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Monday 25 April 2022
Demand for HPC chip analysis, inspection stays strong
Demand for HPC chip analysis and inspection remains robust in the second quarter of 2022, according to industry sources in Taiwan, where major pure-play foundries and OSATs operate...
Monday 25 April 2022
IC wafer capacity to climb 8.7% as 10 new fabs enter production
IC wafer capacity is forecast to grow 8.7% in 2022 after rising 8.5% in 2021, thanks to the addition of 10 new 300mm fabs that are scheduled to open this year, according to IC Insi...
Monday 25 April 2022
AUO to showcase green solutions at Touch Taiwan 2022
AU Optronics (AUO) and its affiliates wil showcase at Touch Taiwan 2022 from April 27 to 29, 2022 their green solutions for creating and storing renewable energy, as well as energy...
Monday 25 April 2022
Ennostar subsidiaries to showcase LED products at Touch Taiwan 2022
Ennostar's subsidiaries, Epistar, Lextar Electronics, Unikorn Semiconductor, Yenrich Technology and ProLight, will showcase LED products at the Touch Taiwan 2022 during April 27-29...
Monday 25 April 2022
Innolux to showcase innovative display solutions at Touch Taiwan 2022
Innolux will showcase in-house-developed innovative display solutions, including electronic paper (e-paper) displays, smart liquid crystal windows, train-use displays and advanced...
Monday 25 April 2022
South Korea challenged by China's tight grip on battery materials
South Korea is facing challenges to expand its electric vehicle (EV) battery industry due to soaring costs of raw materials that are tightly controlled by China.
Monday 25 April 2022
SFA Semicon Philippines net profits grow 133% in 2021
SFA Semicon Philippines, a subsidiary of South Korea-based SFA Semicon, has reported US$12.8 million in after-tax profits for the year of 2021, leaping 133% on year.
Friday 22 April 2022
Academia Sinica seeking researchers in Taiwan to conduct advanced quantum study
Taiwan's Academia Sinica launched a project earlier this month to seek local scholars and researchers to conduct R&D on key breakthrough technologies and will fund their research...
Friday 22 April 2022
Teco Electric & Machinery to set up 60MW energy storage system for Taipower
Teco Electric & Machinery has won an open bid at NT$2.6 billion (US$91.2 million) for setting up an energy storage system with an installed capacity of 60MW for state-run Taiwan...
Thursday 21 April 2022
ASE to complete Chungli factory site expansion in 3Q24
ASE Technology is scheduled to complete constructing additional production lines and facilities at its manufacturing site in Chungli, northern Taiwan in the third quarter of 2024,...
Thursday 21 April 2022
Taiwan imports PV modules worth US$16.85 million from Southeast Asia in 1Q22
Taiwan recorded imports totaling US$16.85 million for PV modules produced in Malaysia, Vietnam and Thailand in first-quarter 2022, 28.82% more than the US$13.08 million recorded in...
Thursday 21 April 2022
Hanwha Solutions plans to set up PV material factory in US
South Korea-based Hanwha Solutions plans to set up a factory for making PV materials, mainly EVA (ethylene-vinyl acetate) film and back sheets, in Georgia, the US, industry sources...
Thursday 21 April 2022
Acer expects strong PC sales in Taiwan in 2Q22
Acer has seen PC sales in Taiwan remain strong, and it is expecting a double-digit sales surge in the market during the second quarter this year.
Thursday 21 April 2022
East Asian carmakers rushing into Indian EV market
With automakers from China, Japan and South Korea making early moves in India's electric vehicle (EV) market, Kia Motors is reportedly developing an electric SUV for India.
Thursday 21 April 2022
Samsung hits snag in 3nm process, yet posing new challenges to TSMC
Poor 3nm GAA process yield performance is deemed as a major setback for Samsung Electronics in its advanced foundry technology race with TSMC, which may dash the Korean tech giant's...