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Thursday 5 August 2021
Taiwan small- to mid-size LCD panel shipments to slip in 3Q21
Taiwan's shipments of small- to medium-size LCD panels are expected to edge down 1.1% sequentially in the third quarter of 2021 after growing 11.7% in the second quarter, according...
Thursday 5 August 2021
Siemens Gamesa starts production of nacelles in Taiwan for offshore wind turbines
Spain-based Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy has kicked off assembly of nacelles for offshore wind turbines at its factory near Taichung Harbor, central Taiwan, and has completed the...
Thursday 5 August 2021
Views from Taiwan (8): MediaTek becomes largest supplier of handset APs to Samsung
According to DIGITIMES Research analyst Stella Weng's study, MediaTek's application processors (AP) were used in only 8% of Samsung's handsets in 2019, but the proportion shot up...
Wednesday 4 August 2021
Taiwan sees NT$824 billion in investments from businesses reutrning from China
Taiwan's incentives program has attracted NT$824.4 billion (US$29.4 billion) in investments from businesses returning from China over the past two years, according to the Ministry...
Wednesday 4 August 2021
Taiwan backend houses bracing for robust China mature-node chips demand
Taiwan-based IC backend houses are gearing up for robust packaging demand for mature-node chips from foundries in China, as the supply of such chips is increasingly short of demand...
Wednesday 4 August 2021
Views from Taiwan (7): India to cash in on China's setbacks?
As the second largest handset market next to China, India sees its suppliers mainly carrying Chinese brands. Is India facing a fundamental change in market structure? Smartphone brands...
Wednesday 4 August 2021
Aleees progressing well in certification for cathode materials used in high-end LFP batteries
Advanced Lithium Electrochemistry (Aleees) has progressed into third-phase certification process for cathode materials used in high-end LFP (lithium iron phosphate) batteries conducted...
Tuesday 3 August 2021
TSMC reportedly starts installing 3nm fab tools
TSMC reportedly has started installing 3nm process manufacturing equipment at its new Fab 18b.
Tuesday 3 August 2021
Taiwan networking IC suppliers gain shifted orders
IC design houses, such as MediaTek and Realtek Semiconductor, have landed a ramp-up in orders from Taiwan-based networking device makers, which are encountering longer delivery lead...
Tuesday 3 August 2021
Views from Taiwan (6): China's smartphone industry is reshuffling
Is there any way out for Huawei, which has been cornered by the US government? It used to be able to ship 200 million handsets a year, and it remains to be seen whether it can make...
Monday 2 August 2021
Taiwan DDI chip suppliers poised to enjoy strong 3Q21
Taiwan-based display driver IC (DDI) suppliers including Fitipower Integrated Technology, FocalTech Systems, Himax Technologies, Novatek Microelectronics, Raydium Semiconductor and...
Monday 2 August 2021
Taiwan 2Q21 economic growth estimated at 7.47%
Taiwan's economic growth for the second quarter of 2021 is preliminarily estimated at 7.47%, 0.54pp higher than the 6.93% forecast in June 2021, according to the Directorate General...
Monday 2 August 2021
Views from Taiwan (5): Who is the top dog to hit a big time for 5G handsets?
Following the 5G commercial launch, 5G handsets have experienced a surge in shipments since 2020, and China is the foremost market in terms of volume, keeping other countries at ba...
Friday 30 July 2021
Views from Taiwan (4): Global handset market outlook
The tide of working from home has dramatically boosted the PC industry. The notebook industry has experienced rebounds from their past moderate years. Handset vendors instead seem...
Thursday 29 July 2021
Taiwan TV shipments to pick up sequentially in 2Q21 thanks to improved component procurement
Taiwan makers' TV shipments reached 7.16 million units in the second quarter of 2021, up 14.3% sequentially, as related makers had strengthened their component procurement via over...