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Tuesday 21 January 2020
Taiwan December export order value down on month, up on year, says MOEA
Taiwan received export orders worth US$43.78 billion in total in December 2019, decreasing 1.7% on month but increasing 0.9% on year, according to statistics released by the Ministry...
Friday 17 January 2020
High 5G bidding prices likely to prompt Taiwan carriers to adopt x86 equipment
As the auction of 5G spectrums in Taiwan has reached an end, telecom carriers' high bidding prices are expected to prompt them to accelerate the adoption of x86 servers in their equipment...
Friday 17 January 2020
Telecoms, handset brands ready to compete in Taiwan 5G market
Taiwan's telecommunication service industry will usher in a new era starting the second half of 2020 as now the government has auctioned off spectrums for the offering commercial...
Friday 17 January 2020
Compal expects non-notebook shipments to surge in 2020
Compal Electronics expects its notebook shipments to register only flat growth on year in 2020, but shipments of its non-notebook products such as wearables, smart home devices, automotive...
Friday 17 January 2020
TTA startups win significant business opportunities at CES 2020, says MOST
Taiwan's startup delegation to CES 2020 has won business opportunities of more than US$226 million during their stay in the US, according to the Ministry of Science and Technoilogy...
Friday 17 January 2020
Compal constructing second plant in Vietnam
Compal Electronics will see its Vietnam-based plant soon run at full capacity, and is therefore constructing a new plant in the country with additional capacity to come online by...
Friday 17 January 2020
Taiwan PCB makers urged to widen tech lead in 5G applications
Taiwan's PCB industry ended 2019 with better-than-expected performance thanks to robust demand for 5G infrastructure and TWS (true wireless stereo) headsets applications offsetting...
Friday 17 January 2020
Taiwan needs to step up EDA development, says MOST
Taiwan's Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) is urging the local industry and academy to devote more efforts to R&D on electronic design automation (EDA) to fill Taiwan's...
Thursday 16 January 2020
TSMC showcases InFO_PoP packaging tech at Nepcon Japan 2020
Nepcon Japan 2020 running January 15-17 in Tokyo saw its first-day semiconductor forum steal the show with heavyweight firms TSMC and Micron shedding light on latest packaging technologies...
Thursday 16 January 2020
Taiwan completes 5G spectrum auction
Taiwan's auction of 5G spectrums came to an end on January 16 after 261 rounds of bidding with total bids reaching NT$138.08 billion (US$4.604 billion), according to an announcement...
Thursday 16 January 2020
Eaton to help firms cope with Taiwan renewable energy requirements
Eaton will help manufacturers in Taiwan to cope with the compulsory use of renewable energy as dictated by law, according to the company's Taiwan country manager Howard Kung.
Thursday 16 January 2020
New Kinpo Group expects over 10% on-year growth in 2020 operation
The New Kinpo Group expects its operation to see a double-digit percentage growth on year in 2020 and many of the group's subsidiaries will be going public beginning this year, according...
Thursday 16 January 2020
IC substrate makers to gain from AiP modules for Apple 5G devices
Taiwan-based IC substrates suppliers are poised to benefit from Apple's move to adopt both TSMC's InFO_AiP (antenna in package) technology and ASE's FC_AiP process to package its...
Thursday 16 January 2020
Filtration solution provider Filtrafine eyeing bigger presence in semiconductor field
Taiwan-based Filtrafine, which provides filtration and purification solutions for industries demanding chemical wastewater and gas treatment, is eyeing a bigger presence in the chipmaking...
Thursday 16 January 2020
Traditional PC shipments grow 4.8% in 4Q19, says IDC
The worldwide market for traditional PCs, inclusive of desktops, notebooks, and workstations, finished an impressive 2019 with fourth quarter growth of 4.8% on year, according to...