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Tuesday 17 November 2020
Strong year ahead for Taiwan pure-play foundries
Taiwan-based pure-play foundries, led by TSMC, are expected to enjoy a strong 2021 when there may be no obvious seasonality, according to industry sources.
Monday 16 November 2020
Taiwan PCB firms see bright outlook for server applications in 2021
Taiwan server PCB suppliers are optimistic about their shipment prospects for 2021 although clients are carrying out inventory adjustments in fourth-quarter 2020.
Monday 16 November 2020
Quanta expands investments in Thailand subsidiary
Quanta Computer has announced an investment of THB2 billion (US$70.08 million) in QMB, a subsidiary in Thailand, to fund its purchases of production equipment.
Monday 16 November 2020
Yageo breaks ground for new plant in southern Taiwan
Yageo recently broke ground for a new plant at an industrial park in Kaohsiung, southern Taiwan where the passive component vendor has two plants.
Friday 13 November 2020
Wistron to ramp up server production
Wistron has disclosed it will rent a factory in Taiwan from solar cell and module maker United Renewable Energy (URE) for housing additional server production capacity, and will also...
Friday 13 November 2020
Taiwan top-3 foundries to see combined revenue surge 30% in 2020, says Digitimes Research
Combined revenue of TSMC, United Microelectronics (UMC) and Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) are expected to grow over 3% sequentially in the fourth quarter after registering...
Friday 13 November 2020
Taiwan to head for smart digital economy, says science minister
Taiwan will focus its next wave of technology development on materializing smart healthcare, precision medicine, smart city and digital data governance by leveraging its robust semiconductor...
Thursday 12 November 2020
Taiwan supply chain bracing for new-generation game console boom
Taiwan supply chain players are gearing up for the game console replacement boom to be triggered by Sony's new-generation game console PS5 and Microsoft's Xbox Series X, according...
Thursday 12 November 2020
Unimicron reportedly sole ABF substrate supplier for Apple M1
Taiwan's Unimicron Technology reportedly is the sole supplier of ABF substrates for Apple-designed M1 chipsets powering its just-unveiled new MacBook series.
Tuesday 10 November 2020
Taiwan PV module makers see materials shortages
Taiwan-based PV module makers have been impacted by shortages of glass sheets, EVA (ethylene vinyl acetate) and POE (polyolefin elastomer) backplanes, which have pushed up BOM costs...
Tuesday 10 November 2020
Taiwan October exports hit record
Taiwan's exports totaled US$32.23 billion in October 2020, the highest-ever monthly level with growths of 4.9% sequentially and 11.2% on year, while the month's imports reached US$24.77...
Monday 9 November 2020
EU becomes largest source of FDI for Taiwan
EU members made total foreign direct investment (FDI) of US$47.8 billion in Taiwan during January-September 2020, with EU becoming the largest source of FDI for Taiwan, according...
Monday 9 November 2020
Apacer, Innodisk post profit drops
Memory module makers Apacer Technology and Innodisk, which focus more on industrial applications than mass-market market segments, both saw profits decline in the third quarter of...
Monday 9 November 2020
AaaS essential to digital transformation of small- to mid-size firms: Q&A with AIMS director Chien Chen-fu
Small- to medium-size manufacturers are important to Taiwan's economy, but most of them lack the human resources and cannot afford the expensive equipment and services needed for...
Monday 9 November 2020
How post-election US-China ties may affect Taiwan semiconductor sector
It remains uncertain how the outcome of the US presidential election may change the country's trade tensions with China, but semiconductor firms in Taiwan generally believe the American...