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Monday 11 June 2018
Taiwan May export value up on month, year, says MOF
Taiwan's export value totaled US$29.12 billion in May, the third highest-ever monthly level with growth of 8.9% sequentially and 14.2% on year, while the corresponding import value...
Friday 8 June 2018
Global semiconductor sales increase 20% in April, says SIA
Worldwide sales of semiconductors reached US$37.6 billion for the month of April 2018, an increase of 20.2% from the April 2017 total of US$31.3 billion and 1.4% more than last month's...
Friday 8 June 2018
TSMC 2Q18 revenues to meet guidance
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is expected to see its second-quarter revenues meet the company's guidance given in mid-April, and will have its third-quarter revenues...
Friday 8 June 2018
Alliance formed in Taiwan to develop EI-based cloud, IoT solutions
In view of the growing development of cloud-based industries and edge intelligence (EI), a total of 16 Taiwan firms including AOpen, YPCloud, TENLife and Digitimes have jointly set...
Friday 8 June 2018
SAS to obtain 30.93% stake in Taiwan Special Chemicals
Solar wafer maker Sino-American Silicon Products (SAS) will invest NT$990 million (US$33.1 million) to acquire a 30.93% stake in Taiwan Special Chemicals (TSC), a maker of specialty...
Friday 8 June 2018
Jiangsu Xinhua starts shipping silicon wafer materials to Korea
Jiangsu Xinhua Semiconductor Material Technology, a unit of GCL-Poly Energy Holdings specializing in silicon wafer materials, has entered the supply chain of China-based IC foundries...
Friday 8 June 2018
5G is key to digital transformation, says Ericsson Taiwan executive
Digitalization is a prerequisite for all industries and enterprises to remain competitive in today's economic context, and 5G will play the key role for business and society to undergo...
Thursday 7 June 2018
5G user base is expected to exceed 1.1 billion by 2025, but market unlikely to see boom as fast as that for 4G
Digitimes Research estimates the number of 5G users will reach 1.14 billion by 2025 to account for 13.4% of all mobile service subscribers.
Thursday 7 June 2018
KYEC May revenues reach 8-month high, Sigurd hit record
IC testing service provider King Yuan Electronics (KYEC) saw its May revenues climb to an 8-month high of NT$1.71 billion (US$57.6 million), while fellow company Sigurd Microelectronics...
Thursday 7 June 2018
AMI StorTrends data storage solutions strengthen VDI integration and application in Taiwan
American Megatrends Inc. (AMI), known for developing PC BIOS, leverages its core competence accumulated through long-term devotion in PC and server systems to actively expand from...
Wednesday 6 June 2018
Chang expresses trust in new TSMC leadership as he bids farewell
Morris Chang said at TSMC's annual shareholders meeting on June 5 that he believes the dual leadership of Mark Liu and CC Wei will create another "miraculous" growth for the pure-play...
Tuesday 5 June 2018
Global semiconductor equipment billings reach record US$17 billion in 1Q18, says SEMI
Worldwide semiconductor manufacturing equipment billings came to US$17 billion in the first quarter of 2018, up 12% sequentially and 30% on year, and hitting a record high, according...
Tuesday 5 June 2018
TSMC names new chairman
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has announced Mark Liu, currently co-CEO and president of the pure-play foundry, has been promoted to chairman effective immediate...
Tuesday 5 June 2018
Wah Hong secures loans for business expansion
Optical film supplier Wah Hong Industrial has secured a five-year US$50 million syndicated loans with an 11-member banking consortium in Taiwan as it has laid out a bold plan to further...
Tuesday 5 June 2018
Taiwan looking to expand cooperation with international firms for AI development
While the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) has announced a partnership with Nvidia to accelerate development of AI (artificial intelligence) and deep learning technologies...