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Thursday 14 June 2018
Government backing crucial for Taiwan IC achievements, says TSMC CEO
When Texas Instruments' new engineer Jack Kilby invented the world's first IC in 1958, no one could imagine that 60 years later, ICs have deeply rooted in Taiwan, now the world's...
Thursday 14 June 2018
Largan seeking factory land in Taiwan for capacity expansion
Camera lens supplier Largan Precision has been planning to invest NT$50 billion (US$1.66 billion) to acquire a large factory site of 9.9-13.2 hectares (24.5-32.7 acres) in Taiwan...
Thursday 14 June 2018
Taiwan top-3 telecom operators report strong sales for May
Taiwan's top-three mobile service providers, Chunghwa Telecom (CHT), Taiwan Mobile and Far EasTone Telecommunications, have all reported strong sales for May due to the launch of...
Wednesday 13 June 2018
Taiwan startup ReCactus crowned at 2018 IVS LaunchPad contest
The 2018 Infinity Ventures Summit (IVS), hosted by Japan's Infinity Ventures (IVP) as an annual gathering for global tech startups, has recently wrapped up its three-day run in Taipei,...
Wednesday 13 June 2018
Motorcycle maker unveils electric scooters for Taiwan market
Own-brand motorcycle maker Kwang Yang Motor has unveiled two electric scooter models, New Many 110 EV and Nice 100 EV, for the Taiwan market, with availability to be in August and...
Wednesday 13 June 2018
Globalfoundries to cut 5% of workforce
Globalfoundries has disclosed plans to cut 5% of its global workforce, or about 900 employees, with the layoff to take place mainly in Europe and the US.
Wednesday 13 June 2018
Topco enjoys strong silicone demand
Taiwan-based Topco, which mainly distributes silicone materials for Japan's Shin-Etsu Chemical, expects to enjoy double-digit revenue growth in 2018 thanks to robust silicone deman...
Tuesday 12 June 2018
Taiwan e-commerce transactions to grow to NT$2.160 trillion in 2022, says CIC
Online shopping in the Taiwan market grew from NT$727.4 billion (US$22.8 billion) in 2015 to NT$1.109 trillion in 2017, and is expected to reach NT$2.160 trillion in 2022, while the...
Tuesday 12 June 2018
Winbond to break ground for new fab in southern Taiwan
DRAM and flash memory maker Winbond Electronics will start constructing a new fab in Kaohsiung, southern Taiwan in September followed by equipment move-in slated for 2020.
Tuesday 12 June 2018
Taiwan solar poly-Si wafer makers to ask for government help
Taiwan-based poly-Si solar wafer makers Green Energy Technology (GET), Gigastorage, Sino-American Silicon Products (SAS) and Danen Technology will jointly file a petition asking the...
Tuesday 12 June 2018
Epson to remain leader in Japan projector market, says executive
Epson, currently the top projector vendor in Japan with a 64% share, will be able to continue to maintain its leadership in the Japan market, buoyed by the continued launch of new...
Monday 11 June 2018
Taiwan May export value up on month, year, says MOF
Taiwan's export value totaled US$29.12 billion in May, the third highest-ever monthly level with growth of 8.9% sequentially and 14.2% on year, while the corresponding import value...
Friday 8 June 2018
Global semiconductor sales increase 20% in April, says SIA
Worldwide sales of semiconductors reached US$37.6 billion for the month of April 2018, an increase of 20.2% from the April 2017 total of US$31.3 billion and 1.4% more than last month's...
Friday 8 June 2018
TSMC 2Q18 revenues to meet guidance
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is expected to see its second-quarter revenues meet the company's guidance given in mid-April, and will have its third-quarter revenues...
Friday 8 June 2018
Alliance formed in Taiwan to develop EI-based cloud, IoT solutions
In view of the growing development of cloud-based industries and edge intelligence (EI), a total of 16 Taiwan firms including AOpen, YPCloud, TENLife and Digitimes have jointly set...