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Friday 1 September 2017
Toshiba says talks to sell Toshiba Memory continue
Toshiba has disclosed negotiations with three potential buyers for its memory chip business, Toshiba Memory, continue.
Friday 1 September 2017
ITRI unveils smart trial production base
Government-sponsored Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) has inaugurated a smart manufacturing trial base in Taichung Precision Machinery Innovation Technology Park in...
Friday 1 September 2017
Most of 2017 capital spending will go to foundry and flash memory, says IC Insights
Following a substantial increase in semiconductor capital expenditures during the first half of 2017, IC Insights raised its annual semiconductor capex forecast to a record high of...
Friday 1 September 2017
Orders for NOR flash, car electronics chips to buoy Ardentec revenues in 2H17
Ardentec has landed a ramp-up of orders for NOR flash memory while seeing stable demand for car electronics chips from Renesas Electronics and Texas Instruments (TI), according to...
Thursday 31 August 2017
Commentary: Will Taiwan satellite industry ever take off?
Taiwan's first indigenously produced Earth observation satellite Formosat-5 was successfully launched August 25 from California, the US, into a low Earth orbit, about 720 kilometers...
Thursday 31 August 2017
Advantest obtains ramp-up of orders for memory production
Semiconductor testing equipment supplier Advantest has landed a ramp-up of orders from Korea- and Taiwan-based memory chipmakers, according to CH Wu, chairman of Advantest Taiwan.
Thursday 31 August 2017
Taiwan market: JPW to open 8 VR arcades in September
JPW International Technology, a VR motion and arcade solution provider, will open a total of eight JoyLand VR arcades in five cities around Taiwan in September, according to company...
Thursday 31 August 2017
WI Harper manages US$165 million fund to help Taiwan develop AI
US-based venture capital firm WI Harper Group manages a US$165 million fund partly contributed by the Taiwan government, in a bid to help Taiwan develop AI (artificial intelligence)...
Wednesday 30 August 2017
Taiwan electronics makers urged to tap into Google driverless car supply chain
With autonomous driving emerging as one of the hottest innovation R&D projects actively under way in the Silicon Valley, authorities there have relaxed regulations to facilitate...
Wednesday 30 August 2017
Appier obtains investment of US$33 million in series C round, says paper
Taiwan-based AI (artificial intelligence)-based application developer Appier has raised venture capital funds of US$33 million in series C round from Japan-based SoftBank and LINE,...
Wednesday 30 August 2017
Ibase Gaming to debut on Taiwan OTC market in September
Taiwan-based gambling machine and motherboard supplier Ibase Gaming Technology, a subsidiary of industrial PC firm Ibase, will debut on Taiwan's over the counter (OTC) stock market...
Wednesday 30 August 2017
Taiwan market: HTC updates entry-level smartphone model
HTC has launched an update version of its HTC One A9s in the Taiwan market aiming to further expand its market share. The product is available at NT$4,990 (US$165) unlocked.
Wednesday 30 August 2017
Taiwan IC firms enjoys robust RFIC demand
RF chip demand has been growing and is expected to peak in the third quarter, which will buoy sales at Taiwan-based Richwave Technology, Rafael Microelectronics and AMIC Communication...
Wednesday 30 August 2017
Samsung seeking long-term supply contracts with wafer firms
Samsung Electronics is striving to sign long-term supply contracts with multiple wafer makers to ensure sufficient silicon wafer supplies for the manufacture of memory chips and logic...
Wednesday 30 August 2017
Taiwan market: Samsung launches Galaxy Note 8
Samsung Electronics will start taking pre-sale orders for its Galaxy Note 8 in the Taiwan market from September 1-11 and officially market the products through local retail channels...