1085 news items tagged investment
Top-5 wafer capacity leaders raise share of global capacity to 54%, says IC Insights
Wednesday 17 February 2021The top-5 wafer capacity leaders saw their combined installed capacity represent 54% of total global wafer capacity in December 2020, according to IC Insights. In 2009, the top-10...
SK Hynix signs MOU for further developments in China
Monday 1 February 2021SK Hynix has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Dalian Municipal People's Government of China and the Administrative Committee of Jinpu New District, Dalian, under...
Pegatron obtains land for new plant in India
Friday 29 January 2021Pegatron has gained land use rights for a 423,195-square feet industrial site in Mahindra City, India, according to a company filing with the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TWSE). The total...
SK Hynix posts sequential revenue and profit drops in 4Q20
Friday 29 January 2021SK Hynix has reported operating profits of KRW966 billion (US$0.87 billion) on consolidated revenue of KRW7.97 trillion for the fourth quarter of 2020, representing sequential decreases...
GlobalWafers raises bid to acquire Siltronic
Monday 25 January 2021GlobalWafers has announced that the price for its tender offer to all Siltronic shareholders has been increased to EUR145 (US$176.53) per share.
R&D spending by semiconductor companies to hit another record high in 2021
Wednesday 20 January 2021Research and development spending by semiconductor companies worldwide is forecast to grow 4% in 2021 to US$71.4 billion after rising 5% in 2020 to a record high of US$68.4 billion,...
Semiconductor firms up investments
Tuesday 19 January 2021The semiconductor industry has seen some major players committing significant sums for R&D, such as TSMC announcing to inject a record-high capex of up to US$28 billion in 2021...
Merry Electronics partners with SYNergy
Tuesday 29 December 2020Headset/headphone and electro-acoustic device maker Merry Electronics has subscribed to unsecured convertible bonds worth NT$280 million (US$9.7 million) issued by lithium-ion polymer...
China moving to prevent blind investment in third-generation semiconductors
Monday 28 December 2020China plans to invest big to build its homegrown third-generation compound semiconductors sector, but is also moving to prevent blind investments by Chinese players, asking them to...
Passive component maker Ta-I to set up new plant in Vietnam
Friday 25 December 2020Taiwan-based chip resistor specialist Ta-I Technology will invest a total of US$12 million in the establishment of a production subsidiary in Vietnam, according to a resolution approved...
Accton doubling down on R&D efforts in Taiwan
Thursday 24 December 2020Network device maker Accton Technology is doubling down on its R&D efforts, announcing that it has secured the right to use a land lot of an AI smart park in Hsinchu, northern...
Longsys preps for IPO
Thursday 24 December 2020Memory module firm Longsys Electronics has filed an application for its A-shares IPO and expects to trade on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SZSE).
Taiwan investors should change mentality towards startups, says Wistron chairman
Wednesday 23 December 2020Taiwan's investors should change their mentality about entrepreneurships, giving more support to startups, according to Wistron chairman Simon Lin.
Entegris expands manufacturing facility in Taiwan
Monday 21 December 2020Entegris, a supplier of advanced materials and process solutions for the semiconductor and other high-technology industries, has announced it is expanding its manufacturing presence...
MediaTek announces equity investment in Asix
Friday 18 December 2020MediaTek through subsidiary Airoha Technology will invest up to NT$495 million (US$17.6 million) through private placement to acquire an about 20% stake in fellow Taiwan-based IC...
Pegatron on track to commence investment project in India, says chairman
Wednesday 16 December 2020Pegatron is on track to step up its investment in India, according to company chairman TH Tung, despite a riot at a Wistron plant in the country.
Growth ahead for semiconductor equipment market
Tuesday 15 December 2020Global sales of semiconductor manufacturing equipment by original equipment manufacturers are projected to increase 16% compared to US$59.6 billion in 2019 and register a new industry...
Rigid PCB suppliers expect robust orders for notebooks in 2021
Friday 11 December 2020Rigid PCB suppliers believe demand from the notebook sector will continue to be robust in 2021 with the lingering coronavirus pandemic likely to maintain the momentum for the stay-at-home...
Qisda to expand investment in Sysage
Wednesday 9 December 2020Qisda will expand its investment in Sysage Technology, an ICT solution provider, through purchasing up to 38 million stocks of the latter, an equivalent to a stake of 20.17%, at NT$45...
Taiwan to invest NT$8 billion over 5 years in quantum computing R&D
Wednesday 9 December 2020Taiwan'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...
Quanta expands investments in Thailand subsidiary
Monday 16 November 2020Quanta Computer has announced an investment of THB2 billion (US$70.08 million) in QMB, a subsidiary in Thailand, to fund its purchases of production equipment.
Yageo breaks ground for new plant in southern Taiwan
Monday 16 November 2020Yageo recently broke ground for a new plant at an industrial park in Kaohsiung, southern Taiwan where the passive component vendor has two plants.
Wistron to ramp up server production
Friday 13 November 2020Wistron has disclosed it will rent a factory in Taiwan from solar cell and module maker United Renewable Energy (URE) for housing additional server production capacity, and will also...
TSMC board approves US$3.5 billion investment for US fab project
Wednesday 11 November 2020TSMC has allocated a US$3.5 billion budget for setting up a subsidiary in Arizona, where the pure-play foundry plans to build a wafe fab using 5nm process technology.
Wistron to beef up CVC investment in EV sector
Thursday 5 November 2020ODM Wistron will strengthen CVC (corporate venture capital) investment in business concerning electric vehicles (EVs), according to company chairman and chief strategy officer Simon...

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- LG Display raises investment at Vietnam factory by $750 million to $3.25 billion: media (Feb 8) - Reuters
- China surpasses U.S. as largest recipient of foreign direct investment during Covid pandemic (Jan 24) - CNBC
- India plans foreign investment rule changes that could hit Amazon (Jan 19) - Reuters
- China's experimental stock board gains 200th IPO just over a year after launching (Dec 6) - CNBC
- Foxconn investment falls short of Trump promise (Oct 13) - BBC News