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Friday 17 June 2022
TSMC debuts N2 process utilizing nanosheet transistors
TSMC at the company's annual technology symposium for North America unveiled its next-generation N2 process powered by nanosheet transistors. N2 is scheduled to begin production in...
Friday 17 June 2022
Cooler Master: Venturing out into ecosystems to be tomorrow's economy
Providing an ecosystem is sometimes all it takes. Instead of holding on to all its resources tightly, Cooler Master builds an oasis where startups, creators, marketers, distributors,...
Friday 17 June 2022
Foxconn to face strong competition in LFP battery market
Foxconn Technology Group (Hon Hai) has shown strong ambition to deepen its EV deployment by building a lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery cell factory in Kaohsiung, but it will...
Friday 17 June 2022
Light EV sees hot demand in Japan but strained by chip crunch
Nissan and Mitsubishi respectively have reported high orders for their new electric "kei" car since late May, according to media reports.
Friday 17 June 2022
Handset vendors launch niche-market models to wage up sales in Taiwan
Brand handset vendors including Sony Mobile Communications, Vivo and Realme have launched new smartphones in Taiwan, hoping to jack up their sales with niche-market models, according...
Friday 17 June 2022
Taiwan DDI suppliers eye OLED DDI orders from Samsung
More Taiwan-based display driver IC suppliers are expected to obtain OLED DDI orders from Samsung Electronics in 2023, as the Korea-based vendor's supply shortfall will worsen, according...
Thursday 16 June 2022
Reducing production cost heats up competition of miniLED-backlit and microLED TVs
TV vendors are making efforts to boost sales of miniLED-backlit TVs, but have been faced with market risks because general demand for TVs tends to decrease along with worsening inflation...
Thursday 16 June 2022
Taiwan makers challenged in SiC applications for EV, industrial control
It has become an irreversible trend to incorporate third-generation semiconductor materials such as silicon carbide (SiC) into power devices and modules for electric vehicles (EV)...
Thursday 16 June 2022
Challenges for semiconductor sector (1): Unlimited technological development?
There is no doubt that semiconductors will be everywhere in the world in the future, and semiconductors are already a very important strategic industry for industrial countries. Taiwan,...
Thursday 16 June 2022
Taiwan May exports robust
Taiwan recorded exports totaling US$42.08 billion in May 2022, the second highest monthly level with growth of 1.5% sequentially and12.5% on year, while the corresponding imports...
Thursday 16 June 2022
Online handset sales hit snag in Taiwan after topping 20% ratio
Mobile phone sales through e-commerce channels have become stagnant after rapidly rising to around 20% of total handset sales in Taiwan, sparking concerns over whether it is the ceiling...
Thursday 16 June 2022
Nuvoton breaks into top-10 MCU vendor rankings
New ranking from IC Insights shows Taiwan-based Nuvoton Technology became the world's seventh-largest MCU supplier in 2021.
Wednesday 15 June 2022
Taiwan to lead fab equipment spending in 2022
Global fab equipment spending for front-end facilities is expected to increase 20% to an all-time high of US$109 billion in 2022, according to SEMI. Taiwan is expected to lead with...
Tuesday 14 June 2022
BOE Technology poised to produce OLED TV panels
China-based BOE Technology is in preparation to produce OLED TV panels of five size segments from 55 inches to 95 inches, according to South Korea-based Chosun Biz.