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Friday 15 June 2018
IC designers vying hard for 8-inch foundry support despite quote hikes
Despite foundry quotes at 8-inch fabs in Taiwan and China to see 20-30% hikes in the third quarter of 2018, IC design houses across the Taiwan Straits are gearing up to vie for foundry...
Friday 15 June 2018
Auto connector maker Chialin Precision to cut capital by 20%
Taiwan-based automotive terminal and connector maker Chialin Precision Industrial has decided to cut its paid-in capital by 20% in order to boost the return on equity (ROE) for shareholders...
Friday 15 June 2018
Adlink to solicit strategic investors via private placements
Taiwan IPC maker Adlink Technology will move to carry out private placements of new common shares or convertible corporate bonds, aiming to bring in strategic investment partners,...
Friday 15 June 2018
Six-inch foundry quotes rise, says Mosel
Rising raw materials costs have prompted Mosel Vitelic and other 6-inch foundries to raise their quotes, according to Rebecca Tang, chairperson for the Taiwan-based foundry specializing...
Friday 15 June 2018
Inventec developing new AI devices
Inventec is developing new products featuring in-house designed artificial intelligence (AI) technology, with shipments of such AI-enabled devices to begin at the end of 2019, said...
Friday 15 June 2018
Ventec to apply for listing on TWSE mainboard
Copper clad laminate (CCL) supplier Ventec International plans to apply for listing on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TWSE) mainboard in the first quarter of 2019, according to company...
Thursday 14 June 2018
Wireless technologies to comprise 55% of connectivity IC shipments in 2018, IHS says
Driven by the colossal Internet of Things (IoT) opportunity, wireless technologies - including wireless local area network (WLAN), Bluetooth, cellular and low-power wireless - will...
Thursday 14 June 2018
Diode maker HYE enters into car vendor supply chain
Taiwan-based HY Electronic (HYE) with its automotive diodes has entered into the supply chain of Mercedes-Benz, according to industry sources. A ramp-up of orders for car electronics...
Wednesday 13 June 2018
IBM expects third exponential tech shift to be driven by AI
In bracing for the advent of the AI era, IBM has focused its efforts on developing AI and cloud application solutions, seeking to explore immense application opportunities ranging...
Wednesday 13 June 2018
LGD starts shipping OLED TV panels to Hisense
LG Display (LGD) has started shipping OLED TV panels to Hisense, which will roll out OLED TVs in the third quarter of 2018 at the earliest, according to a Korea-based Yonhap News...
Wednesday 13 June 2018
Chengdu Shuangliu District developing new economy, unicorns
The Shuangliu District of Chengdu, the capital city of Sichuan Province, is actively developing tech innovations and new economy, seeking to nurture 1-2 startup unicorns and over...
Tuesday 12 June 2018
Yageo not to drop production of commodity MLCCs, says chairman
Taiwan leading passive component maker Yageo will still do its best to satisfy customer demand for standard-type MLCCs for consumer devices despite its enhanced deployments in niche-type...
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
Computex reviving on multiple AI, gaming applications
Computex, which had been gradually losing its luster along with the rise of e-commerce and the slowdown of the PC industry in recent years, seems to start showing signs of revival...
Monday 11 June 2018
Pegatron gearing up to develop AI solutions as new growth driver
Taiwan-based ODM Pegatron will speed up deployments in emerging sectors such as AIoT (artificial intelligence IoT), AI, AR/VR and machine learning to brace for the advent of the AOE...