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Monday 5 July 2021
Taiwan GaAs foundry houses set to secure more 5G PA orders from China
Taiwan-based GaAs foundry houses, including Win Semiconductors, Advanced Wireless Semiconductor (AWSC) and Visual Photonics Epitaxy (VPEC), are set to land more orders from Chinese...
Monday 5 July 2021
Acer eyes medical care business
Acer has been keen on making deployments in the smart medical care, antibacterial and eco-friendly product sectors in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to company chairman...
Monday 5 July 2021
Korea memory sales to rise 16% in 2Q21, says Digitimes Research
Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix will see their combined sales of memory products (mainly DRAM and NAND flash chips) increase 16.7% sequentially to KRW26 trillion (US$23.3 billion)...
Friday 2 July 2021
More foundry support to drive 3Q21 revenue gains at MOSFET makers
Taiwan-based MOSFET makers including Advanced Power Electronics, Excelliance MOS, Niko Semiconductor and Sinopower Semiconductor are all expected to enjoy sequential revenue increases...
Friday 2 July 2021
Zhen Ding to set up 4 new plants mainly for IC substrates, HDI boards
Taiwan's PCB maker Zhen Ding Technology has disclosed plans to set up four new plants in Taiwan and China in 2021, mostly dedicated to production of high-end IC substrates and rigid...
Friday 2 July 2021
Taiwan-based makers' production in ASEAN and South Asia to extend beyond notebooks, handsets to EV
According to DIGITIMES' study on the data of publicly listed companies in the automotive and electronics industries, 95 out of the 100 largest firms are based in Japan, China, Taiwan...
Friday 2 July 2021
Medical startup iXensor launches smart antigen testing solution for COVID-19
Taiwan-based medical technology startup iXensor has launched a smart antigen testing solution that is able to detect COVID-19 infections and can show the rest results via its smartphone...
Thursday 1 July 2021
Automotive IC shortage starts easing
The shortage of automotive chips has begun to ease recently, buoyed by additional capacity support from foundries, according to industry sources.
Thursday 1 July 2021
Apple seeking more SMT capacity for miniLED-backlit devices
Apple reportedly will be making a rare investment to expand surface mounting technology (SMT) assembly capacity at its partners to satisfy demand for its miniLED-backlit devices including...
Thursday 1 July 2021
Smart technologies helping companies fight pandemic; DataVan's epidemic prevention solution creating safer environments
In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic rampaged the world. Many countries were on high alert and prohibited people from going outdoors freely. Such measures effectively controlled the virus,...
Thursday 1 July 2021
Taiwan sees decreased domestic production for export orders in 2020, says MOEA
Of export orders received by Taiwan-based manufacturers and exporters in 2020, domestic production accounted for 46.0%, slipping 1.4pp on year, according to a survey of overseas production...
Wednesday 30 June 2021
Tons Lightology sees brisk orders from Europe
LED lighting maker Tons Lightology has disclosed order visibility from Europe has extended to over three months.
Tuesday 29 June 2021
Notebook ODMs still see shipments constrained by chip shortages
Notebook ODMs and brand vendors continue to see their shipments constrained by chip shortages, though supply of some other components may improve later this year, according to industry...
Tuesday 29 June 2021
South Korea's handset industry is leading indicator of supply chain shift
In an effort to reduce costs and meet emerging markets' demand, Samsung has chosen to place two thirds of its global production capacity at 360 million phones near Hanoi, Vietnam...
Tuesday 29 June 2021
Nuvoton to improve product mix through acquisition
MCU specialist Nuvoton Technology will be able to improve its product mix, following its acquisition of Panasonic Semiconductor Solutions (PSCS) and Panasonic's other chipmaking assets,...