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Tuesday 7 April 2020
Lumileds reportedly hikes prices
Netherlands-based Lumileds will hike quotes for its LED products, including devices and modules for automotive lighting, by 4% beginning April 15, 2020, but Taiwan-based competitors...
Monday 6 April 2020
Taiwan ODMs developing medical care innovations for coronavirus inspection
Taiwan-based ODMs have stepped up development of medical care products and solutions - a sector whose prospects have been highlightged by the coronavirus pandemic.
Monday 6 April 2020
Gigabyte, ASRock turn to servers for growth
Because of weakening global demand for motherboards and graphics cards, Taiwan-based Gigabyte Technology and ASRock are striving for server motherboard orders from cloud computing...
Wednesday 1 April 2020
Bright Sheland busy fulfilling orders for liquid filtration solutions
Taiwan-based Bright Sheland International, a provider of total industrial liquid filtration and purification solutions, sees its plants in southern Taiwan running with a three-shift...
Wednesday 1 April 2020
Global semiconductor materials market slips 1% in 2019, says SEMI
Global semiconductor materials market revenue edged down 1.1% in 2019, according to SEMI.
Tuesday 31 March 2020
Unimicron raises capex target for 2020
PCB and IC substrate supplier Unimicron Technology has revised upward its capex target for 2020 to NT$24.07 billion (US$794.8 million), a record high.
Tuesday 31 March 2020
Flash controller maker Phison to enhance R&D for 5G, server applications
NAND flash controller specialist Phison Electronics has disclosed plans to expand its factory site in northern Taiwan with total investment estimated at NT$1.4 billion (US$46.2 million),...
Tuesday 31 March 2020
Taiwan ODMs stay keen on expanding non-notebook sales
Taiwan's ODMs including Compal Electronics and Quanta Computer will continue to generate more revenues from non-notebook segments for further profit improvement in 2020 despite recent...
Tuesday 31 March 2020
Taiwan developing smart machinery in 3 stages
Taiwan Association of Machinery Industry (TAMI) has worked with ICT industries and academic organizations to formulate short-, mid- and long-term strategies for developing smart machinery...
Tuesday 31 March 2020
TSMC reportedly to reschedule 3nm equipment installation
TSMC will start installing its advanced 3nm process manufacturing equipment at its new factory site in southern Taiwan in October 2020, according to a recent Chinese-language Economic...
Tuesday 31 March 2020
PC brands seeking new routes for delivery
With Amazon giving priority of its product delivery to daily necessities and pushing back that for PC products, most PC vendors are now seeking alternative ways to ship their devices...
Monday 30 March 2020
MSI expects small drop in 1Q20 revenues and rising sales starting April
Micro-Star International (MSI) expects revenues to drop less than 10% on year in the first quarter of 2020 and will see its sales gradually pick up starting April with the releases...
Monday 30 March 2020
E&R enjoys influx of short lead-time orders from China chipmaking sector
E&R Engineering has recently enjoyed an influx of short lead-time orders from China's semiconductor industry, which will be buoying its sales performance during the second quarter...
Monday 30 March 2020
Taiwan IC design houses see orders for servers slow down
Taiwan-based IC design houses engaged in the supply chain for servers are expected to see orders coming from the sector buoy their sales during the second quarter of 2020, but have...
Monday 30 March 2020
100 IC wafer fabs closed or repurposed since 2009, says IC Insights
Over the past decade, the IC industry has been paring down its older capacity as manufacturers have consolidated or transitioned to the fab-lite or fabless business models, according...