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Friday 12 July 2019
Korea DRAM suppliers show no sign of cutting production, but price increases to depend on inventory levels
There has been no sign indicating that Korea-based DRAM suppliers are cutting their output, despite recent speculation claiming Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix are doing so, according...
Thursday 11 July 2019
Merck not yet mass-producing OLED photoresists in Taiwan
Merck is cooperating closely with Taiwan-based LCD panel makers in the development of photoresist products to be used in the manufacture of OLCD displays, and the company has not...
Thursday 11 July 2019
Japan trade restrictions on Korea to impact global industrial development, says AUO chairman
Any form of trade war, such as Japan's restrictions on exports of key chemical materials to Korea, will have a negative impact on global industrial development, as each of the players...
Wednesday 10 July 2019
Server, networking device players expanding manufacturing in Taiwan and North America
The supply chain of servers and network communication devices has continued shifting their production out of China with Taiwan and North America being the two major choices for the...
Wednesday 10 July 2019
FPCB makers to ramp up shipments for new iPhones in 3Q19
Taiwan-based flexible PCB makers, after ending the first half of 2019 with lower revenues than a year earlier, are expected to significantly ramp up shipments in the traditional peak...
Wednesday 10 July 2019
Taiwan mobo makers strive for diversification
Taiwan-based motherboard and graphics card makers continue to diversify their offerings to mitigate the impact of sluggish PC and notebook market growth.
Tuesday 9 July 2019
Semiconductor supply chain needs at least 3 months to digest inventory
It will take at least three months for global semiconductor inventories to be digested while semiconductor supply chain players are still plagued by overcapacity and clients' conservative...
Tuesday 9 July 2019
Taiwan June exports increase
Taiwan's exports reached a total value of US$28.39 billion in June 2019, the highest-ever for the month, with growths of 2.4% sequentially and 0.5% on year, according to the Ministry...
Tuesday 9 July 2019
Taiwan chipmakers gearing up for 3D sensor market boom
Foundries including Win Semiconductors and Advanced Wireless Semiconductor (AWSC), epitaxial wafer supplier Visual Photonics Epitaxy (VPEC), fabless chipmaker Himax Technologies,...
Monday 8 July 2019
Taiwan upstream suppliers gearing up efforts for OLED panels
A number of Taiwan-based upstream components and materials suppliers have been enhancing their deployments in the OLED panel segment to cash in on the growing penetration of OLED...
Monday 8 July 2019
Taiwan Star Telecom prepares for 5G migration with Nokia end-to-end portfolio
Nokia has announced that TST (Taiwan Star Telecom) has chosen the equipment vendor's end-to-end (E2E) solution to expand the coverage and capacity of its LTE network to support subscriber...
Friday 5 July 2019
Dell, Acer open flagship stores in Taiwan
Dell opened its first flagship retail store in Taiwan on July 4. Located in Taipei, the store will be promoting its PC and monitor products ranging from consumer, gaming to enterprise...
Friday 5 July 2019
Japan-made chipmaking equipment sales to fall 11% in fiscal 2019, says SEAJ
Sales of Japan-made semiconductor equipment will decline 11% to about JPY2 trillion (US$18.5 billion) in fiscal 2019, which will end a six-year streak of increases, according to the...
Friday 5 July 2019
No immediate impact seen from Japan control on key chemicals shipments to Korea
Starting July 4, the Japan government has tightened controls on exports of three key semiconductor chemicals to South Korea, but Korean semiconductor firms may not face immediate...
Friday 5 July 2019
Taiwan handset supply chain embracing 5G opportunities
Efforts by China-based handset brands including Huawei, Xiaomi, Oppo and Vivo to roll out 5G-enabled smartphones to make preemptive presence in the market will benefit Taiwan's handset...