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Monday 28 March 2022
Semiconductor firms navigating M&A challenges
Semiconductor companies around the world are weighing the risks and opportunities of M&A (mergers and acquisitions) deals, which could play an important role in advancing their...
Monday 28 March 2022
TSMC to start operating zero-waste manufacturing center in 2023
TSMC plans to start operating its first zero-waste manufacturing center in Taichung, central Taiwan in 2023, according to Lora Ho, company SVP of Europe & Asia Sales.
Friday 25 March 2022
VisEra expanding production capacity in Taiwan
VisEra Technologies, which specializes in wafer-level CMOS image sensor devices including color filters (CF) and microlens (ML) and has expanded its offerings to include wafer-level...
Friday 25 March 2022
Taiwan wafer foundry industry, 4Q 2021
The top-4 Taiwan-based foundries - TSMC, UMC, PSMC and VIS - together generated an aggregated total revenue of US$19 billion in fourth-quarter 2021, up 6% from a quarter ago, taking...
Friday 25 March 2022
Foundries remain aggressive in fab capacity expansions
TSMC, Samsung Electronics, China's SMIC and other foundries are all poised to carry out their aggressive capacity expansion plans, despite heightened macroeconomic uncertainty.
Friday 25 March 2022
Laster expanding automotive lighting controller production capacity
LED automotive lighting module maker Laster Tech has disclosed it is expanding production capacity for automotive headlight controllers at its factory in northern Taiwan, with the...
Friday 25 March 2022
LGES developing batteries, charging solutions for electric two-wheelers
LG Energy Solution (LGES) is developing batteries and charging systems for electric two-wheelers, as it looks to take the lead in the South Korea market with a total solution featuring...
Friday 25 March 2022
Samsung gearing up for robotics, the metaverse
Samsung Electronics is looking to develop its new businesses associated with the development of its robotics products, and solutions for the metaverse, according to the South Korean...
Friday 25 March 2022
Renesas sees delay in post-quake capacity recovery at one fab
Renesas has disclosed one of its fabs where production had been affected by a strong earthquake in Japan last week may take some more time than originally expected before fully resuming...
Friday 25 March 2022
Kioxia to expand 3D flash memory production capacity
Kioxia has announced it will begin construction of a new fabrication facility (Fab2) at its Kitakami Plant in Iwate Prefecture, Japan for the possible expansion of production of its...
Thursday 24 March 2022
EV battery report: Taiwan's rising role in the global supply chain
As global electric vehicles (EVs) sales in 2021 exceeded 6.6 million units and major countries set timetables for achieving carbon neutrality, many businesses have joined, or are...
Thursday 24 March 2022
EV battery report: South Korean companies plan aggressive expansion
South Korea is building up the necessary infrastructure to position itself as a leader in the global electric vehicle (EV) supply chain, with its top three EV battery manufacturers...
Thursday 24 March 2022
February handset sales fall in China, Taiwan
Handset sales in China and Taiwan saw sequential falls of nearly 20% and 55%, respectively, in February 2022. Local retail channels are all pinning their hopes on the new iPhone SE...
Thursday 24 March 2022
Japan MLCC makers maintaining prices despite slowdown in CE demand
A slowdown in demand for consumer electronics devices has prompted Taiwan-based MLCC suppliers to cut commodity MLCC prices, but their larger Japan-based peers continue to keep prices...
Thursday 24 March 2022
MediaTek to continue mobile SoC shipments for Samsung midrange handsets
MediaTek will continue to penetrate its 4G and 5G handset APs into Samsung Electronics midrange smartphone models in 2022, allowing its backend partners in Taiwan to benefit and indirectly...