10629 news items tagged Taiwan
Taiwan 2021 economic growth may reach 5%, says TIER
Friday 26 February 2021Thanks to unexpected strong demand arising from the coronavirus pandemic and the US raising tariffs on China-made products, Taiwan's manufacturing industries, especially high-tech...
Taiwan PCB makers to embrace bright prospects for 2021
Friday 26 February 2021Taiwan-based PCB makers are expected to see their combined output value grow further in 2021, driven by strong demand for IC substrates, HDI boards and flexible PCBs, according to...
Taiwan January export orders rise almost 50% on year
Thursday 25 February 2021Taiwan-based makers received export orders totaling US$52.72 billion in January 2021, decreasing 12.9% sequentially but increasing 49.3% on year, according to the Ministry of Economic...
Highlights of the day: Taiwan foundries face water shortages
Wednesday 24 February 2021Unusually low rainfalls in Taiwan over the past year have resulted in water shortages, particularly in the southern parts of the country. Some companies at the Southern Taiwan Science...
Taiwan chipmakers moving to counter water shortages
Wednesday 24 February 2021Chipmakers including TSMC and UMC have started buying water by the truckload for their foundries in Southern Taiwan Science Park (STSP), as reservoirs in southern Taiwan face dwindling...
Simplo subsidiary AES to go public in March
Wednesday 24 February 2021Simplo Technology's subsidiary AES that focuses on R&D of lithium backup battery unit (BBU) for datacenters and and electric vehicles (EV), will be listed on Taiwan Stock Exchange...
Acer to strengthen PC, non-PC sales in Taiwan market in 2021
Tuesday 23 February 2021Acer will step up promotion of non-PC products including smart speakers, AI-based face identification solutions, digital signage and air purification systems in the Taiwan market...
China demand set to buoy Taiwan ASIC designers in 2021
Monday 22 February 2021Taiwan-based ASIC and SoC design service providers including Alchip, Faraday Technology and Global Unichip will continue to enjoy robust demand from China's chipmaking industry in...
Qualcomm gearing up to cement capacity support from Taiwan partners
Monday 22 February 2021Qualcomm has been gearing up to seek multiple supply sources for both silicon-based and III-V semiconductors amid increasingly tight capacity at the global IC value chain, and reportedly...
DRAM and flash memory supply to stay tight in 2H21, says Winbond
Monday 22 February 2021A rally in DRAM and flash memory prices will boost Winbond Electronics' memory business revenue in March and April, according to Pei-Ming Chen, president for the specialty DRAM and...
Taiwan 4Q20 economic growth hits 10-year high
Monday 22 February 2021Taiwan's economic growth for fourth-quarter 2020 is estimated at 5.09%, the highest quarterly level since 2011 and 0.15pp higher than the 4.94% preliminarily estimated in January...
Taiwan top-3 foundries to see combined revenue hit another record high in 2021, says Digitimes Research
Friday 19 February 2021Combined revenue of Taiwan's top-3 pure-play foundries are expected to rise 17% on year to top US$60 billion in 2021, Digitimes Research estimates.
Taiwan protective component makers post record January revenues
Friday 19 February 2021Thinking Electronic Industrial, Polytronics Technology and Fuzetec Technology, which make circuit protection components for handsets, notebooks and game consoles, all saw their January...
Taiwan leadframe makers to post revenue growth through 3Q21
Thursday 18 February 2021Taiwan-based leadframe makers including Shuen Der Industry (SDI) and Jih Lin Technology are poised to post sequential revenue increases through the third quarter of 2021, thanks to...
EMC component demand promising
Wednesday 17 February 2021EMC (electromagnetic compatibility) component demand for high-frequency and high-speed surge protectors and filters has been rising for applications ranging from 5G, AI and automotive...
Taiwan foundries gearing up for capacity expansions
Tuesday 9 February 2021Taiwan-based pure-play foundries are gearing up for capacity expansions in 2021 to satisfy growing customer demand, according to industry observers.
Taiwan quartz component makers to embrace strong 1Q21
Tuesday 9 February 2021Taiwan-based quartz component makers including TXC, Siward Crystal Technology, and Harmony Electronics are poised to enjoy a particularly strong first quarter of 2021 due to robust...
PCB maker Apex optimistic about 2021
Tuesday 9 February 2021Taiwan's PCB maker Apex International, with main manufacturing operations in Thailand, expects to post double-digit revenue growth in 2021.
Taiwan January export value hits record for second time straight, says MOF
Tuesday 9 February 2021Taiwan recorded total export value of US$34.27 billion for January 2021, hitting monthly record for the second consecutive time and growing 3.9% on month and 36.8% on year, while...
TSMC ecosystem partners set to enjoy strong 1Q21
Monday 8 February 2021TSMC's ecosystem partners based in Taiwan are expected to post strong sales results for the first quarter of 2021, as well as the entire year, buoyed by brisk demand for chips fabricated...
Taiwan makers stand chance in global electric bus market
Monday 8 February 2021As the Taiwan government is pushing to replacing fuel buses for public transportation with electric ones and many countries are promoting use of electric buses, Taiwan-based supply...
Taiwan telecom operators enhancing deployments in IoV market
Monday 8 February 2021Taiwan-based telecom operators, including Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET), Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) and Taiwan Mobile, have enhanced their deployments in the IoV market to cash...
Taiwan IC design houses to embrace strong 1Q21
Monday 8 February 2021Taiwan-based IC design houses are poised to embrace brisk sales in the first quarter of 2021 despite foundry capacity constraints, with first-tier players including MediaTek and Novatek...
Political pressure challenging TSMC
Monday 8 February 2021TSMC is believed to have been under political pressure to set up an advanced wafer fab locally in the US in the wake of the US-China trade war. The pure-play foundry has also come...
Taiwan makers see LCD TV shipments rise in 4Q20
Friday 5 February 2021Taiwan-based makers shipped 951,800 LCD TVs globally in fourth-quarter 2020, increasing 9.8% sequentially and 12.3% on year, according to Digitimes Research.
- US and allies to build 'China-free' tech supply chain (Feb 24) - Nikkei Electronics Asia
- Biden team pressing Taiwan, allies on auto chip shortfall (Feb 18) - Bloomberg
- The world is dangerously dependent on Taiwan for semiconductors (Jan 26) - Bloomberg
- Germany urges Taiwan to help ease auto chip shortage (Jan 24) - Reuters
- The US-China tech war won't end under Biden (Dec 15) - Wall Street Journal
- Shin-Etsu taps Taiwan in 20% boost to chipmaking material capacity (Oct 15) - Nikkei Electronics Asia