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Thursday 15 August 2019
PCB maker Dynamic to shift Taiwan production to China
PCB maker Dynamic Electronics has decided to sell its factory site in northern Taiwan and shift all its production capacity there to the firm's Kunshan plant in China, according to...
Thursday 15 August 2019
Zhen Ding profit soars in 2Q19
Flexible PCB specialist Zhen Ding Technology (ZDT) saw its net profit for the second quarter of 2019 surge 77.62% on year to NT$1.785 billion (US$56.85 million) on revenues of NT$23.08...
Thursday 15 August 2019
EgisTec eyes rosy 4Q19 on growing adoption of in-display fingerprint sensors
Taiwan-based fingerprint ID chip designer Egis Technology (EgisTec) expects to enjoy higher revenue growth for the fourth quarter of 2019 than the third quarter thanks to growing...
Thursday 15 August 2019
SMIC to move FinFET process to volume production by year-end 2019
China-based pure-play foundry Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) expects to have its more-advanced 14nm FinFET process ready for volume production by the end of 2019.
Wednesday 14 August 2019
TSMC board approves US$6.5 billion for advanced process, capacity expansion
The board of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has approved capital appropriations of about US$6.5 billion for the construction of new fab facilities, installation,...
Wednesday 14 August 2019
Taiwan large-size panel shipments increase 6.8% in 2Q19, says Digitimes Research
Shipments of large-size (9-inch and above) LCD panels by Taiwan's makers (excluding Sharp) grew 6.8% on quarter to 58.09 million units in the second quarter of 2019, as clients pulled...
Wednesday 14 August 2019
Unimicron to boost capex in 2020 to deepen ABF substrate deployment
PCB and IC substrate supplier Unimicron Technology has set aside a capex of approximately NT$16.2 billion (US$514.5 million) for 2020, up from NT$9.2 billion for 2019, to strengthen...
Tuesday 13 August 2019
Gudeng revenues hike over 50% in July
Taiwan-based Gudeng Precision Industrial, a semiconductor front-end equipment manufacturer specializing in mask solution products and wafer handling equipment, saw its revenues climb...
Tuesday 13 August 2019
ASE to buy new factory building to optimize capacity deployment
Taiwan's top backend house Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) has decided to purchase a new factory building in Kaohsiung, southern Taiwan to provide more space for warehousing...
Tuesday 13 August 2019
ADLINK's data extraction solution enables networking in PCB drilling, connecting isolated legacy equipment
With the ongoing adoption of Industry 4.0 initiatives, manufacturers are endeavoring to equip their production machinery with network connectivity, providing highly precise, efficient...
Tuesday 13 August 2019
Apex sees revenues, profit hit record high in 2Q19
PCB maker Apex International has reported record high revenues and profit for the second quarter of 2019, buoyed by an influx of new orders and effective production cost control.
Tuesday 13 August 2019
Tripod Tech seeing customers step up pace of orders
PCB manufacturer Tripod Technology has seen short lead-time orders from customers ramp up recently, and expects the pull-in of orders to carry on until later in the third quarter...
Tuesday 13 August 2019
MediaTek July revenue slip
Mobile SoC specialist MediaTek saw its July revenues slip 0.98% sequentially to NT$20.69 billion (US$658.2 million).
Monday 12 August 2019
Compeq order visibility for 4Q19 unclear
PCB firm Compeq Manufacturing has said its order visibility for the fourth quarter of 2019 remains unclear, although the pull-in of orders from clients still maintains a robust pace...
Monday 12 August 2019
TSMC gearing up for another semiconductor supercycle
The global semiconductor market is set to enter a dynamic new phase of growth, as the era of 5G network looms around the corner. TSMC, the world's largest pure-play foundry, is also...