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Thursday 4 March 2021
Cub Elecparts ships 77GHz mmWave radars to US bus maker
Car-use component and device maker Cub Elecparts has become the exclusive supplier of 77GHz mmWave radars for use in electric school buses made by a US-based maker, with shipments...
Thursday 4 March 2021
QaaS ecosystem emerging
Some public cloud platform operators have recently launched QaaS (Quantum as a Service) business, seeking synergies between software and hardware suppliers and enterprise users -...
Wednesday 3 March 2021
Highlights of the day: SMIC sees opportunities from mature nodes
The US trade ban may be blocking SMIC from advancing its semiconductor manufacturing processes, but the China foundry...
Wednesday 3 March 2021
China smartphone AP shipments to grow 12% in 2021, says Digitimes Research
About 795.7 million smartphone application processors will be shipped to China-based handset vendors in 2021, up 12.2% on year, forecasts Digitimes Research.
Wednesday 3 March 2021
VCM makers to expand production capacity
Japan-based VCM (voice coil motor) suppliers, mainly Alps Alpine and Mizumi, have asked their Taiwan-based contract makers including Audix to expand production capacity by about 40%...
Wednesday 3 March 2021
Microsoft Taiwan eyeing local medical care industry
Microsoft Taiwan plans to devote more resources to help promote Taiwan's medical care industry, according to the company's marketing and operations director Flora Chen.
Wednesday 3 March 2021
Foxconn invests in AutoCore.ai
Foxconn Electronics and others have jointly invested about CNY100 million (US$15.5 million) in AutoCore.ai, which is devoted to autonomous driving development, in pre-Series A funding...
Tuesday 2 March 2021
Highlights of the day: More 12-inch capacity available at TSMC in 2Q21
TSMC is giving priority to expanding its 12-inch fab capacity to ease supply. Now clients stand a better chance of having their orders squeezed into TSMC's...
Tuesday 2 March 2021
Arm pushing into HPC and datacenter markets, says Digitimes Research
With its advantages in edge computing and mobile device applications, Arm has been expanding its server solution offerings, heading towards high performance computing instead of staying...
Tuesday 2 March 2021
Taiwan 5G user penetration to reach 23% in 2021
The penetration rate of Taiwan's 5G service subscriber market is expected to reach over 23% in 2021 thanks to continued network deployments by telecom players and the availability...
Tuesday 2 March 2021
Taiwan large-size LCD panels – 4Q 2020
Taiwan's large-size LCD panel shipments grew 4.4% sequentially and 26.5% on year to come to 74.76 million units in the fourth quarter of 2020.
Tuesday 2 March 2021
Global smartphone shipments to grow 50% in 1Q21
Global smartphone shipments are likely to grow nearly 50% on year to 340 million units in the first quarter of 2021, driven by robust sales of Apple's iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone Pro...
Friday 26 February 2021
Highlights of the day: TSMC expanding 5nm capacity
TSMC is fast expanding capacity for 5nm process to meet strong demand from a host of heavyweight clients, including Apple, AMD and MediaTek. The foundry house's capacity for 5nm...
Friday 26 February 2021
Wistron, Chunghwa Telecom team up to tap 5G, AI service sectors
Wistron Group has forged a strategic alliance with Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) to jointly tap business opportunities arising from proliferating 5G and AI applications.
Friday 26 February 2021
Global government IT spending to grow 5% in 2021, says Gartner
Worldwide government IT spending is forecast to total US$483 billion in 2021, an increase of 5.1% from 2020, according to Gartner.