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Wednesday 9 March 2022
Taiwan February exports down on month, up on year, says MOF
Taiwan recorded a total export value of US$37.45 billion for February 2022, decreasing 6.3% on month but increasing 34.8% on year, while the corresponding total import value of US$31.64...
Wednesday 9 March 2022
Semiconductor recruiting fever pits MNCs against local giants
Every year in Taiwan, March is the month in which companies start their campus recruiting efforts for fresh graduates. Multinational semiconductor companies such as ASMC, Applied...
Tuesday 8 March 2022
Highlights of the day: Sales strategies for chip inventories
The customers of Taiwanese MCU makers are stockpiling, and MCU deliveries will proceed despite high buy inventories...
Tuesday 8 March 2022
MediaTek eyeing bigger presence in North America
MediaTek is looking to expand its Android smartphone market share in North America with its upcoming 5G mmWave chip solutions slated for launch in the second half of this year, according...
Tuesday 8 March 2022
Competition heats up for e-buses in Taiwan, challenges loom
Foxtron Vehicle Technologies' electric bus, the Model T, is set to start operation in Kaohsiung on March 16, heating up the race among Taiwan's e-bus developers.
Tuesday 8 March 2022
Taiwan memory makers post strong February sales
Memory module houses, such as Adata Technology, and Taiwan-based memory chipmakers including Nanya Technology, Macronix International and Winbond Electronics saw their February sales...
Tuesday 8 March 2022
Taiwan III-V IC makers gearing up for Wi-Fi 7 chip market boom
With RF integrated device manufacturers (IDMs) stepping up the development of power amplifiers (PAs) for Wi-Fi 7 FEM (front-end module) solutions, Taiwan-based gallium arsenide (GaAs)...
Tuesday 8 March 2022
Taiwan MCU suppliers see customers start stockpiling
Taiwan-based MCU suppliers have seen their customers start stockpiling amid unstable international conditions, with clear order visibility extended to the end of the second quarter,...
Monday 7 March 2022
PTI hit by cutback in orders from Kioxia
Memory backend specialist Powertech Technology (PTI) may see its revenue hit by a cutback in orders from Kioxia in the first half of 2022, but is still on track to post an at least...
Monday 7 March 2022
Global semiconductor sales up 26.8% in January, says SIA
The global semiconductor industry generated sales of US$50.7 billion in January, up 26.8% over the January 2021 total of US$40 billion, but down by a slight 0.2% compared with the...
Monday 7 March 2022
Phison expects NAND flash shortfall from mid-May to June
The global supply of NAND flash memory is expected to be significantly tight between mid May and the end of June, due mainly to a substantial cutback in output at Kioxia-Western Digital...
Monday 7 March 2022
Taiwan foundries may be haunted by power shortage
A recent unexpected large-scale power outage in Taiwan has rekindled worries among foundries that they could suffer not only insufficient power supply during the peak power-consumption...
Monday 7 March 2022
India roundup: Tata and Renesas to build EV innovation center in India
Renesas Electronics and Tata Elxsi set up Next Generation EV Innovation Center, which...
Monday 7 March 2022
Taiwan Cement extends energy business from energy storage systems to EV power charging
Taiwan Cement (TCC) has set up the first EV-use power charging station in DAKA via cooperation with President Chain Store, the operator of 7-Eleven convenience store chain in Taiwan,...
Friday 4 March 2022
Sony and Honda sign MoU for strategic alliance in mobility field
Sony and Honda Motor have announced that they have agreed to deepen discussion and exploration of forming a strategic alliance that aims to create a new era of mobility and mobility...