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Wednesday 6 July 2022
Taiwan mobo makers to post 20-30% shipment falls in 2022
Taiwan-based motherboard makers may post as much as 20-30% on-year shipment decreases in 2022, while also seeing their graphics card sales hit hard by the fading crypto boom, according...
Wednesday 6 July 2022
Asia IC50: Can leading Taiwan-based substrate makers maintain momentum?
Unimicron Technology and Kinsus Interconnect Technology, two top ABF substrate manufacturers in Taiwan, were listed 28th and 30th in the Asia IC50 2022 ranking released by DIGITIMES...
Wednesday 6 July 2022
Taiwan GaAs foundries to see fab utilization rates rise in 3Q22
GaAs foundries Win Semiconductors and Advanced Wireless Semiconductor (AWSC) are both expected to see their fab capacity utilization rates pick up in the third quarter of 2022, according...
Tuesday 5 July 2022
IC design houses brace for weak 3Q22
IC design houses are bracing for a particularly weak third-quarter 2022 while also having difficulty negotiating lower foundry quotes, according to industry sources in Taiwan.
Tuesday 5 July 2022
Taiwan pure-play foundries stay firm on prices
Taiwan-based pure-play foundries intend to stay firm on prices, despite a cutback in orders for display driver ICs and other consumer chips, according to industry sources.
Monday 4 July 2022
RWE plans to develop 6 offshore wind farms in Taiwan
Germany-based RWE plans to develop six offshore wind farms in sea areas to be designated by the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) for open-bid development of offshore wind farms...
Monday 4 July 2022
Japanese firms, universities developing materials for all-solid-state batteries
Japan-based Idemitsu Kosan and NGK Spar Plug as well as Shinshu University and Toyohashi University of Technology are developing materials used in all-solid-state lithium (Li) batteries,...
Monday 4 July 2022
Toyota Indonesia in 'luckier conditions' amid chip shortages
Toyota's official data showed that the Japanese carmaker missed its global production target in May. However, Toyota's production in Indonesia seems to be in "luckier conditions,"...
Monday 4 July 2022
Robotaxi services progressing in the US and China
The reality of commuting with robotaxis has come closer. Cruise, a GM-owned self-driving car company, began charging for its driverless taxi rides in part of San Francisco. Two months...
Monday 4 July 2022
Asia IC50: Renesas celebrates strong performance with resilience and expects good days to last
In the latest Asia IC50 survey, Japanese automotive chip manufacturer Renesas, ranked the 9th largest semiconductor company in revenues and in operational income, celebrates outstanding...
Monday 4 July 2022
Semco to spend more on FCBGA substrate production
Samsung Electro-Mechanics (Semco) has announced plans to spend more on its FCBGA packaging substrate production in South Korea and Vietnam.
Friday 1 July 2022
Monitoring tools ensure machine learning models drive positive value: Aporia interview
In November 2021, Zillow, a US-based real estate online marketplace, announced it would terminate the practice of relying on algorithms to buy and sell houses. Thanks to the malfunctioned...
Friday 1 July 2022
CHT, AWS team up to help Taiwan clients improve data governance
Taiwan's top telecom operator Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) has newly incorporated data governance architecture G@S (Governance@Scale) provided by Amazon Web Services (AWS) to help clients...
Friday 1 July 2022
Ikka to acquire Sol-plus to supply EV plastic components
Car parts supplier Daiichi Kasei Co (IKKA) has announced that it is acquiring Japan-based tier-2 automotive supplier Sol-Plus and its subsidiaries in Japan and Thailand with cash...
Friday 1 July 2022
LGES signs MoU with Compass Minerals for lithium supply
LG Energy Solution has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with US-based mining company Compass Minerals for battery-grade lithium materials. According to Korean news outlets,...