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Wednesday 6 May 2020
Catcher reportedly mulling setting up factory site in Southeast Asia
Chassis maker Catcher Technology with manufacturing operations mainly in China reportedly is evaluating the feasibility of setting up a new plant in Southeast Asia to cope with Apple's...
Wednesday 6 May 2020
GlobalWafers expects flat shipment growth in 2Q20
Silicon wafer manufacturer GlobalWafers expects to post flat sequential growth in second-quarter shipments, and has expressed uncertainty about its outlook this year.
Wednesday 6 May 2020
OSAT firms see robust demand for healthcare MCUs, server chips
Strong demand for healthcare MCUs and commercial notebook chips driven by the coronavirus pandemic has significantly boosted capacity utilization at Taiwan's backend houses, with...
Wednesday 6 May 2020
Chang Wah to expand high-end leadframe production in Taiwan
Lead frame specialist Chang Wah Technology will retain high-end manufacturing operations in Taiwan by incorporating advanced equipment and patented solutions from Japan's Ohkuchi...
Tuesday 5 May 2020
Taiwan passive component makers enjoy profit growth in 1Q20
Strong demand for commercial notebooks, servers and other devices enabling work from home has allowed Taiwanese passive components vendors to see clear order visibility for MLCC and...
Tuesday 5 May 2020
Taiwan large-size panel shipments to rise 13% in 2Q20, says Digitimes Research
Taiwan's shipments of large-size panels in 9-inch and above sizes (excluding Sharp's) are expected to grow 12.9% sequentially in the second quarter 2020 thanks to capacity resumption...
Tuesday 5 May 2020
Worldwide server shipments to rebound in 2Q20, says Digitimes Research
Global server shipments in the first quarter of 2020 recorded a sequential decline of 16.9%, steeper than the 9.8% fall that Digitimes Research had estimated in February, as a result...
Monday 4 May 2020
Notebooks in shortages due to Southeast Asia lockdowns, says Digitimes Research
Notebook supply is expected to fall short of demand in May as components production in the Southeast Asia is being hindered by local contigencies against the coronavirus pandemic,...
Monday 4 May 2020
Six-inch foundries see fabs run at full utilization
Taiwan-based six-inch foundries including Mosel Vitelic and Episil Technologies have enjoyed growing demand for power devices such as MOSFET chips for use in notebooks and servers,...
Monday 4 May 2020
Taiwan 1Q20 economic growth estimated at 1.54%
Taiwan's economic growth rate for first-quarter 2020 is preliminarily estimated at 1.54%, 0.26pp lower than the 1.80% forecast in February 2020 and the lowest quarterly level since...
Thursday 30 April 2020
Taiwan MCU suppliers poised to embrace record revenues in 2Q20
Taiwan-based MCU suppliers are poised to rake in record revenues in the second quarter of 2020 on continued robust demand for forehead thermometers and other healthcare applications...
Wednesday 29 April 2020
US tech giants seeking to expand test production in Taiwan
US tech giants including Apple, Facebook and Google reportedly are mulling expanding test production of new products in Taiwan, whose advantages in the IT manufacturing sector have...
Wednesday 29 April 2020
Acer notebook sales soar in North America
Acer saw its notebook sales in Canada and the US jump 105% and 135%, respectively, on year in March 2020, making it the largest consumer notebook brand in Canada in the month, according...
Wednesday 29 April 2020
IPC makers see components tight supply from Southeast Asia
IPC makers are beginning to see tight supply of components from Southeast Asia due to impacts of the coronavirus pandemic, with prices likely to rise, according to industry sources...
Tuesday 28 April 2020
Taiwan makers gearing up for 0.3mm-thick vapor chamber shipments
Taiwan-based smartphone cooling module specialists are capable of producing vapor chambers with thickness of only 0.3mm and will begin shipping the cooling solutions for smartphones...