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Wednesday 5 May 2021
Taiwan small- to mid-size LCD panel shipments to grow sequentially in 2Q21
Taiwan's shipments of small- to medium-size LCD panels are expected to edge up 3.7% sequentially but decline 15% on year in the second quarter of 2021, after reaching 188 million...
Wednesday 5 May 2021
South Korea ranks third in Indonesia 1Q21 FDI
South Korea became the third largest origin country in terms of direct foreign investment (DFI) in Indonesia in first-quarter 2021, during which Hyundai Motor began construction of...
Wednesday 5 May 2021
Global 1Q21 semiconductor sales grow 3.6%, says SIA
Worldwide sales of semiconductors totaled US$123.1 billion during the first quarter of 2021, up 3.6% sequentially and 17.8% from a year earlier, according to SIA.
Tuesday 4 May 2021
Taiwan quartz component suppliers to embrace bright prospects for 2H21
Taiwan-based quartz component makers are expected to see their combined output value grow further in the second half of 2021, driven by strong demand for 5G and Wi-Fi 6 applications,...
Tuesday 4 May 2021
Beyond Limits to set up R&D center in Taiwan
US-based AI startup Beyond Limits will set up an R&D center in Taiwan in 2021, according to the company's Taiwan general manager Chang Chung-yi.
Monday 3 May 2021
Taiwan IC substrate suppliers negotiating new deals with AMD
Major Taiwan-based IC substrate suppliers Unimicron Technology, Nan Ya PCB and Kinsus Interconnect Technology are negotiating with AMD a new form of supply deals under which the suppliers...
Monday 3 May 2021
TSMT to trial surface mounting for Macbook-use miniLED backlights
Taiwan Surface Mounting Technology (TSMT) will trial surface mounting of miniLED chips, ICs and other components on PCBs for use in backlighting of two MacBook models to be launched...
Monday 3 May 2021
Industry alliance crucial to SiC advancement in Taiwan, says Actron chair
Taiwan has lagged behind world leaders by 20-30 years in the development of third-generation semiconductor materials including silicon carbide (SiC) and must use more collective forces...
Monday 3 May 2021
Booming sales of AMD HPC chips to benefit IC distributors, testing firms
Some Taiwan-based IC distributors and testing service vendors in AMD's supply chain are benefiting significantly from robust sales of the US firm's HPC (high-performance computing)...
Monday 3 May 2021
Taiwan 1Q21 economic growth estimated at 8.16%
Taiwan's economic growth for first-quarter 2021 is preliminarily estimated at 8.16%, the highest quarterly level since fourth-quarter 2010 and 1.96pp higher than the forecast 6.20%...
Friday 30 April 2021
Taiwan passive component makers mull further price hikes in 3Q21
Taiwan-based passive component suppliers will be considering a new round of price hikes in third-quarter 2021, given that their order visibility has extended through the second half...
Friday 30 April 2021
Taiwan 1Q21 patent applications up on year, says IPO
A total of 17,156 patents were applied by Taiwanese and foreign applicants in the first quarter of 2021, increasing 2.85% on year, according to Intellectual Property Office (IPO)...
Thursday 29 April 2021
Teras Marine works with K2 Management for offshore wind farm development
Taiwan-based Teras Marine Services has teamed up with K2 Management A/S, a Denmark-based engineering and management consultant for renewable energy development projects, for designing...
Thursday 29 April 2021
VIS to buy AUO fab for NT$905 million
Specialty IC foundry Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) has announced plans to take over the L3B plant of LCD panel maker AU Optronics (AUO), and related equipment and facilities,...
Thursday 29 April 2021
Apple to launch new color iPhone 12 in Taiwan
Apple plans to release a new purple-colored iPhone 12 in the Taiwan market at the end of April, aiming to prolong the sales momentum of its iPhone 12 lineup in the local market, according...