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Wednesday 2 December 2020
Taiwan driver IC vendors zero in on automotive market
Taiwan-based display driver IC (DDI) suppliers have begun to enhance their deployments in the automotive electronics sector, expecting car-use DDI and IVI (in-vehicle infotainment)...
Wednesday 2 December 2020
Display driver IC prices to rise another 10% in 1H21
Prices for display driver ICs and TDDI chips are expected to rise by another 10% in the first half of 2021 after hiking in fourth-quarter 2020, due to tight foundry supply and rising...
Wednesday 2 December 2020
Taiwan Star to build 5G smart industrial parks
Taiwan Star Telecom will team up with HwaCom Systems, a broadband system integrator and network service supplier, to jointly develop and build 5G-based smart industrial parks to help...
Tuesday 1 December 2020
Taiwan backend firms, IC distributors to gain from fresh US ban on Chinese peers
The US Department of Commerce reportedly will place another 89 Chinese tech firms on its MEU (military end user) control list including JCET's subsidiary STATS ChipPAC and IC distributor...
Tuesday 1 December 2020
Imagination sells Ensigma Wi-Fi technology to Nordic Semiconductor
Imagination Technologies has announced the sale of its Ensigma Wi-Fi development operations and Wi-Fi IP tech assets to Nordic Semiconductor, which specializes in low-power wireless...
Tuesday 1 December 2020
Walsin to acquire major Soshin stake
Passive components maker Walsin Technology has announced it will acquire shares in Japanese components vendor Soshin Electric aiming to broaden its product portfolios and expand sales...
Tuesday 1 December 2020
DRAM likely to be in short supply in 2H21, says PSMC chairman
The global supply of DRAM memory will likely fall short of demand in the second half of 2021, according to Frank Huang, chairman for Taiwan-based foundry Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing...
Monday 30 November 2020
Bough Lin to resign as SPIL chairman
Bough Lin will resign as chairman of Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL), according to ASE Technology, the parent company for SPIL.
Monday 30 November 2020
Taiwan suppliers to play major role in Apple miniLED offerings in 2021
Apple reportedly is set to launch its first miniLED-backlit iPad Pro in the first quarter of 2021 and mass produce miniLED-backlit MacBook Pro devices in the second quarter, with...
Monday 30 November 2020
Taiwan PCB supply chain to gain big from Apple till 1Q21
Taiwan PCB supply chain players are all gearing up to meet robust shipment demand from Apple for iPhone 12 series and other devices, which is expected to last into the first quarter...
Monday 30 November 2020
Taiwan 3Q20 economic growth hits 22-quarter high
Taiwan's third-quarter 2020 economic growth is estimated at 3.92%, the highest quarterly level since second-quarter 2015 and 0.59pp higher than the 3.33% preliminarily estimated in...
Monday 30 November 2020
GlobalWafers in talks to acquire Siltronic
Germany-based Siltronic has disclosed it is in advanced, near to final discussions to enter into a business combination agreement with Taiwan-based GlobalWafers.
Friday 27 November 2020
Supply of iPhone 12 Pro tight in Taiwan
Sales of the iPhone 12 Pro have been higher than expected in the Taiwan market since its launch, with the current supplies of the model lagging demand by 40%, and it will take about...
Friday 27 November 2020
Qualcomm stepping up cooperation with Taiwan semiconductor firms
Qualcomm has strengthened its ties with Taiwan's semiconductor sector in the wake of the US-China trade war, resulting in increased orders and strong sales for related supply chain...
Friday 27 November 2020
Taiwan leadframe makers join Tesla supply chain for EV chargers
Taiwan-based leadframe makers including Jih Lin Technology and SDI have reportedly cut into the supply chain for Tesla's charging piles, and are poised to embrace significant increases...