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Monday 23 April 2018
Taiwan March export order value up
Taiwan received export orders totaling US$42.38 billion in March 2018, increasing 30.6% sequentially and 3.1% on year, according to the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA).
Monday 23 April 2018
IDMs, Taiwan IC firms gearing up to develop car-use SiC power devices
With silicon carbide (SiC) emerging as an increasingly popular third-generation semiconductor material for car-use power devices and 5G networks, international major IDMs such as...
Monday 23 April 2018
Huawei launches P20 devices in Taiwan
Huawei has launched its new flagship models, the Huawei P20 and P20 Pro, in the Taiwan market, priced at NT$20,900 (US$711) and NT$26,900, respectively, with the availability to begin...
Friday 20 April 2018
Phison expects to post over 10% revenue growth in 2Q18
Phison Electronics has enjoyed a pull-in of short lead-time orders for NAND flash products, and is optimistic that demand will continue to improve later in the second quarter, according...
Friday 20 April 2018
TSMC cuts revenue outlook for 2018
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has cut its revenue growth forecast for 2018 to 10% from the previously-estimated 10-15%, citing weaker-than-expected smartphone...
Friday 20 April 2018
TI, Taiwan makers team up to develop car electronics solutions
Texas Instruments (TI) and member firms of a new generation driver platform R&D alliance set up in Taiwan three years ago have jointly developed a spate of automotive electronics...
Friday 20 April 2018
Taiwan panel makers likely to incur losses on falling panel prices
Most Taiwan-based LCD panel makers are likely to start incurring losses from the second quarter of 2018 ending their seven quarters of consecutive profit gains, as increasing output...
Friday 20 April 2018
Taiwan government setting up air quality monitoring IoT
Taiwan's Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) is establishing an IoT (Internet of Things) system to monitor PM2.5 density by deploying networks of air quality sensors around...
Thursday 19 April 2018
Taiwan IC designers asked to defer shipments of mining chips
Taiwan-based IC design houses have received requests from customers in the cryptocurrency mining sector to defer shipments of mining ASICs amid lackluster replacement demand for mining...
Thursday 19 April 2018
GlobalWafers to expand 12-inch wafer production at Korea plant, report says
Silicon wafer company GlobalWafers has struck a deal with a provincial government in South Korea for expansion of its local plant in Cheonan, South Chungcheong, according to a report...
Thursday 19 April 2018
Rising component and material costs to put pressure on gross margin
IC foundries, and PC and handset manufacturers continue to encounter rising costs of components and materials, and will see their gross margins come under downward pressure in 2018,...
Thursday 19 April 2018
India rising: Solar industry and opportunities for Taiwan
India is the world's third biggest solar power market and its solar industry has been growing at a tremendous pace. It has already achieved the target of 20GW it had set for 2022,...
Thursday 19 April 2018
Acer prepares new notebooks for Spring Computer Show 2018 in Taiwan
For the upcoming Spring Computer Show 2018 in Taipei from April 27-30, Acer has unveiled several Avengers special edition notebooks partnership Marvel.
Wednesday 18 April 2018
Taiwan solar cell makers reducing reliance on China module makers
Taiwan-based solar cell makers have reduced the proportions of contract manufacturing orders from China-based PV module firms to 30-50% from about 70% previously, according to industry...
Wednesday 18 April 2018
Transcend buys office building for NT$2.37 billion
Memory module firm Transcend Information has acquired an office building in Taipei, Taiwan for a total of NT$2.37 billion (US$80.7 million), according to a company filing with the...