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Tuesday 1 October 2019
China, Taiwan optical lens makers competing for automotives orders
China-based Sunny Optical Technology and its Taiwan-based counterparts, including Asia Optical, Calin Technology, Kinko Optical and Ability opto-Electronics Technology (AOET), have...
Tuesday 1 October 2019
Notebook brand vendors accelerating production relocation out of China
The ongoing trade tensions between the US and China is prompting notebook brand vendors to have their ODMs accelerate production relocation out of China, with Compal Electronics to...
Tuesday 1 October 2019
Global semiconductor sales continue slide
Worldwide sales of semiconductors posted a year-over-year decline for the eighth consecutive month in August 2019.
Tuesday 1 October 2019
Taiwan government encourages companies to invest in India and Indonesia
Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) is encouraging Taiwanese enterprises to increase their investments in India and Indonesia, as both countries have advantages in labor...
Monday 30 September 2019
Microsoft expanding AI R&D center in Taiwan
Microsoft is expanding its team at its AI R&D Center in Taiwan, which will focus on the development for three major areas - computer vision, user intention recognition and application...
Monday 30 September 2019
Seiko Epson showcases PaperLab at Circular Economy Taiwan 2019
Seiko Epson showcased PaperLab, a dry-process system for making recycled paper in office, at the Circular Economy Taiwan 2019 exhibition taking place in Taipei during September 26-28,...
Friday 27 September 2019
DRAM contract prices stop falling
Contract prices for DRAM held flat in August 2019, with prices for 8GB PC DRAM modules averaging US$25.50, according to DRAMeXchange.
Friday 27 September 2019
More Chinese firms developing advanced-node CPUs in-house
More China-based firms have become keen on in-house development of new-generation CPUs and GPUs, allowing Taiwan IC design service providers, especially those associated with TSMC,...
Friday 27 September 2019
Taiwan to add PV installations of 3.7GWp in 2019-2020
The Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) is implementing its second 2-year plan to add PV installation capacity of 3.7GWp around Taiwan, consisting of 1.5GWp in 2019 and 2.2GWp in...
Friday 27 September 2019
Canon unveils EOS 90D, M6 Mark II in Taiwan
Canon has unveiled EOS 90D, a DSLR camera, and EOS M6 Mark II, a mirrorless interchangeable-lens camera (MILC), for launch in Taiwan on September 27, according to Canon Marketing...
Friday 27 September 2019
Intel provides new Optane, 3D NAND updates
Intel has unveiled its second-generation Optane storage-class memory codenamed Barlow Pass that will be launched along with its new-generation Xeon CPUs in 2020. Intel also disclosed...
Friday 27 September 2019
Taiwan to invest more in basic research, says science minister
Taiwan's IC design ability is currently leading China by at least 10 years, but the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) will continue to allocate more budget for basic research...
Thursday 26 September 2019
UMC revenues to climb at least 10% in 2020
Pure-play foundry United Microelectronics (UMC) is expected to post revenue growth of at least 10% in 2020, thanks mainly to its expanded business scale in Japan, according to market...
Thursday 26 September 2019
5G phone shipments in China, Korea to total 10 million units in 2019
Combined shipments of 5G-enabled smartphones from Chinese and Korean vendors are expected to reach about 10 million units in 2019 - a result of collaboration between telecom operators...
Thursday 26 September 2019
UMC allowed to buy remaining stake in Mie Fujitsu
United Microelectronics (UMC) has satisfied all closing conditions, including final approval from all relevant government agencies, for the full acquisition of Mie Fujitsu Semiconductor...