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Friday 17 June 2022
Taiwan DDI suppliers eye OLED DDI orders from Samsung
More Taiwan-based display driver IC suppliers are expected to obtain OLED DDI orders from Samsung Electronics in 2023, as the Korea-based vendor's supply shortfall will worsen, according...
Thursday 16 June 2022
Reducing production cost heats up competition of miniLED-backlit and microLED TVs
TV vendors are making efforts to boost sales of miniLED-backlit TVs, but have been faced with market risks because general demand for TVs tends to decrease along with worsening inflation...
Thursday 16 June 2022
Taiwan makers challenged in SiC applications for EV, industrial control
It has become an irreversible trend to incorporate third-generation semiconductor materials such as silicon carbide (SiC) into power devices and modules for electric vehicles (EV)...
Thursday 16 June 2022
Challenges for semiconductor sector (1): Unlimited technological development?
There is no doubt that semiconductors will be everywhere in the world in the future, and semiconductors are already a very important strategic industry for industrial countries. Taiwan,...
Thursday 16 June 2022
Taiwan May exports robust
Taiwan recorded exports totaling US$42.08 billion in May 2022, the second highest monthly level with growth of 1.5% sequentially and12.5% on year, while the corresponding imports...
Thursday 16 June 2022
Online handset sales hit snag in Taiwan after topping 20% ratio
Mobile phone sales through e-commerce channels have become stagnant after rapidly rising to around 20% of total handset sales in Taiwan, sparking concerns over whether it is the ceiling...
Thursday 16 June 2022
Nuvoton breaks into top-10 MCU vendor rankings
New ranking from IC Insights shows Taiwan-based Nuvoton Technology became the world's seventh-largest MCU supplier in 2021.
Wednesday 15 June 2022
Taiwan to lead fab equipment spending in 2022
Global fab equipment spending for front-end facilities is expected to increase 20% to an all-time high of US$109 billion in 2022, according to SEMI. Taiwan is expected to lead with...
Tuesday 14 June 2022
BOE Technology poised to produce OLED TV panels
China-based BOE Technology is in preparation to produce OLED TV panels of five size segments from 55 inches to 95 inches, according to South Korea-based Chosun Biz.
Tuesday 14 June 2022
ASC 100: Collaboration between supply chains of ASEAN and South Asia
Foxconn founder Terry Kuo has said that in the future, there will be only G2 (the US and China), not G20 in the world. The ideological battle will probably force all manufacturers...
Tuesday 14 June 2022
Samsung suppliers reportedly suffer cutback in orders
Weakening demand in the global smartphone market has reportedly prompted Samsung Electronics to slash its handset production output, dealing a further blow to its semiconductor business...
Tuesday 14 June 2022
China rises, S Korea dips in EV, battery shares
South Korea's global market shares in electric vehicles (EVs) and lithium-ion batteries in 2021 slid by 0.8pp and 2pp year-on-year, while China's shares in the two sectors moved up,...
Tuesday 14 June 2022
Fully supporting Taiwan networking solution providers, Fibocom applies the sales success formula in 5G era
The 5G industries are ramping up competition to drive innovation and diversify the global telecoms supply market. Surprisingly, in the fierce competition of recent years, Taiwan networking...
Tuesday 14 June 2022
AWS to set up data center in Taiwan, sources say
Amazon Web Services (AWS) plans to construct its first data center in Taiwan, according to industry sources. Additionally, AWS recently announced the launch of AWS Local Zones in...