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Tuesday 21 August 2018
Taiwan should encourage early-stage investments, says LuxNet chairman Hsing Kung
LuxNet chairman, Hsing Kung, has founded three companies. Among them, SDL was established in 1983, specializing in manufacturing optical communication devices. It was sold for US$41.1...
Tuesday 21 August 2018
Taiwan July export order value up
Taiwan received export orders totaling US$41.80 billion in July 2018, the highest-ever for the month with increases of 3.7% sequentially and 8.0% on year, according to the Ministry...
Monday 20 August 2018
Southern Taiwan opens PV power plant on restored landfill site
Tainan has commenced operation of 6.388MWp PV power plant established on a restored landfill site in the southern Taiwan city.
Monday 20 August 2018
Taiwan solar wafer makers ill-equipped to cope with adverse market conditions
China-based solar poly-Si wafer makers, facing intensifying pressure from mono-Si wafer suppliers and sharp drops in demand from the domestic market in the wake of a China plan to...
Monday 20 August 2018
China vendors set to dethrone Korea brands in global smartphone market
The second quarter of 2018 marked for the first time that China-based Huawei has outraced Apple to second place in the global smartphone market, according to IDC data. With that performance,...
Monday 20 August 2018
GlobalWafers, Wafer Works continue to enjoy strong silicon wafer demand
GlobalWafers has seen customers pay in advance to secure enough silicon wafers beyond 2021, while fellow company Wafer Works has landed orders demanding its supply through 2023, according...
Monday 20 August 2018
Taiwan 2Q18 estimated economic growth adjusted to 3.30%
Taiwan has updated its estimate for Taiwan's second-quarter 2018 economic growth at 3.30%, 0.01pp higher than the 3.29% estimated on July 31, 2018.
Monday 20 August 2018
Indium Corporation to feature Indium3.2HF solder paste at Semicon Taiwan
Indium Corporation will feature its Indium3.2HF solder paste at Semicon Taiwan 2018 from September 5-7.
Monday 20 August 2018
Winbond board approves NT$20 billion for new 12-inch plant establishment
Taiwan-based Winbond Electronics, a manufacturer of specialty DRAM and NOR flash memory, expects to start constructing its new 12-inch wafer plant at the Kaohsiung Science Park (KSP),...
Friday 17 August 2018
Taiwan team unveils low-cost AI chip
A team of Taiwan researchers and an IC design house have jointly unveiled a deep-learning image-recognition AI chip whose production cost could be as low as only US$1.
Friday 17 August 2018
Strong quarters ahead for Taiwan driver IC firms
Several Taiwan-based panel driver IC specialists' efforts to diversify and enhance further their product portfolios are set to bear fruit in the second half of 2018, when these companies...
Friday 17 August 2018
Global semiconductor sales hit record in 2Q18, says SIA
Worldwide sales of semiconductors reached US$117.9 billion during the second quarter of 2018, up 6% sequentially and 20.5% on year, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association...
Thursday 16 August 2018
Taiwan association unveils smart machinery industry white paper
Taiwan Association of Machinery Industry (TAMI) has published a white paper in a bid to boost development of the country's smart machinery and smart manufacturing.
Thursday 16 August 2018
Samsung launches Galaxy Note 9 in Taiwan
Samsung Electronics has launched its Galaxy Note 9 in the Taiwan market, taking pre-orders from August 15-20, with delivery to begin on August 24.
Thursday 16 August 2018
Taiwan, China makers step up mini LED development
Major LED firms in Taiwan and China have made ambitious moves developing mini LED devices for backlighting applications and displays, with the focus of competition expected to swing...