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Friday 21 February 2020
Taiwan optical lens makers expect impacts from outbreak
Taiwan-based optical lens and lens module makers running factories in China, mainly Genius Electronic Optical, Asia Optical, Ability opto-Electronics Technology, and Newmax Technology,...
Friday 21 February 2020
Taiwan January export orders drop
Taiwan received export orders totaling US$35.31 billion in January 2020, decreasing 19.4% sequentially and 12.8% on year, according to the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA).
Thursday 20 February 2020
Taiwan MOSFET firms striving for capacity support
Taiwan-based MOSFET chip specialists, which ship mainly to PC and notebook application segments, are striving for capacity support from their foundry partners particularly 6-inch...
Thursday 20 February 2020
ASE Technology to secure backend orders for Qualcomm 5nm 5G modem chips
Qualcomm has newly unveiled the world's first 5nm 5G modem-RF system, the Snapdragon X60, to be paired with its latest, third-generation 5G mmWave antenna module, QTM 535, with Taiwan's...
Thursday 20 February 2020
Taiwan foundries to see orders shifted from China
The coronavirus outbreak has had an adverse impact on China's foundry industry supply chain, with local foundries particularly 8-inch ones likely to see customer orders shifted to...
Wednesday 19 February 2020
Driver IC backend houses expect demand to rebound in 2H20
Taiwan-based handset display driver IC backend specialists have seen customer orders slow down, with poor order visibility for the next several months, but they expect demand to rebound...
Wednesday 19 February 2020
V-shaped rebound likely in memory market, says Macronix
The memory chip market is expected to see a V-shaped recovery after the coronavirus epidemic ends, according to ROM and flash memory chipmaker Macronix International.
Wednesday 19 February 2020
NTUST fosters team for development of power electronics industry in Taiwan
Playing a vital role in global power electronics technology development, Taiwan hosts six of the world's top 10 power supply manufacturers. The impressive achievement is attributable...
Tuesday 18 February 2020
Winedex aims to establish wine index trading center in Taiwan
Taiwan-based startup Cloud Wine Index Technology (Winedex) aims to set up an international wine/liquor index trading center in Taiwan, according to company co-founder and CEO Ban...
Tuesday 18 February 2020
Taiwan IC industry output value grows 1.7% in 2019, says TSIA
Worldwide semiconductor revenues declined 12.1% to US$412.1 billion in 2019, while Taiwan's IC industry output value registered a slight increase on year, according to a government-sponsored...
Tuesday 18 February 2020
Mobo, graphics card sales in China to halve in 1Q20
Motherboard and graphics card sales in China are expected to plunge 50% or more in the first quarter of 2020, according to sources at local channel distributors, who also expressed...
Monday 17 February 2020
AccuHit finishes pre series-A funding
AI-based marketing solution developer AccuHit AI Technology Taiwan has raised NT$70 million (US$2.3 million) in pre series-A funding round, with the fund to be used to enhance R&D...
Monday 17 February 2020
Quanta steps up notebook production in Taiwan amid outbreak
Taiwan notebook ODM Quanta Computer is reportedly moving to accelerate volume production at its new assembly lines in northern Taiwan to fulfill rush shipments to US brand vendors...
Monday 17 February 2020
Taiwan moving to help more firms return home from China
The government in Taiwan has decided to strengthen three major investment action plans to attract more Taiwanese and international firms to shift their investment focus from China...
Friday 14 February 2020
Kingwaytek lands Taiwan approval for trial operation of autonomous buses
High-definition electronic map provider Kingwaytek Technology has obtained Taiwan's approval for trial operation of autonomous mini-buses, and will start the trial on a road mainly...