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Tuesday 4 December 2018
Global semiconductor sales increase in October, says SIA
Worldwide sales of semiconductors reached US$41.8 billion for the month of October 2018, up 12.7% compared to year-ago levels and 1% sequentially, according to the Semiconductor Industry...
Tuesday 4 December 2018
Quanta, Wiwynn see no impact from Intel CPU shortages on cloud server market
Although PC sales in the second half of 2018 have been seriously undermined by Intel's CPU shortages, the cloud computing server market has been little affected, with Quanta Computer...
Tuesday 4 December 2018
Taiwan High Speed Rail launches buy-one-get-one-free ticket offer for overseas tourists
To encourage more overseas tourists to visit Taiwan, the Tourism Bureau, MOTC, has also been encouraging visitors to explore central and southern Taiwan's new tourist attractions...
Monday 3 December 2018
Taiwan 3Q18 economic growth estimated at 2.27%
Taiwan's economic growth rate for third-quarter 2018 is estimated at 2.27%, 0.09pp lower than 2.36% forecast in August 2018, according to the Directorate General of Budget, Accounting...
Monday 3 December 2018
Taiwan academia unveils smart 3D printing speed control technology
Da-Yeh University in central Taiwan has developed a smart control technology that can automatically adjust 3D printing parameters in accordance with temperature changes in external...
Friday 30 November 2018
ASML expands operations in Taiwan
ASML has expanded its operations in Taiwan by opening a new country headquarters in Hsinchu, and plans to grow its total workforce stationed in Taiwan to over 2,500 by the end of...
Friday 30 November 2018
Pure-play foundry market visibility appears low for 1H19
Order visibility for the pure-play IC foundry sector for the first half of 2019 appears to be low. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has started negotiating with its...
Friday 30 November 2018
Taiwan 3Q18 international Internet bandwidth over 2,352Gbps
Taiwan's direct Internet connection with 12 countries (including Hong Kong and Macau) reached total bandwidth of 2,352.583Gbps in third-quarter 2018, decreasing 2.36% sequentially...
Friday 30 November 2018
Taiwan sets tentative 2019 feed-in tariffs for renewable energy
Taiwan's Bureau of Energy under Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) has set tentative feed-in tariff rates for renewable energy in 2019, with PV and wind power seeing reductions by...
Friday 30 November 2018
ASE reportedly to set up IC testing service center in Nanjing
ASE Technology Holding, the parent company of IC packagers Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) and Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL), plans to set up an IC testing service...
Thursday 29 November 2018
Taiwan cancels deadline for terminating nuclear power
The Taiwan government has had to abandon its plan to terminate nuclear power generation in 2025 after voters rejected the schedule in a recent referendum.
Thursday 29 November 2018
Academia-industry collaboration to boost Taiwan industrial upgrades
An academia-industry collaboration project backed by major research bodies in Taiwan and promoted by the country's Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) has borne significant...
Thursday 29 November 2018
Southeast Asia cannot replace China in manufacturing, says Pegatron chairman
It is unrealistic to think that Southeast Asia can completely replace China as the world's manufacturing hub, but an ecosystem of manufacturers spread across different countries will...
Thursday 29 November 2018
China PCB firms expand presence in auto sector
China-based PCB makers have stepped up efforts to grow their presence in the automotive electronics sector since their entry in 2017, according to industry sources.
Wednesday 28 November 2018
Intel CPU shortfalls may ease in 1Q19, benefiting Taiwan chip vendors
Taiwan-based IC design houses expect to see a new wave of orders from downstream PC and notebook clients before the Lunar New Year holidays in early February at the earliest, as the...