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Tuesday 18 August 2020
ASE breaks ground for new advanced packaging fab in Taiwan
ASE Technology has broken ground for a new smart plant in Kaohsiung, southern Taiwan to be dedicated to advanced packaging processes, with annual production estimated at US$500 million...
Tuesday 18 August 2020
Taiwan PC monitor shipments rise in 2Q20, says Digitimes Research
Taiwan's PC monitor shipments climbed 25% sequentially and 5.3% on year in the second quarter of 2020, fueled by orders deferred from the previous quarter and ongoing stay-at-home...
Tuesday 18 August 2020
Korea memory chip output value up in 2Q20
The output value of South Korea's memory chip industry surged 22.1% on year and 13.9% sequentially in the second quarter of 2020, when a coronavirus-induced slowdown in smartphone...
Tuesday 18 August 2020
Foxconn to build server component production hub in Taiwan
Foxconn Industrial Internet (FII), an affiliate of the Foxconn Technology Group (Hon Hai Precision Industry), plans to set up a server component production hub at an industrial park...
Tuesday 18 August 2020
Taiwan 2Q20 wafer foundry revenues grow, says Digitimes Research
Second-quarter 2020 revenues for TSMC, UMC, VIS (Vanguard International Semiconductor) and other Taiwan-based wafer foundry service providers registered overall growth of 1.3% sequentially...
Tuesday 18 August 2020
Catcher Tech in trading halt pending announcement
Metal chassis specialist Catcher Technology will enter a trading halt today (August 18), pending the release of material information, according to a company filing with the Taiwan...
Monday 17 August 2020
ASML to set up EUV tech training center in Taiwan
ASML has announced it will set up an EUV technology training center at Southern Taiwan Science Park (STSP), giving a boost to the EUV technology cluster headed by TSMC.
Monday 17 August 2020
Taiwan 2Q20 economic growth estimated at -0.58%
Taiwan's economic growth for second-quarter 2020 is estimated at -0.58%, higher than -0.73% preliminarily estimated in July 2020, according to the Directorate General of Budget, Accounting...
Friday 14 August 2020
Pegatron to merge with Casetek
Pegatron has announced plans to merge with its metal chassis-making affiliate Casetek Holdings in a NT$14.5 billion (US$492.84 million) deal that aims to optimize the group's resources...
Friday 14 August 2020
Taiwan 5G subscriber penetration rate to be higher than global average in 2025
The number of 5G service subscribers in the Taiwan market is expected to total 14.3 million by 2025, representing a penetration rate of 48%, higher than a global average of nearly...
Friday 14 August 2020
Taiwan could develop into a mmWave industry base, says Qualcomm executive
Taiwan has an opportunity to become a base for the development of mmWave technology, leveraging its established industry foundations, OEM/ODM technologies and related talent, according...
Friday 14 August 2020
Polarizer maker Optimax to sell plant to TSMC
Optimax Technology has disclosed plans to sell its plant at the Southern Taiwan Science Park (STSP) to TSMC for NT$3.65 billion (US$124.2 million), with the deal likely to complete...
Thursday 13 August 2020
Chimei sets up green energy park with AUO help
Plastic material maker Chimei has worked with AU Optronics (AUO) to convert an idle factory in southern Taiwan into a green energy park featuring coexistence between a 15MWp PV power...
Thursday 13 August 2020
Casetek, Pegatron in trading halt pending announcement
Chassis maker Casetek Holding and Pegatron, which holds 60% of Casetek, both have announced they will stop trading on Taiwan's stock market on August 13 pending the release of material...
Wednesday 12 August 2020
Highlights of the day: Taiwan panel makers have rosy outlook for 3Q20
Taiwanese panel makers have seen improvements to their sales, and most of them are expected to return to profitability...