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Tuesday 12 November 2019
Trade war affecting datacenter market in China
The ongoing trade disputes between the US and China continue to affect negatively China's datacenter market, with recovery unlikely to take place until the end of 2019 or even 2020,...
Monday 11 November 2019
Adlink, IBM Taiwan to help makers integrate IT, OT, AI
Industrial computing device maker Adlink Technology and IBM Taiwan have partnered to help Taiwan-based makers upgrade manufacturing processes to Industry 4.0 standards through integrating...
Monday 11 November 2019
Taiwan October export value up sequentially
Taiwan's exports totaled US$28.99 billion in value in October 2019, rising 3.2% sequentially but dropping 1.5% on year, while the corresponding imports totaled US$25.04 billion in...
Monday 11 November 2019
Korea memory-IC industry output value rises 5.5% in 3Q19, says Digitimes Research
The production value of South Korea's memory chip industry increased 5.5% sequentially to KRW19.8 trillion (US$17.06 billion) in the third quarter of 2019, according to Digitimes...
Friday 8 November 2019
TSMC posts increased October revenues
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has reported consolidated revenues of NT$106.04 billion (US$3.49 billion) for October 2019, with the revenues trailing only behind...
Friday 8 November 2019
Pegatron mulling more production in Southeast Asia
Pegatron will not rule out setting up new factory sites in Vietnam and India to satisfy customer demand, according to company president and CEO SJ Liao.
Friday 8 November 2019
Chip demand for 4G smartphones picking up
A decline in chip demand for 4G smartphones seems to have bottomed out, according to industry sources in Taiwan.
Friday 8 November 2019
Taiwan memory chipmakers post decreased October revenues
DRAM maker Nanya Technology, specialty DRAM and flash memory specialist Winbond Electronics, and mask ROM and flash chipmaker Macronix International have reported sequential decreases...
Friday 8 November 2019
Taiwan to increase support for basic research
The government will move to strengthen Taiwan's basic research by appropriating specific budgets and soliciting international and private-sector resources to support projects, according...
Thursday 7 November 2019
IC designers expect Huawei to resume order momentum in 1H20
Taiwan-based IC design houses have seen orders from Huawei slow down recently, but remain upbeat that orders from the Chinese vendor will start picking up in the first half of 2020,...
Thursday 7 November 2019
Taiwan top-3 foundries to see combined revenue hit another record high in 4Q19
Combined revenues of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), United Microelectronics (UMC) and Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) are expected to hit another record-high...
Wednesday 6 November 2019
CloudMile to set up AI R&D center in Taiwan
CloudMile, a Taiwan-based AI-based cloud computing service provider and strategic partner for Google Cloud Platform, will set up an AI R&D center in Taiwan, according to company...
Wednesday 6 November 2019
Taiwan backend firms expanding testing capacities for 5G chipsets
Taiwan's backend specialists ASE Technology, Powertech Technology (PTI), King Yuan Electronics (KYEC) and Sigurd Microelectronics are all moving to ready additional capacities to...
Wednesday 6 November 2019
Two PCB makers expected to share bulk of SLP orders for next iPhone
Taiwanese PCB maker Zhen Ding Technology (ZDT) and Austrian peer AT&S are expected to together land at least 50-60% of substrate-like PCB orders for Apple's next iPhones to be...
Wednesday 6 November 2019
Novatek poised for strong 4Q19
Novatek Microelectronics has seen orders increase for OLED driver ICs from China-based handset vendors, with the orders set to result in a particularly strong fourth quarter for the...