TSMC to see revenues decline in August-September

Aug 31, 11:48

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is expected to see its monthly revenues for August and September drop to NT$43.5-44.5 billion (US$1.45-1.48 billion) from NT$48.53...

BLU maker Forhouse to build R&D center

Feb 21, 11:58

Backlight unit (BLU) maker Forhouse has unveiled plans to invest NT$90 million (US$3.07 million) to build a R&D center at the Hsinchu Science Park (HSP), northern Taiwan.

More hiring expected at TSMC in 2011, says paper

Newswatch - Jan 18, 14:07

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) will likely hire more than 6,500 new employees in 2011, for new manufacturing operations in Taiwan, the Chinese-language Commercial...

Polyimide film maker Taimide to build new plant in HSP

Sep 6, 14:08

Taimide Technology, a leading supplier of polyimide (PI) films for the flexible PCB (FPCB) industry, will invest NT$800 million (US$25 million) to build a new plant in the Hsinchu...

TSMC responds to recent staff suicide

Aug 10, 11:18

A Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) employee committed suicide by jumping off a building Saturday evening (August 7) due to stress at work, according to local Chinese-language...

ProMOS to complete sale of 12-inch fab to Macronix in September

Jul 14, 11:41

ProMOS Technology has revealed that it will complete the previously-announced sale of its 12-inch wafer fab at the Hsinchu Science Park (HSP), and hand over operation to Macronix...

UMC to unveil new facilities at Fab 12A ahead of schedule

May 6, 11:26

United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) has revealed it will hold a ceremony to officially kick off operations of the phase-three and phase-four production facilities at its 12-inch...

Light engine maker Young Optics to raise funds

Apr 26, 16:30

Young Optics has announced its board of directors has approved plans to raise an estimated NT$1.5 billion by issuing 7.5 million new shares. The new funds will be used for new production...

DNP Photomask Technology finishes factory in HSP

Apr 21, 17:03

DNP Photomask Technology (DPTT), a Taiwan subsidiary of Japan-based Dai Nippon Printing (DNP), has completed its factory at the Hsinchu Science Park (HSP), in northern Taiwan, at...

ProMOS to announce sale of 12-inch fab to Macronix in early April, say sources

Mar 30, 12:23

ProMOS Technologies is set to announce the sale of a 12-inch wafer fab to Macronix International Company (MXIC) in early April, according to industry sources. The income from the...

Entire Tech and Ultra Fine Optical to build new plants

Mar 29, 16:51

The National Science Council has approved a plan by diffuser plate maker Entire Technology to set up a plant in the Hsinchu Science Park (HSP), and another plan by light guide plate...

Taiwan unemployment rate to drop to below 5% at end of 2010, says premier

Mar 15, 16:35

Taiwan's premier Wu Den-yih has indicated that unemployment rate in Taiwan is expected to drop to below 5% at the end of 2010.

ProMOS set to ink deal to sell 12-inch fab

Newswatch - Mar 1, 16:09

DRAM maker ProMOS Technologies has recently made the decision to sell its 12-inch (300mm) wafer fab located at the Hsinchu Science Park (HSP) to mask ROM and NOR flash maker Macronix...

Taiwan science parks see 2009 total revenues down almost 14% on year

Feb 24, 14:39

Hsinchu Science Park (HSP), Southern Taiwan Science Park (STSP) and Central Taiwan Science Park (CTSP), the three science parks developed and operated by the government in Taiwan,...

TSMC to ramp capacity at Fab 12 in 3Q10

Jan 19, 14:45

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has held a beam-raising ceremony to mark the completion of its fifth-phase 12-inch fab (Fab 12) construction at the Hsinchu Science...

UMC clarifies report on ProMOS plant take over

Stockwatch - Jan 12, 14:02

United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) has indicated that it is not the source of a Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN) report saying UMC will acquire a ProMOS...

Wistron NeWeb to ramp up capacity by one-third in 2010

Jan 5, 13:51

Taiwan-based network equipment maker Wistron NeWeb plans to expand the production capacity of its factory in Kunshan, Jiangsu province, China by one-third in 2010, according to the...

ProMOS denies layoff rumors

Stockwatch - Dec 30, 15:36

DRAM maker ProMOS Technologies has issued a filing with the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) dismissing rumors of pending layoffs, saying it currently has no plans to cut jobs.

SPIL to buy factory from PSC for NT$1.78 billion

Nov 12, 14:48

Chip packaging and testing house Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL) has announced it will spend NT$1.78 billion (US$54.94 million) buying a factory with production equipment...

Camera module maker AOET ready for LED chip production

Oct 27, 14:11

Camera lens and module maker Ability Opto-Electronics Technology (AOET), a subsidiary of Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry), has reportedly entered the production of...

AUO subsidiary Lextar to invest NT$30 billion for LED plants at CTSP

Aug 25, 12:24

Lextar Electronics, a LED subsidiary of AU Optronics (AUO) plans to invest NT$30 billion (US$912.27 million) to build a total of five LED plants in the Central Taiwan Science Park...

Taiwan Memory approved to locate at HSP

Newswatch - Aug 20, 15:46

Taiwan Memory Company (TMC), which recently completed its registration with the Commerce Department of Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA), has obtained official approval...

Taiwan science parks see 1H09 revenues down 38% on year

Aug 20, 11:29

Taiwan's three government-run science parks generated aggregate revenues of NT$631.4 billion (US$19.2 billion) during January-June 2009, a decrease of 38.2% on year, according to...

SemiLEDs to expand high-power LED capacity in Taiwan

Jul 14, 15:45

US-based SemiLEDs will begin to set up a third production line at Hsinchu Science Park (HSP), Taiwan for high-power LED chips in the next one or two months in order to meet fast growing...

DelSolar planning 700MWp solar cell plant in Taiwan

Jun 30, 11:11

Taiwan-based solar cell maker DelSolar will expand its domestic production capacity by setting up a new factory with a planned annual capacity of 700MWp in 2010, while its construction...

ProMOS seeking partnerships for restructuring

Jun 17, 15:15

ProMOS Technologies has drafted a restructuring plan to strengthen its operations, according to industry sources. The DRAM chipmaker plans to divide its facilities at the Central...

Fewer employees on unpaid leave at Taiwan science parks

Newswatch - Apr 15, 11:22

The number of salaried employees on unpaid leave has halved at the three government-developed science parks in Taiwan, Hsinchu Science Park (HSP) in northern Taiwan, Central Taiwan...

Taiwan science parks see total revenues down in 2008

Feb 12, 14:11

The three government-developed science parks in Taiwan generated total revenues of NT$1.8417 trillion (US$54.1 billion) in 2008, slipping by 6.55% from 2007, according to statistics...

Taiwan's three science parks turned out total revenues of over NT$1 trillion in 1H08

Aug 18, 14:13

The three science parks in Taiwan, Hsinchu (HSP), Southern (STSP) and Central (CTSP), generated total revenues of NT$1.022 trillion (US$32.57 billion) during the first half of 2008,...

Hsinchu Science Park reports 1H08 production value of US$18.0 billion

Aug 12, 12:19

Hsinchu Science Park, the largest of three government-developed science parks in Taiwan, recorded a total production value of NT$553.379 billion (US$18.0 billion) during the first...