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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...
Friday 24 June 2022
Airoha lists on Taiwan emerging stock market
Airoha Technology, a subsidiary of MediaTek specializing in Bluetooth and Wi-Fi chips, has started trading its shares on Taiwan's Emerging Stock Board (ESB) and is eyeing TWSE mainboard...
Friday 24 June 2022
IT companies see Vietnam as new production hub
Vietnam is becoming a new manufacturing hub outside of China for many first-tier IT companies.
Friday 24 June 2022
TAS gearing up for SiC, GaN device sampling
Taiwan-Asia Semiconductor (TAS, formerly Opto Tech) will start sending samples of gallium nitride (GaN) and silicon carbide (SiC) devices in 2023, according to the company.
Thursday 23 June 2022
Delta Electronics could benefit from rising EV charging station demand in Europe
Delta Electronics is expected to benefit from increasing demand for electric vehicle (EV) charging stations in Europe, after the European Parliament in early June approved a proposed...
Thursday 23 June 2022
Supply chain sees no cutbacks in foldable smartphone orders
Despite speculation indicating Samsung Electronics has suffered from excessive smartphone inventories, the Korean vendor has yet to cut its foldable smartphone shipment goal for this...
Wednesday 22 June 2022
Taiwan aims to install 6,500 EV charging piles in 2025
The Taiwan government, to promote electric vehicles (EVs), aims to install 6,500 EV power charging piles around the country in 2025, according to Wang Kwo-tsai, minister of Ministry...
Wednesday 22 June 2022
Second-tier OSATs see uncertainty in order visibility for 2H22
Unlike ASE Technology and other first-tier OSATs who still see robust order momentum from their IDM customers, smaller-size players including Greatek Electronics, Lingsen Precision...