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Friday 21 August 2020
Taiwan 5G optical component shipments to China to slow down in August-September
Shipments of optical components by Taiwan's makers for 5G applications to China are likely to slow down in August-September as Chinese telecom operators are adjusting designs of some...
Friday 21 August 2020
TSMC acquires factory building in southern Taiwan
TSMC has announced the acquisition of a factory building and related facilities owned by E-Ton Solar Tech at the Southern Taiwan Science Park (STSP) for NT$860 million (US$29.2 million),...
Friday 21 August 2020
Taiwan July exporty orders up
Taiwan-based makers received export orders totaling US$45.57 billion in July 2020, increasing 11.1% sequentially and 12.4% on year, according to the Ministry of Economic Affairs (M...
Friday 21 August 2020
ASML opens EUV training center in Taiwan
ASML has unveild its Global EUV Training Center in Tainan, southern Taiwan to serve its customers in Asia.
Friday 21 August 2020
MediaTek conducts public test of 5G satellite IoT data connection with Inmarsat
MediaTek has announced a successful field trial that transfers data through Inmarsat's Alphasat L-band satellite in Geostationary Orbit (GEO) 35,000 kilometers above the equator....
Thursday 20 August 2020
Microsoft to set up IoT center in Taiwan
Microsoft Taiwan COO Hedy Ho, at DevDay Asia 2020 Online, has announced the establishment of IoT Center of Excellence in Taiwan to provide an R&D field for 5G + AI + IoT and help...
Thursday 20 August 2020
Taiwan PCB makers eyeing satellite applications
Taiwan PCB makers are eyeing new business opportunities associated with low earth orbit (LEO) satellites, especially those for ground supporting equipment, in the wake of SpaceX successfully...
Thursday 20 August 2020
Taiwan PCB output value up 3.4% in 1H20 despite headwinds
Taiwan's PCB industry recorded production of NT$298.1 billion (US$10.15 billion) in the first half of 2020, growing 3.4% on year despite impacts of the coronavirus pandemic and US-China...
Thursday 20 August 2020
Xiaomi stepping up R&D efforts for AIoT devices
Chinese smartphone brand Xiaomi will earmark CNY10 billion (US$1.444 billion) for R&D in 2020 focusing on developing AIoT devices, according to company chairman Lei Jun.
Thursday 20 August 2020
Taiwan PCB makers feel more pressure to move out of China
Taiwan-based PCB makers, now having over 60% of their production capacity in China, are feeling more pressure to relocate their production plants out of the wolrld's factory amid...
Wednesday 19 August 2020
Taiwan PCB makers concerned about demand gap left by Huawei
Taiwan's PCB supply chain is trying to identify clients who may replace Huawei and HiSilicon, both of whom face tough US trade restrictions, according to industry sources.
Wednesday 19 August 2020
CHT, ASE, Qualcomm join forces to build first 5G mmWave smart factory in Taiwan
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT), ASE Technology Holding and Qualcomm Technologies will join forces to build Taiwan's first smart factory based on 5G mmWave designated enterprise networks in...
Wednesday 19 August 2020
IntelliEPI, IVWorks team up to develop GaN epi wafers
Taiwan-based Intelligent Epitaxy Technology (IntelliEPI) has teamed up with IVWorks of South Korea to jointly develop and market GaN epi wafers based on molecular beam epitaxy (MBE)...
Wednesday 19 August 2020
HiSilicon team in Taiwan shrinking
Huawei's chipmaking subsidiary HiSilicon has seen many of its staff in Taiwan leaving amid increasingly tough trade sanctions from the US on the Chinese tech group, according to industry...
Wednesday 19 August 2020
Pre-orders for Samsung Galaxy Note 20 lineup stronger than expected in Taiwan
Pre-orders for Samsung's recently released Galaxy Note 20 devices have been stronger than expected in the Taiwan market, according to sources from local telecom channels.