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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...
Wednesday 25 September 2019
Acer expects Asia-Pacific sales growth to restore in 2H19
Acer had below-par results in Asia Pacific in the first half of 2019 due primarily to trade tensions between the US and China, and major political issues in the region, but it is...
Tuesday 24 September 2019
Taiwan August manufacturing production index up
Taiwan recorded manufacturing production index (2016 as base year) of 115.03 for August 2019, increasing 1.78% sequentially and 2.11% on year, according to statistics released by...
Tuesday 24 September 2019
MOST announces AI R&D guidelines
The Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) has announced AI Technology R&D Guidelines in a bid to create a reliable environment conforming to international trends of AI R&D...
Monday 23 September 2019
Samsung outraces Apple to become top smartphone vendor in Taiwan in August
Samsung Electronics outraced Apple to become the top smartphone vendor in Taiwan in August, buoyed by the release of its Galaxy Note 10 and brisk sales of its mid-range A-series models,...
Monday 23 September 2019
Initial iPhone 11 sales beat market expectations in Taiwan
Initial sales of Apple's iPhone 11 lineup in Taiwan have beat market expectation and are expected to continue enjoying robust sales in the coming months during the shopping season,...
Monday 23 September 2019
Taiwan memory chipmakers to see sales peak in 3Q19
DRAM chipmaker Nanya Technology, specialty DRAM and flash memory specialist Winbond Electronics and mask ROM and flash chipmaker Macronix International are expected to post substantial...
Monday 23 September 2019
Taiwan August export order value down
Taiwan received export orders worth US$40.05 billion in total in August 2019, decreasing 1.2% sequentially and 8.3% on year, according to the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA).
Friday 20 September 2019
Semiconductor leaders urge Taiwan government to invest more in nurturing talent
Several leaders from semiconductor firms and organizations have paid a visit to Taiwan's president Tsai Ing-wen, asking the government to tackle the two biggest issues facing the...
Friday 20 September 2019
Global HDI PCB market surpasses US$10 billion in value, says TPCA
The worldwide market for high-density interconnect (HDI) PCBs came to more than US$10 billion in production value in 2018, with Taiwan accounting for about 40% of the total value,...
Thursday 19 September 2019
EMEA purpose-built backup appliances market revenues decline in 2Q19, says IDC
EMEA purpose-built backup appliance (PBBA) vendor revenues decreased 5.6% on year to reach US$267.7 million in the second quarter of 2019, according to IDC. Total EMEA PBBA open systems...
Thursday 19 September 2019
Innolux collaborates with ITRI to develop FOPLP technology
Innolux has teamed up with Taiwan's government-sponsored Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) to develop fan-out panel-level packaging (FOPLP) technology, which will be...
Thursday 19 September 2019
China aggressively poaching talent from Korea, Taiwan chipmakers
China-based semiconductor firms are keenly luring talent away from chipmakers in Taiwan and South Korea by offering much higher pays, seeking to shorten time for technology development...