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Tuesday 25 September 2018
China 5G market unlikely to grow in scale until after 2022, Digitimes Research says
The end-user market for 5G networks in China may not enter a stage with meaningful growth until after 2022, as telecom operators there are aiming to kick off commercial operations...
Tuesday 25 September 2018
North America semi equipment industry billings drop to 9-month low
The three-month average of worldwide billings of North America equipment manufacturers registered a sequential decrease for the third consecutive month in August 2018, reaching a...
Friday 21 September 2018
US, Europe equipment vendors reducing PV focus
US and Europe equipment vendors have reduced investment and R&D efforts for the PV sector in the wake shrinking demand from China, and instead are focusing more on the semiconductor...
Thursday 20 September 2018
China IC industry to gain solid footing in five years, says Tsinghu Unigroup chairman
China's IC industry is expected to establish a solid foothold in five years and go on to become a top-three or top-four player globally in 2028-2030, according to Zhao Weiguo, chairman...
Thursday 20 September 2018
China IC designers joining world-class ranks, says TSMC executive
China-based fabless IC firms have managed to become world-class chipmakers following 10 years of technology advancement, and they are now technologically on a par with global peers,...
Thursday 20 September 2018
China makers trialing new solar cell technologies
China-based makers are keen on trialing new technologies, mainly PERC (passivated emitter and rear cell) TOPcon (tunnel oxide pasivated contact), N-type TOPcon and HIT (herterojunction...
Thursday 20 September 2018
IIoT to be driven by tech breakthroughs, customized production in next 5-10 years, says Advantech executive
IIoT (industrial Internet of Things) applications have started to take root since the beginning of 2018 and will develop at full speed in the next 5-10 years, driven by constant technology...
Thursday 20 September 2018
PCB firm Zhen Ding subsidiary starts trading on SZSE
Avary Holding (Shenzhen), a unit of Taiwan-based PCB firm Zhen Ding Technology, has started trading its shares on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SZSE).
Wednesday 19 September 2018
Taiwan server, network product firms moving production back to Taiwan to avoid US tariff
With the US government imposing a 10% tariff on China-imported goods including network communication equipment, several Taiwan-based server and network communication product makers...
Wednesday 19 September 2018
Taiwan sees more firms willing to move production back from China
TH Tung, chairman of Pegatron, has noted that his company has reestablished some manufacturing sites in Taiwan in recent years, and that moving production back to Taiwan could be...
Wednesday 19 September 2018
Yageo buys back shares for NT$2.42 billion
Yageo has repurchased around NT$2.42 billion (US$178.6 million) worth of its common shares from the open market, at average price per share of NT$816.71, according to a company filing...
Tuesday 18 September 2018
ASML optimistic about litho equipment demand in China
Lithography tool vendor ASML is optimistic about increases in demand from China's chipmaking industry, and believes it will land orders for extreme ultraviolet (EUV) litho equipment...
Tuesday 18 September 2018
Thunder Power EV receives China investment
Thunder Power EV, a China-based electric vehicle (EV) maker, has received CNY240 million (US$35.01 million) in investment from a Chinese government fund, according to Shen Wei, CEO...
Tuesday 18 September 2018
Sigurd enjoys strong high-end chip probing demand
Strong high-end chip probing demand is prompting Sigurd Microelectronics to expand production capacity, according to the Taiwan-based company specializing in wafer probing and final...
Tuesday 18 September 2018
Digitimes Research worldwide notebook shipment update – August 2018
Worldwide top-5 notebook brands saw their combined shipments increase 11% on month in August as they began releasing new products and preparing inventory for the second half. However,...