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Friday 21 January 2022
Industry watch: A new model of talent-driven industrial development
Former president of Industrial Technology Research Institute Chin-Tay Shih pointed out in a recent forum organized by Li Kwoh-ting Foundation that top US companies often use Research...
Thursday 20 January 2022
Samsung, Hyundai reportedly considering forming auto chip alliance
The top executives of Samsung Electronics and Hyundai Motor have reportedly met to discuss the possibility of the two companies forming an automotive semiconductor alliance recently,...
Thursday 20 January 2022
TV-use LCD panel prices may hit bottom at end of 1Q22
Prices for TV-use LCD panels are likely to reach a low point at the end of the first quarter of 2022 and will begin to stabilize in the second quarter.
Thursday 20 January 2022
Highlights of the day: Intel orders second High-NA EUV scanner
To quickly catch up with its two major rivals – TSMC and Samsung, Intel announced to adopt another ASML's High-NA...
Thursday 20 January 2022
Taiwan IC design houses upbeat about smartphone orders in 1Q22
Unspecified Taiwan-based IC design houses have reiterated their optimism about orders for smartphones in the first quarter of 2022, in response to speculation indicating brand smartphone...
Thursday 20 January 2022
Chipbond, ChipMOS to raise backend quotes by 10-20% in 1Q22
Display driver IC (DDI) backend houses Chipbond Technology and ChipMOS Technologies both plan to raise their quotes by 10-20% later in the first quarter of 2022, according to industry...
Thursday 20 January 2022
Industry watch: Number of US$10 billion Taiwan IT firms up to 17, contributing 2/3 of total industry revenue
At present, there are 801 publicly listed IT companies in Taiwan, with 395 in the main board of the stock exchange market and 406 in over-the-counter market. Since most of the major...
Thursday 20 January 2022
LG Display reportedly planning for 6th-gen OLED production expansion
LG Display is reportedly preparing to expand its small- and medium-sized OLED panel lines in Paju, South Korea, and its production capacity for 6th-generation OLEDs could double by...
Thursday 20 January 2022
Intel places High-NA EUV equipment orders with ASML
Intel has made its first purchase order for ASML's TWINSCAN EXE:5200 system, marking the next step on the path to EUV 0.55 NA (High-NA) introduction.
Thursday 20 January 2022
SiC power module advantages highlighted as luxury EVs move toward 800V, 800km
Both third-generation semiconductor silicon carbide (SiC) power components and silicon-based insulated gate bipolar transistors (Si-based IGBT) are being used in electric vehicles...
Thursday 20 January 2022
India's Vedanta to make 28-65nm semiconductor chips for local demand
Indian natural resources conglomerate Vedanta will invest in manufacturing 28nm to 65nm semiconductor chips because this is the range for which it sees local demand. AvanStrate, a...
Wednesday 19 January 2022
TSMC bold capex challenging Samsung foundry biz
TSMC has outlined plans to spend a record US$40-44 billion in capital expenditure for 2022, which could further strengthen its lead as the world's largest logic IC foundry, according...
Wednesday 19 January 2022
Handset TDDI prices falling
TDDI (touch/display driver integration) chip prices have fallen further in the first quarter of 2022, as brand handset vendors with excess inventories of such chips have slowed the...
Wednesday 19 January 2022
Taiwan ABF substrate makers eyeing new profits with new capacities
Taiwan-based ABF substrate suppliers expect the activation of new production capacities later this year and in 2023 to boost their profits amid tight supplies, according to industry...
Wednesday 19 January 2022
Smartphone-use AMOLED panels remain expensive
Prices for smartphone-use rigid and flexible AMOLED panels remain at high levels in January 2022, mainly because demand is still strong and OLED driver ICs continue to be in short...