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Tuesday 20 August 2019
Powerchip swings to loss in 1H19
Foundry chipmaker Powerchip Technology has reported net losses of NT$2.69 billion (US$85.7 million) in the first half of 2019. EPS was negative NT$0.85 for the six-month period.
Monday 19 August 2019
Taiwan PCB makers eyeing demand from China 5G sector
Demand for high multilayer PCB products for the production of 400G switches for 5G networks in China is expected to emerge in 2020 when China Mobile starts switching its non-standalone...
Monday 19 August 2019
HannStar Board steps up investment in Taiwan
HannStar Board has disclosed plans to invest about NT$1.5 billion (US$47.8 million) in its factory site in Taoyuan, northern Taiwan where the PCB manufacturer will build additional...
Monday 19 August 2019
Taiwan 1H19 patent applications slightly up on year
Taiwan-based and foreign applicants applied for 35,534 patents during first-half 2019, increasing 0.68% on year, according to Intellectual Property Office (IPO).
Monday 19 August 2019
Motherboard, graphics card vendors to see shipments grow in 2H19
Thanks to seasonality and new products from Nvidia, AMD and Intel, motherboard and graphics card vendors, particularly Asustek Computer and Micro-Star International (MSI), are expected...
Monday 19 August 2019
Taiwan 2Q19 economic growth re-estimated at 2.40%
Taiwan's economic growth for second-quarter 2019 has been re-estimated at 2.40%, 0.01pp lower than 2.41% forecast at end-of-July according to the Directorate General of Budget, Accounting...
Thursday 15 August 2019
PCB maker Dynamic to shift Taiwan production to China
PCB maker Dynamic Electronics has decided to sell its factory site in northern Taiwan and shift all its production capacity there to the firm's Kunshan plant in China, according to...
Thursday 15 August 2019
Clevo to enjoy 30% notebook shipment growth in 3Q19
Clevo, which specializes in gaming and niche notebook manufacturing, expects to post sequential shipment growth of 30% in the third quarter as demand for gaming notebooks from China,...
Thursday 15 August 2019
Toppan Photomasks and Globalfoundries sign multi-year supply agreement
Toppan Photomasks and Globalfoundries have entered into a multi-year supply agreement in which Toppan will provide GF with photomasks and related services currently supported by GF's...
Wednesday 14 August 2019
TSMC board approves US$6.5 billion for advanced process, capacity expansion
The board of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has approved capital appropriations of about US$6.5 billion for the construction of new fab facilities, installation,...
Wednesday 14 August 2019
Taiwan large-size panel shipments increase 6.8% in 2Q19, says Digitimes Research
Shipments of large-size (9-inch and above) LCD panels by Taiwan's makers (excluding Sharp) grew 6.8% on quarter to 58.09 million units in the second quarter of 2019, as clients pulled...
Wednesday 14 August 2019
Notebook ODMs set to move part of production outside China
The US government's latest decision to delay the impelmentation of a 10% tariff on notebook imports has not changed the minds of notebook ODMs who have already made plans to move...
Wednesday 14 August 2019
Asustek not expecting much impact from rising component prices in 2H19
Asustek Computer willl not be much impacted by a likely rally in prices for memory chips, LCD panels and other components in the second half of 2019 as the hikes will only have short-term...
Tuesday 13 August 2019
ShunSin eyes robust networking, face ID modules shipments to US in 2H19
ShunSin Technology, Foxconn Technology Group's IC backend service affiliate, is expected to see revenues and profits hit the year's highs in September and October, bolstered by robust...
Tuesday 13 August 2019
ASE to buy new factory building to optimize capacity deployment
Taiwan's top backend house Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) has decided to purchase a new factory building in Kaohsiung, southern Taiwan to provide more space for warehousing...