Nan Ya PCB and Kinsus Interconnect Technology both saw their June revenue climb over 30% from a year earlier, driven mainly by the arrival of new production capacity, according to industry sources.

United Microelectronics (UMC) and Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing (PSMC) are poised to continue raising their foundry quotes in the second half of 2021, with bullish wafer ASPs set to boost their gross margins for all of the year, according to industry sources.

China-based OSATs including Jiangsu Changjiang Electronics Technology (JCET), Huatian Technology and Tongfu Microelectronics have stepped up their deployments in the advanced packaging field eyeing a global presence in the AI and HPC chip sectors, according to industry sources.

HannStar Display plans to invest NT$17 billion (US$607.4 million) to build an additional LCD panel production capacity of 30,000 substrates monthly, which will come online by 2023, according to the company.

Touch solution provider TPK Holding has reported consolidated revenues of NT$7.098 billion (US$254 million) for June, decreasing 14.62% on month and 19.84% on year.

E Ink Holdings (EIH) will continue improving e-paper technologies to maintain its technological leadership through continued investment in R&D of e-paper film, materials, pigment, flexibility and technologies needed by its ecosystem partners including wireless power supply, time sequence control ICs used in e-paper and reference design for products, according to company chairman Johnson Lee.

Foxtron Vehicle Technologies, a joint venture established by Foxconn Electronics and Yulon Motor, will cooperate with San-Ti Group to boost use of electric buses for public transportation in Taiwan, according to Foxtron.

Offshore wind power is expected to supply 30% of Vietnam's electricity by 2050, according to a report by World Bank.

Swancor Renewable Energy has disclosed it has partnered with Tien Li Offshore Wind Technology, Yeong Guan Energy Technology and J&V Energy Technology to form a Taiwan team for developing Formosa 4 and Formosa 5, two offshore wind farms in central Taiwan.

Acer's subsidiaries such as AOpen and Weblink are eyeing the business opportunity for industrial PC products in the post-pandemic era.

China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), in view of fast growing application of 5G technology to IoV (Internet of vehicle), has published instructions and guidelines for IoV service operators, mobile telecom carriers, ICT firms, electronic component makers and local governments to strengthen control for IoV information security.

Cooling module makers have expressed optimism about their operations in the third quarter of 2021, citing strong vapor chamber demand for notebooks and servers.

Hinge makers expect their shipments for foldable smartphones to ramp up and start making positive contributions to revenues in the second half of 2021, according to industry sources.

Taiwan is likely to see 5G penetration rate reach nearly 30% by the end of 2021, bolstered by expanding 5G network coverage and the availability of new 5G smartphones, according to industry sources.

The number of 5G communication service users in Thailand is expected to exceed five million by the end of 2021, the Bangkok Post has cited a Ericsson report as indicating.