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Monday 14 September 2020
Taiwan mobo brands and upstream suppliers to benefit from new CPUs and GPUs in 4Q20
Taiwan-based motherboard and graphics card brands, and their upstream component suppliers are expected to see sales grow in the fourth quarter of 2020, thanks to the new PC hardware...
Monday 14 September 2020
Taiwan IC design houses likely to enjoy strong 4Q20
Taiwan-based IC design houses, led by MediaTek, are expected to enjoy a particularly strong fourth-quarter 2020, thanks to the coronavirus pandemic causing delays of new product launches,...
Friday 11 September 2020
Taiwan polarizer suppliers diversifying client bases
Taiwan's polarizer makers BenQ Materials and Cheng Mei Material Technology (CMMT) both are striving to expand their client bases to sustain shipment momentum, according to company...
Friday 11 September 2020
Taiwan foundries see bright prospects ahead
Pure-play foundries including TSMC, UMC and VIS are poised to see their fab capacities continue being fully utilized through the end of 2020, according to industry sources.
Friday 11 September 2020
Zhen Ding to set up flexible PCB plant in Taiwan
Zhen Ding Technology has disclosed plans to pour CNY2.74 billion (US401.2 million) into establishing a new flexible PCB plant in Kaohsiung, southern Taiwan through its wholly-owned...
Friday 11 September 2020
Taiwan IC design houses striving for foundry support
Taiwan-based IC design houses are striving for capacity at foundry partners whose support will be crucial for their sales performance in fourth-quarter 2020 and first-half 2021, according...
Friday 11 September 2020
IBM Taiwan eyeing AI storage
IBM Taiwan expects its AI storage systems to benefit from the ongoing transformation of Taiwan's financial sector, Taiwanese manufacturers moving operations back home and the rapid...
Friday 11 September 2020
Taiwan firms eyeing lucrative demand for mini LED substrates
Demand for mini LED-backlit display solutions is expected to take off in 2021 with leading system vendors such as Apple and Samsung keenly adopting the solutions in their terminal...
Thursday 10 September 2020
LCD panel prices keep rallying in September
LCD panel prices will continue to move up this month, driven by a ramp-up in demand for TVs, notebooks and PC monitors, and also by shortages of some key components, according to...
Wednesday 9 September 2020
Taiwan flexible PCB firms post on-year revenue drops in August
Major Taiwan-based flexible PCB makers in Apple's supply chain all saw their August revenues decline from the same month in 2019 as their shipments for new iPhones had yet to ramp...
Wednesday 9 September 2020
Suppliers gearing up for SiP demand boom
TSMC, ASE Technology, IC substrate makers including Unimicron Technology as well as international materials and equipment suppliers are all gearing up for the SiP (system-in-package)...
Wednesday 9 September 2020
Fab toolmaker Acter expects mild revenue growth in 2H20
Cleanroom and turnkey equipment provider Acter expects to post a slight on-year revenue increase in the second half of 2020, thanks to robust orders for construction projects in Taiwan...
Wednesday 9 September 2020
Samsung positive about foldable smartphone sales in Taiwan
Samsung Electronics has said it will start taking pre-orders for its Galaxy Z Fold 2 5G in the Taiwan market on September 10 and delivering the devices on September 25.
Tuesday 8 September 2020
Number of new companies hits high in Taiwan
Taiwan saw 24,543 newly-registered companies during January-July 2020, the highest-ever for the seven-month period, according to the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA).
Tuesday 8 September 2020
Taiwan CCL firms post mixed August results
Taiwan-based CCL makers showed mixed August results, with Elite Material (EMC) posting record-high revenues and fellow companies Iteq, Taiwan Union Technology (TUC) and Ventec Electronics...