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Monday 8 March 2021
TEEIA urges government to support development of semiconductor equipment
Taiwan Electronic Equipment Industry Association (TEEIA) has called on the government to make policies and laws to promote development of a local semiconductor equipment manufacturing...
Monday 8 March 2021
Highlights of the day: Taiwan IC designers seeking support from Chinese OSATs
Semiconductor manufacturing capacity has been tight, sending some major IC design houses in Taiwan seeking support from Chinese...
Monday 8 March 2021
5G service penetration rates expanding in China, Korea, and US
The number of 5G service subscribers in China, Korea and the US has reached 315 million recently, Digitimes Research has found.
Monday 8 March 2021
Taiwan 2021 machinery exports to hit record, says TAMI chairman
Taiwan-based machinery manufacturers are expected to generate NT$1.2 trillion (US$42.6 billion) in output and US$30 billion exports in 2021, increasing 9% and 15% respectively on...
Friday 5 March 2021
Taiwan Star pushing 5G penetration rate in 2021
Taiwan Star Telecom is set to boost the number of its 5G service subscribers to account for 20% of its overall users or more than 550,000 subscribers by the end of 2021, up from nearly...
Friday 5 March 2021
Smart gym vendors enhancing order momentum for Taiwan supply chain
Smart home gym equipment has been gaining significant sales momentum amid the pandemic, prompting international brand vendors in the segment to repeatedly increase orders with Taiwanese...
Friday 5 March 2021
Samsung Taiwan to provide commerical displays for 7-Eleven
Samsung Taiwan has disclosed it has obtained orders for installing QMR commercial displays at the local 7-Eleven chain store's 6,000 outlets around the country.
Friday 5 March 2021
PCB maker Apex expects strong 1H21 amid challenges
Taiwan's PCB maker Apex International, with main manufacturing operations in Thailand, expects to enjoy a particularly strong first-half 2021, but it is facing challenges from tight...
Friday 5 March 2021
Nan Ya to spend NT$8 billion on IC substrate capacity expansion
Nan Ya PCB has disclosed plans to spend at least NT$8 billion (US$287.5 million) in 2021, compared to a capex of NT$7.35 billion for 2020, for capacity expansions at its plants in...
Thursday 4 March 2021
LTCC component shortages worsen
Shortages of LTCC (low temperature co-fired ceramic) components have become severe thanks to slow capacity expansions at makers and growing demand for 5G handset and Wi-Fi 6E applications,...
Wednesday 3 March 2021
VCM makers to expand production capacity
Japan-based VCM (voice coil motor) suppliers, mainly Alps Alpine and Mizumi, have asked their Taiwan-based contract makers including Audix to expand production capacity by about 40%...
Wednesday 3 March 2021
IC design houses passing on rising production costs to clients
Rising foundry and backend quotes are prompting IC design houses to make efforts to pass on higher production costs to customers, according to industry sources in Taiwan.
Wednesday 3 March 2021
Microsoft Taiwan eyeing local medical care industry
Microsoft Taiwan plans to devote more resources to help promote Taiwan's medical care industry, according to the company's marketing and operations director Flora Chen.
Tuesday 2 March 2021
Taiwan 5G user penetration to reach 23% in 2021
The penetration rate of Taiwan's 5G service subscriber market is expected to reach over 23% in 2021 thanks to continued network deployments by telecom players and the availability...
Tuesday 2 March 2021
Taiwan inductor makers keen on capacity expansions
Taiwan makers of inductors are keenly enforcing capacity expansions to meet increasingly strong demand for automotive, handset and other consumer electronics applications, according...