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Monday 28 September 2020
Taiwan IC design houses see demand for smartphones pick up
Taiwan-based IC design houses have seen orders from Android phone vendors start pulling in, and are more upbeat about their sales outlook for the fourth quarter of 2020.
Monday 28 September 2020
Taiwan backend houses enjoy strong pull-in of orders from China
Taiwan-based backend houses have seen orders pull in since early second half of 2020 for chips including base station chips, handset application processors and server-use solutions...
Monday 28 September 2020
Optical filter maker Kingray expanding NBPF capacity for handset 3D ToF modules
Taiwan's optical filter specialist Kingray Photoelectric Technology is set to expand monthly production capacity for narrow band pass filter (NBPF) for 3D ToF (time of flight) modules...
Friday 25 September 2020
Merck to expand investments in Taiwan
Merck has announced a plan to expand investments in Taiwan, seeking to turn its plant in Kaohsiung, southern Taiwan into a new R&D hub for deposition materials.
Friday 25 September 2020
Samsung launches Galaxy S20 FE 5G in Taiwan
Samsung Electronics has launched its Galaxy S20 FE 5G, a lite version of its Galaxy S20, in the Taiwan market for NT$23,990 (US$820) with delivery to kick off on October 7.
Friday 25 September 2020
Taiwan supply chain sees robust China demand for IC design services for ASICs
Taiwan's IC design services providers has seen orders ramp up significantly so far this year from Chinese clients who are eager to develop ASICs, according to industry sources.
Friday 25 September 2020
Taiwan to invest NT$50 billion in 5G infrastructure in 2021-2025
Taiwan's government will invest up to NT$50 billion (US$ 1.709 billion) in 5G infrastructure construction in the next five years, according to vice president William Lai.
Friday 25 September 2020
Memory module firms expect demand to pick up in 4Q20
Memory module makers expect end-market demand to pick up substantially in the fourth quarter of 2020, driven by e-commerce operators' year-end promotions.
Friday 25 September 2020
TSMC to ramp up 3nm chip production starting 2H22
TSMC is on track to enter 3nm chip production with monthly output set to reach 55,000 wafers in the second half of 2022, according to sources familiar with the matter. The 3nm process...
Thursday 24 September 2020
Taiwan 2020 semiconductor output to exceed NT$3 trillion
Taiwan's semiconductor industries generated NT$2.7 trillion (US$91 billion) in output in 2019, and the value in 2020 is expected to exceed NT$3.0 trillion, said premier Su Tseng-chang...
Thursday 24 September 2020
Acer eyeing bigger presence in non-PC field
Acer has seen sales generated from non-PC products climb as a proportion of company revenues to 20%, and expects the proportion to continue expanding thanks to its business diversification...
Thursday 24 September 2020
Prospects for Taiwan IC-design service providers positive in 2021
Taiwan-based ASIC designers and silicon IP providers are set to continue seeing strong sales in 2021, having seen new orders and IC design revenues keep hitting highs in the most...
Thursday 24 September 2020
TSMC may expand factory site in central Taiwan for 2nm process, says chairman
TSMC may expand its factory site in Taichung, central Taiwan for additional 2nm process capacity, according to company chairman Mark Liu.
Thursday 24 September 2020
Taiwan August manufacturing production index hits record
Taiwan recorded manufacturing production index (2016 as base year) of 121.49 for August 2020, the highest-ever monthly level with increases of 4.27% sequentially and 5.29% on year,...
Wednesday 23 September 2020
Taiwan tech alliance steps up AI chip development
A fingerprint identification chip for large-area in-display sensing applications co-developed by Taiwan-based Egis Technology, eMemory Technology and Innolux is likely to secure validation...