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Monday 28 June 2021
South Korea sees chip exports top US$10 billion in May
South Korea's semiconductor exports grew 24% on year to US$10.1 billion in May 2021, a report by local news agency Newsis quoted data compiled by the country's Ministry of...
Friday 25 June 2021
Hiwin breaks ground for plant in Japan
Mechanical motion control component maker Hiwin Technologies has announced it has broken ground for its new plant in Japan's Kobe as scheduled despite the lingering coronavirus pandemic...
Friday 25 June 2021
High ground of the supply chain: Japan and China
DIGITIMES has planned a series of special research projects, targeting the changes in the Asia market and supply chain. For the research, DIGITIMES has picked 100...
Thursday 24 June 2021
Taiwan OSATs see car ICs demand promising for next 3-4 years
Taiwan-based OSATs and chip probing service providers are upbeat about backend demand for automotive chips over the next three to four years, as international IDMs such as Renesas...
Thursday 24 June 2021
Taiwan handset sales to pick up in 2H21
Handset sales in Taiwan remained lackluster in May but are expected to pick up substantially in the second half of this year when lower-priced 5G smartphones hit the shelves, according...
Thursday 24 June 2021
Netherlands-based laser tech startup InPhocal to raise fund
Netherlands-based startup InPhocal, which has developed a laser technology for semiconductor cutting, is looking to raise US$2.5 billion during the seed round in 2021.
Thursday 24 June 2021
Acter confident about revenue gains despite pandemic in Taiwan, ASEAN
Taiwan-based clean room engineering specialist Acter remains confident that its revenues will rise steadily in the months ahead as long as the pandemic in Taiwan and Southeast Asia...
Wednesday 23 June 2021
New IC fabs to spur surge in equipment spending, says SEMI
Semiconductor manufacturers worldwide will have started construction on 19 new high-volume fabs by the end of this year and break ground on another 10 in 2022 to meet accelerating...
Wednesday 23 June 2021
SEMICON Taiwan 2021 postponed
SEMICON Taiwan 2021, originally slated for September, will be postponed to December or January 2022.
Wednesday 23 June 2021
Taiwan leadframe makers land new orders from China
Taiwan-based lead frame makers including SDI and Jih Lin Technology have obtained new orders for intelligent power modules from China, according to industry sources.
Wednesday 23 June 2021
Chromebook sales to remain strong in Asia Pacific
Chromebook sales are expected to stay strong in the Asia-Pacific region in the second half of 2021, according to sources at brand notebook vendors.
Wednesday 23 June 2021
Unimicron accelerates construction of new ABF substrate plant
IC substrate supplier Unimicron Technology is accelerating the construction of its new plant in Yangmei, northern Taiwan, and expects the facility to get ready for full-scale production...
Wednesday 23 June 2021
Taiwan IC design houses remain upbeat about 3Q21
Taiwan-based IC design houses remain upbeat about their sales growth in the third quarter of 2021, despite a recent cutback in orders from the notebook sector, according to industry...
Tuesday 22 June 2021
Highlights of the day: Taiwan makers face hurdles to automotive supply chain
Taiwan tech firms have made considerable achievements in the EV sector, having entered the supply chain of Tesla. But as the car market is still dominated by traditional marques who...
Tuesday 22 June 2021
Taiwan makers ready for bigger presence in automotive supply chain?
Automotive electrical/electronic architecture (EEA) has accelerated the realization of the future vehicle, and now the mainstream traditional car makers and technology car makers...