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Wednesday 25 April 2018
Micron gearing up for 10nm-class DRAM production in Taiwan
Micron Technology is gearing up to expand production of 10nm-class DRAM chips at its Taiwan-based fabs between 2018 and 2019.
Wednesday 25 April 2018
Realtek posts profit growth in 1Q18
Networking IC design specialist Realtek Semiconductor has reported net profits for the first quarter of 2018 increased 5.4% sequentially and 65.8% from a year earlier to NT$841 million...
Wednesday 25 April 2018
Taiwan graphic card makers to see shipments plunge 40% in April
Taiwan-based graphics card makers including Gigabyte Technology, Micro-Star International (MSI) and TUL are expected to see their shipments for April plunge over 40% on month, as...
Wednesday 25 April 2018
Ritek to produce business-use optical discs for Japan Disc
Blank optical disc maker Ritek will undertake outsourced production of business-use blank CD-R and DVD-R discs for Japan Disc for three years, according to Chinese-language newspaper...
Tuesday 24 April 2018
Desktop renewals in commercial space drive stabilization in the EMEA PC market, says IDC
The Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) traditional PC market (desktops, notebooks, and workstations) recorded slight growth in the first quarter of 2018, with the market growing...
Tuesday 24 April 2018
StarVR debuts on Taiwan emerging stock market
StarVR, a VR device joint venture between Acer and Sweden-based Starbreeze, started trading on Taiwan's emerging stock market on April 23. On the first day of trading, StarVR's share...
Tuesday 24 April 2018
Taiwan March manufacturing production index up
Taiwan recorded manufacturing production index (2011 as base year) of 119.75 for March 2018, increasing 25.77% sequentially and 3.20% on year, according to the Ministry of Economic...
Tuesday 24 April 2018
WSGP to construct 150 MWp PV power station in Taiwan
Whole Sun Green Power (WSGP), a subsidiary of PV conductive paste maker Giga Solar Materials, will invest NT$8.2 billion (US$280 million) to set up a 150MWp PV power station in southern...
Tuesday 24 April 2018
Garmin launches Forerunner 645 Music in Taiwan
Garmin has launched Forerunner 645 Music, a GPS-enabled running watch featuring playback of music via Bluetooth headphones (sold separately) and Garmin Pay mobile contactless payment...
Monday 23 April 2018
Sinbon revenues up, but net profit down in 1Q18
Taiwan-based IPC solution provider Sinbon Electronics has reported consolidated revenues of NT$3.79 billion (US$127.65 million) for the first quarter of 2018, growing 8.47% on year...
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...