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Friday 11 December 2020
Quartz component maker TXC sees clear order visibility through 2Q21
Taiwan's quartz component maker TXC has enjoyed a ramp-up in orders for notebooks, game consoles, handsets and 5G infrastructure, with clear order visibility through the second quarter...
Thursday 10 December 2020
Cooling module makers optimistic about 2021
Taiwan-based cooling module suppliers are generally optimistic about their operations in 2021, judging from an anticipated surge in demand for 5G and AI related applications.
Wednesday 9 December 2020
The release of Filecoin could mean product shortages in the semiconductor industry
Years after the release of Bitcoin, the semiconductor industry is in for a splash with the upcoming release of Filecoin, a block-chain based digital storage system. With many users...
Wednesday 9 December 2020
Taiwan to invest NT$8 billion over 5 years in quantum computing R&D
Taiwan's Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST), Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) and Academia Sinica are set to invest a total of NT$8 billion (US$280.7 million) over five years...
Tuesday 8 December 2020
Pegatron sees orders from Tesla increase in 4Q20
Pegatron has seen increased orders for the central control system for Tesla's Model 3 in the fourth quarter, according to sources from the related upstream supply chain.
Monday 7 December 2020
Silicon IP provider M31 to see 4Q20 revenue hit record high
Taiwan-based M31 is expected to see its revenue hit a record high in the fourth quarter of 2020, thanks to robust advanced-node chip orders for emerging 5G and AI applications, according...
Monday 7 December 2020
Memory module firms wary of Micron fab outage
Supply-side uncertainty arising from a recent power outage at Micron Technology's DRAM fab in Taiwan is prompting memory module houses to stop taking new orders and adopt a wait-and-see...
Monday 7 December 2020
LFP batteries likely to gain popularity among EVs
As the EU's strict carbon emission regulations are expected to fuel the momentum for the development of lower-price compact electric vehicles (EV), with LFP (lithium iron phosphate)...
Friday 4 December 2020
Polytronics gearing up for EV-use IGBT thermal solutions
Taiwan's protection components and heat dissipation solutions provider Ploytronics is set to complete in first-half 2021 the acquisition of German chemical firm Henkel's thermal clad...
Wednesday 2 December 2020
Taiwan PCB makers gearing up for EV market growth
Taiwan-based PCB makers have stepped up their deployments in the thick-copper board segment seeking to explore huge business opportunities in the electric vehicle (EV) market, according...
Tuesday 1 December 2020
Imagination sells Ensigma Wi-Fi technology to Nordic Semiconductor
Imagination Technologies has announced the sale of its Ensigma Wi-Fi development operations and Wi-Fi IP tech assets to Nordic Semiconductor, which specializes in low-power wireless...
Tuesday 1 December 2020
DRAM likely to be in short supply in 2H21, says PSMC chairman
The global supply of DRAM memory will likely fall short of demand in the second half of 2021, according to Frank Huang, chairman for Taiwan-based foundry Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing...
Monday 30 November 2020
Copper shortage expected in 2025
Due to fast growing development of renewable energy and electric vehicles (EVs) worldwide, global demand for copper will keep increasing and shortages are expected to begin in 2025,...
Monday 30 November 2020
Jih Lin eyes significant surge in leadframe shipments for auto power modules
With the global car market showing signs of recovery, power module leadframe maker Jih Lin Technology is confident about a 10-20% on-year revenue growth in 2021 with leadframes for...
Friday 27 November 2020
EV market to see 10-year boom with bright future for PCB makers
The EV market is poised to enter a decade of robust growth starting 2021 amid the maturing infrastructure for new energy vehicles, prompting Taiwan's automotive PCB vendors including...