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Friday 15 October 2021
TSMC sees fab capacity stay tight, mulls new fab in Japan
TSMC will see its 12- and 8-inch fab capacities stay tight in 2021 and throughout 2022, and is gearing up for its next stage of growth, said company CEO CC Wei at an earnings earnings...
Thursday 14 October 2021
TSMC expects 4.5% revenue growth in 4Q21
TSMC expects to post revenues of between US$15.4 billion and US$15.7 billion in the fourth quarter of 2021, which is a 4.5% sequential increase at the midpoint. Gross margin and operating...
Thursday 14 October 2021
Top investment opportunities in Asia: Q&A with Christine Tsai CEO and founding partner at 500 Global
Having co-founded 500 Startups (later rebranded to 500 Global) in 2010, Christine Tsai (CT), CEO and founding partner of the company started out with a very different strategy from...
Thursday 14 October 2021
Global unicorns surge in 2021: Interview with Richard Koo, principal at DNX, and Casey Lau, head of Asia at RISE
The number of newborn unicorns has again hit record levels in 2021, following a strong year in 2020. There are more than 800 unicorns around the world as of September of 2021. By...
Thursday 14 October 2021
Power and compound fab capacity to top 10 million wafers monthly in 2023, says SEMI
Fueled by pent-up demand for automotive electronics caused by semiconductor supply chain disruptions, worldwide installed capacity for power and compound semiconductor fabs is projected...
Wednesday 13 October 2021
Taiwan DDI suppliers poised to generate significant revenue increases in 2021
Despite uncertainty emerging over the demand outlook for the fourth quarter, Taiwan-based display driver IC (DDI) specialists are all poised to generate signifiant revenue increases...
Wednesday 13 October 2021
Taiwan backend houses gain shifted orders for MOSFETs from Southeast Asia
Taiwan-based backend houses continue to land shifted orders for MOSFET and other power ICs from Southeast Asia, where operations at fabs run by international IDMs are being disrupted...
Wednesday 13 October 2021
Taiwan IC design houses combat rising wafer foundry costs
TSMC's plans to raise its foundry service quotes have caused a stir among its customers. Wafer foundry and packing/testing production capacity prices have been going up. The price...
Wednesday 13 October 2021
Taiwan Tech establishes university-level research center for smart EV technology
Ever since Tesla launched the world's first self-driving car, the automotive and startup industries have been rushing to the development of self-driving technology, marking yet another...
Tuesday 12 October 2021
Nan Ya PCB posts record 3Q21 revenue
PCB and IC substrate supplier Nan Ya PCB saw its September revenue drop 4.6% sequentially due to the impact of power restrictions imposed by the local government on its plant in Kunshan,...
Tuesday 12 October 2021
Will Samsung beat TSMC in GAA process segment?
Samsung Electronics has outlined plans to move its 3nm GAA process to volume production in the first half of 2022, which could allow the South Korea-based foundry to beat TSMC in...
Tuesday 12 October 2021
Utilizing power of data to enhance corporate efficiency, Taiwan Tech's team demonstrates value of data with precision
With the advent of the AI era, big data analysis has become the crucial technology for upgrades in various industries. However, physical equipment and online websites in both factory...
Friday 8 October 2021
Notebook ODMs see shipments disappoint
Notebook ODMs saw their shipments disappoint for China's just-ended National Day holiday, which may indicate a particularly weak fourth-quarter this year with the year-end Christmas...
Friday 8 October 2021
Who will assemble Apple car for Apple?
If there will be an Apple Car, who will assemble it? Sources at suppliers speculated that Apple might have had a grip on most key components up until now and that the speed Apple...
Friday 8 October 2021
Taiwan Tech IDSL uses innovative R&D to improve security in age of IoT
As network infrastructures around the globe continue to mature, the declining cost of sensor components has given rise to a surge of Internet of Things (IoT) devices, which has itself...