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Friday 16 August 2024
TSMC acquires Innolux fab for NT$17.14 billion
TSMC has acquired Innolux's 5.5G LCD fab in Tainan, southern Taiwan, for NT$17.14 billion (US$530.8 million). The acquisition price is less than what the market had anticipated.
Thursday 15 August 2024
Samsung reportedly introducing high-NA equipment by end of 2024 to catch up in EUV
Samsung Electronics is reportedly set to introduce high-numerical aperture (High-NA) extreme ultraviolet (EUV) equipment by the end of 2024.
Thursday 15 August 2024
Taiwan's EV market soars, but charging infrastructure lags far
Taiwan's electric vehicle (EV) market is poised for sustained robust growth over the next five years.
Thursday 15 August 2024
Taiwanese aerospace supplier AIDC tackles challenges in US expansion drive
AIDC, a key player in Taiwan's aerospace supply chain, is making a strategic move into the US market.
Thursday 15 August 2024
LG Chem set to overtake DuPont in OLED evaporation materials market in 2024
LG Chem's OLED evaporation materials business is experiencing robust growth, positioning the company to potentially surpass DuPont and claim the second-largest market share in the...
Thursday 15 August 2024
How ESMC project is cementing Taiwan's role in global chipmaking
Following the United States and Japan, TSMC's final overseas wafer fab, ESMC (European Semiconductor Manufacturing Company), will...
Thursday 15 August 2024
Ennoconn doubles down on ESG and AI to break free from price war
Due to the ever-changing nature of the industry and the growing competition within the market, Ennoconn's chairman, Fu-chuan Chu, who recently landed an agreement with NCR Voyix as...
Thursday 15 August 2024
Israeli tech firms tap Taiwan for R&D support as regional conflict escalates
15-20% of personnel from Israel's tech companies and university research centers have been drafted into the military, creating a vacuum in the country's R&D capabilities. To bridge...
Thursday 15 August 2024
Topco eyes AI-driven growth for silicone thermal solutions in 2H24
As the consumer electronics market enters its traditional peak season in the latter half of 2024, Taiwan's specialty chemical materials distributor, Topco Technologies Corp, is optimistic...
Thursday 15 August 2024
Foxconn chairman visits India again
As Foxconn revealed its second-quarter results in Taiwan on August 14, its chairman, Young Liu, visited India to meet with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the second time...
Thursday 15 August 2024
Taiwan's semiconductor industry unites for SEMICON 2024, spotlighting AI technologies
The 2024 International Semiconductor Exhibition (SEMICON Taiwan) is set to launch on September 4, focusing on semiconductor technologies crucial to the emerging AI era.
Wednesday 14 August 2024
Google unveils Pixel 9 series and peripherals; AI, foldability, availability, performance in focus
At the "Made by Google" keynote event, Google announced a series of new hardware devices, including the new Pixel 9 series of smartphones, the Pixel Buds Pro 2 earphones, and the...
Wednesday 14 August 2024
Chinese firms dominate as global EV battery market faces headwinds
Global demand for new energy vehicles (NEVs), including battery electric vehicles (BEVs), plug-in hybrids (PHEVs), and hybrids, experienced significant volatility in the first half...
Wednesday 14 August 2024
Taiwan-based manufacturers weather typhoon Gaemi: exports surge and expansion persist despite storm
Typhoon Gaemi, which made landfall on July 24, caused a two-day halt in work across Taiwan, raising concerns of potential economic losses running into hundreds of billions of dolla...
Wednesday 14 August 2024
Taiwan firm taps into Amazon's supply chain, captures logistics robot market
As the market eagerly awaits the rise of humanoid robots, Taiwan's leading precision gear reducer manufacturer, Apex Dynamics, believes it will take time for the technology to matu...