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Friday 24 July 2020
Inventec Appliances to supply low-cost ventilators to Fitbit
Fitbit has launched the Fitbit Flow, a low-cost emergency ventilator with Inventec Appliances reportedly being the sole supplier, according to sources from the upstream supply chai...
Friday 24 July 2020
Taiwan PCB makers to step up shipments for PS5 in late 3Q20
Taiwan's PCB makers in the supply chain of Sony's new-generation PS5 games console are expected to step up their shipments of rigid mainboards for the new device in the latter half...
Friday 24 July 2020
Taiwan June production index up
Taiwan recorded manufacturing production index (2016 as base year) of 114.62 for June 2020, increasing 3.63% sequentially and 7.81% on year, according to the Ministry of Economic...
Thursday 23 July 2020
Micron gearing up for handset market boom in 2H21
Micron Technology remains optimistic about its operations in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2020, thanks to continued strong demand for data center applications, and the company's efforts...
Thursday 23 July 2020
Wistron, Pegatron acquire stake in Luxshare
Wistron through its subsidiaries has acquired a 0.81% stake in Luxshare for a total of about CNY3 billion (US$428.8 million), while Pegatron also has expanded its shareholding in...
Thursday 23 July 2020
Wistron, Microsoft Taiwan to jointly develop AI-based solutions
Wistron has announced a strategic partnership with Microsoft AI R&D Center in Taiwan to set up an office for jointly developing innovative products, mainly AI-based solutions...
Thursday 23 July 2020
Taiwan handset sales to stay flat in July before picking up in August
Handset sales in the Taiwan market in July are likely to stay flat at the same level of 447,000 units sold in a month earlier before staging a rebound in August, driven by the availability...
Wednesday 22 July 2020
Nittobo plant fire may disrupt global ABF substrate supply
A recent fire that broke out at one of Nittobo's plants in Fukushima, Japan is expected to impact the already-tight supply of ABF substrates worldwide and push up quotes for them,...
Wednesday 22 July 2020
Chip manufacturing equipment spending to hit record high in 2021, says SEMI
Global sales of semiconductor manufacturing equipment by original equipment manufacturers are projected to increase 6% to US$63.2 billion in 2020 compared to US$59.6 billion in 2019,...
Tuesday 21 July 2020
Taiwan analog IC firms optimistic about demand for Chromebook
Taiwan-based analog IC firms are generally optimistic about demand for consumer notebooks, particularly Chromebook, in the third quarter of 2020.
Tuesday 21 July 2020
Apple may roll out iPhones with single 5G band support in 2021, say sources
Apple's 2020 series of iPhones will work on both sub-6GHz and mmWave 5G networks, but there is a good chance that the vendor may introduce new models supporting either of the bands...
Tuesday 21 July 2020
Support for startups: Q&A with Arm Taiwan president CK Tseng
Following the release of Flexible Access in 2019, Arm, a subsidiary of SoftBank, is opening up the project to startups with no charge, helping newcomers to reduce costs for product...
Tuesday 21 July 2020
Taiwan June export orders up
Taiwan-based makers received export orders totaling US$41 billion in June 2020, increasing 5.4% sequentially and 6.5% on year, according to the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA).
Monday 20 July 2020
Taiwan GaAs supply chain to log robust 5G PA shipments in 2H20
Taiwan's GaAs foundry houses Win Semiconductors and Advanced Wireless Semiconductor (AWSC) and epi-wafer supplier Visual Photonics Epitaxy (VPEC) are set to enjoy robust PA (power...
Monday 20 July 2020
Taiwan 5G penetration to reach 3-4% by year-end 2020
The total number of 5G subscribers in Taiwan is expected to reach 700,000-900,000 by the end of 2020, accounting for a penetration rate of 3-4%, according to estimates by local channel...