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Monday 26 October 2020
Mitsubishi Gas Chemical, Iteq form JV in Taiwan
Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company (MGC) and Taiwan-based Iteq have announced plans to jointly establish a joint venture, of which the former will hold a 51% share and the latter 49%.
Monday 26 October 2020
Driver ICs tight supply: Q&A with Chipbond chairman FJ Wu
The supply of display driver ICs has fallen short of demand, while capacities at 8-inch foundries stay tight. Backend houses are mulling raising their quotes to reflect the tight...
Friday 23 October 2020
Shortages of iPhone 12 in Taiwan to be solved in two weeks
Taiwan's telecom and channel operators are to face short supply of the iPhone 12 lineup when they begin to deliver the devices to pre-registered consumers on October 24, with market...
Friday 23 October 2020
Greatek to expand IC packaging capacity
IC packaging and testing service provider Greatek Electronics has plans to expand capacity to meet strong demand from the smaertphone sector.
Friday 23 October 2020
UMC hopes to settle US trade secret lawsuit soon
United Microelectronics Corp (UMC) has said that it has submitted a proposal for settling soon a business espionage lawsuit brought by the US Department of Justice (DOJ) against the...
Thursday 22 October 2020
IC design house Sentelic plans Taiwan OTC listing in November
Sentelic, which specializes in fan motor controller ICs for servers, will be listed on the Taiwan over-the-counter (OTC) stock market in mid- or late-November.
Thursday 22 October 2020
China-made EVs may trigger price war in Europe
Tesla's Model 3 electric cars (EV) produced at its Gigafactory 3 in Shanghai, China will soon arrive for sale in Europe, sparking speculation that a price war may be looming, according...
Thursday 22 October 2020
Taiwan IC design houses see clients continue stockpiling
Taiwan-based IC design houses continue to see their downstream clients including distributors stockpile aggressively, and plan to raise their quotes to constrain demand, according...
Thursday 22 October 2020
A major IC industry cluster formed in southern Taiwan
One of the world's main IC industry clusters is being formed at the Southern Taiwan Science Park (STSP), where TSMC operates its major manufacturing site for 5nm process technology...
Wednesday 21 October 2020
Taiwan September export orders hit record
Taiwan-based makers received export orders totaling US$50.03 billion in September 2020, increasing 10.0% sequentially and 9.9% on year to hit the highest-ever monthly level, according...
Wednesday 21 October 2020
Blockchain to add US$1.76 trillion to global GDP over 2021-2030, says PwC Taiwan
PwC Taiwan has published a report predicting blockchain technology will add a total of US$1.76 trillion to GDP of all countries around the world during the 2021-2030 decade.
Tuesday 20 October 2020
Taiwan PCB makers gearing up to enter Tesla supply chain
Tesla is on track to ramp up EV production at its assembly plant in Shanghai, China, and Taiwan's PCB makers are gearing up to seek a bigger presence in the components supply chain...
Tuesday 20 October 2020
Equipment makers optimistic about demand from passive component sector
Equipment suppliers are optimistic about demand coming from the passive component sector, where leading players including Yageo and Walsin Technology have plans for capacity expans...
Tuesday 20 October 2020
Taiwan HDI PCB suppliers diversifying target markets
Taiwan-based HDI PCB suppliers have put increased focus on their offerings for non-handset applications, looking to diversify their target markets, according to industry sources.
Tuesday 20 October 2020
Taiwan ODMs gain entry into EV supply chains
Fast growing development of electric vehicles (EVs) has opened up business opportunities for Taiwan-based IT ODMs, with Quanta Computer and Wistron having entered the supply chains...