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Friday 22 December 2023
Taiwanese manufacturers scale back investments amid projected China economic downturn
In the face of the US-China trade and tech wars, sluggish domestic demand, falling exports, and the impact of a shrinking population, global organizations have slashed China's 2024...
Tuesday 5 December 2023
Taiwan semiconductor firms should heed new US export restrictions, says economics minister
Taiwan's economics minister Wang Mei-hua has advised the firms in the local semiconductor industry to heed new export curbs and regulations imposed by the US.
Thursday 16 February 2023
GF warns of slowdown in 1Q23 after record 2022
Despite achieving record gross margins and net income in 2022, GlobalFoundries has warned of a slowdown in the first quarter of 2023.
Monday 10 January 2022
Master Talks 2: Economics facilitates AI algorithms to make better decisions
AI algorithms play a huge part in today's world. They also continue to be refined to perform various tasks better. For example, Hui Chen, professor of finance at MIT Sloan School,...
Monday 8 February 2021
Political pressure challenging TSMC
TSMC is believed to have been under political pressure to set up an advanced wafer fab locally in the US in the wake of the US-China trade war. The pure-play foundry has also come...
Tuesday 2 February 2021
Fabless chipmakers worry about further supply constraints
With major Taiwan-based foundries expressing their supply commitments to their automotive customers, fabless chipmakers particularly second-tier players have expressed concerns about...
Wednesday 20 May 2020
Taiwan LCD materials output value to fall in 2020
Taiwan's LCD materials output value will drop 12% annually to NT$39.83 billion (US$1.329 billion) in 2020, government-backed Industrial Economics and Knowledge Center (IEK) has est...
Thursday 13 June 2019
Broadcom announces Trident 4
Broadcom has announced sampling of its StrataXGS Trident 4 BCM56880 switch series, deliveringwhat it calls the industry's highest Ethernet switching performance combined with compiler-programmable...
Friday 31 May 2019
Application developments matter for 5G industry, says economics minister
The development of relevant applications for 5G networks will be vital for companies seeking to make headway in the fierce competition in the forthcoming 5G era, Taiwan's economics...
Wednesday 14 February 2018
Taiwan IC backend production value to rise 4-5% in 2018, says IEK
The production value of Taiwan's IC packaging and testing industry sector is expected to increase 4-5% in 2018, according to the government-funded Industrial Economics and Knowledge...
Friday 15 September 2017
Taiwan to develop essential IPs for 5G
The Taiwan government will collaborate with domestic companies, industrial associations and institutional organizations to develop and secure more essential IPs to safeguard the development...
Tuesday 1 August 2017
Samsung semiconductor revenues eclipse Intel's, says IHS
Analyzing the data from a financial analyst perspective looking only at the top line, Samsung has captured the number one position. By looking closer at the actual revenues generated...
Thursday 25 August 2016
Taiwan PCB production value to rise 8.8% in 3Q16, says IEK
The production value of PCB products rolled out by Taiwan-based makers in China and Taiwan is expected to grow 8.8% sequentially to NT$144.2 billion (US$4.54 billion) in the third...
Friday 26 February 2016
Taiwan PCB output value increases 1.8% in 2015
The production value of PCBs produced by Taiwan-based companies in Taiwan and China rose 1.79% on year to NT$573.2 billion (US$17.3 billion) in 2015, according to the Industrial Economics...
Friday 28 November 2014
Taiwan PCB production value to rise 7% in 2014, says IEK
Factories set up by Taiwan-based PCB makers in Taiwan and China are forecast to generate total production value of NT$558.4 billion (US$18.1 billion) in 2014, rising 6.93% on year,...