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Tuesday 22 February 2022
Taiwan January export value up on year, says MOEA
Taiwan-based makers received export orders worth US$58.87 billion in total in January 2022, decreasing 13.3% on month but increasing 8.7% on year, according to the Ministry of Economic...
Monday 21 February 2022
Hyundai reportedly uses appliance ICs on cars
According to The Elec, Hyundai has started testing ICs for home appliances on vehicles, attempting to replace car chips with IC controllers used in home appliances.
Monday 21 February 2022
Acer to invest in blockchain startup Starbit Innovation
Taiwan-based notebook giant Acer has announced that it will invest in blockchain startup Starbit Innovation to make a foray into the non-fungible token (NFT) market and be positioned...
Friday 18 February 2022
Memory module maker Innodisk soon to break ground for new facility
Specializing in industrial flash storage, memory module maker Innodisk is scheduled to break ground for the phase-two facility of its R&D and production site in Ilan, northeastern...
Friday 18 February 2022
Taiwan PWM IC suppliers reluctant to switch to 12-inch wafer fabrication
Power management integrated circuits (PWM ICs) using mature processes remain in short supply, but suppliers - particularly those mainly engaged in the consumer electronics sector...
Friday 18 February 2022
Samsung continues to boost microLED TVs
Samsung Electronics had originally planned to unveil 76-, 88- and 99-inch microLED TVs in 2021, but even though that plan failed due to production problems, the company continues...
Thursday 17 February 2022
Smart manufacturing progress of Taiwan, 2021
Taiwanese manufacturers demonstrated strong ambition toward adopting ISA-95 Layer 1 and 2 manufacturing equipment automation as well as Layer 5 e-operation and product management...
Thursday 17 February 2022
Taiwan supply chain of SiC semiconductor, 2021
Silicon (Si) semiconductor with widespread use is close to reaching the physical limits of Moore's Law and is thus being replaced by wide bandgap semiconductors of third-generation...
Thursday 17 February 2022
Foundry customers reluctant to accept further price increases
Pure-play foundries, particularly second-tier players who have raised their quotes since late 2020, are seeing their fabless clients become increasingly reluctant to accept further...
Thursday 17 February 2022
Taiwan handset shipments to resume growth in 2022
Taiwan's smartphone shipments in 2021 dropped 10% relative to 2020, but the market is expected to restore growth in 2022 as telecom operators turn to highlight 5G services, observers...
Thursday 17 February 2022
Lenovo to scale up orders with Taiwan ODM partners
Lenovo intends to scale up notebook orders with some of its existing ODM partners, particularly Taiwan's Compal Electronics and Wistron, in 2022, as part of its efforts to mitigate...
Thursday 17 February 2022
MicroLED in AUO new plant roadmap
Panel maker AU Optronics (AUO) is planning to build a new factory in Houli Park, part of the Central Taiwan Science Park (CTSP). AUO president Frank Ko said the new 8.5G plant will...
Wednesday 16 February 2022
Global semiconductor sales hit record high in 2021, says SIA
The global semiconductor industry generated sales of US$555.9 billion in 2021, up 26.2% compared to the 2020 total of US$440.4 billion, and hitting an annual high, according to the...
Wednesday 16 February 2022
TSMC-Sony JV foundry attracts investment from Denso
Denso will invest US$350 million in Japan Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing (JASM) for a more than 10% stake in the JV foundry between TSMC and Sony, according to a joint statement...
Tuesday 15 February 2022
Industry trends to watch in electric cars 2022 (Part 2)
Electric vehicle (EV) adoption will keep growing in 2022 as the chip shortage persists. Carmakers have been utilizing modular platforms to push EV launches. Furthermore, electrification...