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Friday 22 October 2021
Micron to install EUV equipment at Taiwan fabs in 2024
Micron Technology has plans to install EUV lithography tools at its Taiwan-based fabs in 2024, said Manish Bhatia, executive VP of global operations for the US memory chip vendor,...
Thursday 21 October 2021
Taiwan September exports hit record
Taiwan recorded exports totaling US$39.65 in September 2021, hitting a monthly record for the third consecutive time with growth of 0.3% sequentially and 29.2% year-on-year, while...
Thursday 21 October 2021
ASML gearing up for EUV equipment boom
With Intel announcing plans to adopt ASML's high-NA EUV machines in its post-nanometer process technology that is expected to be ready for production by 2025, ASML has disclosed it...
Thursday 21 October 2021
Automotive IDMs to raise chip prices by 10-20% in 2022
Automotive IDMs have notified their clients about 10-20% price hikes for their chips starting 2022 as they continue to face mounting costs for raw materials, according to industry...
Thursday 21 October 2021
Micron reportedly to set up new DRAM fab in Japan
Micron Technology is reportedly mulling a new DRAM fab in Hiroshima prefecture, western Japan, for as much as JPY800 billion (US$7 billion).
Thursday 21 October 2021
Taiwan September export orders hit record
Taiwan-based makers received export orders totaling US$62.90 billion in September 2021, the highest-ever monthly level with increases of 17.6% sequentially and 25.7% year-on-year,...
Thursday 21 October 2021
PV module prices in Taiwan keep rising
Prices for PV modules in the Taiwan market have been rising, and wil rise further, according to local EPC (engineering, procurement, construction) undertakers and investors in the...
Wednesday 20 October 2021
Asia Venturing: Can Asia see the unicorn boom?
In a world where "money is cheap," unicorns, the companies with a valuation of more than $1 billion, are born in an accelerated mode during the COVID-19 pandemic era.
Wednesday 20 October 2021
Taiwan PCB equipment suppliers busy fulfilling orders
With PCB and IC substrate suppliers looking to expand capacity, related equipment suppliers will be busy fulfilling orders that will be ramping up substantially through 2022, according...
Wednesday 20 October 2021
Samsung new NAND flash capacity coming online in 2H21 may worsen price falls
The gradual commercialization of Samsung Electronics's new production capacity for NAND flash memory in the second half of 2021 has sparked concerns among market observers about a...
Wednesday 20 October 2021
Taiwan IC substrate makers cut into supply chain for new-gen Mac chips
Taiwan-based IC substrate suppliers, such as Unimicron Technology, have reportedly cut into the supply chain for Apple's custom-built silicon powering the next generation Macs, and...
Wednesday 20 October 2021
Honor strengthens smartphone marketing in overseas channels
Honor, a spinoff from Huawei, has been re-establishing its partnerships with US-based vendors including Qualcomm, Microsoft and Intel since early 2020 and has risen to third place...
Tuesday 19 October 2021
Powin teams up with Leader for Taiwan energy storage market
American energy storage system integrator Powin Energy is partnering up with Taiwan's Leader Energy Storage Technologies, making Leader an exclusive agent in Taiwan. By signing a...
Friday 15 October 2021
Supply chain flexibility is crucial, says Cheney Wang, VP of supply chain and Taiwan GM of Latch
Latch was founded in 2014 by a group of former Apple employees and began trading on Nasdaq on June 7th, 2021 under LTCH. Through a SPAC listing, it raised $453 million and values...
Friday 15 October 2021
Will foundry expansions lead to capacity glut?
Many IDMs and pure-play foundries, including second-tier ones, are all poised to expand their fab capacities sparking concerns that the arrival of the additional capacities could...