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Tuesday 17 August 2021
Nuvoton to raise foundry quotes by 15%, report says
MCU specialist Nuvoton Technology, which has merged with Panasonic Semiconductor Solutions (PSCS), has reportedly notified customers about a 15% price hike for its contract manufacturing...
Tuesday 17 August 2021
Microsoft to commercialize Azure datacenter in Taiwan in 2H22
Microsoft is scheduled to kick off operations at its new Azure datacenter in Taiwan in the second half of 2022, which may prompt other web service giants including Amazon Web Services...
Tuesday 17 August 2021
Taiwan ODMs step up deployments in automotive electronics
ODMs including Quanta Computer, Compal Electronics, Inventec and Wistron have stepped up their deployments in the automotive electronics field, as well as healthcare and other sectors,...
Tuesday 17 August 2021
Taiwan MOSFET suppliers seek foundry support for increasing orders
Taiwan-based MOSFET chip suppliers including Advanced Power Electronics, Excelliance MOS, Niko Semiconductor and Sinopower Semiconductor have approached their foundry partners recently...
Tuesday 17 August 2021
Taiwan IC designers expect Type-C chips to grow over 50% globally in 2021, 2022
Taiwan-based IC design houses are generally optimistic about globally increasing adoption of USB Type-C interface specification, and expect global demand for Type-C chips to grow...
Monday 16 August 2021
Taiwan IC design houses keen to join MIH EV platform
More and more IC designers in Taiwan are keen to join the Foxconn-led MIH open EV platform and seek to cash in on the immense market demand for automotive chips, according to industry...
Monday 16 August 2021
Equipment maker Acter enjoys robust orders
Cleanroom and turnkey equipment provider Acter continues to enjoy strong from the chipmaking and electronics industry sectors in Taiwan and Southeast Asia, with orders it holds on...
Monday 16 August 2021
Taiwan's three-phase plan to electrify public buses
The car industry is going through unprecedented changes that are led by government policies on renewable energy and by innovative development of electrified smart driving and shared...
Monday 16 August 2021
Taiwan 2021 forecast economic growth rate hits 11-year high, says DGBAS
Taiwan's forecast economic growth rate for 2021 is upward adjusted from 5.46% forecast in June 2021 to 5.88%, the highest annual level since 2011, according to the Directorate General...
Monday 16 August 2021
India EV supply chain may benefit from Taiwan suppliers
With a huge population of 1.37 billion people, a high demographic dividend, and generous subsidies for electric vehicles (EV) from both the central and state governments, India is...
Friday 13 August 2021
AIDC looks to sell electric bus to US and Japan
Taiwan's Aerospace Industrial Development (AIDC) has partnered up with Tangeng Advanced Vehicles (TAV) to build Taiwan's first low-floor electric bus and has formed an electric bus...
Friday 13 August 2021
Winbond to generate additional output for specialty DRAM starting 4Q22
Winbond Electronics expects to kick off production for specialty DRAM memory in small volume at its new plant in Kaohsiung, southern Taiwan in the fourth quarter of 2022, according...
Friday 13 August 2021
Semiconductor prosperity to last through 2022
A new wave of prosperity is taking place in the global semiconductor industry. Fabless chipmakers, foundries and backend houses have all seen their supplies fall short of customer...
Friday 13 August 2021
Automotive MCU sales to surge 23% in 2021 despite shortages
Despite some ongoing shortages of microcontrollers and automakers having to temporarily close assembly lines this year, automotive MCU sales are forecast to surge 23% in the economic...
Thursday 12 August 2021
Taiwan large-size panel shipments to grow slightly in 3Q21, says Digitimes Research
Taiwan's large-size TFT LCD panel shipments are forecast to grow only 3.2% sequentially in the third quarter, followed by a slight drop in the fourth, according to Digitimes Resear...