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Tuesday 4 May 2021
Automotive protective component demand promising
Taiwan-based circuit protection component suppliers including Thinking Electronic Industrial, Polytronics Technology (PTTC) and Fuzetec Technology all expect sales generated from...
Tuesday 4 May 2021
Intel to invest US$3.5 billion to boost advanced packaging technologies
Intel has announced plans to invest US$3.5 billion to equip its New Mexico operations for the manufacturing of advanced semiconductor packaging technologies, including its Foveros...
Friday 30 April 2021
Apacer continues to stockpile chips
Memory module house Apacer Technology intends to maintain chip inventories at high levels, judging from clear order visibility through May, according to company president CK Chang.
Thursday 29 April 2021
VIS to buy AUO fab for NT$905 million
Specialty IC foundry Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) has announced plans to take over the L3B plant of LCD panel maker AU Optronics (AUO), and related equipment and facilities,...
Tuesday 27 April 2021
AcBel steps into EV components
Power supply maker AcBel Polytech has landed orders for electric vehicle (EV) components from two clients, with production to begin at year-end 2021, according to company president...
Friday 23 April 2021
Samsung launches Neo QLED 8K TVs in Taiwan
Samsung Electronics has launched in Taiwan its new Neo QLED 8K series TVs that feature the combination of a miniLED backlighting module and a QD display, and support AI and algorithm...
Friday 23 April 2021
Nichidenbo upbeat about passive component demand for 5G, EV
Taiwan-based Nichidenbo, which distributes capacitors, MLCCs and other passive components for vendors such as Nippon Chemi-Con and Samsung Electro-Mechanics (Semco), has expressed...
Wednesday 21 April 2021
PC component shortage to start easing in 2Q22, says Foxconn chairman
Shortages of PC components should start easing in the second quarter of 2022, according to Young-Way Liu, chairman for Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai).
Wednesday 21 April 2021
Nanya to defend market share with new chip plant, says president
Nanya Technology holds an around 3% share of the DRAM market, and is striving to defend its global market share with an additional 12-inch wafer fab set to come online in 2024, according...
Tuesday 20 April 2021
Foxconn to adjust business at Wisconsin plant
Foxconn will continue to invest in Wisconsin but will look for suitable business sectors there, according to company chairman Young-Way Liu in response to the firm's decision to downsizing...
Tuesday 20 April 2021
Delta Electronics works with gas stations to set up EV charging network
Delta Electronics has announced a deal with North-Star Petroleum to install electric vehicle (EV) charging piles at the latter's 57 gas stations around Taiwan, with operation to kick...
Monday 19 April 2021
Taiwania stepping up investments in startups
Taiwania Capital is set to complete the fifth round of fundraising in June, targeting startups at Pre-A as well as Series A and Series B rounds, according to company CEO David Weng...
Thursday 15 April 2021
AUO expanding 6G LCD line in China
AUO is expanding capacity at its Kunshan, China plant, with new capacity scheduled to arrive in the third quarter of 2022.
Wednesday 14 April 2021
Wistron partners with AppWorks to recruit startups for emerging businesses
Wistron has partnered with AppWorks to activate an accelerator program, aiming to recruit startups particularly from the AI, cloud computing and cyber security industries.
Wednesday 14 April 2021
Passive components shipments to stay in higher gear in 2Q21
Taiwan's passive components vendors are optimistic their shipments for second-quarter 2021 will continue to be bolstered by strong demand for automotive, stay-at-home and 5G applications,...