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Friday 8 June 2018
SAS to obtain 30.93% stake in Taiwan Special Chemicals
Solar wafer maker Sino-American Silicon Products (SAS) will invest NT$990 million (US$33.1 million) to acquire a 30.93% stake in Taiwan Special Chemicals (TSC), a maker of specialty...
Friday 8 June 2018
Jiangsu Xinhua starts shipping silicon wafer materials to Korea
Jiangsu Xinhua Semiconductor Material Technology, a unit of GCL-Poly Energy Holdings specializing in silicon wafer materials, has entered the supply chain of China-based IC foundries...
Friday 8 June 2018
5G is key to digital transformation, says Ericsson Taiwan executive
Digitalization is a prerequisite for all industries and enterprises to remain competitive in today's economic context, and 5G will play the key role for business and society to undergo...
Thursday 7 June 2018
5G user base is expected to exceed 1.1 billion by 2025, but market unlikely to see boom as fast as that for 4G
Digitimes Research estimates the number of 5G users will reach 1.14 billion by 2025 to account for 13.4% of all mobile service subscribers.
Thursday 7 June 2018
KYEC May revenues reach 8-month high, Sigurd hit record
IC testing service provider King Yuan Electronics (KYEC) saw its May revenues climb to an 8-month high of NT$1.71 billion (US$57.6 million), while fellow company Sigurd Microelectronics...
Thursday 7 June 2018
AMI StorTrends data storage solutions strengthen VDI integration and application in Taiwan
American Megatrends Inc. (AMI), known for developing PC BIOS, leverages its core competence accumulated through long-term devotion in PC and server systems to actively expand from...
Wednesday 6 June 2018
Chang expresses trust in new TSMC leadership as he bids farewell
Morris Chang said at TSMC's annual shareholders meeting on June 5 that he believes the dual leadership of Mark Liu and CC Wei will create another "miraculous" growth for the pure-play...
Tuesday 5 June 2018
Global semiconductor equipment billings reach record US$17 billion in 1Q18, says SEMI
Worldwide semiconductor manufacturing equipment billings came to US$17 billion in the first quarter of 2018, up 12% sequentially and 30% on year, and hitting a record high, according...
Tuesday 5 June 2018
TSMC names new chairman
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has announced Mark Liu, currently co-CEO and president of the pure-play foundry, has been promoted to chairman effective immediate...
Tuesday 5 June 2018
Wah Hong secures loans for business expansion
Optical film supplier Wah Hong Industrial has secured a five-year US$50 million syndicated loans with an 11-member banking consortium in Taiwan as it has laid out a bold plan to further...
Tuesday 5 June 2018
Taiwan looking to expand cooperation with international firms for AI development
While the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) has announced a partnership with Nvidia to accelerate development of AI (artificial intelligence) and deep learning technologies...
Tuesday 5 June 2018
Taiwan handset shipments dip in 1Q18, says Digitimes Research
Shipments of handsets by Taiwan's brand vendors and ODMs totaled 17.8 million units in the first quarter of 2018, down 27.8% on quarter but up 17.5% on year, according to Digitimes...
Tuesday 5 June 2018
Taiwan seeking close cooperation with Europe businesses, says vice premier
Europe-based enterprises have been Taiwan-based firms' partners in global markets of information and communication technology, machinery, renewable energy and medical biotechnology...
Monday 4 June 2018
Nvidia, Taiwan government unveil collaborative AI efforts
Nvidia and Taiwan's Ministry of Science and Technology have jointly announced an extensive collaboration that will advance Taiwan's artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities.
Monday 4 June 2018
Taiwan 2nd-tier backend firms enjoy pick-up of orders
Taiwan-based second-tier packaging and testing houses have enjoyed a pick-up of orders for flash memory, and 3D sensing and other optical components recently as their downstream clients...