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Thursday 14 July 2022
TSMC expects even stronger growth for 2022
TSMC expects its third-quarter revenue in US dollar terms to grow about 11.2% at the midpoint. Revenue for all of 2022 in US dollar terms is forecast to register a 34-36% increase,...
Wednesday 13 July 2022
STAr Technologies announces sale of Accel-RF HTOL Burn-In systems to top Taiwan semiconductor foundries
STAr Technologies, a leading supplier of semiconductor reliability test systems, today announces the sale of Accel-RF HTOL Burn-In test systems to top semiconductor foundries in Taiwan...
Wednesday 13 July 2022
Power disruption occurs at Micron DRAM fab in Japan
Micron Technology has reported that it experienced a prolonged power disruption at its Hiroshima DRAM manufacturing facility on July 8 due to inclement weather in the area. No injuries...
Wednesday 13 July 2022
Companies should consider value chains for globalization, says former Sharp CEO
To the manufacturing industry, localized production has become an inevitable trend. Companies that expect to grow further in the global markets often start by building their local...
Wednesday 13 July 2022
Foxconn-PTT joint venture Horizon Plus to build EV plant in Thailand
Horizon Plus, a joint venture between Taiwan's Foxconn Technology Group and Thailand's state-run energy group PTT, has acquired 50.08 hectares of land in the Eastern Economic Corridor...
Wednesday 13 July 2022
Taiwan CIS backend firms look to automotive for 2H22 growth
CMOS image sensor backend specialists including Tong Hsing Electronic Industries and Xintec are vying for more orders coming from the automotive sector to offset weakness in handset...
Wednesday 13 July 2022
Taiwan PWM IC suppliers report decreased June revenues
Taiwan-based power management IC suppliers, with many engaged in the consumer electronics field, saw their revenues decrease on both sequential and on-year bases in June 2022.
Tuesday 12 July 2022
Volkswagen constructing first in-house battery plant in Europe, considering 'big moves' in China
Volkswagen Group broke ground on its first of six battery plants in Europe last week, marking progress in vertical integration. Moreover, the automaker has been expanding the software...
Tuesday 12 July 2022
Taiwan exports robust in June
Taiwan recorded exports of US$42.20 billion for June 2022, the second highest-ever monthly level with growth of 0.3% sequentially and15.2% on year, while the corresponding imports...
Tuesday 12 July 2022
Samsung reportedly may drop Exynos SoCs for new flagship handsets
Samsung Electronics reportedly will stop using its own Exynos mobile SoCs for next-generation flagship smartphone model Galaxy S23, and instead will adopt Qualcomm's new-generation...
Tuesday 12 July 2022
Hiwin expanding production capacities in Taiwan, abroad
Mechanical motion control component maker Hiwin Technologies is expanding capacities in Taiwan, Japan, Germany and Italy, according to the company.
Tuesday 12 July 2022
Taiwan IPC makers post brisk June results
Taiwan-based industrial PC makers have reported brisk sales results for June 2022, mainly thanks to the easing of related component shortages enabling them to fulfill more deferred...
Tuesday 12 July 2022
Taiwan PV installation capacity not meeting targets
Taiwan's PV power generation has failed to meet its installation capacity targets, with its current 8.34GWp falling 2.91GWp short of its goal of 11.25GWp for year-end 2022, according...
Tuesday 12 July 2022
Taiwan IC design houses brace for Samsung inventory correction
Samsung Electronics has started slowing down its pace of chip and component orders particularly TV-related display driver ICs (DDI) and SoCs, impacting its supply chains in which...
Tuesday 12 July 2022
ST, GF team up for 300mm wafer fab in France
STMicroelectronics and GlobalFoundries have signed a MoU to build a 300mm semiconductor manufacturing facility in France, according to the chipmakers.