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Friday 11 March 2022
Taiwan IC design houses focus more on automotive electronics
Taiwan-based IC design houses including display driver IC (DDI) companies, network IC specialist, and suppliers of sensors, audio chips and MEMS microphones have all put increased...
Thursday 10 March 2022
Taiwan cyclist app startup Velodash organizes peace ride for Ukraine
The news regarding many people using Airbnb platforms to send money to support the people in Ukraine inspired Taiwan-based cycling app startup Velodash to organize a Peace Ride on...
Wednesday 9 March 2022
Taiwan LCD monitors – 4Q 2021
Taiwan's PC monitor shipments increased sequentially for two quarters straight in the fourth quarter of 2021, up 4.3% from a quarter ago, but down 5.9% on year.Taiwan's PC monitor...
Wednesday 9 March 2022
Specialty gas provider Ingentec plans Taiwan OTC listing in April
Ingentec, which specializes in specialty gases for chipmaking, will be listed on the Taiwan over-the-counter (OTC) stock market in mid-April, after it posted robust revenue growth...
Wednesday 9 March 2022
Toshiba worried over semiconductor material supply from Ukraine
Japanese companies fled Russia amid war with Ukraine and subsequent economic sanctions. Toshiba worried supply of semiconductor materials from Ukraine might be disrupted; Panasonic...
Wednesday 9 March 2022
Taiwan seeks commercial applications of quantum tech
Taiwan's national team of quantum technology developers will be introduced in a rally on March 16, as they work to develop commercially applicable quantum technologies in four year...
Wednesday 9 March 2022
Taiwan 7-Eleven provides EV rapid charging
Charging solution suppliers are cooperating with 7-Eleven in Taiwan to build charging stations in convenience stores. For electric scooters, at least 190 7-Eleven stores provide Gogoro...
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,...