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Tuesday 16 June 2020
Taiwan science parks record revenues of over NT$900 billion for January-April
Government-developed Hsinchu Science Park (HSP), Southern Taiwan Science Park (STSP) and Central Taiwan Science Park (CTSP) generated combined revenues of NT$900.077 billion (US$30.13...
Tuesday 16 June 2020
Formosa Sumco to run at nearly full capacity in 3Q20, says report
Formosa Sumco Technology (FST), which ships silicon wafers to mainly Taiwan- and China-based logic and memory foundries, is expected to see its production lines run at nearly full...
Tuesday 16 June 2020
Oppo pushes in-house development of mobile chips
Oppo is reportedly stepping up efforts to develop its own mobile application processors in house and will appropriate an annual R&D budget of over NT$20 billion (US$673.6 million)...
Monday 15 June 2020
UMC vows to appeal trade secrets theft verdict
UMC has vowed to appeal a Taiwan court ruling agianst it in a trade secrets theft lawsuit brought by Micron Technology.
Friday 12 June 2020
Dell launches new enterprise PCs in Taiwan
Dell has launched several enterprise notebooks, workstations and desktops in Taiwan including the top-end Latitude 9510 notebook, which puts a 15-inch display into a 14-inch notebook...
Friday 12 June 2020
Taiwan court soon to rule on trade secret lawsuit brought by Micron
The Taichung District Court will issue a ruling around the middle of June on the lawsuit brought by Micron Memory Taiwan (formerly Rexchip Electronics) against its former employees...
Friday 12 June 2020
Taiwan memory chipmakers post decreased May revenues
DRAM maker Nanya Technology, specialty DRAM and flash memory specialist Winbond Electronics, and mask ROM and flash chipmaker Macronix International have reported sequential decreases...
Thursday 11 June 2020
MSI expects stable 2020 sales
Micro-Star International (MSI) is optimistic about its second-quarter financial results and expects stable operation to continue for the remaining 2020, according to company chairman...
Thursday 11 June 2020
UMC Xiamen fab runs at near full capacity
United Semiconductor (Xiamen), a 12-inch foundry subsidiary of Taiwan's United Microelectronics (UMC), has run at near full capacity since the second quarter of 2020 thanks to a pick-up...
Wednesday 10 June 2020
Taiwan university develops next-gen memory technology
A research team at National Taiwan University has developed an ultra-high performance STT-MRAM, dubbed SS-MRAM, which comes with higher reliability for repeated writing than conventional...
Wednesday 10 June 2020
Government subsidies crucial for new TSMC fab establishment in US
TSMC is in talks with the US government about relevant subsidies for its new wafer fab in Arizona so that the foundry is able to implement the investment plan, said TSMC chairman...
Tuesday 9 June 2020
Growing optical sensor applications to benefit Taiwan supply chain players
As optical sensors are increasingly applied to wearable devices, TWS (true wireless stereo) earphones, AR/VR headsets and healthcare devices, Taiwan's IC designers, III-V semiconductor...
Tuesday 9 June 2020
Digital transformation demand rising from manufacturing industry
With the coronavirus pandemic significantly impacting manufacturing operations, IBM has seen increasing demand from makers to help with their digital transformation, according to...
Tuesday 9 June 2020
Global semiconductor revenue may drop 5% in 2Q20
IC Insights has compiled a list of semiconductor companies that have provided their sales guidance for the second quarter of 2020. Collectively, the 21 companies on the list anticipate...
Tuesday 9 June 2020
FET, Delta Electronics, Microsoft team up to build first 5G smart plant in Taiwan
Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET), Delta Electronics and Microsoft Taiwan have teamed up to set up Taiwan's first 5G-enabled pilot smart manufacturing plant at Delta's production...