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Thursday 18 March 2021
Taiwan inductor suppliers see strong order momentum
Taiwan's inductor vendors have clear order visibility for more than a quarter at the moment and are expected to see revenues increase in the second quarter, according to sources from...
Thursday 18 March 2021
Taiwan ABF substrate suppliers to land handsome profits in 1Q21
Taiwan's IC substrate makers Unimicron Technology, Nan Ya PCB and Kinsus Interconnect Technology are upbeat about their revenue and profit results for first-quarter 2021 due to rising...
Thursday 18 March 2021
Taiwan IC packaging-testing firms eyeing automotive CIS
As international design houses of smartphone-use CMOS image sensors (CIS) including Sony, Samsung Electronics, OmniVision and On Semiconductor have shifted 2021 business focus to...
Thursday 18 March 2021
Taiwan III-V players to explore RF, PA demand for satellites
Taiwan's backend houses and III-V semiconductor suppliers are poised to explore business opportunities for RF and PA modules for space communication applications, demand for which...
Wednesday 17 March 2021
Pegatron chair upbeat about Taiwan EV industry
Pegatron chairman TH Tung has expressed optimism about the development of Taiwan's electric vehicle (EV) industry supply chain, which is expected to gain a foothold in the worldwide...
Wednesday 17 March 2021
Winbond board approves capex for new 12-inch fab in southern Taiwan
Winbond Electronics' board of directors has approved a capex budget of approximately NT$13.13 billion (US$463.83 million) to invest in the company's new 12-inch wafer plant located...
Wednesday 17 March 2021
Taiwan MCU firms to see revenue growth starting March
With seasonality boosting end-market demand, Taiwan-based MCU and other consumer IC suppliers are poised to see revenues increase starting March, according to industry sources.
Wednesday 17 March 2021
Taiwan PCB makers gearing up for miniLED TV boom
Taiwan-based PCB manufacturers, such as Taiwan PCB Techvest (TPT) and Apex International, are gearing up for the miniLED-backlit TV market boom as they have cut into supply chains...
Wednesday 17 March 2021
Taiwan foundries running at full capacity for mature processes
TSMC, United Microelectronics (UMC), Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) and Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing (PSMC) continue to run at full capacity for their 28nm and...
Tuesday 16 March 2021
Backend firms to gain growth momentum from car chips till 3Q21
Taiwan's backend service firms will see their ratios of revenues from processing automotive chips ramp up through at least the third quarter 2021, according to industry sources.
Tuesday 16 March 2021
IC and material distributors to embrace strong 2Q21
Taiwan-based distributors of ICs and materials continue to see strong influx of orders, which will buoy their sales performance through the second quarter, according to industry so...
Monday 15 March 2021
70% of enterprises on way to Internet-based operation without offices, says Ericsson survey
About 70% of the world's companies are on their way to getting rid of physical offices, according to surveys conducted by Ericsson Consumer & IndustryLab.
Thursday 11 March 2021
ASML to hire more engineers in Taiwan
Semiconductor equipment vendor ASML has disclosed plans to recruit an additional 600 engineers in Taiwan this year.
Thursday 11 March 2021
Japan fab toolmaker eyeing Macronix 6-inch fab for acquisition
A Japan-based semiconductor equipment vendor is looking to acquire Macronix International's 6-inch wafer fab in Taiwan that has been put on sale, reportedly eyeing a closer tie with...
Thursday 11 March 2021
Eaton helps power users double UPS as energy storage systems
Eaton has helped industiral power users adjust their UPS to double as energy storage systems, according to Howard Kung, the company's Taiwan country manager.