Despite the impact from the coronavirus pandemic, several IT enterprises are still having good visibility for the second half of 2020 with Nanya expecting DRAM contract prices to continue picking up in the third quarter because of demand from remote work and online studying. Meanwhile, Mitac is enjoying an ongoing ramp-up of datacenter server orders, which are likely to last into the second half...
Taiwan AI Robotics Accelerator (TAIRA) in Southern Taiwan Science Park (STSP), Japan-based Mizuho Bank and thematic incubation service provider StarFab Accelerator on May 28 signed a MoU for cooperation to set up an open accelerating platform for startup teams and businesses to develop innovative products or services, according to StarFab.
The biotechnology sector is seeing a surge of smart solutions that incorporate information communication technology (ICT) advances to enable biomedical devices to deliver higher precision. This has become a key development trend for the healthcare industry. Having long dedicated to ICT and biotech developments, Taiwan is among the world's leading nations for innovation and technology...
TSMC's new 5nm Plus node reportedly will be able to enter mass production in the fourth quarter of 2020 with the process to be initially used for AMD's next-generation CPUs, while Kinsus is also looking to boost its FCBGA and AiP packaging businesses, eyeing the business opportunity from 5G equipment...
Taiwan's PC monitor shipments, fueled by rising work-from-home activities, are expected to undergo a sequential growth of 24% to 22.94 million units in the second quarter 2020 after such shipments plunging 20% on quarter and 9.4% on year in the previous quarter, Digitimes Research estimates.
All of the iPhone models that Apple will launch later this year ae expected to come with OLED screens. Samsung Display reportedly will supply most of the OLED panels for the 5G iPhones, with LG Display and BOE sharing the rest...
XRSpace, a VR headset specialist founded by former HTC CEO Peter Chou three years ago, has launched what it claims is the world's first 5G VR headset for the mass consumer market.
The display industry is having a tough time this year thanks to the coronavirus pandemic. But makers in the upstream supply chain are having extra pressure from South Korean LCD panel vendors' moves to close production lines, reducing demand for glass substrates and other materials...
Apple is reportedly looking to incorporate ambient light sensors in new AirPods, with ASE Technology likely to land backend orders for packaging the ALS. ASE is poised to apply its SESUB-based packaging technology to next-generation TWS earphones.
Smart manufacturing, in the trend of Industry 4.0, should be implemented in four stages: automation, digitization, network-based connectivity, and fully smart, according to Li Junqi, chairman of Foxconn Industrial Internet (FII) which is affiliated to Foxconn Electronics.
