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Monday 16 March 2020
Enterprise notebook sales to stay robust due to increasing work-from-home demand
Demand for notebooks from the enterprise market has begun rising as the coronavirus pandemic sweeps across Europe and North America, prompting companies there to ask employees to...
Monday 16 March 2020
TSMC tightens precautionary measures against coronavirus
TSMC has furthered tightened precautionary measures internally against the coronavirus, which has so far not affected its operations in Taiwan, according to the pure-play foundry.
Monday 16 March 2020
Pure Storage sees strong demand in Taiwan due to outbreak
US-based all-flash data storage hardware/software vendor Pure Storage has seen urgent and strong demand from manufacturing industries and hospitals in the Taiwan market following...
Friday 13 March 2020
Local sensor supply crucial to smart machinery development in Taiwan, says TAMI chairman
Development of smart machinery in Taiwan hinges on locally-developed industrial sensors, according to Alex Ko, chairman for Taiwan Association of Machinery Industry (TAMI).
Friday 13 March 2020
Powerchip chair expects easing of coronavirus outbreak starting June-July
The coronavirus outbreak is expected to start easing between June and July, according to Frank Huang, chairman for Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing (PSMC).
Friday 13 March 2020
Taiwan design houses embracing robust ASIC orders
Taiwan-based chipmakers are gearing up to fulfill robust orders for ASIC services from clients in China and even from the world's first-tier brand vendors that are seeking to enhance...
Friday 13 March 2020
Taiwan PCB production to grow 3% in 2020, says TPCA
The production of Taiwan's PCB industry is estimated to rise 2.82% on year to reach NT$681.1 billion (US$22.58 billion) in 2020 if the coronavirus outbreak can ease in the first half...
Friday 13 March 2020
Taiwan top-3 telecom firms report decreased sales for February
Taiwan's top-three telecom operators all have reported decreased revenues for February, as demand for mobile services declined.
Thursday 12 March 2020
Taiwan AI companies develop products in response to coronavirus
Taiwan-based automation solution developer Solomon has cooperated with Denmark-based Mobile Industrial Robots (MiR) to release disinfection robots that could help prevent the spread...
Thursday 12 March 2020
Advantech expects 5-10% on-year decline in 1Q20 revenues
Advantech's consolidated revenues for the first quarter of 2020 may slip 5-10% on year due to extended Lunar New Year holidays in China, deferred shipments to Chinese clients and...
Wednesday 11 March 2020
China NOR flash industry output slows
The coronavirus outbreak is set to erode more than 10% of China's overall NOR flash memory output in 2020, according to industry sources.
Wednesday 11 March 2020
Zhen Ding to acquire BoardTek
Zhen Ding Technology has disclosed plans to acquire fellow Taiwan-based PCB company BoardTek Electronics, which focuses on production for automotive and base station applications,...
Wednesday 11 March 2020
Gudeng to expand capacity ahead of schedule
Gudeng Precision Industrial has enjoyed robust demand for EUV mask pods, and plans to implement its capacity expansion project ahead of schedule, according to the Taiwan-based fab...
Wednesday 11 March 2020
Astra facial recognition tech enters Japan market via NTT East
Astra, a Taiwan-based startup specialized in commercializing facial recognition technology, began to cooperate with Japanese telecom carrier NTT East to provide cloud computing-based...
Tuesday 10 March 2020
Taiwan science parks record revenues of over NT$2,632 billion for 2019
Government-developed Hsinchu Science Park (HSP), Southern Taiwan Science Park (STSP) and Central Taiwan Science Park (CTSP) generated combined revenues of NT$2,632.114 billion (US$87.14...