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Friday 29 April 2022
Korean 8-inch wafer fabs enjoy robust growths
South Korea's contract chipmakers SK Hynix System IC and DB HiTek last year reported robust profit growths, as 8-inch fab capacity, once neglected a few years ago, has come back to...
Friday 29 April 2022
PlayNitride showcasing microLED technology at Touch Taiwan 2022
PlayNitride is exhibiting three types of microLED technology respectively based on PCB, TFT and Si backplanes at 2022 Touch Taiwan during April 27-29.
Friday 29 April 2022
Taiwan server makers optimistic about 2H22 sales prospects
Taiwan-based server makers continue to enjoy robust order visibility, and are upbeat about sales prospects for the second half of 2022, according to industry sources. Companies including...
Thursday 28 April 2022
Taiwan electronics makers keen to develop mmWave radars with NXP chips
Many Taiwan electronics makers are actively making inquiries with NXP Semiconductors to explore the possibility of jointly developing mmWave radar systems as part of their efforts...
Thursday 28 April 2022
GIS to ramp up capacitive fingerprint sensor output at new plant in 2H22
Touch display solution provider General Interface Solution (GIS) will have its new plant in Taichung, central Taiwan, come online mainly for producing capacitive fingerprint recognition...
Thursday 28 April 2022
AUO Display Plus showcasing smart solutions at Touch Taiwan 2022
AUO Display Plus, AU Optronics' subsidiary specializing in industrial and commercial display panels, is showcasing three smart solutions jointly developed with partners as well as...
Thursday 28 April 2022
Korea looks to future cars for restoring IC design
South Korea's industry is calling for more efforts to nurture IC designers amid the rising demand for automotive chips. It is believed that small-scaled IC designers will be able...
Thursday 28 April 2022
Master Trans, Tron-e export electric buses to SE Asia, Europe
Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs plans to electrify 35% of the total 12,000 city buses by 2025 and 100% by 2030. Around 15,000 long-distance intercity buses will also be replaced...
Thursday 28 April 2022
Tight fab capacity may encourage Taiwan foundries to raise prices again
TSMC's still-tight fab capacity may encourage the foundry to raise its foundry quotes in June, with fellow Taiwan-based foundries likely to follow suit making another upward adjustment...
Wednesday 27 April 2022
Taiwan bans strategic high-tech exports to Russia
Taiwan's government earlier this month imposed a ban on local vendors from exporting strategic high-tech commodities to Russia, the third embargoed country after North Korea and Ir...
Wednesday 27 April 2022
US startup Ample tackling EV charging anxiety with enhanced battery swapping service
Streamlining the process of charging an electric vehicle (EV) is critical to the new energy car's adoption. The US-based Ample approaches the idea with battery swapping technologies...
Wednesday 27 April 2022
Denso, USJC team up for automotive power semiconductors
Denso and United Semiconductor Japan (USJC), a subsidiary of Taiwan-based United Microelectronics (UMC), have announced they will partner to manufacture automotive power semiconduc...
Wednesday 27 April 2022
Pure-play foundries see automotive chip orders continue ramping up
Taiwan-based pure-play foundries continue to see orders for automotive semiconductors ramp up while stepping up their capacity expansion pace, according to industry sources.
Tuesday 26 April 2022
QuantumScape sets up solid-state battery R&D center in Japan
QuantumScape, a developer of solid-state lithium-metal batteries for use in electric vehicles (EV) has expanded into the Asia-Pacific region with an office in Kyoto, Japan. The new...
Tuesday 26 April 2022
Corning to showcase products at Touch Taiwan 2022
Corning has disclosed it will be exhibiting a range of products in the smart display and application categories at Touch Taiwan 2022, held April 27 through 29 at the Taipei Nangang...