multiple bold investments
Successfully averting the crisis of automotive chip shortages, Hyundai Motor Group leapt to the world's 3rd-largest automaker by sales volume in the first half of 2022, up from 5th...
Tuesday 11 October 2022
Garmin cooperates with CHT to launch first LEO satellite-based mobile communication device in Taiwan
Garmin has cooperated with Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) to launch inReach Mini 2, a low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite-based mobile communicator and messenger, in the Taiwan market, becoming...
Friday 7 October 2022
Samsung profit sinks 32% as memory chip downturn worsens
Samsung Electronics reported its first profit drop since 2019, underscoring the depth of a global PC and memory chip downturn.
Friday 7 October 2022
Hyundai to kick off sales of new BEV Ioniq 6
Hyundai Motor Group announced that it will start selling Ioniq 6 in select markets in Europe later this year and in the US next year.
Friday 7 October 2022
France-based Wise-integration to disrupt power supply market with deep Asia ties
Wide-bandgap (WBG) semiconductors are on track to build their momentum as demand for fast charging grows. Wise-integration, a startup specialized in gallium nitride (GaN) power supply...
Friday 7 October 2022
RF BAW filter maker Akoustis builds Asia-Pacific foothold in Taiwan
Akoustis Technologies, a US-based IDM of bulk acoustic wave (BAW) high-band filters for mobile and other wireless applications, has located its Asia-Pacific foothold in Taoyuan, northern...
Friday 7 October 2022
Pegatron, Microsoft, Wave-In launch project for advanced communication technologies
Pegatron, Microsoft Taiwan, and Taiwan-based 5G solution specialist Wave-In Communication have jointly announced a partnership project for 5G O-RAN and enterprise satellite communication...