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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.
Thursday 3 June 2021
Supermicro gearing up for capacity expansion in Taiwan
US-based server maker Supermicro expects to complete constructing a new plant at its manufacturing site in Taoyuan, northern Taiwan, in July 2021. Once the facility comes online,...
Wednesday 2 June 2021
EMC component supplier Wendell enjoys clear order visibility through 3Q21
Taiwan-based Wendell Industrial, a supplier of EMC (electromagnetic compatibility) and other circuit protection components, is upbeat about its operations in the third quarter of...
Wednesday 2 June 2021
Korea firms to increase capex for 5G infrastructure in 2021-2022, says Digtimes Research
The amounts of capex set by Korea's top-three telecom operators, SK Telecom (SKT), Korea Telecom (KT) and LG U+, in 2021 and 2022, respectively, will be higher than those seen in...
Wednesday 2 June 2021
EIH to ramp up output for colored e-paper solutions
E-paper solution provider E Ink Holdings (EIH) will see part of its newly added capacity come online in the four quarter of 2021, enabling it to ramp up output to meet the increasing...
Wednesday 2 June 2021
Micron intros 176-layer NAND, 1α DRAM technology
Micron Technology has unveiled memory and storage innovations across its portfolio based on its 176-layer NAND and 1α (1-alpha) DRAM technology, as well as what the company...
Wednesday 2 June 2021
US, France healthcare startups team up with Taiwan to drive growth in Asia
As COVID-19 continues to hamper international interactions, two startups from the US and France collaborating with BE Health in Taiwan have closed venture capital funding rounds recently...
Tuesday 1 June 2021
Eternal Materials to see strong 2Q21
Eternal Materials, which specializes in resin materials and dry-film photoresists, expects to post double-digit revenue increases both sequentially and on year in the second quarter...
Tuesday 1 June 2021
Highlights of the day: Taiwanese, Chinese makers head-to-head in Apple supply chain
The number of Chinese makers in Apple's top-200 supplier list for 2020 is comparable to that of Taiwanese firms. But industry observers believe Taiwanese suppliers' manufacturing...
Tuesday 1 June 2021
GigaDevice eyeing bigger share in TWS earbuds market
NOR flash chipmaker GigaDevice is reportedly ramping up its output at Hua Hong Semiconductor, eyeing a bigger share in the TWS earbuds market segment.
Tuesday 1 June 2021
Taiwan EV component suppliers, 2021
Digitimes Research expects the global EV penetration rate to exceed 20% by 2025 and global EV sales to grow at a CAGR of 40% 2020 through 2025.
Monday 31 May 2021
NXP is yet another vendor striking long-term deal with UMC
NXP Semiconductors is another chip vendor which has struck a long-term deal with United Microelectronics (UMC) under which the pure-play foundry will have some of its newly-established...