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Tuesday 24 March 2020
Memory distributors turn cautious
Memory distributors have turned cautious about demand due to the coronavirus pandemic, and are slowing down their chip purchases, according to industry sources.
Tuesday 24 March 2020
Taiwan government hosts online startup training camp
Taiwan's Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) and StanShih Foundation, established by Acer founder Stan Shih, on March 20 jointly hosted a three-day training camp on entrepreneurship...
Tuesday 24 March 2020
Taiwan February manufacturing production index down on month
Taiwan recorded manufacturing production index (2016 as base year) of 103.97 for February 2020, decreasing 1.89% sequentially but increasing 21.12% on year, according to the Ministry...
Monday 23 March 2020
Taiwan IC distributors see growing demand for 5G and datacenter applications despite pandemic
Taiwan-based IC distributors are seeing stable demand for chips used in cloud/edge computing, large datacenters, 5G base stations and servers, as consumers turn to services or entertainments...
Monday 23 March 2020
Taiwan firms upping production efficiency to support growth
Taiwanese rely more on boosting production efficiency to bolster growth momentum, according to accounting and auditing firm PwC Taiwan.
Monday 23 March 2020
MediaTek to buy back shares
MediaTek has unveiled plans to buy back common shares from the Taiwan stock market aiming to stabilize its stock prices.
Monday 23 March 2020
Taiwan firms reportedly ask for Computex postponement
Many Taiwan-based high-tech companies reportedly has asked the organizers of Computex Taipei to postpone the annual tradeshow this year currently scheduled for June 2 to 5, citing...
Monday 23 March 2020
Taiwan sees decreased February export orders
Taiwan-based makers received export orders totaling US$28.68 billion in value in February 2020, decreasing 18.8% sequentially and 0.8% on year, according to the Ministry of Economic...
Monday 23 March 2020
Samsung keen to tap Taiwan 5G service market
While planning to launch an array of 5G devices including handsets to cash in on the commercialization of 5G operations in Taiwan in July, Samsung Electronics is also keen to promote...
Friday 20 March 2020
Server chassis maker Chenbro scales up capacity in Taiwan
Server chassis supplier Chenbro has disclosed plans to scale up production capacity at its factory site in Taiwan to mitigate the risk of production concentration in the wake of the...
Friday 20 March 2020
Coronavirus to have significant impact on 2020 semiconductor market, says IDC
The coronavirus pandemic's impacts on the global economy is only beginning to be appreciated and has deep implications for the world's technology supply chain.
Friday 20 March 2020
MCU makers to embrace strong 2Q20 with brisk thermometer applications
Taiwan-based MCU firms, which all saw their February revenues surge over 20% on month thanks to strong demand for healthcare applications, are poised to enjoy brisk sales performance...
Thursday 19 March 2020
China to build more power charging piles
China's move to build more electric vehicle (EV)-use power charging piles and stations is likely to bring business opportunities for Taiwan-based makers of components used in such...
Thursday 19 March 2020
Taiwan LED makers to expand capacities for mini LED production
Taiwan-based LED supply chain including epitaxial wafer and chip maker Epistar, vertically-integrated LED maker Lextar Electronics as well as LED packaging service providers Unity...
Thursday 19 March 2020
Global PC sales to plunge 30% in 1H20
Global PC sales are set to fall over 30% on year in the first half of 2020, due to poor sales in China, Europe and the US in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, according to industry...