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Wednesday 4 September 2019
Global semiconductor sales continue to drop
Worldwide sales of semiconductors posted a year-over-year decline for the seventh consecutive month in July 2019.
Wednesday 4 September 2019
Taiwan RF component suppliers see orders ramp up from China
Taiwan-based RF component specialists including RichWave Technology, Rafael Microelectronics and AMIC Communication (AMICCOM), have seen a ramp-up in orders from China in 2019, according...
Wednesday 4 September 2019
Taiwan urged to ease restrictions on foreign hires to spur AI, biomedical development
In developing AI applications and promoting cross-domain cooperation between biomedical and ICT sectors in Taiwan, what count most is for the government to allow more foreign talent...
Wednesday 4 September 2019
Japan PCB firms may lose ground in OLED sector
Japan-based PCB makers are likely to be further marginalized if Apple's reportedly plans to launch three 5G iPhones all based on OLED technology are realized, according to sources...
Wednesday 4 September 2019
Orders for China homegrown processors rising
Orders for custom-designed processors have been rising from China in 2019, according to industry sources in Taiwan.
Wednesday 4 September 2019
US biomedical CRO Veristat sets up first Asia operations in Taiwan
US-based clinical research organization (CRO) Veristat has set up operations in Taipei, seeking to leverage Taiwan's ICT talent to integrate smart medical resources in the US and...
Tuesday 3 September 2019
LG sees smartphone sales improving in Taiwan
LG Electronics has seen sales of its smartphones improve gradually in the Taiwan market and will continue to enhance its deployment by introducing new models into the local market,...
Tuesday 3 September 2019
Samsung launches new flagship tablet in Taiwan
Samsung Electronics has launched its latest flagship tablet, Galaxy Tab S6, in the Taiwan market, to be available starting on September 16 at NT$22,900 (US$729).
Tuesday 3 September 2019
European spending in AI close to US$21 billion by 2023, says IDC
European spending on artificial intelligence (AI) is estimated to reach more than US$7 billion in 2019 and to almost triple over the next four years, growing at a 32% CAGR. European...
Tuesday 3 September 2019
Taiwan handset shipments drop over 30% on year in 2Q19, says Digitimes Research
Handset shipments by Taiwan's brand vendors and ODMs totaled 13.8 million units in the second quarter of 2019, on par with those shipped a quarter earlier but down 33.2% on year,...
Tuesday 3 September 2019
Passive component demand picking up
Demand for MLCCs, chip resistors, as well as other passive components, has started picking up substantially, according to industry sources in Taiwan.
Monday 2 September 2019
Taiwan component makers seek opportunities from 5G and foldable devices
Taiwan-based component makers, despite seeing shrinking demand for notebooks, have found new opportunities from emerging businesses such as foldable smartphones, foldable-screen notebooks...
Monday 2 September 2019
TSMC, UMC see China-based fabs operate in the red in 1H19
Both Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and United Microelectronics (UMC) saw losses from their 12-inch wafer fabs in China during the first half of 2019, while fellow...
Monday 2 September 2019
Eight-inch foundries see demand pick up
Eight-inch IC foundries have seen their fabless customers engaged in the fingerprint sensor, touchscreen IC, analog chip and LCD driver IC sectors step up their pace of orders recently,...
Friday 30 August 2019
Taiwan LCD driver IC firms to see pick-up in demand
Taiwan-based LCD driver IC suppliers are expected to see customers step up their pace of orders around the end of the third quarter, with their order visibility for the fourth quarter...