CONNECT WITH US
Global supply chain: Advanced economies
Advanced economies news coverage
IN THE NEWS
Tuesday 18 September 2018
NTU to work with Standford in biomedical AI
National Taiwan University (NTU) has signed an MoU with Stanford University's School of Medicine to jointly develop AI (artificial intelligence) applications for biomedicine, according...
Tuesday 18 September 2018
Fab equipment spending to hit all-time high in 2019, says SEMI
Global fab equipment spending will increase 14% this year to US$62.8 billion and is expected to rise 7.5% to US$67.5 billion in 2019, marking the fourth consecutive year of spending...
Monday 17 September 2018
Taiwan foundry revenues to rise 6.2% in 3Q18
Combined third-quarter 2018 revenues of Taiwan's foundry houses are estimated to rise 6.2% sequentially or inch up 1.6% on year to US$9.94 billion on a gradual pick-up in mobile communication...
Monday 17 September 2018
Taiwan IC distributors enjoy seasonal pick-up in communication IC demand
A seasonal pick-up in communication IC demand is set to boost revenues at Taiwan-based IC distributors including WPG and WT Microelectronics in the third quarter of 2018, according...
Friday 14 September 2018
Taiwan biomedical sector urged to create AI-based business models
Successful combination of Taiwan's IT and biomedical advantages can help shape new industry ecosystems and create innovative AI-based business models at a time when the global healthcare...
Friday 14 September 2018
Specialty IC foundry VIS cuts outlook following power blackout
Eight-inch IC foundry Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) has trimmed its financial guidance for the third quarter following a power blackout that hit one of its wafer fabs.
Friday 14 September 2018
Friendlier rules seen to spur virtual currency trading in Taiwan
Taiwan has formulated relatively friendlier regulations governing virtual currency exchanges, which is expected to help the country's trading of digital tokens expand significantly,...
Friday 14 September 2018
Taiwan flexible PCB firms expand market presence
Taiwan-based flexible PCB manufacturers have enhanced gradually their technology and manufacturing capability posing a threat to fellow Japan-based FPCB vendors such as Nippon Mektron,...
Friday 14 September 2018
OpenStack, renamed OpenInfra, hosting OpenStack Day Taiwan 2018
OpenStack Day Taiwan 2018 - a major annual event for the Taiwan open source community - took on a whole new look with OpenStack renamed OpenInfra. Carrying on with the same OpenStack...
Thursday 13 September 2018
Xiaomi ships over 50,000 Mi Band 3 in less than 2 weeks in Taiwan
Xiaomi has announced that shipments of its Mi Band 3 in the Taiwan market have reached over 50,000 units since its launch on August 28.
Thursday 13 September 2018
4 accelerators to be stationed at Taiwan Tech Arena
Four startup business accelerators, BE Accelerator, Center of Industry Accelerator and Patent Strategy (IAPS), SOSV-MOX, and ParkLabs Taipei, will be stationed at Taiwan Tech Arena...
Thursday 13 September 2018
Measures needed to spur Taiwan blockchain development, says ACE Exchange president
Despite digital currency exchange entering a bearish market, blockchain applications are just taking off now with bright prospects looming ahead, as potential market values for virtual...
Wednesday 12 September 2018
Taiwan keen to develop sub-systems for driverless vehicles
Taiwan's Ministry of Science and Technology is carrying out an autonomous driving sub-system technology R&D program with concerted efforts from the government, academic and industry...
Wednesday 12 September 2018
KLA-Tencor seeing robust fab tool demand from China
Demand from China's semiconductor industry is set to witness robust growth, according to fab toolmaker KLA-Tencor, which expects China to become its largest market in 2019.
Wednesday 12 September 2018
Gogoro to work with Yamaha for Taiwan electric scooter market
Electric scooter maker Gogoro has announced it has been in talks with Japan's Yamaha Motor about cooperation in the Taiwan market.