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Tuesday 10 April 2018
GIT becomes Taiwan sales agent for Nano Dimension
General Integration Technology (GIT), a 3D printing and scanning hardware/software sales agent under the Aurora Group, has become a sales agent for Israel-based 3D printing developer...
Tuesday 10 April 2018
Everlight wins patent lawsuit in Korea
LED packaging service provider Everlight Electronics has announced that South Korea's intellectual property authority has upheld the company's patent KR768539 against Seoul Semiconductor's...
Monday 9 April 2018
Future application trends highlighted at Japan AI, 4k/8k equipment shows
The 2nd AI Expo, held April 4-6 at Tokyo Bight Sight as Japan's largest artificial intelligence exhibition and conference, showcased a much greater diversity of the latest AI applications...
Monday 9 April 2018
Korea becomes largest semiconductor equipment market in 2017, says SEMI
Worldwide sales of semiconductor manufacturing equipment totaled US$56.6 billion in 2017, a year-over-year increase of 37% from 2016 sales of US$41.24 billion, according to SEMI....
Tuesday 3 April 2018
DRAM supply remains tight
The average and highest contract prices of mainstream DDR4 4GB modules remained at US$33 and US$34, respectively, in March, according to DRAMeXchange. Contract prices for PC DRAM...
Tuesday 3 April 2018
Global February semiconductor sales increase 21%, says SIA
Worldwide sales of semiconductors reached US$36.8 billion for the month of February 2018, an increase of 21% compared to the February 2017 total of US$30.4 billion, according to the...
Tuesday 3 April 2018
Taiwan PC-related IC suppliers to post flat or slight revenue growth in 2Q18
Networking IC supplier Realtek Semiconductor, analog IC firm Anpec Electronics, power management IC specialist Global Mixed-mode Technology (GMT), and MOSFET makers including Advanced...
Tuesday 3 April 2018
ASE breaks ground for new factory in southern Taiwan
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE), a provider of semiconductor assembly and test services, on April 3 held a groundbreaking ceremony at the site of its K25 building in the...
Monday 2 April 2018
Taiwan leadframe suppliers to raise prices 10-15% in 2Q18
Taiwan-based leadframe suppliers plan to raise their prices 10-15% in the second quarter of 2018 to reflect tight supply, according to sources at IC backend houses.
Monday 2 April 2018
Taiwan kicks off development plans for smart green energy science city
Taiwan's Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) on March 31 held a groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of Shalun Smart Green Energy Science City (SGESC) surrounding Tainan...
Friday 30 March 2018
TGP, Marubeni to co-develop offshore wind farm in Taiwan
Renewable energy developer Taiwan Green Power (TGP) has disclosed it has signed a deal with Japan-based Marubeni to jointly develop an offshore wind farm to the west of Changhua County,...
Friday 30 March 2018
Nokia 7 Plus, Nokia 6 (2018) launched in Taiwan
HMD Global has launched Nokia 7 Plus and Nokia 6 (2018) in Taiwan with the availability to begin on April 1 at NT$12,990 (US$446) and NT$7,990, respectively.
Friday 30 March 2018
Canon launches digital MILC EOS M50 in Taiwan
Canon has launched EOS M50 mirrorless interchangeable-lens camera in Taiwan at a recommended retail price of NT$18,900 (US$647) for body only, NT$21,900 for body plus EF-M 15-45mm...
Friday 30 March 2018
Taiwan IC design houses vying for orders for ASIC
With more device vendors developing their chip solutions in-house, as well as China pushing for self-sufficiency in semiconductors, demand for custom ASIC chips has been growing substantially,...
Friday 30 March 2018
StarVR approved to list on Taiwan emerging stock market
StarVR, a VR device joint venture between Acer and Sweden-based Starbreeze, has obtained approval from the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TWSE) to list on the local Emerging Stock Board.