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Thursday 20 December 2018
SST, SK Hynix partner to expand availability of embedded SuperFlash technology
Microchip Technology via subsidiary Silicon Storage Technology (SST) has announced a strategic partnership with SK Hynix System IC to expand the availability of SuperFlash technology...
Wednesday 19 December 2018
Foxconn healthcare foundation to partner with Merck for biotech development
A healthcare foundation founded by Foxconn Group chairman Terry Guo has signed an MoU with the Merck Group for establishing H.Spectrum & Merck Innovation Lab to develop bio-chip...
Monday 17 December 2018
China IC supply chain gaining momentum: Q&A with Photronics DNP Mask
As a joint venture between US photomask maker Photronics and Japan's Dai Nippon Printing (DNP), Photronics DNP Mask broke ground in mid-2018 for building a photomask plant in Xiamen,...
Monday 17 December 2018
Taiwan IC distributors look to IoT, 5G for 2019 growth
With the AI and 5G markets set to flourish, chip demand for HPC, IoT and cloud servers is expected to enjoy substantial growth in 2019, according to sources at Taiwan-based IC dist...
Thursday 13 December 2018
UMC to spend NT$27 billion on capacity deployment
The board of directors of United Microelectronics (UMC) has authorized a capital budget execution of NT$27.406 billion (US$889.4 million) for capacity deployment.
Thursday 13 December 2018
Unisoc has ambitious plans for 5G
As a heavyweight member in the China semiconductor industry, Tsinghua Unigroup has set ambitious goals of scoring US$100 billion in annual revenues, taking the largest share of the...
Wednesday 12 December 2018
TSMC to expand 8-inch fab capacity for robust demand for automotive, IoT
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is looking to expand its 8-inch fab capacity to meet strong chip demand for automotive electronics, IoT and industrial automation...
Monday 10 December 2018
Semiconductor Moonshot Project in full swing to sharpen AI edge, says science ministry official
The government in Taiwan, quite concerned about the future development of small- and medium-sized IC design houses in the country, is seeking to leverage academic forces to help them...
Thursday 6 December 2018
Popular 5G applications not likely in years, says TwIoTA chairman
It will take years for 5G applications to become popular, and business opportunities for 5G hardware supply chains are not visible for the moment, according to Frank Huang, chairman...
Wednesday 5 December 2018
IoT startups urged to first find partners from good ecosystems
IoT startups must first manage to enter good ecosystems to find partners that can best help them with fast growth, no matter what directions they will follow in developing innovations,...
Tuesday 4 December 2018
AWS turning off Oracle to support own Redshift
Amazon Web Services (AWS) plans to have some 90% of its Oracle databases moved to its own data warehouse Redshift by the end of 2018 after having removed Amazon's consumer business...
Monday 3 December 2018
DNP, Winbond team up for eSIM
Dai Nippon Printing (DNP) has announced it is teaming up with Winbond Electronics to develop eSIM and other secure elements for IoT devices.
Thursday 29 November 2018
Misperceptions restraining healthy IoT growth
Global major tech firms including Microsoft, Google, Baidu, Alibaba and Tencent are all aggressively proceeding with IoT deployments, accelerating the popularity of IoT applications...
Friday 23 November 2018
Acter to gain from electronics production relocation amid US-China trade war
Taiwan-based clean room engineering specialist Acter expects its revenues for 2019 to grow 5-10% on year despite the global economic uncertainties caused by the escalating US-China...
Monday 19 November 2018
Trend Micro, Moxa to set up JV IIoT information security
Security software developer Trend Micro and industrial communication/networking device maker Moxa have signed an MoU to establish TXOne Networks, a joint venture for developing information...