1701 news items tagged US
Chroma to buy 20.5% of Camtek
Tuesday 12 February 2019Camtek has announced that Chroma Ate, a Taiwan-based high precision test and measurement equipment provider, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire approximately 20.5%...
Foxconn to adjust investment in Wisconsin
Thursday 31 January 2019In the wake of a recent media report claiming Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) has halted its plan to establish manufacturing plants in Wisconsin, the Taiwan-based...
Silicon shipments hit record high with revenues exceeding US$10 billion in 2018, says SEMI
Thursday 31 January 2019Worldwide silicon wafer area shipments in 2018 increased 8% to a record high, while revenues jumped 31% on year exceeding the US$10 billion mark for the first time since 2018, according...
US firms less confident about 2019 Taiwan economic outlook, says AmCham survey
Thursday 24 January 2019Multinational business leaders are less confident about Taiwan's economic outlook for the next 12 months, with only 45.8% of those surveyed noting that they were very or somewhat...
2018 review and 2019 outlook: Mixed impacts of trade war on East Asia IC firms
Wednesday 9 January 2019The huge annual trade deficit of up to US$375 billion is definitely a major reason for the US to raise tariffs on goods imported from China, but the trade war seems to be more of...
CHPT entering US space supply chain with dedicated PCBs
Thursday 3 January 2019In efforts to explore new business territories, Taiwan PCB makers including Chunghwa Precision Test Tech (CHPT) are keen to tap into the supply chains of US aerospace firms including...
US, EU, India low in PV module self-sufficiency, says CCCME
Monday 17 December 2018The combined output in the EU, US and India for PV modules is short of annual demand by an estimated 45GWp, according to China Chamber of Commerce for Import and Export of Machinery...
Unisoc has ambitious plans for 5G
Thursday 13 December 2018As 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...
EOI, Laster affected by shrinking car sales in US, China
Wednesday 12 December 2018LED automotive lighting module makers Excellence Optoelectronics (EOI) and Laster Tech mainly rely on the US and China markets respectively and have been hit by decreased car sales...
Huawei may face US sanctions, dimming prospects for Taiwan supply chains
Friday 7 December 2018The arrest of Huawei's chief financial officer Meng Wangzhou threatens to further escalate the US-China trade tensions, significantly dimming business prospects for the China firm's...
Epistar succeeds in defending patents in US
Friday 7 December 2018Epistar has diclosed it has triumphed over US-based Lowe's Home Center and China-based fellow maker Sanan Optoelectronics after its US patents concerning LED filament light bulb technology...
US telecom operators to roll out 5G services in 1Q19, says Qualcomm president
Thursday 6 December 2018The commercialization of 5G communications will be realized starting in early 2019 with mobile device launches and network rollouts across North America, Europe, Japan, South Korea,...
Worldwide spending on robotics systems and drones to total US$115.7 billion in 2019, says IDC
Wednesday 5 December 2018Worldwide spending on robotics systems and drones will total US$115.7 billion in 2019, an increase of 17.6% over 2018, according to IDC. By 2022, this spending will reach US$210.3...
Semiconductor firms to suffer if US imposes export ban
Wednesday 5 December 2018Trade tensions between the US and China may not seem to have a direct impact on the semiconductor industry, but subsequent developments of the row - if the two giants fail to make...
US tech control to have more impact on China than tariffs
Tuesday 4 December 2018The trade war between the world's two economic giants has lasted over a year since the US Trade Representative Office initiated in August 2017 a Section 301 investigation into imports...
Worldwide semiconductor revenue hits record US$129.8 billion in 3Q18, says IHS
Friday 30 November 2018The global semiconductor industry revenue grew 7.4% sequentially in the third quarter of 2018, reaching a record US$129.8 billion, according to IHS Markit. Semiconductor growth occurred...
Taiwan LED lighting makers may benefit from US hiking import duty
Monday 26 November 2018As the US government imposed a 10% import tariff rate on more than 30 LED lighting product items manufactured in China on September 24, 2018 and plans to upwardly adjust the tariff...
UMC takes US charges 'very seriously'
Friday 2 November 2018United Microelectronics (UMC) has maintained that the latest trade secret theft charges brought against it by US authorities are "virtually the same" as the ones that Micron Technology...
Quanta to expand production facility in Taiwan, sources say
Tuesday 23 October 2018Quanta Computer is reportedly moving some of its server production from China back to the manufacturing facilities at its headquarters in Taiwan, and is looking to expand capacity...
Everlight wins lawsuit against Nichia in US
Friday 12 October 2018LED packaging service provider Everlight Electronics has announced the US Supreme Court on October 1 returned its final verdict invalidating Japan-based Nichia's two US patents concerning...
Micron announces US$100 million venture investment to accelerate AI innovation
Friday 12 October 2018Micron Technology has announced it will invest up to US$100 million in startups with a strong focus on AI and machine learning through its strategic investments entity, Micron Vent...
Toshiba, Macronix settle patent disputes
Friday 5 October 2018Toshiba and Macronix International have reached an agreement to settle the patent disputes brought by the two companies in Japan and Taiwan, Macronix said in a company filing with...
Taiwan to enforce financial measures in response to US-China trade war
Wednesday 3 October 2018The government in Taiwan will take financial stabilization measures to help industries cushion the impact of the escalating US-China trade disputes, according to premier William La...
Intel to spend US$1 billion boosting 14nm chip output
Monday 1 October 2018Intel CFO and interim CEO Bob Swan has announced that the chip giant will invest an additional US$1 billion in 2018 in expanding its 14nm manufacturing sites to address tight suppl...
BenQ Medical obtains US FDA permission for portable color ultrasound scanner
Monday 1 October 2018BenQ Medical Technology has obtained permission from US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for producing and marketing a portable color ultrasound scanner, according to company president...
- US unveils its criminal case against Huawei, alleging China giant stole trade secrets and violated Iran sanctions (Jan 29) - CNN
- Unravelling US-China trade truce threatens deal wave (Dec 5) - The Financial Times
- China, US declare 90-day halt to new tariffs: White House (Dec 2) - Reuters
- The US government is reportedly trying to persuade allies to stop using Huawei equipment (Nov 23) - The Verge
- Chinese surveillance group faces crippling US ban (Nov 18) - The Financial Times
- The US-China trade war is about to get real (Jul 5) - CNNMoney
- Intel has paths around Trump's China tariffs, analysts say (Jun 19)
- Trump seeks to save Chinese jobs at ZTE ahead of trade talks (May 13) - BBC News
- China plans $47 billion fund to boost its semiconductor industry (May 4) - Wall Street Journal
- US ban on ZTE threatens to rattle smartphone supply chain (Apr 25) - Nikkei Asian Review