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Thursday 11 June 2020
UMC Xiamen fab runs at near full capacity
United Semiconductor (Xiamen), a 12-inch foundry subsidiary of Taiwan's United Microelectronics (UMC), has run at near full capacity since the second quarter of 2020 thanks to a pick-up...
Wednesday 10 June 2020
Taiwan university develops next-gen memory technology
A research team at National Taiwan University has developed an ultra-high performance STT-MRAM, dubbed SS-MRAM, which comes with higher reliability for repeated writing than conventional...
Wednesday 10 June 2020
Government subsidies crucial for new TSMC fab establishment in US
TSMC is in talks with the US government about relevant subsidies for its new wafer fab in Arizona so that the foundry is able to implement the investment plan, said TSMC chairman...
Tuesday 9 June 2020
Growing optical sensor applications to benefit Taiwan supply chain players
As optical sensors are increasingly applied to wearable devices, TWS (true wireless stereo) earphones, AR/VR headsets and healthcare devices, Taiwan's IC designers, III-V semiconductor...
Tuesday 9 June 2020
Digital transformation demand rising from manufacturing industry
With the coronavirus pandemic significantly impacting manufacturing operations, IBM has seen increasing demand from makers to help with their digital transformation, according to...
Tuesday 9 June 2020
Global semiconductor revenue may drop 5% in 2Q20
IC Insights has compiled a list of semiconductor companies that have provided their sales guidance for the second quarter of 2020. Collectively, the 21 companies on the list anticipate...
Tuesday 9 June 2020
FET, Delta Electronics, Microsoft team up to build first 5G smart plant in Taiwan
Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET), Delta Electronics and Microsoft Taiwan have teamed up to set up Taiwan's first 5G-enabled pilot smart manufacturing plant at Delta's production...
Tuesday 9 June 2020
Taiwan May exports down on year
Taiwan's exports totaled US$27 billion in May 2020, growing 7% sequentially and but slipping 2% on year, while imports reached US$22.28 billion, down 3% sequentially and 3.5% on year,...
Friday 5 June 2020
Taiwan to attract international firms R&D of next-generation technologies
Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) on June 4 unveiled a Pilot Enterprise R&D and Cultivation program in a bid to attract international enterprises to partner with local ones...
Friday 5 June 2020
Sony Mobile Xperia 1 II 5G phone makes debut in Taiwan
Sony Mobile Communications has launched its first 5G-enabled smartphone, the Xperia 1 II, in the Taiwan market, capitalizing on the official kick-off of 5G commercial services in...
Friday 5 June 2020
Taiwan 5G phone penetration expected at 10% in 2020
As 5G commercial services are not expected to launch in Taiwan until July, 5G smartphones' penetration rate in the local market is expected to reach only 10% in 2020, according to...
Friday 5 June 2020
Global education sector to see rising Chromebook demand in 2020, says Digitimes Research
As most schools worldwide have begun adopting online learning in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, demand for mobile computing devices from many countries' K-12 education sectors...
Friday 5 June 2020
Virtual banks to go online in Taiwan in 2H20
Next Bank, Line Bank and Rakuten International Commercial Bank, the first three virtual banks approved by Taiwan's Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) in late July 2019, are expected...
Thursday 4 June 2020
Highlights of the day: Taiwan becoming new server manufacturing center
As more server makers and brands are relocating production lines from China to Taiwan or establishing new manufacturing facilities in the market, Taiwan's...
Thursday 4 June 2020
Taiwan emerging as new server manufacturing hub
Taiwan is set to become a new manufacturing hub for servers, as Supermicro, Quanta Computer, Wiwynn and others as well as related components makers are fast expanding production capacity...