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Tuesday 7 July 2020
Global semiconductor sales increase in May
The global semiconductor industry posted May sales of US$35 billion, up 1.5% sequentially, according to Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA).
Tuesday 7 July 2020
Major Taiwan fabless firms strive for more foundry support
Taiwan's first-tier IC design houses, such as MediaTek, have demanded more capacity support from their foundry partners recently, according to industry sources.
Monday 6 July 2020
ITRI transfers memory technologies to Taiwan chipmakers
Taiwan's Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) has been engaged in the development of next-generation non-volatile memory technologies, such as ferroelectric RAM (FRAM)...
Monday 6 July 2020
TSMC fab tool suppliers see promising outlook
Taiwan-based semiconductor equipment suppliers engaged in TSMC's supply chain are set to be among the beneficiaries of the foundry house's advanced process capacity expansion with...
Monday 6 July 2020
Taiwan IC substrate makers to benefit from China locally-developed CPUs, GPUs
As demand for locally-developed CPUs and GPUs in China continues rising amid the US trade sanctions against Chinese IT enterprises, Taiwan-based IC substrate suppliers are expected...
Monday 6 July 2020
Taiwan handset sales to grow 25% in 2H20, says FET
Handset sales in the Taiwan market are expected to grow 25% to 3.6 million units in second-half 2020, up from 2.9 million units shipped in the first half of the year, according to...
Monday 6 July 2020
TSMC to issue NT$13.9 billion bonds to fund capacity expansion
The board of directors of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has approved plans to issue NT$13.9 billion (US$471.7 million) in unsecured bonds to help purchase new...
Monday 6 July 2020
Nanya posts revenue growth in 2Q20
DRAM maker Nanya Technology saw its revenue slide to a four-month low of NT$5.32 billion (US$180.4 million) in June, but revenue for the second quarter climbed 14.4% sequentially...
Friday 3 July 2020
Semiconductor equipment, material suppliers urged to invest in Taiwan
Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) is urging international material and equipment makers to invest in Taiwan where demand for semiconductor equipment, especially from the...
Friday 3 July 2020
Adoption of mini LED backlighting in Apple devices to benefit Taiwan supply chain
Apple is likely to adopt mini LED backlighting for its new product models to be launched in the second half of 2020 and this is expected to bring orders for Taiwan-based display driver...
Friday 3 July 2020
Nokia wins Taiwan Mobile 5G deal
Nokia has announced that it has been selected by Taiwan Mobile (TWM) as the sole supplier of its 5G network in a three-year framework deal worth approximately EUR400 million.
Thursday 2 July 2020
East Tender sees major players begin testing filters for 6G
Thin-film optical filter maker East Tender Optoelectronics has seen clients in Japan, China and the US begin testing optical filter samples for 6G communication, as optical filers...
Thursday 2 July 2020
IC test interface specialist Keystone to expand capacity in Taiwan
IC test solutions provider Keystone Microtech is looking to expand its production capacity at its plant in Hsinchu, northern Taiwan to satisfy growing demand for networking chips,...
Wednesday 1 July 2020
Chief Telecom to benefit from stay-at-home economy
Taiwan-based Chief Telecom's cloud computing and Internet datacenter (IDC) businesses are expected to see growths thanks to uprising demand from the stay-at-home economy in the wake...
Wednesday 1 July 2020
Taiwan makers expanding production of high-layer-count PCBs
Taiwan-based rigid PCB makers have moved to increase production of high-layer-count PCBs that have seen a significant surge in demand since the start of 2020, according to industry...