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Tuesday 14 February 2023
Taiwan petroleum firm developing soft carbon battery materials
Taiwan's state-owned petroleum firm, CPC, is actively developing soft carbon materials for battery applications, according to Yan-Shu Chen, project manager of the company's refining...
Monday 13 February 2023
New Toyota CEO Koji Sato assembles leadership team for EV era
Toyota Motor Corp. unveiled several changes to its senior management as Koji Sato prepares to take over as chief executive officer, seeking to improve the carmaker's strategy and...
Monday 13 February 2023
Taiwan network devices vendors cautiously optimistic about 2023
Taiwan's network device makers are catiously optimistic about their sales prospects for 2023 after recording double-digit annual revenue gains in 2022, partly because the ongoing...
Monday 13 February 2023
Samsung, SK Hynix eyeing CXL memory solutions for auto applications
Major memory suppliers Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix reportedly are gearing up to develop CXL (compute express link)-based memory solutions, and the integration of CXL technology...
Monday 13 February 2023
Samsung woos Qualcomm at 6 nm, targeting MediaTek next
Facing global weak demands for memory and smartphones, Samung Electronics has been seeing strong order competition from TSMC. However, the South Korean company is planning for a comeback...
Monday 13 February 2023
Taiwan IC design houses see profits bound to bottom out in 1Q23
Taiwan IC design houses will see their profit performance hit the bottom in the first quarter of the year, and they are poised to step up preparations for new high-end offerings to...
Friday 10 February 2023
Sequans readies massive shipments of Cat 1 chips this year
Cellular IoT chip vendor Sequans Communications said in January that it expects to ship its second-generation Cat 1 chip in volume this year. In an interview with DIGITIMES Asia at...
Friday 10 February 2023
Sequans shipping to Docomo pure satellite connectivity solutions
Having been working on IoT solutions since the 2010s, France-based cellular IoT chipmaker Sequans and Japan's leading IoT network provider Docomo are now taking cellular to satelli...
Friday 10 February 2023
Tokyo Electron raises outlook despite expanding US curbs on China
Tokyo lifted its outlook for the full-year performance and would continue its operation in China despite a potentially expanded US ban to include Japan and the Netherlands.
Friday 10 February 2023
More German businesses say cross-strait tension poses business challenges in Taiwan
The German Trade Office Taipei (GTO) released the results of its Business Confidence Survey 2022/2023 on February 9. The report showed while the economic condition remains the major...
Friday 10 February 2023
Japanese SiC equipment makers are cautious to big orders from new clients. Why?
International vendors of SiC manufacturing equipment have seen their delivery lead times extended to 1.5-2 years due to supply falling short of demand, driving impressive financial...
Friday 10 February 2023
SMIC expects 10-12% revenue drop in 1Q23
China-based pure-play foundry Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) expects to post a revenue decline of 10-12% sequentially in the first quarter of 2023, with gross margin...
Friday 10 February 2023
PCB output value may drop in 2023
Global PCB output, having recorded an annual growth of merely 3.2% in 2022, may see a change of between a 3% growth and a 4% decline year-on-year in 2023, as the sector continues...
Friday 10 February 2023
Taiwan motherboard brands see drastic decline in combined shipments in 2022
Combined shipments of Taiwan's four major motherboard brands – Asustek Computer, Gigabyte Technology, Micro-Star International (MSI), and ASRock – are expected to have...
Friday 10 February 2023
Taiwan semiconductor industry to rebound at full swing in 3Q23, says Topco
Semiconductor materials distributor Topco Scientific expects Taiwan's semiconductor industry to begin picking up in the second quarter before rebounding at full throttle in the third...