157 news items tagged economy
R&D spending by semiconductor companies to hit another record high in 2021
Wednesday 20 January 2021Research and development spending by semiconductor companies worldwide is forecast to grow 4% in 2021 to US$71.4 billion after rising 5% in 2020 to a record high of US$68.4 billion,...
DRAM prices to rise through 2Q21, says Nanya
Monday 11 January 2021DRAM prices will start to rally in the first quarter and rise through the second quarter of 2021, due to undersupply in the market, according to chipmaker Nanya Technology.
Taiwan to head for smart digital economy, says science minister
Friday 13 November 2020Taiwan will focus its next wave of technology development on materializing smart healthcare, precision medicine, smart city and digital data governance by leveraging its robust semiconductor...
Novatek expects 4Q20 revenue to hit another record
Monday 9 November 2020Display driver IC specialist Novatek Microelectronics expects to post revenues of between NT$21.8 billion (US$763.4 million) and NT$22.5 billion in the fourth quarter of 2020, which...
Driver ICs tight supply: Q&A with Chipbond chairman FJ Wu
Monday 26 October 2020The supply of display driver ICs has fallen short of demand, while capacities at 8-inch foundries stay tight. Backend houses are mulling raising their quotes to reflect the tight...
China to have 22% of foundry market in 2020, says IC Insights
Wednesday 14 October 2020Despite the COVID-19 shutdown of the Chinese economy earlier this year, China's share of the pure-play foundry market is forecast to be 22% in 2020, 17pp higher than it registered...
Memory module firms expect demand to pick up in 4Q20
Friday 25 September 2020Memory module makers expect end-market demand to pick up substantially in the fourth quarter of 2020, driven by e-commerce operators' year-end promotions.
Power supply and connector makers see robust orders
Tuesday 22 September 2020Taiwan-based power supply and connector makers have seen sales growth thanks to stay-at-home activities since the second quarter of 2020 in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, according...
APCB expects robust stay-at-home economy to drive 2H20 results
Wednesday 16 September 2020Advanced Printed Circuit Board (APCB) expects strong PCB demand for notebook lens modules and DRAM modules supporting the stay-at-home economy to drive its performance in the second...
Keystone, KYEC enjoy revenue growth in August
Monday 7 September 2020IC test interface specialist Keystone Microtech has reported consolidated revenues surged 17.6% sequentially and 61.6% on year to a record high of NT$118 million (US$4 million) in...
Google launches plans to help nurture IT talent in Taiwan
Monday 7 September 2020Google Taiwan has announced a project to promote digital transformation at Taiwanese companies.
Leading IC suppliers vary on 2H20 growth expectations
Monday 7 September 2020Most IC suppliers experienced weaker demand and generally poor sales results in the first half of 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic and strained US-China trade relations. However,...
IC distributors optimistic about demand arising from stay-at-home economy
Thursday 3 September 2020IC distributors expect stable demand for notebooks, tablets, datacenter and game consoles through the end of 2020, thanks to the rise of stay-at-home economy.
VIS expects fab capacity to remain tight until 2021
Tuesday 1 September 2020Eight-inch IC foundry Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) expects its fab capacity to stay tight until next year, driven by demand arising from the stay-at-home economy and...
Chip probing demand for notebook display driver IC remains strong
Monday 31 August 2020Backend houses continue to enjoy strong chip probing demand for display driver ICs for use in gaming, educational and other-purpose notebooks, thanks to the rise of the stay-at-home...
Investment agreements with Southeast Asian countries key to Taiwan development
Monday 31 August 2020Despite efforts by the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) to expand Taiwan's cooperation with countries in Southeast Asia, some industry observers have noted that Taiwan has not...
Wah Hong sales booming on strong panel demand
Thursday 6 August 2020Optical film supplier Wah Hong Industrial has reported strong sales for July and expects the momentum to last through the third quarter, bolstered by surging panel demand supporting...
Taiwan ICT product shipments may slow down in 2H20, says TIER
Monday 3 August 2020Shipment momentum for servers, datacenter servers, notebooks and tablets has shown signs of deceleration as many countries begin lifting coronavirus-induced lockdowns, according to...
Huawei unseats Samsung in smartphone ranking
Friday 31 July 2020Huawei shipped more smartphones worldwide than any other vendor for the first time in the second quarter of 2020, marking the first quarter in nine years that a company other than...
Walsin sees 3Q20 order visibility stretch
Thursday 30 July 2020Passive component maker Walsin Technology has seen its order visibility for the third quarter extend, particularly for the notebook segment, according to the Taiwan-based company.
Nanya posts revenue growth in 2Q20
Monday 6 July 2020DRAM maker Nanya Technology saw its revenue slide to a four-month low of NT$5.32 billion (US$180.4 million) in June, but revenue for the second quarter climbed 14.4% sequentially...
Chief Telecom to benefit from stay-at-home economy
Wednesday 1 July 2020Taiwan-based Chief Telecom's cloud computing and Internet datacenter (IDC) businesses are expected to see growths thanks to uprising demand from the stay-at-home economy in the wake...
Creator PC demand propelled by stay-at-home economy
Wednesday 24 June 2020The rise of pandemic-induced stay-at-home activities has been driving the creator PC market growth thus far in 2020 with brand vendors including Acer and Dell having recently released...
Top-10 semiconductor suppliers defy weak market conditions in 1Q20
Wednesday 24 June 2020Defying a decline in market revenue, the world's top-10 semiconductor suppliers managed to generate revenue growth of 2.1% in the first quarter of 2020, as they benefitted from a...
PC sector cautious about demand in 2H20
Tuesday 23 June 2020PC vendors and their suppliers are having mixed views for their shipment prospects for the second half of 2020, after experiencing higher than expected growth in the first half propelled...
- China's Dec factory activity moderates, higher costs hit firms (Jan 4) - CNBC
- Congress agrees to $900 billion Covid stimulus deal after months of failed negotiations (Dec 20) - CNBC
- U.S. manufacturing, services activity expanding rapidly in November: IHS Markit (Nov 23) - Reuters
- America just posted a record GDP growth rate. Now brace for the slowdown (Oct 30) - CNN
- China's economy grew 4.9% in the third quarter of 2020 (Oct 19) - CNN
- India's economy shrinks at the fastest pace on record (Aug 31) - CNN