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Thursday 8 June 2017
TSMC names new president for North America operation
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company has announced the promotion of a veteran executive, Dave Keller to president of TSMC North America. Rick Cassidy remains as CEO of TSMC...
Thursday 8 June 2017
New Micron president and CEO Sanjay Mehrotra visits Taiwan
Sanjay Mehrotra, the newly appointed president and CEO of Micron Technology, commenced an overseas tour of Micron's manufacturing sites after the first month in his new role, with...
Thursday 8 June 2017
China AMOLED panel capacity expansion forecast, 2016-2020
This Digitimes Research Special Report examines the China AMOLED industry, focusing on the expansion capacity of the makers, the current implementation plans of major smartphone vendors...
Thursday 8 June 2017
Mitac, Synnex to invest US$800 million to buy Westcon-Comstor America
Mitac International and Synnex have together announced plans to spend US$800 million to fully acquire Westcon-Comstor's business in America and will also invest another US$30 million...
Thursday 8 June 2017
Taiwan sees increased May export value, says MOF
Taiwan recorded total export value of US$25.52 billion for May 2017, increasing 5% on month and 8.4% on year, while the corresponding total import value of US$22.07 billion grew 2.5%...
Wednesday 7 June 2017
MediaTek denies reports of massive layoffs
MediaTek has denied several Taiwan media reports saying the company plans to lay off about 3,000 employees within a year.
Wednesday 7 June 2017
China-based Thunderobot ramping up overseas shipments of gaming notebooks
China-based gaming notebook vendor Thunderobot, a subsidiary of Haier, has stepped up efforts to ramp its shipments to overseas markets, including Taiwan, Singapore and other Southeast...
Wednesday 7 June 2017
Taiwan inspection equipment makers Machvision, Utechzone post brisk May revenues
Automated optical inspection (AOI) equipment specialists Machvision and Utechzone have both reported brisk revenue results for May 2017, and are set to enjoy a particularly strong...
Tuesday 6 June 2017
Yageo posts revenue growth in May
Passive component maker Yageo has reported consolidated revenues of NT$2.7 billion (US$89.8 million) for May 2017, up 6.9% on year and 3.7% sequentially.
Tuesday 6 June 2017
Korea replaces Taiwan as largest semiconductor equipment market
Worldwide semiconductor manufacturing equipment billings reached a record US$13.1 billion in the first quarter of 2017, according to SEMI. The billings figure was 14% higher than...
Tuesday 6 June 2017
Japan market: Sharp to use Foxconn-made semi-finished PV panel frames to save costs, construction time, says paper
Sharp will adopt semi-finished PV panel frames produced by Foxconn Electronics, a majority shareholder of Sharp, for PV power-generating stations it will establish in Japan, in a...
Tuesday 6 June 2017
Taiwan May CPI up on month, year, says DGBAS
Taiwan's May 2017 consumer price index (CPI) of 105.03 (2011 as base year) increased 0.10% on month and 0.59% on year, while the corresponding wholesale price index (WPI) of 84.12...
Monday 5 June 2017
Facebook said to expand datacenter scale and prepare new hardware devices for 2018
Facebook is reportedly planning to establish more datacenters worldwide for possible launches of new services, according to sources from the upstream supply chain, who added that...
Monday 5 June 2017
Taiwan solar-grade silicon wafer makers decrease domestic supply
Taiwan-based solar-grade crystalline silicon wafer makers, which are unable to compete with China-based makers due to high slurry-based slicing costs, have increased exports of solar-grade...
Friday 2 June 2017
Taiwan market: Android Pay launches
Google has launched its mobile payment service, Android Pay, in the Taiwan market through cooperation with two local banks initially, CTBC Bank and First Commercial Bank.