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Friday 7 September 2018
Sumco halts production after quake hits Hokkaido
Semiconductor silicon wafer provider Sumco has suspended production at its local plant in Hokkaido, Japan where a magnitude-6.7 earthquake hit on September 6 causing landslides and...
Wednesday 7 February 2018
Taiwan tech sector unscathed from deadly earthquake
A deadly earthquake hit eastern Taiwan late Tuesday night, killing at least two people and injured more than 200 others, but the tech industries along the island nation's west coast...
Friday 29 December 2017
NARLabs exhibiting AI-based earthquake early warning system
The National Center for Research on Earthquake Engineering under National Applied Research Laboratories (NARLabs) is showcasing an AI (artificial intelligence)-based earthquake early...
Monday 16 May 2016
Quake-hit facilities to resume production by end-May, says Sony
Sony's sensor production was affected by earthquakes on April 14, 2016 and subsequent earthquakes in Japan's Kumamoto region, but is set to resume operations by the end of May, according...
Tuesday 19 April 2016
ASE, SPIL say supply not affected by Japan quake
IC packagers Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) and Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL) have said their supply chains will not be affected by two major earthquakes that...
Monday 18 April 2016
Sony halts production in Kumamoto due to quake
Sony has issued a statement disclosing its manufacturing sites in the Kumamoto region which have been affected by the earthquake of April 14 and subsequent earthquakes.
Thursday 31 March 2016
MediaTek shipments unlikely to rebound until May or June
MediaTek's shipments are still affected partially by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's (TSMC) wafer delivery delays caused by an earthquake that hit southern Taiwan in...
Thursday 10 March 2016
NEC to test earthquake early warning system in Taiwan
Japan-based NEC will begin field testing of its in-house-developed earthquake early warning system in Taiwan through cooperation with Taiwan's Central Weather Bureau (CWB) in September...
Friday 4 March 2016
NCREE promoting measures to minimize earthquake impact
The National Center for Research on Earthquake Engineering (NCREE) under Taiwan's National Applied Research Laboratories is promoting three measures to minimize the impact of earthquakes:...
Thursday 3 March 2016
Taiwan earthquake causing aftershocks in LCD panel market
With Taiwan LCD panel maker Innolux experiencing damage on production equipment producing 39.5-inch TV applications, some customers are shifting their orders to 40- and 43-inch panels,...
Tuesday 23 February 2016
Innolux fully restores production at 8 factories in STSP
Innolux on February 22 announced the complete restoration of production at eight factories at the Southern Taiwan Science Park (STSP) which were hit by a large earthquake on February...
Thursday 18 February 2016
TSMC cuts 1Q16 margin guidance due to quake
TSMC has lowered its margin guidance for the first quarter of 2016, due to the impact of the earthquake that struck southern Taiwan on February 6.
Monday 15 February 2016
Impact of earthquake on TSMC larger than originally expected
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) on February 6 estimated wafer shipments in the first quarter of 2016 would decrease less than 1% due to the impact of a large earthquake...
Saturday 6 February 2016
Earthquake hits key Taiwan Science Park
A powerful earthquake measuring 6.4 hit Southern Taiwan on February 6 and several semiconductor, optoelectronic and photovoltaic players at the Southern Taiwan Science Park (STSP)...
Saturday 6 February 2016
Innolux production base hit by earthquake
A powerful earthquake measuring 6.4 shook southern Taiwan, the main production base of LCD panel maker Innolux. The company stated that after the quake hit at 4:00am on February 6,...
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