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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.
Friday 7 January 2022
QCT, Wiwynn gearing up for capacity expansions
Server ODMs Quanta Cloud Technology (QCT) and Wiwynn are both looking to expand production capacities substantially in 2022, according to the Taiwan-based companies.
Friday 7 January 2022
CES 2022: Fluv uses pet data to find sitters
Fluv is running a marketplace platform that helps pet owners find the most suitable and trusted pet sitters, walkers, and groomers using pet data and a matching system.
Friday 7 January 2022
Master Talks 1: MIT scholar's advice for Taiwan companies to attain sustainability
Taiwan has succeeded in transforming from a low value-added assembler to a technology designer and provider over the past decades. To keep growing in the future, MIT scholar Donald...
Friday 7 January 2022
Taiwan notebook suppliers expect growth in business, gaming laptops
Taiwan's notebook suppliers are expecting some growth momentum for business and gaming laptops in 2022, as they showcased their latest technologies and products at CES 2022.
Thursday 6 January 2022
Taiwan OSAT, test interface vendors upbeat about demand for new processors
Taiwan-based OSATs and IC test interface solution providers are upbeat about demand for new processors unveiled by vendors including AMD and Nvidia for the next couple of years, according...