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Thursday 12 August 2021
Taiwan analog IC suppliers may gain shifted orders from US
A US analog chip vendor reportedly intends to scale down its target markets due to the limited available fab capacity, with smaller Taiwan-based peers set to embrace orders shifted...
Wednesday 11 August 2021
Hinge makers see gross margins come under downward pressure
Taiwan-based makers of hinges used in notebooks and LCD monitors have been under impact from material cost increases and intensifying price competition from China-based fellow makers,...
Wednesday 11 August 2021
Taiwan government and enterprises should team up for talent cultivation, says Etron chair
Built upon its solid foundation, Taiwan's semiconductor industry is gearing up for its next stage of development. A shortage of engineers and other professionals remains a challenge...
Tuesday 10 August 2021
Passive component materials suppliers post strong July sales
Passive component materials suppliers Ample Electronic Technology (AETC) and Lasertek Taiwan have both posted strong sales for July, driven by a continued ramp-up in orders for capacitors,...
Tuesday 10 August 2021
Taiwan IC substrate makers to enjoy strong 2H21
Unimicron Technology, Kinsus Interconnect Technology and Nan Ya PCB are all poised to generate substantial revenue increases in the second half of 2021, as strong order momentum for...
Tuesday 10 August 2021
Silicon wafer suppliers expanding capacity slowly
Capacity expansions at silicon wafer suppliers are proceeding at a pace that may not be able to keep up with foundries' aggressive capacity expansion plans, according to market sou...
Tuesday 10 August 2021
Taiwan July exports hit record
Taiwan recorded exports totaling US$37.95 billion for July 2021, the highest-ever monthly level with growths of 3.5% sequentially and 34.7% on year, while the month's imports reached...
Monday 9 August 2021
Phison expects output to jump in 2022
Phison Electronics has managed to obtain more capacity support from two foundry service providers, and will see its output for 2022 jump 200% from this year, according to KS Pua,...
Monday 9 August 2021
Taiwan memory chipmakers post strong sales for July
DRAM chipmaker Nanya Technology saw its revenue reach a 34-month high of NT$7.95 billion (US$285.6 million) in July 2021, while specialty DRAM and flash chipmaker Winbond Electronics'...
Monday 9 August 2021
TSMC to freeze quotes for 28nm process, sources say
Having already raised its quotes for 28nm process technology, TSMC has moved to maintain the prices throughout the second half of this year, according to industry sources.
Monday 9 August 2021
Views from Taiwan (10): The structure of the server sector
With manufacturing advantages inherited from Taiwan's notebook industry, Taiwan's server shipments account for over 90% of the global server market. Server suppliers such as Wistron's...
Friday 6 August 2021
Taiwan notebooks – 2Q 2021
Taiwan's notebook shipments only grew 2.7% sequentially in the second quarter of 2021, as component short supply was worse than expected. The volumes were up 8.6% on year in the qu...
Friday 6 August 2021
Opportunities of Taiwanese ICT suppliers in EV
Electric vehicles (EVs) are in rapid development. The EV industry, which has no gas engines and heavily involves technology, is a completely different battlefield compared with the...
Friday 6 August 2021
Views from Taiwan (9): Taiwanese firms as IT powerhouses
The industry community is aware that Huawei has been hoarding components so as to secure supply to sustain its production line, especially high-end parts. On top of that, China is...
Friday 6 August 2021
MCU prices in China may return to normal track, says Nuvoton CEO
China's regulators investigating the alleged price gouging by Chinese distributors of automotive MCUs is good news for Taiwan-based MCU maker Nuvoton Technology and other local peers,...