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Friday 22 January 2021
TSMC, NTU expand R&D partnership to quantum materials
TSMC and National Taiwan University (NTU) have expanded their collaboration in technology development to quantum materials research.
Friday 22 January 2021
Pegatron sees slowdown in orders for iPhone 12 mini
Pegatron has seen a slowdown in orders for the iPhone 12 mini as sales of the model in the US and Europe are affected negatively by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to industry sou...
Friday 22 January 2021
Taiwan IC design houses likely to see sales growth constrained in 1Q21
With foundry capacity staying tight, coupled with longer delivery lead times at backend houses, Taiwan-based IC design houses are likely to see their sales growth constrained in the...
Thursday 21 January 2021
Taiwan December export orders hit record
Taiwan-based makers received export orders totaling US$60.55 billion in December 2020, hitting a monthly record for the fourth consecutive month with increases of 4.8% sequentially...
Wednesday 20 January 2021
Taiwan makers regain orders for EV motor components from Tesla
Taiwan's automotive components makers are expected to expand their presence in the supply chain of Tesla, as some of them reportedly have regained orders for electric motor components...
Wednesday 20 January 2021
Taiwan IC substrate makers see promising demand for SiP, AiP designs
Taiwan-based IC substrate makers are generally cautious about expanding BT-based substrate capacity. Nevertheless, with demand for SiP (system-in-package) and AiP (antenna-in-package)...
Wednesday 20 January 2021
Unimicron to further boost ABF substrate capacity
PCB maker Unimicron Technology is likely to rebuild and transfer its fire-damaged BT substrate plant in Taoyuan, northern Taiwan, to the production of ABF substrates, according to...
Wednesday 20 January 2021
Taiwan server makers eyeing double-digit increases for 2021 shipments
Taiwan-based server makers including Quanta Computer, Inventec, Wiwynn, Mitac Computing Technology and Foxconn Technology are optimistic about their business prospects this year with...
Wednesday 20 January 2021
Taiwan IC design houses see supply constrained
Taiwan-based IC design houses have seen their supply constrained by tight foundry capacity, as well as longer delivery times at backend houses, according to industry sources.
Tuesday 19 January 2021
JEITA platform facilitates development of smart home services in Japan
Smart Home Data Catalog, a platform for collecting data from connected electric home appliances launched in October 2020 by Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries...
Monday 18 January 2021
Japan setting up nationwide smart logistics platform
Japan is establishing a nationwide smart logistics platform to collect data about entire delivery processes of selected products from production, transportation, distribution to sales...
Monday 18 January 2021
Taiwan machine tool output value to grow 15-20% in 2021
Taiwan's output value for machine tools and related accessories and components in 2021 is likely to increase 15-20% on year amid recovery in demand, according to Habor Hsu, chairman...
Friday 15 January 2021
WinWay breaks ground for new plant in southern Taiwan
WinWay Technology, a dedicated supplier of IC test interface solutions, has recently broken ground for a new plant in Kaohsiung, southern Taiwan.
Friday 15 January 2021
Taiwan PCB output value hits record high in 2020
The output of Taiwan's PCB industry grew 5.6% on year to a record high of NT$667.2 billion (US$23.83 billion) in 2020, bolstered by pandemic-induced stay-at-home economy in most of...
Friday 15 January 2021
Taiwan electric bus makers look to overseas markets
Taiwan-based electric bus makers RAC Electric Vehicles, Kaison Green Energy Technology, Master Transportation Bus Manufacturing and Yangeng Advanced Vehicles have been competing for...