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Wednesday 15 July 2020
Taiwan revving up to become biomedical R&D base in Asia Pacific
Taiwan is stepping up fostering startups with more innovations in the biotech sector aiming to build a major biotech and medicine R&D base in the Asia-Pacific region, with a focus...
Wednesday 15 July 2020
Taiwan IC substrate makers land more MediaTek orders for 5G chips
Taiwan-based IC substrate makers including Unimicron Technology and Kinsus Interconnect Technology have seen a ramp-up in BT substrate orders for MediaTek's 5G SoCs as the chipmaker...
Wednesday 15 July 2020
Taiwan ICT firms eyeing smart healthcare
Taiwan-based ICT firms have been keen on developing hardware, software or hardware/software-integrated products for smart healthcare.
Wednesday 15 July 2020
Kingwaytek testing autonomous driving based on C-V2X
Kingwaytek Technology, a provider of digital maps for car navigation, is testing autonomous driving using C-V2X wireless communication infrastructure at an open experimental field...
Tuesday 14 July 2020
SEMICON Taiwan 2020 on schedule
SEMICON Taiwan 2020 is scheduled to take place in Taipei during September 23-25.
Tuesday 14 July 2020
Taiwan MOSFET, ESD makers positive about 3Q20 shipments
Taiwan's suppliers of MOSFET chips and ESD (electrostatic discharge) protection devices, after ending the second quarter of 2020 with impressive revenue increases, are expected to...
Tuesday 14 July 2020
China de-Americanizing supply chain rapidly
China has been stepping up its de-Americanization campaign seeking to strengthen its chip self-sufficiency in 2020 as its trade disputes with the US intensify, according to industry...
Tuesday 14 July 2020
CIS backend firms tap deeper into auto field with On-Semi, Sony
With major CMOS image sensor (CIS) vendors including On Semiconductor and Sony set to put increased focus on automotive applications, Taiwan-based backend houses including Tong Hsing...
Monday 13 July 2020
Taiwan PV sector complains about farmland restrictions
Taiwan's agricultural authorities will soon amend rules to impose more restrictions on using farmlands and fish ponds for setting up PV power stations, sparking complaints by the...
Friday 10 July 2020
URE to sell factory to Taiwan Mask
Solar cell and module maker United Renewable Energy (URE) has disclosed it will sell an idle factory at Hsinchu Science Park to Taiwan Mask at NT$1.038 billion (US$34.9 million),...
Friday 10 July 2020
Taiwan IC substrate makers post double-digit revenue gains for 1H20
Taiwan-based IC substrate suppliers Unimicron Technology, Nan Ya Printed Circuit Board (NPC) and Kinsus Interconnect Technology all ended the first half of 2020 with double-digit...
Friday 10 July 2020
Taiwan Star to launch commercial 5G services in August
Taiwan Star Telecom has said it plans to launch its commercial 5G services in August, having already secured approval for building 5G base stations from the National Communications...
Friday 10 July 2020
LCD panel makers poised for strong sales in 3Q20
Having experienced sequential revenue growth in the second quarter of 2020, most Taiwan's flat panel makers are poised to enjoy further growth in the third quarter, buoyed by strong...
Thursday 9 July 2020
Taiwan IC exports hit record in June
Taiwan's monthly IC exports soared past the US$10 billion level in June for the first time ever, reaching US$10.253 billion for an annual increase of 27.54% due mainly to rush shipments...
Thursday 9 July 2020
Taiwan MOSFET chipmakers see orders for PCs pull in
Taiwan-based MOSFET chipmakers including Advanced Power Electronics, Excelliance MOS, Niko Semiconductor and Sinopower Semiconductor are gearing up for volume shipments for new PCs...