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Monday 7 September 2020
Keystone, KYEC enjoy revenue growth in August
IC 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...
Monday 7 September 2020
Google launches plans to help nurture IT talent in Taiwan
Google Taiwan has announced a project to promote digital transformation at Taiwanese companies.
Monday 7 September 2020
Leading IC suppliers vary on 2H20 growth expectations
Most 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,...
Thursday 3 September 2020
IC distributors optimistic about demand arising from stay-at-home economy
IC 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.
Tuesday 1 September 2020
VIS expects fab capacity to remain tight until 2021
Eight-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...
Monday 31 August 2020
Chip probing demand for notebook display driver IC remains strong
Backend 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...
Monday 31 August 2020
Investment agreements with Southeast Asian countries key to Taiwan development
Despite 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...
Thursday 6 August 2020
Wah Hong sales booming on strong panel demand
Optical 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...
Monday 3 August 2020
Taiwan ICT product shipments may slow down in 2H20, says TIER
Shipment momentum for servers, datacenter servers, notebooks and tablets has shown signs of deceleration as many countries begin lifting coronavirus-induced lockdowns, according to...
Friday 31 July 2020
Huawei unseats Samsung in smartphone ranking
Huawei 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...
Thursday 30 July 2020
Walsin sees 3Q20 order visibility stretch
Passive 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.
Monday 6 July 2020
Nanya posts revenue growth in 2Q20
DRAM 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...
Wednesday 1 July 2020
Chief Telecom to benefit from stay-at-home economy
Taiwan-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...
Wednesday 24 June 2020
Creator PC demand propelled by stay-at-home economy
The 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...
Wednesday 24 June 2020
Top-10 semiconductor suppliers defy weak market conditions in 1Q20
Defying 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...