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Monday 9 August 2021
Apple new miniLED-backlit MacBook Pros enter volume production
Apple has started volume production for new MacBook Pro, with monthly shipments of the notebooks expected to arrive at 600,000-800,000 units during the period from August to November,...
Monday 9 August 2021
ASC 100: Thai Stanley Electric specializes in making auto bulbs, lighting
Headquartered in Muang, Thailand, Thai Stanley Electric Public Company was co-founded by The Sittipol 1919 Company (formerly Seng Nguan Hong (Sittipol) Company) and Japan's Stanley...
Monday 9 August 2021
Phison expects output to jump in 2022
Phison Electronics has managed to obtain more capacity support from two foundry service providers, and will see its output for 2022 jump 200% from this year, according to KS Pua,...
Monday 9 August 2021
Taiwan memory chipmakers post strong sales for July
DRAM chipmaker Nanya Technology saw its revenue reach a 34-month high of NT$7.95 billion (US$285.6 million) in July 2021, while specialty DRAM and flash chipmaker Winbond Electronics'...
Friday 6 August 2021
Acer says customer orders remain brisk
Acer has seen order visibility remain brisk, and is optimistic about its operations in the second half of this year, according to the PC vendor.
Friday 6 August 2021
Highlights of the day: Foxconn eyeing automotive ICs
Foxconn has just signed an agreement to buy Macronix's 6-inch wafer fab, which is expected to pave the way for the EMS giant to embrace an automotive...
Friday 6 August 2021
OSATs, power chips makers gain shifted orders from ASEAN
Shortages of automotive MOSFET and power management ICs are getting worse as many IDMs including Infinenon and On-Semi are operating at reduced capacity at their plants in Malaysia,...
Friday 6 August 2021
Foxconn gears up for automotive power IC boom
Foxconn (Hon Hai) Technology Group, through its NT$2.52 billion (US$90.67 million) acquisition of Macronix International's 6-inch wafer fab and equipment, will be able to meet a market...
Friday 6 August 2021
Opportunities of Taiwanese ICT suppliers in EV
Electric vehicles (EVs) are in rapid development. The EV industry, which has no gas engines and heavily involves technology, is a completely different battlefield compared with the...
Friday 6 August 2021
Global OEM TV shipments rise 16.5% in 1H21
Global shipments of OEM TVs totaled 45.9 million units in the first half of 2021, up 16.5% on year, according to AVC Revo. But challenges lie ahead as end-market demand is slowing...
Friday 6 August 2021
Views from Taiwan (9): Taiwanese firms as IT powerhouses
The industry community is aware that Huawei has been hoarding components so as to secure supply to sustain its production line, especially high-end parts. On top of that, China is...
Thursday 5 August 2021
Nuvoton sees merger with PSCS start paying off
MCU specialist Nuvoton Technology has seen the synergies from its 2019 acquisition of Panasonic Semiconductor Solutions (PSCS) start paying off, given its sharp revenue and profit...
Thursday 5 August 2021
Nan Ya PCB expects sequential revenue gains in 2H21
Taiwan-based Nan Ya PCB expects its revenues to grow quarter by quarter in the second half of the year along with gradual capacity expansions at its plants in Taiwan and China, after...
Wednesday 4 August 2021
Testing houses to see strong 1Q22
Taiwan-based IC testing houses including King Yuan Electronics (KYEC), Sigurd Microelectronics and Ardentec are all expected to post a particularly strong first quarter of 2022, as...
Wednesday 4 August 2021
Taiwan sees NT$824 billion in investments from businesses reutrning from China
Taiwan's incentives program has attracted NT$824.4 billion (US$29.4 billion) in investments from businesses returning from China over the past two years, according to the Ministry...