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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...
Tuesday 10 September 2019
Taiwan August exports up
Taiwan recorded exports totaling US$29.00 billion in value in August 2019, the highest-ever for the month with growths of 2.8% sequentially and 2.6% on year. Imports in August totaled...
Monday 9 September 2019
Taiwan startups to showcase innovations at TCD SF 2019
A group of 10 startup teams from Taiwan will be showcasing their innovations at the 2019 TechCrunch Disrupt San Francisco (TCD SF) running October 2-4, according to the National Development...
Friday 6 September 2019
TSMC to see 7nm chip demand remain robust through 1H20
TSMC has enjoyed a pull-in of chip orders demanding advanced 7nm node manufacturing, with order visibility stretching through the first half of 2020, according to sources in Taiwan's...
Friday 6 September 2019
Intel hosts supply chain symposiums in Taipei, Shanghai
Intel will be joined by more than 800 members of its PC ecosystem partners in Taipei and Shanghai in early September for its Ecosystem Symposium series to share insights into the...
Thursday 5 September 2019
Acer positive about notebook sales in Germany
Acer expects its notebook sales in Germany to register a double-digit increase in 2019, thanks to enterprise users replacing their Windows 7 machines and growing demand from the gaming...
Wednesday 4 September 2019
MSI unveils new Creator PC notebooks; expects 20% of shipments from product line
Micro-Star International (MSI) has unveiled new Creator PC notebooks under its Prestige series and expects the CAD users-specific product line to account for 20% of its total notebook...
Wednesday 4 September 2019
Highlights of the day: Chinese firms seeking more IC design services from Taiwan
Chinese IT firms have been keen on reducing reliance on US supplies in the wake of the US-China trade war. Taiwan's IC design service providers used to land orders from China-based...