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Monday 14 December 2020
All-round OSAT: Q&A with PTI CEO Boris Hsieh
Taiwan-based Powertech Technology (PTI) is one of the world's top OSATs with major backend orders from non-Korean memory vendors. PTI has just completed a top management shakeup after...
Thursday 10 December 2020
China gearing up for homegrown EDA solutions
China is stepping up the development of homegrown EDA (electronic design automation) software and systems as part of its efforts to boost self-sufficiency in semiconductor, and many...
Tuesday 1 December 2020
Symtek to sustain strong equipment shipments for semiconductor clients
Taiwan-based automation equipment maker Symtek Automation Asia saw its October revenues shoot up 177.55% on year to NT$307 million (US$10.75 million), thanks to shipments to clients...
Friday 27 November 2020
Automotive PCB maker Chin-Poon expects sales recovery in 2021
Automotive PCB specialist Chin-Poon Industrial has seen demand start picking up, and expects a recovery in global auto market to push up its shipments in 2021.
Tuesday 24 November 2020
ASE to hire over 3,000 for plant in southern Taiwan
Backend house ASE Technology has announced plans to recruit over 3,000 engineers and technicians for its factory complex in Kaohsiung, southern Taiwan seeking to better meet robust...
Friday 20 November 2020
Dialog intros SmartServer IoT partner ecosystem for edge solutions
Dialog Semiconductor has announced the launch of its SmartServer IoT partner program, which gives system integrators and OEM solutions providers access to the company's edge server...
Thursday 19 November 2020
Demand for industrial automation in Vietnam taking off
Demand for industrial automation and smart manufacturing in Vietnam has been growing fast due to surging foreign investment in the country's manufacturing sector, according to industry...
Monday 16 November 2020
Pegatron vows to improve manufacturing and recruitment processes
Pegatron will double its efforts to accelerate production automation while improving its recruitment process to avoid a repeat of a mistake of misemploying student workers at its...
Thursday 12 November 2020
Techman robots enter supply chain of Japanese automaker
Techman Robot under the Quanta Computer Group has seen its collaborative robots enter the supply chain of a leading automaker in Japan to support its next-generation smart inspection...
Monday 12 October 2020
PCB equipment makers see bright growth prospects ahead
Taiwan's PCB equipment makers including C Sun and Symtek Automation Asia are poised to embrace strong growth momentum as many PCB and IC substrate makers are keenly expanding capacities...
Wednesday 23 September 2020
Worldwide RPA software revenues to reach nearly US$2 billion in 2021, says Gartner
Global robotic process automation (RPA) software revenues are projected to reach US$1.89 billion in 2021, an increase of 19.5% from 2020, according to Gartner. Despite economic pressures...
Wednesday 23 September 2020
PCB equipment supplier Symtek optimistic about 2021
PCB equipment supplier Symtek Automation Asia (SAA) expects higher sales in second-half 2020 than in first-half 2020, with even brighter market prospect for 2021.
Wednesday 2 September 2020
The inevitable trend toward industrial automation: Q&A with ZNT CEO Bernhard Marsoner
ZNT-Richter is a global IT company. In the past 30+ years, ZNT has successfully developed software solutions suitable for the manufacturing industry to help customers improve production...
Wednesday 2 September 2020
Nuvoton completes takeover of Panasonic semiconductor biz
Nuvoton Technology has announced the acquisition of Panasonic's semiconductor business, including 100% of Panasonic Semiconductor Solutions (PSCS), equipment and inventories of Panasonic...
Wednesday 26 August 2020
Worldwide spending on AI expected to double in 4 years, says IDC
Global spending on artificial intelligence (AI) is forecast to double over the next four years, growing from US$50.1 billion in 2020 to more than US$110 billion in 2024, according...