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Tuesday 25 August 2020
TSMC steps up factory site expansion in southern Taiwan
TSMC has stepped up its expansion at the Southern Taiwan Science Park (STSP), having acquired several factory buildings, with the latest being a plant from an LCD panel maker.
Tuesday 25 August 2020
Spirox, Molsentech jointly develop COVID-19 rapid test system
Taiwan-based Spirox and Molecular Sensoring Technology (Molsentech) have announced their joint development of a MOSFET-based COVID-19 rapid test system, which is slated for launch...
Monday 24 August 2020
Human collaboration required for self-driving trials in Taiwan
Autonomous driving tests in Taiwan are required to have human drivers onboard the vehicles to take over steering when occasion arises, according to Statute for Experiments of Technological...
Monday 24 August 2020
Taiwan ICT makers stand chance of entering car supply chains
With automakers having little time to undergo digital transformation jointly with their supply chain partners amid quick and revolutionary changes in the industry, Taiwan-based ICT...
Monday 24 August 2020
Taiwan IC designers to see growing pressure from China homegrown competitors
Taiwan's IC designers have benefited the most from China's de-Americanization campaign, but they will have to brace for new competition pressure from Chinese chipmakers aggressively...
Friday 21 August 2020
Taiwan 5G optical component shipments to China to slow down in August-September
Shipments of optical components by Taiwan's makers for 5G applications to China are likely to slow down in August-September as Chinese telecom operators are adjusting designs of some...
Friday 21 August 2020
TSMC acquires factory building in southern Taiwan
TSMC has announced the acquisition of a factory building and related facilities owned by E-Ton Solar Tech at the Southern Taiwan Science Park (STSP) for NT$860 million (US$29.2 million),...
Friday 21 August 2020
Taiwan July exporty orders up
Taiwan-based makers received export orders totaling US$45.57 billion in July 2020, increasing 11.1% sequentially and 12.4% on year, according to the Ministry of Economic Affairs (M...
Friday 21 August 2020
ASML opens EUV training center in Taiwan
ASML has unveild its Global EUV Training Center in Tainan, southern Taiwan to serve its customers in Asia.
Friday 21 August 2020
MediaTek conducts public test of 5G satellite IoT data connection with Inmarsat
MediaTek has announced a successful field trial that transfers data through Inmarsat's Alphasat L-band satellite in Geostationary Orbit (GEO) 35,000 kilometers above the equator....
Thursday 20 August 2020
Microsoft to set up IoT center in Taiwan
Microsoft Taiwan COO Hedy Ho, at DevDay Asia 2020 Online, has announced the establishment of IoT Center of Excellence in Taiwan to provide an R&D field for 5G + AI + IoT and help...
Thursday 20 August 2020
Taiwan PCB makers eyeing satellite applications
Taiwan PCB makers are eyeing new business opportunities associated with low earth orbit (LEO) satellites, especially those for ground supporting equipment, in the wake of SpaceX successfully...
Thursday 20 August 2020
Taiwan PCB output value up 3.4% in 1H20 despite headwinds
Taiwan's PCB industry recorded production of NT$298.1 billion (US$10.15 billion) in the first half of 2020, growing 3.4% on year despite impacts of the coronavirus pandemic and US-China...
Thursday 20 August 2020
Xiaomi stepping up R&D efforts for AIoT devices
Chinese smartphone brand Xiaomi will earmark CNY10 billion (US$1.444 billion) for R&D in 2020 focusing on developing AIoT devices, according to company chairman Lei Jun.
Thursday 20 August 2020
Taiwan PCB makers feel more pressure to move out of China
Taiwan-based PCB makers, now having over 60% of their production capacity in China, are feeling more pressure to relocate their production plants out of the wolrld's factory amid...