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Tuesday 22 December 2020
Major IC equipment, materials vendors deepening presence in Taiwan
Many international semiconductor equipment and materials suppliers have been stepping up investments or strengthening deployments in Taiwan seeking to better serve TSMC's ecosystem...
Tuesday 22 December 2020
EMC to acquire fellow CCL company for US$28.7 million
Taiwan-based copper clad laminate (CCL) maker Elite Material (EMC) has announced plans to fully acquire fellow US firm EMD Specialty Materials for a total of US$28.73 million.
Tuesday 22 December 2020
Taiwan OSAT firms see clear order visibility through mid-2021
Taiwan-based OSAT services providers have seen clear order visibility through mid-2021, thanks to robust demand for 5G and Wi-Fi chips, power management ICs (PMIC), and display driver...
Tuesday 22 December 2020
NetApp sees significant growth in Taiwan market
Hybrid cloud data management device provider NetApp has seen significant business growth in the Taiwan market in 2020, according to Sean Lin, general manager for NetApp Taiwan.
Tuesday 22 December 2020
Taiwan November export orders hit record
Taiwan-based makers received export orders totaling US$57.78 billion in November 2020, hitting a monthly record for the month straight, and increasing 12.0% sequentially and 29.7%...
Monday 21 December 2020
Taiwan OSAT firms to see output value break US$20 billion in 2021, says Digitimes Research
The combined output value of Taiwan's OSAT firms is estimated to grow by over 15% to US$18.5 billion in 2020 and to US$20 billion in 2021, according to Digitimes Research.
Monday 21 December 2020
Entegris expands manufacturing facility in Taiwan
Entegris, a supplier of advanced materials and process solutions for the semiconductor and other high-technology industries, has announced it is expanding its manufacturing presence...
Monday 21 December 2020
Bright outlook for Vietnam in 2021
Although manufacturers may feel less compelled than before to relocate their production out of China, now that Donald Trump is leaving the White House, they will carry on with their...
Friday 18 December 2020
Taiwan offers handsome subsidies to spur homegrown EVs production
The government in Taiwan is keenly joining forces with manufacturers to develop electrical vehicles (EVs), offering handsome subsidies to encourage homegrown production of key EV...
Friday 18 December 2020
Mitac to increase proportion of production for automotive product lines in Taiwan
Mitac Digital Technology, to cope with US-China trade disputes, will increase the proportion of output for automotive product lines, mainly in-car navigation devices and car movement...
Friday 18 December 2020
Qualcomm executive identifies three major niche sectors for Taiwan supply chain in next decade
Taiwan supply chain players can enjoy lucrative business opportunities in three major sectors in the next decade of the 5G era, namely mmWave technology, 5G infrastructure equipment,...
Friday 18 December 2020
IC equipment maker GP optimistic about 2021
Taiwan-based Group Up Industrial (GP), which specializes in PCB dry process and other semiconductor equipment, has seen clear order visibility through the second quarter of 2021 and...
Friday 18 December 2020
CHT revving up for international communication business
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) has shifted the focus of its international communication business to information security, hybrid cloud, AIoT, big data and CDN (content delivery network) applications,...
Friday 18 December 2020
Second-tier IC design houses to enjoy profit growth in 4Q20
Tight foundry capacity resulting in insufficient chip supplies and rising chip ASPs already buoyed Taiwan's first-tier fabless chipmakers' profits in the third quarter. Such scenario...
Friday 18 December 2020
Taiwan server makers upbeat about shipment prospects for 2021
Taiwan's server makers are generally upbeat about their shipment prospects for 2021 thanks mainly to strong demand for datacenter applications and server replacement boom to be driven...