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Thursday 21 November 2019
Taiwan October export orders down on year
Taiwan received export orders worth US$47.28 billion in total in October 2019, increasing 3.9% sequentially but decreasing 3.5% on year, according to statistics released by the Ministry...
Thursday 21 November 2019
Taiwan handset shipments to post single-digit sequential growth 4Q19, says Digitimes Research
Handset shipments by Taiwan's brand vendors and ODMs are expected to grow by a single-digit rate sequentially in the fourth quarter of 2019 after seeing their combined shipments edge...
Thursday 21 November 2019
Global handset market likely to stage a rebound in 2020
The global handset market is likely to stage an upturn in terms of industry value and unit shipments driven by the release of more 5G phones and continued availability of multiple...
Thursday 21 November 2019
Power semiconductor demand about to pick up
Power semiconductor demand is about to hit its bottom and start picking up, as Infineon and other IDMs have lowered their power chip inventories to healthy levels, according to industry...
Thursday 21 November 2019
Taiwan manufacturing industry sees production decline 7% in 3Q19
Production of Taiwan's manufacturing industry totaled NT$3.37 trillion in the third quarter of 2019, down 7.01% on year, making the third consecutive quarter of on-year declines due...
Wednesday 20 November 2019
Taiwan IPC firms expanding capacity locally
Several Industrial PC (IPC) firms are planning to expand their capacities in Taiwan to cope with the US-China trade tensions, according to sources from the upstream supply chain.
Wednesday 20 November 2019
Taiwan analog IC firms see orders for fast-charging devices pick up from China
Taiwan-based analog IC specialists have recently seen orders mainly short lead-time ones for fast-charging solutions pick up from China's high-tech industry, which is looking to reduce...
Wednesday 20 November 2019
Taiwan not to release 3.5 GHz frequency bands for private 5G vertical applications
Taiwan will not reserve a dedicated frequency band range in 3.5 GHz spectrum for private enterprises or entities to implement their respective 5G vertical applications, according...
Wednesday 20 November 2019
Food delivery by robots: Q&A with Kiwi Campus founder Felipe Chavez Cortes
Silicon Valley-based Kiwi Campus is a startup dedicated to operating a semi-autonomous robotic platform for delivering foods, beverages and groceries to consumers on college campuses...
Tuesday 19 November 2019
Wiwynn positive about 2020
Wiwynn, a cloud computing server affiliate of Wistron, is optimistic about its business outlook for 2020 with plans to build more production lines at is plant in southern Taiwan,...
Tuesday 19 November 2019
Former Elpida CEO joins China state-owned chipmaker
Tsinghua Unigroup has announced the appointment of Yukio Sakamoto, the former CEO for Japan's Elpida Memory, as senior VP of Unigroup and head of the group's Japan-based unit.
Tuesday 19 November 2019
Synergy from acquiring Kemet: Q&A with Yageo chairman Pierre Chen
Taiwan-based Yageo announced recently plans to acquire fellow US-based passive component company Kemet in an all-cash transaction valued at US$1.8 billion. The acquisition is expected...
Friday 15 November 2019
Laster to construct factory in Taiwan
LED automotive lighting module maker Laster Tech will invest NT$450 million (US$14.8 million) to construct a factory for making smart LED automotive lighting modules in northern Taiwan...
Friday 15 November 2019
Innolux pledges to invest NT$70.1 billion in Taiwan
Panel maker Innolux will invest over NT$70.1 billion (US$2.29 billion) in Taiwan, the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) has announced. The MOEA has issued a green light to the Innolux...
Friday 15 November 2019
Korea 5G service subscribers to top 5 million by year-end 2019
The number of 5G service subscribers in South Korea is expected to reach over five million by the end of 2019, a significant growth from four million at the end of July, according...