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Wednesday 21 July 2021
Taiwan June export orders up
Taiwan-based makers received export orders totaling US$53.73 billion in June 2021, increasing 2.8% sequentially and 31.1% on year, according to the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MO...
Wednesday 21 July 2021
HPE expands GreenLake services in Taiwan
Hewlett-Packard Enterprise (HPE) has expanded its GreenLake services in Taiwan to add silicon on-demand and zero-trust cybersecurity solutions.
Wednesday 21 July 2021
Plastic injection molded car parts: Q&A with IKKA chairman Vincent Hu
IKKA Holdings (Cayman), a maker of precision plastic injection molded components, was successfully listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange on May 31, 2021. DIGITIMES recently talked to...
Tuesday 20 July 2021
Asia Venturing: Cross-border investments by corporate VCs are key driving force for tech innovation
The first panel talk at Asia Venturing online forum, held on July 16, 2021 by DIGITIMES and Anchor Taiwan, featured the vice president and general manager of Business Solutions Group...
Tuesday 20 July 2021
China, Taiwan makers enhancing presence in gaming monitor panel market
LCD panel makers in Taiwan and China are optimizing either production capacity or innovative technologies to enhance their presence in the IT segment, where demand for gaming monitor...
Tuesday 20 July 2021
TSMC dossier (9): New frontier of customer relation
Many years ago, a friend of mine in the industry told me a joke about customer relationships in the foundry sector. He said that UMC took good care of customers and would actively...
Tuesday 20 July 2021
Taiwan foundries to see revenue hit another record in 3Q21
Taiwan-based pure-play foundries including TSMC, United Microelectronics (UMC), Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) and Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing (PSMC) are all...
Tuesday 20 July 2021
Taiwan maintains edge as largest base for IC wafer capacity, says IC Insights
As of December 2020, Taiwan led the world with 21.4% of global wafer capacity installed in that country, according to IC Insights. In second place was South Korea, which accounted...
Monday 19 July 2021
Europe to be globally second largest EV-use battery supply chain in 2025
A total of 38 makers of EV-use batteries have been set up in recent years in Europe, which is expected to become the world's second largest EV-use battery supply chain next only to...
Monday 19 July 2021
Taiwan to invest over NT$80 billion in smart airports, seaports
Taiwan's Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC) plans to invest NT$80.7 billion (US$2.9 billion) into digital transformation of airports and seaports, using AI, IoT,...
Friday 16 July 2021
Is GF a good buy for Intel?
Intel is reportedly eyeing Globalfoundries for acquisition valued at an estimated US$30 billion. Will the acquisition be a good buy and follow Intel's IDM 2.0 strategy that was unveiled...
Friday 16 July 2021
TSMC dossier (7): Is Samsung a real challenger?
The reason why I am so optimistic about the competition between TSMC and Samsung is that neither quantum technology nor in-memory computing will dictate the outcome before 2025. Even...
Thursday 15 July 2021
TSMC expects 11% revenue growth in 3Q21; raises full-year outlook
TSMC expects to post revenues of between US$14.6 billion and US$14.9 billion in the third quarter of 2021, which is an 11% sequential increase at the midpoint. Gross margin and operating...
Thursday 15 July 2021
TSMC to diversify manufacturing bases
TSMC is looking to diversify its manufacturing bases for the sustainability of the company's competitiveness, Digitimes Research believes.
Wednesday 14 July 2021
Intel seeks to regain advanced manufacturing lead
Intel is eyeing to regain its manufacturing lead, particularly advanced process manufacturing. Intel's capex for 2021 will be a nearly 10-year high for the company, despite being...