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Monday 7 June 2021
Taiwan to offer incentives to accelerate 5G network build-ups
Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) will appropriate NT$26.6 billion (US$957.6 million) to help local telecom operators shorten the construction of their 5G networks...
Monday 7 June 2021
Taiwan eyes LEO satellite business opportunity
With parts of government budgets and resources for space development to be given to companies in Taiwan's ICT industry after the passing of Space Development Law, development of low-Earth-orbit...
Monday 7 June 2021
Taiwan backend houses caught in cluster COVID infections
Taiwan's major dedicated IC testing house King Yuan Electronics (KYEC) has been ordered by the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) to have all its migrant workers undergo a 14-day...
Monday 7 June 2021
Winbond to see profit more than double in 2Q21
Rising specialty DRAM and NOR flash memory prices are set to boost net profits at Winbond Electronics in the second quarter of 2021, which are likely to more than double those generated...
Monday 7 June 2021
Samsung to see non-memory chip sales boom in 2021
Samsung Electronics is expected to see sales of its non-memory business particularly the system LSI segment boom this year, buoyed by strong demand for handset application processors,...
Friday 4 June 2021
KYEC to suspend fab operations due to cluster of COVID-19 infections
Wafer probing house King Yuan Electronics (KYEC) will close its fab operations in Taiwan for two days starting the evening of June 4 due to a cluster of COVID-19 infections at its...
Friday 4 June 2021
Notebook demand robust in Asia Pacific, says Acer
Notebook demand in the Asia-Pacific region has been robust with no signs of reversal, according to Andrew Hou, Acer president of Pan Asia Pacific.
Friday 4 June 2021
Taiwan IC design houses poised to enjoy strong 2Q21
Rising foundry and backend manufacturing costs have prompted Taiwan's IC design houses to raise their chip prices, which will buoy their sales performance in the second quarter of...
Friday 4 June 2021
Rapid COVID testing site set up in Taiwan HSP
A site for COVID-19 rapid testing has been set up at Taiwan's Hsinchu Science Park (HSP) to provide one-stop services from rapid screening for diagnosing COVID-19, highly specific...
Friday 4 June 2021
FET extends remote outpatient services in Taiwan
Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) has announced that it is partnering with a hospital in northern Taiwan to offer zero-contact medical services amid a surge in COVID-19 infections...
Thursday 3 June 2021
Global panel output to reach US$150 billion in 2021
The value of global LCD panel output is expected to grow 25% on year to hit a record high of US$150 billion in 2021, driven by high capacity utilization rates at makers and rising...
Thursday 3 June 2021
KYEC to go through rapid COVID-19 tests for all employees
Wafer probing house King Yuan Electronics (KYEC) confirmed on June 2 that two of its employees stationed at its factory site in Miaoli, northern Taiwan have been infected with COVID-19,...
Thursday 3 June 2021
AT&S to set up ABF substrate production base in Southeast Asia
AT&S has disclosed plans to invest EUR1.7 billion (US$2.07 billion) to set up a new production base for ABF substrates in Southeast Asia to satisfy the needs of its major HPC...
Thursday 3 June 2021
Diode makers to enjoy strong 2H21
Taiwan-based diode suppliers have seen their order visibility remain clear, with power diodes that support power management applications to serve as a growth driver in the second...
Thursday 3 June 2021
TSMC stepping up advanced process capacity expansion
TSMC will be stepping up its advanced process capacity expansion through 2023, according to company CEO CC Wei.