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Tuesday 7 December 2021
Samsung reshuffles management
Samsung Electronics has made major changes to its leadership in an internal restructuring to strengthen its business competitiveness, and it will combine its consumer electronics...
Tuesday 7 December 2021
Taiwan must expand IC expertise to remain competitive, urges MediaTek chairman
MediaTek chairman MK Tsai believes while Taiwan holds an influential position in the global semiconductor industry, it must continue to expand its IC knowledge to face future compe...
Tuesday 7 December 2021
Taiwan semiconductor players brace for GaN RF demand boom
With GaN-on-SiC RF components set to gain ground in 5G, satellite communications and national defense applications, Taiwan-based III-V semiconductor players including foundries Win...
Tuesday 7 December 2021
Japan to increase EV subsidy to up to US$7,000
The Japanese government is planning to increase subsidy for EV purchases from about JPY400,000 (US$3,500) to JPY800,000, nearly as much as in the US and Europe, and JPY250,000 for...
Tuesday 7 December 2021
Machine tools in strong demand for EV, semiconductor, healthcare applications
Strong market demand for machine tools can be well expected in 2022, particularly for EV, green energy and healthcare applications, according to Jimmy Chu, chairman of Taiwan's leading...
Tuesday 7 December 2021
South Korea battery, solar energy heavily impacted by China urea water export ban
China's export ban of urea water to South Korea has highlighted the country's heavy reliance on Chinese supply chains.
Tuesday 7 December 2021
Taiwan yet to finalize 2022 FIT for PV power
Taiwan has hiked feed-in tariff (FIT) rates for PV-generated electricity in the fourth quarter of 2021 to reflect rising raw materials costs over the previous three quarters, but...
Tuesday 7 December 2021
HP regains top spot in notebook shipments
Having relocated its procurement team to Taiwan, HP saw its notebook shipments surpass Dell's and regained the top spot in November 2021, according to industry sources.
Tuesday 7 December 2021
E Ink breaks ground for new building
E Ink Holdings on December 6 held a groundbreaking ceremony for a building that will house an R&D and production center of electronic ink film and color e-paper at Hsinchu Science...
Monday 6 December 2021
Cluster 2.0 needed for Taiwan semiconductor sector to meet new challenges, says ASE COO
Taiwan's semiconductor sector has performed outstandingly amid the pandemic over the past two years thanks partly to its strong industrial clusters, but Taiwan needs to advance to...
Monday 6 December 2021
Memory demand to boom for AI, says Macronix chairman
Memory demand is set to rise further, as AI applications become more widespread, according to Miin Wu, chairman for ROM and flash chipmaker Macronix International.
Monday 6 December 2021
South Korean carmakers among top-100 auto parts suppliers in sales in 2020
A total of nine automakers in South Korea have been named among the world's 100 major auto parts suppliers in sales in 2020, based on an analysis of data compiled by Automotive...
Friday 3 December 2021
Asustek ranks as most valuable brand in Taiwan
Taiwan-based PC vendor Asustek Computer is the most valuable brand in the country this year as it takes top place in the 2021 Best Taiwan Global Brands survey conducted by the Taiwan...
Friday 3 December 2021
Japan investments in Vietnam surge 90% in first ten months of 2021
In the first ten months of 2021, Japanese firms invested a total of US$3.4 billion in Vietnam, 90% higher than the amount of the same period of the previous year, according to Vietnamnet...
Friday 3 December 2021
Taiwan ranked largest semiconductor equipment market in 3Q21
Worldwide semiconductor equipment billings increased 8% sequentially and a robust 38% on year to US$26.8 billion in the third quarter of 2021, according to SEMI. The quarter also...