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Tuesday 11 July 2023
China IC self-sufficiency push heaps pressure on Taiwanese firms operating in China
The United States has imposed export restrictions on key Chinese companies, including Huawei and ZTE, curbing their own development of semiconductors and access to outside supplies...
Thursday 6 July 2023
Eris acquires Diodes' factory in northern Taiwan
Taiwan-based diode maker Eris Technology has announced the acquisition of a factory in Taiwan from its parent company Diodes, with plans to increase output from its 6-inch wafer ca...
Tuesday 4 July 2023
AcBel finishes merger of ABB Power Conversion
Taiwan-based power supply maker AcBel Polytech announced on July 3 to have completed the acquisition of ABB Power Conversion with an amount of US$505 million and has completed all...
Wednesday 28 June 2023
MaxLinear acquisition of Silicon Motion nears completion
MaxLinear's acquisition of Silicon Motion is nearing completion, with approval from the relevant Chinese authorities likely to happen soon, according to market sources.
Monday 19 June 2023
Chinese service providers can flourish with 5G and cloud
After constructing the world's largest 5G network with 2.3 million 5G base stations by the end of 2022, China is expected to add more than 600,000 5G base stations to reach 2.9 million...
Friday 16 June 2023
Micron to acquire Powertech's Xi'an factory and commit to investments in China
Powertech Technology Inc., one of the world's largest memory packaging and testing service providers, announced on June 16 that it has been informed by Micron Technology of the latter's...
Friday 16 June 2023
Delta to purchase Germany-based TB&C to expand EV product portfolio
Taiwan-based Delta Electronics announced on June 15 that it will purchase Germany-based TB&C Group, which focuses on automotive high-voltage hybrid components. The deal is expected...
Wednesday 7 June 2023
Apple acquires B2B AR startup Mira
A day after Apple unveiled its first-generation MR headset, Vision Pro, the world's largest company by market value made another acquisition by buying AR startup Mira.
Wednesday 31 May 2023
Catcher plans new plant in Vietnam
Catcher Technology is nearing the end of site acquisition discussions and may begin work on a new factory in Vietnam in the second half of this year, according to Allen Hung, chairman...
Thursday 25 May 2023
Taiwan firms stepping up SiC, GaN semiconductor deployments
The anticipated third-generation silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN) semiconductor market demand has sparked Taiwan's high-tech industry's interest, with more enterprises...
Monday 15 May 2023
Qualcomm, MediaTek shifting competition to computing, auto apps
With handset APs still in sluggish demand and new-spec networking chips not yet well adopted, the competition between Qualcomm and MediaTek is gradually shifting to the realm of automotive...
Friday 12 May 2023
India roundup: Foxconn expands Indian investments by capital injection and land acquisition
Global manufacturers such as Foxconn, Cisco, and Hyundai are expanding their manufacturing capabilities in India. India's local opto-semiconductor maker introduced sapphire substrates...
Wednesday 10 May 2023
Qualcomm to step up competition in self-driving IC market
Qualcomm's proposed acquisition of Autotalks will increase its competitive position in the high-level self-driving IC market against Nvidia and Intel, according to industry observe...
Monday 8 May 2023
Qualcomm to acquire Autotalks
Qualcomm has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Autotalks, a fabless semiconductor company dedicated to vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communications. The transaction is...
Friday 5 May 2023
Silicon Motion sees gradual recovery in memory market
Silicon Motion Technology, a memory device controller IC company, has seen an increase in client orders that may lead to a stronger market rebound by the end of 2023.