26 news items tagged GDP
DRAM to remain largest IC segment in 2020, says IC Insights
Monday 7 December 2020DRAM will generate the greatest sales revenue among all IC product categories in 2020, while NAND flash will outperform other sectors in terms of revenue growth, according to IC In...
Cryptography everywhere: Q&A with Chain Reaction CEO Alon Webman and CTO Oren Yokev
Tuesday 3 November 2020Less than one year after Mellanox was acquired by Nvidia for US$7 billion, Alon Webman, co-founder of Mellanox, started his second entrepreneurial project. The new company, Chain...
Blockchain to add US$1.76 trillion to global GDP over 2021-2030, says PwC Taiwan
Wednesday 21 October 2020PwC Taiwan has published a report predicting blockchain technology will add a total of US$1.76 trillion to GDP of all countries around the world during the 2021-2030 decade.
ASML 1Q20 results meet revised guidance
Friday 17 April 2020ASML saw its first-quarter revenue and gross margin results come within the guidance adjusted previously.
Taiwan firms upping production efficiency to support growth
Monday 23 March 2020Taiwanese rely more on boosting production efficiency to bolster growth momentum, according to accounting and auditing firm PwC Taiwan.
China remains world factory despite outbreak
Monday 2 March 2020The coronavirus outbreak is expected to drive many manufacturers, especially those in the electronics sector, to accelerate production relocation from China and rearrange their capacity...
Taiwan GDP growth unlikely to see worst-case scenario despite outbreak, says NDC
Monday 3 February 2020Taiwan's GDP growth for 2020 faces pressure for downward adjustment due to the coronavirus outbreak in China, but it is unlikely to see the worst-case scenario, according to CM Cheng,...
Taiwan 4Q19 economic growth rate hits 6-quarter high, says DGBAS
Wednesday 22 January 2020Taiwan's economic growth rate, on-year growth in GDP, for the fourth quarter of 2019 is preliminarily estimated at 3.38%, 0.34 percentage point higher than the 3.04% forecast in November...
US-China trade war poses mixed impacts on Taiwan
Tuesday 31 December 2019The US-China trade war has driven many Taiwanese firms to relocate production of high-end product lines back home from China in 2019, but it has also taken tolls on exports of some...
Taiwan to increase support for basic research
Friday 8 November 2019The government will move to strengthen Taiwan's basic research by appropriating specific budgets and soliciting international and private-sector resources to support projects, according...
Taiwan GDP growth to slow to less than 3% in 2019
Friday 11 January 2019Taiwan's gross domestic product (GDP) growth will likely slow to less than 3% in 2019, a performance lower than 2018, requiring major government efforts to expand domestic demand...
Innovation to drive future semiconductor market growth, says Morris Chang
Thursday 6 September 2018Speaking at a forum during the ongoing Semicon Taiwan 2018, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) founder Morris Chang said the semiconductor industry will outgrow global...
Morris Chang to deliver speech at forum marking 60th year of IC development
Tuesday 4 September 2018Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) founder Morris Chang will deliver his first keynote speech after retiring in June 2018 at the "IC60 Master Forum" to be held on September...
Taiwan tech firms expand capacities to fulfill rush orders from US
Friday 10 August 2018Taiwan-based semiconductor and electronics makers are busy expanding their local production capacities, importing more machinery equipment to fulfill robust rush orders from customers,...
New Kinpo Group expanding capacities
Friday 26 January 2018With the worldwide economy expected to be strong in 2018, the New Kinpo Group is planning to establish three new plants in the Philippines over the next two years, raising the group's...
Digitimes Research: Japan to focus on developing self-driving, medicare and smart-factory industries
Tuesday 23 August 2016The Japan Revitalization Strategy 2016 calls for the development of key technologies related to the fourth industrial revolution (Industry 4.0), including IoT, robot and artificial...
IHS cuts 2011 semiconductor growth forecast
Thursday 22 September 2011Increasing economic woes and rising consumer pessimism are impacting global electronics demand this year, prompting IHS iSuppli to cut its semiconductor revenue growth forecast for...
Taiwan sees 1Q11 economic growth of 6.55%
Friday 20 May 2011Taiwan posted an economic growth rate - on-year growth in real GDP - of 6.55% for first-quarter 2011, according to statistics released by the Directorate General of Budget, Accounting...
Digitimes Insight: China 12th five-year plan emphasizes LED industry and the development of a green economy
Tuesday 17 May 2011China's 12th five-year plan began in 2011 and will last until 2015. Within the seven new industries, LED and related industries are considered important contributors to conserving...
Taiwan central bank raises benchmark interest rate
Friday 25 June 2010The Central Bank of the Republic of China (CBC) has announced a 0.125 percentage point hike in its discount rate, bringing its benchmark interest rate on loans to banks to 1.375%,...
Taiwan 1Q10 economic growth hits 31-year high
Friday 21 May 2010Taiwan recorded an economic growth rate, on-year growth in real GDP, of 13.27% for the first quarter of 2010, the highest quarterly figure since the fourth quarter of 1978, according...
Taiwan forecasts 4.39% economic growth for 2010
Friday 27 November 2009Taiwan's economy is expected to grow 4.39% in 2010, according to the government's Directorate-General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics (DGBAS).
Taiwan economy improves in 2Q09, says government
Monday 24 August 2009Taiwan's GDP slipped by 7.54% on year in the second quarter of 2009, less than the decrease of 10.13% for the first quarter, according to statistics released by the government Directorate...
Taiwan economy contracts by record 10% in 1Q09; exports slip
Friday 22 May 2009Taiwan's economy shrank by a record 10.24% in the first quarter of 2009, with the manufacturing sector down 28.6%, according to data released by Taiwan's Directorate-General of Budget,...
Semiconductor sales starting rebound, says The Information Network
Tuesday 5 May 2009The US, not China, will lead the semiconductor industry out of recession, according to a recent report released by The Information Network.
- America just posted a record GDP growth rate. Now brace for the slowdown (Oct 30) - CNN
- Singapore sees third straight quarterly GDP contraction, but signs point to recovery (Oct 14) - South China Morning Post
- Japan's Q2 GDP revised down to annualized 28.1% contraction (Sep 8) - Nikkei Asian Review
- Second-quarter GDP plunged by worst-ever 31.7% as economy went into lockdown (Aug 27) - CNBC
- Japan reports its worst GDP on record (Aug 17) - CNN
- Europe's economy suffers record 11.9% slump in GDP (Jul 31) - CNN