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Friday 22 March 2019
TSMC gaining foundry steam from China IC design houses
TSMC has seen a significant pickup in foundry demand for AI, IoT and 5G chips from China's IC design sector and global tech firms seeking to develop chips on their own, according...
Friday 22 March 2019
Spirox, ShibaSoku team up
Taiwan-based Spirox, which distributes packaging and testing equipment, has signed a new contract with Japan's ShibaSoku under which Spirox will sell ShibaSoku's semiconductor test...
Thursday 21 March 2019
PV installation capacity of 44.26HWp added in China in 2018, says NEA
China recorded total installaiton capacity of 44.26GWp for new PV power-generating facilities completed in 2018, according to National Energy Administration (NEA).
Wednesday 20 March 2019
Trade war reportedly affects China subsidization for PV power, EVs
China has not yet announced 2019 feed-in tariff (FIT) rates for PV-generated electricity and subsidization rates for electric vehicle (EV) purchases, reportedly because it has yet...
Wednesday 20 March 2019
SPIL China unit to enter production in 2H19
Siliconware Electronics (Fujian) under the ASE Technology Holding will be engaged in backend services for mainly communication ICs, with risk production set to kick off in the second...
Wednesday 20 March 2019
Royole shipping foldable smartphones
China-based flexible panel maker Royole has said that it has begun shipping its first foldable smartphone, the FlexPai, as scheduled, and the company is tightening up its production...
Wednesday 20 March 2019
China EV battery makers reportedly competing for orders from Tesla
As Tesla is constructing an electric vehicle (EV) assembly plant in Shanghai, China-based EV battery makers are reportedly competing for orders from the carmaker, according to industry...
Tuesday 19 March 2019
SEMICON China 2019 to open March 20
SEMICON China 2019 will open March 20 for a three-day run at Shanghai New International Expo Center, with global semiconductor industrial chains to showcase their latest technologies,...
Tuesday 19 March 2019
Heterogeneous integration bringing more innovation: Q&A with Etron chairman Nicky Lu
The Taiwan semiconductor industry is gearing up to tap huge business opportunities arising from AI and IoT applications, such as machine learning, cloud to edge computing and big...
Tuesday 19 March 2019
Number of 300mm wafer fabs to grow through 2023, says IC Insights
The number of 300mm wafer fabrication facilities in operation continues to increase. With nine new 300mm wafer fabs scheduled to open in 2019, the worldwide number of operational...
Monday 18 March 2019
Demand for metal masks rising in China
Metal mask suppliers in Taiwan, Japan and Korea are revving up efforts to grab orders from China's OLED panel makers, according to industry sources.
Monday 18 March 2019
Taiwan ODMs keep diversifying production to Southeast Asia
Though US-China trade tensions seem to be easing, Taiwan ODMs are still moving ahead with their production deployments in Southeast Asia as they are requested by brand vendors to...
Monday 18 March 2019
Iteq posts over 40% profit increase in 2018
Copper-clad laminate (CCL) firm Iteq has reported net profits surged 42.6% to NT$1.78 billion (US$57.6 million) in 2018, when consolidated revenues increased 5.6% on year to NT$22.4...
Thursday 14 March 2019
Advantest to feature latest IC test solutions, services enabling 5G technology at Semicon China
Leading semiconductor test equipment supplier Advantest Corporation will present more than a dozen of its newest, most advanced systems and services for the Chinese market at Semicon...
Thursday 14 March 2019
Global large-size panel output to grow 12% in 2019
The availability of new LCD fabs and capacity ramps at existing lines are likely to result in an annual growth of 12% in area output for large-size panels in 2019, according to industry...