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Tuesday 21 December 2021
LCD panel maker Giantplus sees brisk order visibility for 1H22
Small- to medium-size LCD panel and module maker Giantplus Technology has seen brisk order visibility for the first half of 2022, with industrial and niche-market products accounting...
Tuesday 21 December 2021
Genesis Photonics sues Apple for patent infringement
LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker Genesis Photonics has filed with Taiwan's Intellectual Property and Commercial Court a charge against Apple for alleged infringement of nine patents...
Monday 20 December 2021
USB-C to become standard in enterprise notebooks in 2022
The USB Type-C (USB-C) interface is expected to become standard in the 2022 notebook market, which will benefit Taiwan-based transmission interface, USB power delivery (PD) chip and...
Monday 20 December 2021
Himax 2nd-gen automotive TDDI adopted by new vehicles worldwide
Himax Technologies has announced that its second-generation automotive in-cell TDDI (touch and display driver integration), HX83192 series, entered mass production in the third quarter...
Friday 17 December 2021
Radiant conservative about 2022 operation
LED backlight unit (BLU) maker Radiant Opto-Electronics is conservative about its 2022 business operation mainly because global demand for notebooks and LCD monitors is likely to...
Friday 17 December 2021
Catcher to see diversification efforts bear fruit in 2022
Chassis maker Catcher Technology has obtained ISO 13485 quality management system for medical equipment while making progress in its deployment in the auto parts segment. Efforts...
Friday 17 December 2021
NXP and FII announce strategic partnership to accelerate automotive innovation
NXP Semiconductors has announced a strategic partnership with Foxconn Industrial Internet (FII) to work on transforming a car into an edge device. NXP will provide FII with its comprehensive...
Thursday 16 December 2021
Ibase eyeing return to growth track
Ibase Technology experienced disappointing sales results over the past two years, but has seen sales start recovering, according to company chairman CS Lin. The IPC maker will seek...
Thursday 16 December 2021
Amtran sees decreasing TV inventory
Displays vendor Amtran Technology has disclosed its TV inventory levels have been dropping over the past few months amid booming TV sales in the US and Europe.
Thursday 16 December 2021
IC shortage may take 2 years to sort out, says Pegatron chairman
IC shortages caused by insufficient 8-inch and mature-node fab capacities may take at least two years to get sorted out, according to Pegatron chairman TH Tung.
Thursday 16 December 2021
Taiwan chipmakers gearing up for WBG semiconductors
Taiwan-based chipmakers, led by foundry TSMC and silicon wafer supplier GlobalWafers, are gearing up to tap into the market for gallium nitride (GaN), silicon carbide (SiC) and other...
Thursday 16 December 2021
DDI suppliers see better-than-expected November revenues
Taiwan-based display driver IC (DDI) suppliers recorded better-than-expected revenues in November, as prices for large-sized LCD panels have stopped falling and TV shipments have...
Wednesday 15 December 2021
Etron with in-house developed KOOLDRAM enters car industry supply chain
Etron Technology's in-house developed KOOLDRAM products are being adopted by car vendors, a milestone for its entry into the automotive sector, according to the Taiwan-based niche-market...
Wednesday 15 December 2021
IC design houses enjoy ramp-up in demand for commercial notebooks
Taiwan-based IC design houses have enjoyed a ramp-up in demand for commercial notebooks, which they expect will account for a larger proportion of the total notebooks set to be shipped...
Wednesday 15 December 2021
Highlights of the day: Merck to expand capacity in Taiwan
Merck has unveiled a NT$17 billion (US$610 million) project to expand its production and R&D facilities in Taiwan for semiconductor and display materials. It will be largest investment...