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Thursday 12 September 2019
Highlights of the day: Compal moves production back to Taiwan for US-bound notebooks
The US-China trade war is sending many manufacturers fleeing the "world's factory," with many Taiwanese makers relocating production lines to Southeast Asia or returning home. For...
Thursday 12 September 2019
Taiwan science parks see decline in January-June sales
Government-run Hsinchu Science Park (HSP), Southern Taiwan Science Park (STSP) and Central Taiwan Science Park (CTSP) generated revenues totaling NT$1,218.942 billion (US$38.88 billion)...
Thursday 12 September 2019
MediaTek to open new building for 5G R&D
MediaTek is set to unveil a new office building in northern Taiwan in mid September, which will be dedicated to the development of 5G chip technologies while also serving as the chipmaker's...
Thursday 12 September 2019
Taiwan semiconductor foundry sector, 2Q19
With global market demand on a moderate increase in second-quarter 2019, Taiwan-based semiconductor foundries showed recovery. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), United...
Thursday 12 September 2019
Taiwan backend firms eyeing stable demand for new iPhones
Taiwan-based backend houses including KYEC and Chipbond expect to see stable growth in demand for baseband chips and LCD driver ICs for Apple iPhone.
Thursday 12 September 2019
Compal turns to Taiwan for making US-bound notebooks
Compal Electronics, in response to its major brand clients' requests, is moving production of their US-bound notebooks from Vietnam to Taiwan, which is expected to turn Taiwan into...
Thursday 12 September 2019
Google to construct second data center in Taiwan
Google has purchased land in Tainan City, southern Taiwan, for constructing its second data center in the country, according to Google Taiwan.
Wednesday 11 September 2019
DuPont sells SiC wafer division to SK Siltron
DuPont Electronics & Imaging has announced it has signed an agreement to sell its compound semiconductor solutions (CSS) business to SK Siltron. The transaction is expected to...
Wednesday 11 September 2019
Taiwan IC design houses seeing brisk order visibility
Taiwan-based IC design houses including MediaTek, Novatek Microelectronics, RichWave Technology, ZillTek Technology and Rafael Micro have seen their order visibility strengthened,...
Wednesday 11 September 2019
Smartphone challenges continue in 2019, says IDC
The worldwide handset market has shown signs of recovery in the second half of 2019 and into 2020, pushing smartphone shipment growth back into positive territory, according to IDC...
Tuesday 10 September 2019
Asustek revenues surge in August
Asustek Computer registered consolidated revenues of NT$30.64 billion (US$973.13 million) for August, growing 20.03% on month and 5.1% on year, with combined consolidated revenues...
Tuesday 10 September 2019
Sunny Founder granted first renewable energy sales license in Taiwan
Sunny Founder, a crowdfunding platform specifically for PV power generation, has disclosed it has obtained from Taiwan's Bureau of Energy (BOE) under Ministry of Economic Affairs...
Tuesday 10 September 2019
Chipmakers, partners to gain from robust demand for 5G CPE devices
Global demand for 5G CPE (customer premise equipment) is expected to grow rapidly to 120 million units in 2025 from 100,000 units in 2019, prompting chipmakers such as Qualcomm and...
Tuesday 10 September 2019
TSMC posts record August revenues
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) saw its August revenues climb to a record high of NT$106.12 billion (US$3.4 billion).
Tuesday 10 September 2019
Japan-Korea trade dispute brings opportunities for Taiwan supply chain, says Winbond executive
Trade disputes between Japan and South Korea will likely result in fundamental changes to both countries' high-tech industry supply chains, while opening the door for enhanced cooperation...