CONNECT WITH US
Global supply chain: Advanced economies
Advanced economies news coverage
IN THE NEWS
Thursday 13 January 2022
KIA sets up EV6 charging stations at dealership in Taiwan
Kia is displaying its battery-powered EV (electric vehicle), EV6, and single-vehicle charging piles at the Kia EV6 Cafe, located at Taipei 101. The south Korean carmaker has seen...
Thursday 13 January 2022
PMIC demand to stay strong, crunch to persist in 2022
Taiwan-based power management IC suppliers will continue to embrace strong demand in 2022, but their on-year sales growth rates will depend largely on the foundry support they are...
Thursday 13 January 2022
TSMC to make 3nm chips for Intel at new site in northern Taiwan
TSMC plans to have its new production site in the Baoshan area in Hsinchu, northern Taiwan make 3nm chips for Intel, according to industry sources.
Thursday 13 January 2022
What motivates TSMC to spend big on capacity expansion
TSMC's planned US$100 billion in capex from 2021 to 2023 will not be sufficient to carry out its capacity expansion projects in Taiwan and overseas, market observers believe. The...
Thursday 13 January 2022
Yeong Guan Energy sets up factory in central Taiwan
Casting part maker Yeong Guan Energy Technology is setting up a factory in central Taiwan with an initial investment of NT$5.22 billion (US$187 million). The factory will commence...
Thursday 13 January 2022
Space4M builds largest mixed reality smart studio in Taiwan
Space4M, a subsidiary of AU Optronics (AUO) that specializes in smart entertainment integration solutions, has used over 2,200 LED panels to build a mixed reality (MR) smart studio...
Wednesday 12 January 2022
Global fab equipment spending to log record high in 2022, says SEMI
Global fab equipment spending for front-end facilities is expected to rise 10% on year to a new all-time high of over US$98 billion in 2022, marking a third consecutive year of growth,...
Wednesday 12 January 2022
Carmakers working to be self-sufficient on EV battery
With the electric vehicle (EV) market continuing to grow, carmakers in Europe and the US have been building battery plants or partnering with battery manufacturers domestically. The...
Wednesday 12 January 2022
Japan voices support for Taiwan's CPTPP accession and urges more collaboration in semiconductor
In a virtual session of the Taiwan-Japan Economic and Trade Conference held on January 11, Mitsuo Ohashi, chairman of Japan-Taiwan Exchange Association, expressed support for Taiwan's...
Wednesday 12 January 2022
Taiwan December export value historically second highest monthly level, says MOF
Taiwan recorded a total export value of US$40.72 billion for December 2021, the historically second-highest monthly level, exceeded only by the US$ 41.58 billion recorded in the preceding...
Tuesday 11 January 2022
Taiwan fabless chipmakers see limited impact from power outage at Hua Hong fabs
A recent power outage at Hua Hong Semiconductor's wafer fabs located at the Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park, Shanghai has so far had a limited impact on Taiwan-based fabless chipmakers' deliveries,...
Tuesday 11 January 2022
Taiwan III-V IC makers gearing up for robust RF, PA demand
Taiwan-based gallium arsenide (GaAs) foundries including Win Semiconductors and Advanced Wireless Semiconductor (AWSC), and epi-wafer suppliers such as Visual Photonics Epitaxy Company...
Monday 10 January 2022
Gotion looks to bring LFP production to US
China-based LFP battery supplier Gotion announced in late December that Gotion US has sealed a large order with a top American carmaker without revealing who it is. In the announcement,...
Monday 10 January 2022
Taiwan foundries may freeze quotes in 2Q22
Taiwan pure-play foundries are likely to freeze their quotes in the second quarter of 2022, as their fabless and IDM clients find it increasingly difficult to pass rising costs onto...
Friday 7 January 2022
UMC monthly revenue tops NT$20 billion
Pure-play foundry United Microelectronics (UMC) saw its monthly revenue exceed NT$20 billion (US$722.5 million) for the first time in December 2021.