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Monday 16 August 2021
Equipment maker Acter enjoys robust orders
Cleanroom and turnkey equipment provider Acter continues to enjoy strong from the chipmaking and electronics industry sectors in Taiwan and Southeast Asia, with orders it holds on...
Monday 16 August 2021
Taiwan's three-phase plan to electrify public buses
The car industry is going through unprecedented changes that are led by government policies on renewable energy and by innovative development of electrified smart driving and shared...
Monday 16 August 2021
Taiwan 2021 forecast economic growth rate hits 11-year high, says DGBAS
Taiwan's forecast economic growth rate for 2021 is upward adjusted from 5.46% forecast in June 2021 to 5.88%, the highest annual level since 2011, according to the Directorate General...
Monday 16 August 2021
India EV supply chain may benefit from Taiwan suppliers
With a huge population of 1.37 billion people, a high demographic dividend, and generous subsidies for electric vehicles (EV) from both the central and state governments, India is...
Friday 13 August 2021
AIDC looks to sell electric bus to US and Japan
Taiwan's Aerospace Industrial Development (AIDC) has partnered up with Tangeng Advanced Vehicles (TAV) to build Taiwan's first low-floor electric bus and has formed an electric bus...
Friday 13 August 2021
Winbond to generate additional output for specialty DRAM starting 4Q22
Winbond Electronics expects to kick off production for specialty DRAM memory in small volume at its new plant in Kaohsiung, southern Taiwan in the fourth quarter of 2022, according...
Friday 13 August 2021
Semiconductor prosperity to last through 2022
A new wave of prosperity is taking place in the global semiconductor industry. Fabless chipmakers, foundries and backend houses have all seen their supplies fall short of customer...
Friday 13 August 2021
Automotive MCU sales to surge 23% in 2021 despite shortages
Despite some ongoing shortages of microcontrollers and automakers having to temporarily close assembly lines this year, automotive MCU sales are forecast to surge 23% in the economic...
Thursday 12 August 2021
Taiwan large-size panel shipments to grow slightly in 3Q21, says Digitimes Research
Taiwan's large-size TFT LCD panel shipments are forecast to grow only 3.2% sequentially in the third quarter, followed by a slight drop in the fourth, according to Digitimes Resear...
Thursday 12 August 2021
Taiwan analog IC suppliers may gain shifted orders from US
A US analog chip vendor reportedly intends to scale down its target markets due to the limited available fab capacity, with smaller Taiwan-based peers set to embrace orders shifted...
Wednesday 11 August 2021
Hinge makers see gross margins come under downward pressure
Taiwan-based makers of hinges used in notebooks and LCD monitors have been under impact from material cost increases and intensifying price competition from China-based fellow makers,...
Wednesday 11 August 2021
Taiwan government and enterprises should team up for talent cultivation, says Etron chair
Built upon its solid foundation, Taiwan's semiconductor industry is gearing up for its next stage of development. A shortage of engineers and other professionals remains a challenge...
Tuesday 10 August 2021
Passive component materials suppliers post strong July sales
Passive component materials suppliers Ample Electronic Technology (AETC) and Lasertek Taiwan have both posted strong sales for July, driven by a continued ramp-up in orders for capacitors,...
Tuesday 10 August 2021
Taiwan IC substrate makers to enjoy strong 2H21
Unimicron Technology, Kinsus Interconnect Technology and Nan Ya PCB are all poised to generate substantial revenue increases in the second half of 2021, as strong order momentum for...
Tuesday 10 August 2021
Silicon wafer suppliers expanding capacity slowly
Capacity expansions at silicon wafer suppliers are proceeding at a pace that may not be able to keep up with foundries' aggressive capacity expansion plans, according to market sou...