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Tuesday 6 October 2020
IC substrate makers to stay put in Taiwan for capacity expansions
Taiwan-based IC substrate makers including Unimicron Technology, Nan Ya PCB and Kinsus Interconnect Technology are being discouraged from making further investments in China by the...
Tuesday 6 October 2020
Taiwan III-V IC firms see order visibility for 4Q20 strengthened
GaAs foundry Win Semiconductors and other Taiwan-based III-V semiconductor players are ramping up their output for new smartphones, with order visibility for the fourth quarter strengthened,...
Tuesday 6 October 2020
Global semiconductor sales continue growth in August
Worldwide semiconductor sales registered an on-year increase for the seventh consecutive month in August 2020.
Monday 5 October 2020
Former Nanya president leaves Tsinghua Unigroup
Charles Kau, formerly president for Taiwan's Nanya Technology, has stepped down as executive VP of global operations for Tsinghua Unigroup as his five-year contract with the China-based...
Wednesday 30 September 2020
UMC-affiliated IC design firms queuing up for capacity support
Many Taiwan-based IC design houses affiliated with United Microelectronics (UMC) are facing the pressure of being marginalized in scrambling for the firm's foundry support, as major...
Wednesday 30 September 2020
TGTT develops textile cloud
Taiwan General Textile Technology (TGTT) has developed Frontier cloud computing platform that helps shorten time taken in the entire process from design, production to launch of clothing...
Wednesday 30 September 2020
Taiwan ITC supply chain eyes EV boom
Taiwan-based ITC supply chain makers, including those producing electronic and electrical components, optoelectronic devices and semiconductors, look to business opportunities arising...
Wednesday 30 September 2020
TAIP promotes instrumentation industry
Taiwan Advanced Instrumentation Project (TAIP) is a project in the digital infrastructure category of the government's Forward-looking Infrastructure Development Program. It aims...
Tuesday 29 September 2020
MOEA pushing entrepreneurship in southern Taiwan
Following the announcement of an investment of NT$4.5 billion in Taiwan Tech Arena (TTA) in northern Taiwan for promoting entrepreneurship and innovation, Taiwan's Ministry of Economic...
Tuesday 29 September 2020
Taiwan foundries to hike quotes for 8-inch capacity
Taiwan-based pure-play foundries will raise their 8-inch foundry quotes by more than 15% starting the first quarter of 2021, according to industry sources.
Monday 28 September 2020
Taiwan IC design houses see demand for smartphones pick up
Taiwan-based IC design houses have seen orders from Android phone vendors start pulling in, and are more upbeat about their sales outlook for the fourth quarter of 2020.
Monday 28 September 2020
Taiwan backend houses enjoy strong pull-in of orders from China
Taiwan-based backend houses have seen orders pull in since early second half of 2020 for chips including base station chips, handset application processors and server-use solutions...
Monday 28 September 2020
Optical filter maker Kingray expanding NBPF capacity for handset 3D ToF modules
Taiwan's optical filter specialist Kingray Photoelectric Technology is set to expand monthly production capacity for narrow band pass filter (NBPF) for 3D ToF (time of flight) modules...
Friday 25 September 2020
Merck to expand investments in Taiwan
Merck has announced a plan to expand investments in Taiwan, seeking to turn its plant in Kaohsiung, southern Taiwan into a new R&D hub for deposition materials.
Friday 25 September 2020
Samsung launches Galaxy S20 FE 5G in Taiwan
Samsung Electronics has launched its Galaxy S20 FE 5G, a lite version of its Galaxy S20, in the Taiwan market for NT$23,990 (US$820) with delivery to kick off on October 7.