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Tuesday 3 July 2018
Epistar to showcase mini LED applications at Touch Taiwan 2018
LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker Epistar will exhibit its mini LED applications at Touch Taiwan 2018 display show in Taipei during August 29-31.
Tuesday 3 July 2018
Taiwan solar poly-Si wafer makers reportedly plan to form alliance
Taiwan-based solar poly-Si wafer makers Green Energy Technology (GET), Sino-American Silicon Products (SAS), Gigastorage and Danen Technology plan to form a strategic alliance to...
Tuesday 3 July 2018
HTC to cut 1,500 manufacturing jobs
HTC has announced that it plans to lay off 1,500 employees in its smartphone manufacturing department in Taiwan as part of its restructuring efforts.
Tuesday 3 July 2018
Global semiconductor sales increase 21% in May, says SIA
Worldwide sales of semiconductors reached US$38.7 billion for the month of May 2018, an increase of 21% from the May 2017 total of US$32 billion and 3% more than last month's total...
Monday 2 July 2018
Japan VR/AR market grows slowly, says Digitimes Research
Shipments of virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) devices totaled about 300,000 units in the Japan market in 2017, Digitimes Research has estimated.
Monday 2 July 2018
Taiwan IPC makers enforce M&As to boost competitiveness
Players in the Taiwan industrial PC (IPC) sector are actively undergoing a new wave of mergers, acquisitions or strategic partnerships toward a conglomeration development, aiming...
Monday 2 July 2018
Acer Taiwan reshuffles management
Following his resignation as president of Acer Taiwan on July 1, Dave Lin will primarily focus on the operation of Weblink - Acer's distribution affiliate where he serves as presid...
Monday 2 July 2018
Formosa Sun Energy unveils rooftop PV systems in northern Taiwan
Solar cell maker TSEC has disclosed Formosa Sun Energy, its subsidiary which undertaks PV power generation projects, has inaugurated rooftop PV systems established at buildings of...
Monday 2 July 2018
Taiwan science parks record revenues of over NT$794 billion for January-April 2018, says MOST
Government-run Hsinchu Science Park (HSP), Southern Taiwan Science Park (STSP) and Central Taiwan Science Park (CTSP) generated combined revenues of NT$794.733 billion (US$26.38 billion)...
Friday 29 June 2018
Taiwan kicks off NT$4 billion semiconductor project to foster AI chip talent
A total of 20 out of 45 academic applicants have been selected to join the four-year Semiconductor Moonshot Project hosted by Taiwan's Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST), which...
Friday 29 June 2018
Taiwan needs internationalized talent, says Wretch Chien, AME Cloud Venture principal
Wretch Chien, principal of AME Cloud Venture, was himself an entrepreneur when he founded a community website Wretch.cc in Taiwan. Since then his career has taken several turns, taking...
Friday 29 June 2018
UMC in trading halt pending announcement
Pure-play foundry United Microelectronics (UMC) has entered a trading halt today (June 29), pending the release of material information, according to a company filing with the Taiwan...
Friday 29 June 2018
China semi capex to be larger than Europe and Japan combined in 2018, says IC Insights
IC Insights has forecast that China-headquartered companies will spend US$11.0 billion in semiconductor industry capex in 2018, which would represent 10.6% of the expected worldwide...
Thursday 28 June 2018
Wafer Works kicks off 8-inch wafer manufacturing at new China plant
Wafer Works has recently commenced production at its new plant in Zhengzhou, China dedicated to producing 8-inch wafers, according to company chairman Pat Chiao.
Thursday 28 June 2018
Taiwan firm sets up health examination matching platform
In an effort to better serve both the supply and demand sides involved in health examination, Taiwan-based Medicrowd Smarthealth has recently set up a medical service platform to...