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Thursday 17 February 2022
Foundry customers reluctant to accept further price increases
Pure-play foundries, particularly second-tier players who have raised their quotes since late 2020, are seeing their fabless clients become increasingly reluctant to accept further...
Thursday 17 February 2022
Taiwan handset shipments to resume growth in 2022
Taiwan's smartphone shipments in 2021 dropped 10% relative to 2020, but the market is expected to restore growth in 2022 as telecom operators turn to highlight 5G services, observers...
Thursday 17 February 2022
Lenovo to scale up orders with Taiwan ODM partners
Lenovo intends to scale up notebook orders with some of its existing ODM partners, particularly Taiwan's Compal Electronics and Wistron, in 2022, as part of its efforts to mitigate...
Thursday 17 February 2022
MicroLED in AUO new plant roadmap
Panel maker AU Optronics (AUO) is planning to build a new factory in Houli Park, part of the Central Taiwan Science Park (CTSP). AUO president Frank Ko said the new 8.5G plant will...
Wednesday 16 February 2022
Global semiconductor sales hit record high in 2021, says SIA
The global semiconductor industry generated sales of US$555.9 billion in 2021, up 26.2% compared to the 2020 total of US$440.4 billion, and hitting an annual high, according to the...
Wednesday 16 February 2022
TSMC-Sony JV foundry attracts investment from Denso
Denso will invest US$350 million in Japan Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing (JASM) for a more than 10% stake in the JV foundry between TSMC and Sony, according to a joint statement...
Tuesday 15 February 2022
Industry trends to watch in electric cars 2022 (Part 2)
Electric vehicle (EV) adoption will keep growing in 2022 as the chip shortage persists. Carmakers have been utilizing modular platforms to push EV launches. Furthermore, electrification...
Tuesday 15 February 2022
Rising materials prices boost Nan Ya January revenue
Taiwan-based Nan Ya Plastics has reported revenues grew 2.1% sequentially and 20.2% on year to NT$35.27 billion (US$1.27 billion) in January 2022, buoyed by rising prices of its electronics...
Tuesday 15 February 2022
Taiwan PWM IC suppliers encounter supply-side challenges
Tight 8-inch fab capacities, rising costs, and other supply-side challenges that have challenged Taiwan-based power management (PWM) IC companies over the past year may persist for...
Tuesday 15 February 2022
Taiwan MOSFET makers gain shifted orders for IT applications
MOSFET makers in Taiwan have seen a ramp-up in shifted orders, particularly for SGT (split-gate-trench) MOSFETs for IT applications, as delivery times at their bigger international...
Tuesday 15 February 2022
Taiwan January export value slightly down on month, says MOF
Taiwan's total export value was US$39.98 billion for January 2022, decreasing 1.8% on month but increasing 16.7% on year, while the corresponding total import value of US$35.07 billion...
Monday 14 February 2022
Taiwan's Q122 exports remain robust: ministry
Taiwan's exports in 2021 totaled US$446.5 billion, a 29.4% growth year-on-year, while the momentum of growth is expected to continue through Q122, the government has said.
Monday 14 February 2022
Industry trends to watch in electric cars 2022 (Part 1)
Industry experts are optimistic that electric cars 2022 will continue to rise. Therefore, carmakers are trying everything to secure battery stock, including leaning toward lithium-iron-phosphate...
Monday 14 February 2022
Winbond to boost 20nm chip output at new fab in southern Taiwan
Specialty DRAM and flash memory chipmaker Winbond Electronics expects to ramp up monthly output at its new 12-inch fab in Kaohsiung, southern Taiwan to 10,000 wafers by the fourth...
Monday 14 February 2022
Case study: How virtual leaders manage a successful virtual team
Geographically dispersed teams are increasingly common in the modern workplace. Perhaps you are based in your company's US headquarters, but your team works in Brisbane, and you also...