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Friday 22 February 2019
Wiwynn expects slow cloud computing market in 2019, but fast growth to resume in 2020
After experiencing a rapidly growing 2018, the cloud computing market is expected to slow down in 2019 for some correction before fast growth resumes in 2020, according to Wiwynn president...
Wednesday 30 January 2019
SMIC reportedly to move 14nm process to volume production in 1H19
Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) is expected to enter volume production of chips built using 14nm FinFET process technology in the first half of 2019, fulfilling the...
Wednesday 30 January 2019
Fujian Jinhua case upgraded to national level
China's central government has decided to intervene in the case of Fujian Jinhua Integrated Circuit accused of stealing trade secrets from US-based Micron Technology, while the Fujian...
Friday 25 January 2019
Macronix to enter risk production of 96-layer 3D NAND flash
Macronix International has been engaged in 3D NAND technology R&D, and plans to offer 48- and 96-layer processes to deliver 128Gb and 256Gb products, according to company president...
Thursday 17 January 2019
Former Novatek employees probed over alleged trade secrets theft
Taiwan's prosecutors have launched an investigation into four former Novatek Microelectronics employees over allegations of trade secret theft.
Monday 7 January 2019
Taiwan government prepares measures to cushion US-China trade war
With China-US trade tensions expected to continue heating up in 2019, the Taiwan government has worked out measures for five major industries to help them cushion the impacts.
Friday 4 January 2019
China set to impose stricter regulations on PCB industry
China will implement a new set of strict regulations on the operations of the PCB industry on February 1, which may threaten the survival of small- to medium-size makers, according...
Tuesday 25 December 2018
IC vendors keen to expand 5G R&D teams
Major IC vendors are fast expanding their 5G chip R&D teams seeking to roll out optimal solutions for customers as soon as possible, and Taiwan has become one of their favorite...
Friday 21 December 2018
IBM expands tie-up with Samsung to include 7nm chip manufacturing
IBM has announced an agreement with Samsung to manufacture 7nm microprocessors for IBM Power Systems, IBM Z and LinuxONE, high-performance computing systems, and cloud offerings.
Thursday 13 December 2018
Unisoc has ambitious plans for 5G
As a heavyweight member in the China semiconductor industry, Tsinghua Unigroup has set ambitious goals of scoring US$100 billion in annual revenues, taking the largest share of the...
Thursday 29 November 2018
Academia-industry collaboration to boost Taiwan industrial upgrades
An academia-industry collaboration project backed by major research bodies in Taiwan and promoted by the country's Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) has borne significant fruits,...
Wednesday 28 November 2018
Intel to host conference for discrete GPU in December
Intel is expected to host a conference for its GPU architecture technologies in December with its chief architect Raja Koduri and several high-ranking executives to provide updates...
Friday 23 November 2018
Foxconn says R&D excluded from expense cut plan
To clarify concerns raised about its expense cut, Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) has maintained that the budget reduction is primarily aiming at business units that...
Friday 23 November 2018
Qualcomm expands R&D team in Taiwan
Qualcomm has been expanding its local R&D team in Taiwan to bring the company closer to its Taiwan-based partners such as TSMC for the development of 5G mobile chips, according...
Thursday 22 November 2018
Foxconn says 2019 plan meets client, company needs despite reported major expense cut
In response to a report saying that Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) will cut its operating expenses by CNY20 billion (US$2.9 billion) in 2019, the Taiwan-based EMS...