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Thursday 9 July 2020
FPCB makers building new capacity in 2H20 for 5G iPhones
Taiwan's flexible PCB makers Zhen Ding Technology and Flexium Interconnect, and flexible CCL supplier Taiflex Scientific are all gearing up to ready new capacity in the second half...
Thursday 9 July 2020
Winbond enhances high-density NOR flash offering
Winbond Electronics has been stepping up its deployment in the high-density NOR flash field, gearing up for a boom in demand for 5G related applications, according to company president...
Thursday 9 July 2020
Microsoft releases new Surface devices in Taiwan
Microsoft has launched three new Surface products, the Book 3, Go 2 and Pro X, in Taiwan, targeting the work-from-home user group.
Wednesday 8 July 2020
Consumer MCU demand picking up
Taiwan-based MCU specialists have seen orders for TWS Bluetooth earbuds and other consumer electronics applications pick up substantially since the start of third-quarter 2020, according...
Wednesday 8 July 2020
Taiwan IC testing houses poised for strong 3Q20
Taiwan's IC testing houses Ardentec, King Yuan Electronics (KYEC) and Sigurd Microelectronics are expected to see their production lines run at high capacity in the third quarter...
Wednesday 8 July 2020
China EV power charging market highly competitive
Demand for EV (electric vehicle) power charging stations and piles is growing fast in China, but Taiwan-based suppliers can hardly play significant roles there, according to industry...
Wednesday 8 July 2020
Taiwan June exports down on year
Taiwan's exports totaled US$27.13 billion in June 2020, growing 0.5% sequentially but slipping 3.8% on year, while the month's imports reached US$22.29 billion, unchanged sequentially...
Tuesday 7 July 2020
Global semiconductor sales increase in May
The global semiconductor industry posted May sales of US$35 billion, up 1.5% sequentially, according to Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA).
Tuesday 7 July 2020
Major Taiwan fabless firms strive for more foundry support
Taiwan's first-tier IC design houses, such as MediaTek, have demanded more capacity support from their foundry partners recently, according to industry sources.
Monday 6 July 2020
ITRI transfers memory technologies to Taiwan chipmakers
Taiwan's Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) has been engaged in the development of next-generation non-volatile memory technologies, such as ferroelectric RAM (FRAM)...
Monday 6 July 2020
TSMC fab tool suppliers see promising outlook
Taiwan-based semiconductor equipment suppliers engaged in TSMC's supply chain are set to be among the beneficiaries of the foundry house's advanced process capacity expansion with...
Monday 6 July 2020
Taiwan IC substrate makers to benefit from China locally-developed CPUs, GPUs
As demand for locally-developed CPUs and GPUs in China continues rising amid the US trade sanctions against Chinese IT enterprises, Taiwan-based IC substrate suppliers are expected...
Monday 6 July 2020
Taiwan handset sales to grow 25% in 2H20, says FET
Handset sales in the Taiwan market are expected to grow 25% to 3.6 million units in second-half 2020, up from 2.9 million units shipped in the first half of the year, according to...
Monday 6 July 2020
TSMC to issue NT$13.9 billion bonds to fund capacity expansion
The board of directors of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has approved plans to issue NT$13.9 billion (US$471.7 million) in unsecured bonds to help purchase new...
Monday 6 July 2020
Nanya posts revenue growth in 2Q20
DRAM maker Nanya Technology saw its revenue slide to a four-month low of NT$5.32 billion (US$180.4 million) in June, but revenue for the second quarter climbed 14.4% sequentially...