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Tuesday 21 July 2020
Synaptics announces DisplayLink acquisition
Synaptics has announced a deal to acquire DisplayLink, which provides high-performance video interface technology. This comes on the heels of the acquisition of Broadcom's WiFI and...
Monday 20 July 2020
Highlights of the day: Samsung reportedly faces 5nm woes
TSMC is clearly the leader in the foundry business, with a big gap separating the Taiwanese firm from its competitors, including Korea's Samsung and China's SMIC. Samsung has already...
Monday 20 July 2020
Taiwan 5G penetration to reach 3-4% by year-end 2020
The total number of 5G subscribers in Taiwan is expected to reach 700,000-900,000 by the end of 2020, accounting for a penetration rate of 3-4%, according to estimates by local channel...
Monday 20 July 2020
Wistron to sell iPhone factories in China to Luxshare
Wistron has announced it is selling two of its subsidiaries in China to Chinese IT manufacturer Luxshare with the transactions to total CNY3.3 billion (US$472.37 million). The transactions...
Monday 20 July 2020
NCKU and CGU join forces with the industry to enable futuristic smart epidemic prevention
Bio Asia-Taiwan 2020, which opens on July 22, 2020, will be held in an unprecedented "Online + Live" format. The event will be the first global biotechnology conference taking place...
Friday 17 July 2020
VIA promoting edge AI solutions
VIA Technologies has been promoting its edge AI solutions for smart manufacturing and transportation in China and Taiwan, and expects the efforts to bear fruit this year.
Friday 17 July 2020
Highlights of the day: TSMC sees supply chain actively preparing for 5G phone launches
Smartphone sales have been weak in the wake of the cornavirus pandemic, but TSMC has disclosed it has seen the supply chain actively preparing for new 5G...
Friday 17 July 2020
Adlink, Tier IV and AutoCore team up for autonomous driving
Taiwanese IPC vendor Adlink Technology and Japanese self-driving software developer Tier IV have partnered with intelligent vehicle platform provider AutoCore, working to provide...
Friday 17 July 2020
TSMC raises forecast for 5G smartphone penetration
TSMC has revised upward its 5G smartphone penetration rate forecast for 2020 to 17-19%, but expects the overall smartphone shipments this year to decline 11-13%.
Friday 17 July 2020
TSMC expects 5nm to generate 8% of 2020 revenue
TSMC expects to see 5nm process technology account for about 8% of its total wafer revenue in 2020, compared with the about 10% estimated previously. The foundry also confirmed it...
Friday 17 July 2020
Demand for nearline storage increasing
Along with fast growth in datacenters, demand for nearline storage is rising, with enterprise hard disks remaining the mainstream because no cost-effective alternatives are available...
Friday 17 July 2020
Suppliers to expand 400G switch shipments in 2021
Demand for 400G network switches is expected to heat up in the second half of 2020 with mass shipments to begin in 2021, according to Taiwan-based network equipment suppliers.
Friday 17 July 2020
Optical filter makers report increased sales for June
Taiwan's optical filter makers Apogee Optocom and East Tender both have reported increased sales for June, propelled mainly by demand deferred by the coronavirus pandemic from a quarter...
Thursday 16 July 2020
Taiwan server output hits record in 2019
The output of Taiwan's server industry hiked 210.9% on year to a record high of NT$94.2 billion (US$3.2 billion) in 2019, according to data compiled by the Ministry of Economic Affairs...
Thursday 16 July 2020
Taiwan cloud computing server suppliers to see strong orders in 2021
Taiwan-based cloud computing server suppliers Quanta Cloud Technology (QCT), Wiwynn and Mitac Computing Technology have all seen their orders stay strong in the second half of 2020...