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Wednesday 27 May 2020
Raising IC self-sufficiency increasingly difficult for China
US vendors remain dominant players in the global front-end semiconductor equipment market segment, which will be a critical factor blocking China's ambition of raising self-sufficiency...
Wednesday 27 May 2020
Taiwan economic development to focus on six areas
The National Development Council (NDC) has proposed strategies for boosting Taiwan's economic development, focusing on six areas: Semiconductor, biotechnology/medical care, digital...
Wednesday 27 May 2020
Taiwan Mobile expanding sales of Nest Mini smart speakers
Google's Nest Mini has outraced rival devices such as those from Xiaomi to become the top-selling smart speakers in Taiwan's telecom channels, according Taiwan Mobile, the sales agent...
Tuesday 26 May 2020
Metal chassis makers to see revenues spike from auto applications
Metal chassis makers Catcher Technology and Ju Teng International, after building solid presences in notebook, tablet and handset segments, have successfully forayed into automotive...
Tuesday 26 May 2020
Glass substrate landscape changing in line with reductions in Korea LCD fabs
The global landscape for the supply of display glass substrates is changing along with the moves by Samsung Display and LG Display to gradually withdraw from the LCD panel market.
Tuesday 26 May 2020
Taiwan April manufacturing production index down on month
Taiwan recorded manufacturing production index (2016 as base year) of 108.37 for April 2020, decreasing 7.62% sequentially but increasing 4.15% on year, according to statistics released...
Tuesday 26 May 2020
Taiwan handset HDI board makers cautious about 2H20
Taiwan's makers of handset-use HDI boards have yet to feel the pinch of waning handset sales so far this year and are expected to enjoy stable shipments through second-quarter 2020,...
Monday 25 May 2020
Pachinko upgrades to boost NAND flash demand
Upgrades in Japanese-made pachinko game machines are set to play a driver of NAND flash demand growth in 2020, according to industry sources.
Monday 25 May 2020
Chromebook to win most in Japan purchase program, says Digitimes Research
The Japanese government will begin a JPY300 billion (US$2.786 billion) plan to purchase mobile computing devices to cope with urgent demand for remote study triggered by the coronavirus...
Monday 25 May 2020
Moving production lines out of China is uneasy
Taiwan-based electronic component supply chain makers have come under pressue to move production lines out of China in the wake of the US-China trade war and coronavirus pandemic,...
Monday 25 May 2020
Taiwan Chelic constructing new plant in China
Pneumatic automation component maker Taiwan Chelic has disclosed it is constructing a plant in eastern China with investment of CNY180 million (US$25.5 million), with production set...
Friday 22 May 2020
Taiwan semiconductor output value to grow in 2020
The output value of Taiwan's semiconductor industry is forecast to increase 4-5.7% in 2020, despite headwinds from the coronavirus pandemic, according to the government-sponsored Industrial...
Friday 22 May 2020
China car market to slip 22% in 2020, says Yulon Nissan
New car sales in the China market are expected to slip 22% to 20 million units in 2020, Taiwan-based Yulon Nissan Motor, has estimated.
Thursday 21 May 2020
Samsung expands foundry capacity with new EUV production line in Korea
Samsung Electronics has announced plans to boost its foundry capacity at the company's new production line in Pyeongtaek, Korea to meet growing demand for cutting-edge extreme ultraviolet...
Thursday 21 May 2020
Taiwan handset sales drop further in April
Handset sales in Taiwan fell 3.76% sequentially to 410,000 units in April as consumers opted to delay purchases before the arrival of 5G models, despite the availability of Apple's...