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Tuesday 15 May 2018
Silicon wafer shipments hit record high in 1Q18
Worldwide silicon wafer area shipments climbed to a record-high 3.084 billion square inches in the first quarter of 2018, according to SEMI. The shipments represented increases of...
Tuesday 15 May 2018
Taiwan startups gearing up to tap blockchain market potentials
Taiwan-based blockchain startups OwlTing and Star Bit Innovation are proceeding at full throttles with deployments in new tech sectors to capture the growing application business...
Monday 14 May 2018
AI may be last growth driver for Taiwan IT players, says Quanta chairman
Ongoing AI (artificial intelligence) applications may provide the last wave of huge growth in business opportunities for Taiwan IT firms, as they have done little about the development...
Thursday 10 May 2018
Taiwan PCB firms post revenue growth in April
Zhen Ding Technology, Compeq Manufacturing and Flexium Interconnect all enjoyed revenue growths in April 2018. The three Taiwan-based companies are reportedly among Apple's PCB sup...
Thursday 10 May 2018
Taiwan government to boost smart machinery development, says president
The Taiwan government will make efforts to promote development of smart machinery by integrating resources, cultivating high-level talent and encouraging local production of smart...
Thursday 10 May 2018
Taiwan machinery exports up 18.3% to US$6.43 billion in 1Q18
Taiwan's machinery exports, after surging 21.1% on year to US$25.6 billion in 2017, soared 18.3% from a year earlier to US$6.43 billion in the first quarter of 2018, with China remaining...
Wednesday 9 May 2018
Taiwan Tohcello breaks ground for new ICROS tape factory
Taiwan Tohcello Functional Sheet, a subsidiary of Japan-based Mitsui Chemicals Tohcello, has broken ground for the first phase construction of its new plant in the Kaohsiung campus...
Wednesday 9 May 2018
Taiwan April export value up on year
Taiwan export value totaled US$26.73 billion in April 2018, slipping 10.9% sequentially but growing 10.0% on year, while the month's import value reached US$22.58 billion, down 5.9%...
Wednesday 9 May 2018
Xiaomi, Oppo neck and neck in Taiwan
China-based smartphone vendors Xiaomi Technology and Oppo have both launched their latest flagship models in Taiwan as they gear up efforts to ramp up their market shares there.
Wednesday 9 May 2018
Taiwan moving to cushion impacts of US-China trade row
The government in Taiwan is actively taking actions to cushion possible undesirable impacts on the country's economic and trade development from the ongoing trade spats between the...
Wednesday 9 May 2018
GlobalWafers posts record revenues, profits for 1Q18
Silicon wafer company GlobalWafers has reported net profits of NT$2.78 billion (US$93.2 million) on revenues of NT$13.91 billion for the first quarter of 2018, with both results hitting...
Tuesday 8 May 2018
Global server shipments to rise 9% in 2Q18, says Digitimes Research
Global server shipments (based on motherboards shipped) amounted to 3.4 million units in the first quarter of 2018, slightly down on quarter, but the shipments are expected to rise...
Tuesday 8 May 2018
Taiwan memory chipmakers see April revenues surge
Memory chipmakers Nanya Technology, Winbond Electronics and Macronix International have reported on-year increases in consolidated consolidated revenues of 77.9%, 23.4% and 41.7%,...
Tuesday 8 May 2018
Taiwan poly-Si solar cell makers see drops in capacity utilization
Taiwan-based poly-Si solar cell makers have generally seen decreases in outsourcing orders from China-based PV module makers, which has plunged utilization rates to about 50% at many...
Tuesday 8 May 2018
APD to showcase power supply technology at Japan IT Week Spring 2018
Asian Power Devices (APD), a global power supply designer and manufacturer, will participate in the Japan IT Week Spring 2018 exhibition at Tokyo Big Sight from May 9 to May 11. APD...