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Thursday 28 May 2020
CISA forms smart manufacturing promotion team
Information Service Industry Association (CISA) has organized a smart manufacturing promotion team specifically for helping Taiwan-based small- to medium-size manufacturers undertake...
Thursday 28 May 2020
Taiwan 5G optical component shipments remain bullish despite fresh bans on Huawei
Taiwan-based optical component suppliers so far have not seen their short-term shipments being affected by the US government's fresh trade restrictions on Huawei, believing prospects...
Thursday 28 May 2020
Marketech, Gudeng see orders for EUV tools ramp up
Taiwan-based Gudeng Precision and Marketech International have seen orders for EUV-based process manufacturing equipment ramp up recently as TSMC is accelerating its enhanced 5nm...
Thursday 28 May 2020
Microsoft accelerator to incubate 18 startups in Taiwan
Microsoft for Startups-Taiwan, a Microsoft accelerator in Taiwan, selected 18 startup teams and businesses on April 22, 2020 for its new incubation project with areas of their specialties...
Thursday 28 May 2020
Taiwan PC monitor shipments to rebound in 2Q20, says Digitimes Research
Taiwan's PC monitor shipments, fueled by rising work-from-home activities, are expected to undergo a sequential growth of 24% to 22.94 million units in the second quarter 2020 after...
Thursday 28 May 2020
AUO heads Space4Money in building smart showcase for Taiwan National Palace Museum
AU Optronics (AUO) has leveraged its display technologies and teamed up with Space4Money, the company's wholly-owned subsidiary specializing in smart retail software and hardware...
Wednesday 27 May 2020
Largan sells China plant
Smartphone-use lens module maker Largan Precision has taken a major step in expanding capacity in Taiwan by remitting back about NT$11 billion (US$367 million) in income from selling...
Wednesday 27 May 2020
Chang Wah to double QFN leadframe capacity in 2020
Leadframe specialist Chang Wah Technology (CWTC) has disclosed plans to expand production capacity for QFN (quad flat no-lead) leadframes at its factory sites in China and Taiwan...
Wednesday 27 May 2020
Raising IC self-sufficiency increasingly difficult for China
US vendors remain dominant players in the global front-end semiconductor equipment market segment, which will be a critical factor blocking China's ambition of raising self-sufficiency...
Wednesday 27 May 2020
Taiwan economic development to focus on six areas
The National Development Council (NDC) has proposed strategies for boosting Taiwan's economic development, focusing on six areas: Semiconductor, biotechnology/medical care, digital...
Wednesday 27 May 2020
Taiwan Mobile expanding sales of Nest Mini smart speakers
Google's Nest Mini has outraced rival devices such as those from Xiaomi to become the top-selling smart speakers in Taiwan's telecom channels, according Taiwan Mobile, the sales agent...
Tuesday 26 May 2020
Metal chassis makers to see revenues spike from auto applications
Metal chassis makers Catcher Technology and Ju Teng International, after building solid presences in notebook, tablet and handset segments, have successfully forayed into automotive...
Tuesday 26 May 2020
Glass substrate landscape changing in line with reductions in Korea LCD fabs
The global landscape for the supply of display glass substrates is changing along with the moves by Samsung Display and LG Display to gradually withdraw from the LCD panel market.
Tuesday 26 May 2020
Taiwan April manufacturing production index down on month
Taiwan recorded manufacturing production index (2016 as base year) of 108.37 for April 2020, decreasing 7.62% sequentially but increasing 4.15% on year, according to statistics released...
Tuesday 26 May 2020
Taiwan handset HDI board makers cautious about 2H20
Taiwan's makers of handset-use HDI boards have yet to feel the pinch of waning handset sales so far this year and are expected to enjoy stable shipments through second-quarter 2020,...