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Tuesday 14 March 2023
Taiwan IC designers urged to sharpen specs formulation, solutions design capabilities
Taiwan IC design houses should work harder to catch up with leading international players in terms of specifications formulation and solutions design capabilities, and they must also...
Tuesday 14 March 2023
Volkswagen announces first battery plant in North America
Volkswagen announced on March 13 that it is going to build the first overseas battery cell plant in Ontario, Canada. The plant will be stablished through VW's battery subsidiary Po...
Tuesday 14 March 2023
IC sales account for over 70% of Taiwan science parks 2022 turnover
Sales generated by companies operating in Taiwan's three primary science industry parks reached NT$4.26 trillion (US$140.58 billion) in 2022, increasing 14.75% from a year earlier,...
Tuesday 14 March 2023
Foxconn affiliate Taisic develops 8-inch SiC wafer
Taisic Materials, with Foxconn being one of its major shareholders, has developed Taiwan's first homegrown 8-inch SiC wafer, with trial production kicking off.
Monday 13 March 2023
South Korean chip equipment industry alarmed amid US-China's tech power struggle
As the United States imposes strict conditions on subsidy applications as a means to curb China's rise in the semiconductor industry, South Korea's semiconductor equipment industry...
Monday 13 March 2023
Samsung Electronics actively bringing in high-level talent from TSMC and Intel
With Samsung Electronics executive chairman Jay Y. Lee continuing to emphasize the "importance of talent," the company has been very active in bringing in talent from the likes of...
Monday 13 March 2023
Mitsubishi Motors announces new business plan to gain EV presence
Japan-based Mitsubishi Motors is poised to scale up its EV business in the next few years. It revealed a new mid-term business plan, Challenge 2025, aiming to increase spending on...
Monday 13 March 2023
Commentary: Apple actively developing micro LED technology, Taiwan makers may become second suppliers
Apple has actively been developing micro LED technology since it acquired LuxVue in 2014 and aims at initial application of micro LED panels to sports-use Apple Watch Ultra in 2024-2025...
Friday 10 March 2023
South Korea semiconductor inventory hits record high
South Korea has posted a trade deficit for the 12th consecutive month in February 2023 due mainly to poor outbound shipments of its main export products of DRAM and NAND flash chips,...
Friday 10 March 2023
Filtrafine anticipates rising water purification product orders from Taiwan
Taiwan-based Filtrafine, which provides filtration and purification solutions for industries demanding chemical wastewater and gas treatment, expects demand for its purification products...
Friday 10 March 2023
Capacity utilization rates at South Korean OSATs fall below 50%
South Korea's major OSATs have seen their capacity utilization rates fall to below 50%, a rare phenomenon which, although resulting from semiconductor market headwinds, has sparked...
Friday 10 March 2023
USB chip demand promising
A wave of USB interface upgrades, as well as a potential PC replenishment later this year, will drive demand for USB device chips in 2023, according to industry sources in Taiwan.
Friday 10 March 2023
LED makers Laster, Edison Opto step up investment in Taiwan
Taiwan-based LED makers, including automotive lighting module maker Laster Tech and packaging service provider Edison Opto, have stepped up factory expansions in Taiwan amid the growing...
Friday 10 March 2023
Former TSMC R&D executive joins Samsung
Lin Jun-cheng, who previously worked in TSMC's advanced packaging and testing department, has been appointed as Samsung Electronics' VP of advanced packaging business, raising concerns...
Friday 10 March 2023
Singapore offers substantial subsidies to entice TSMC to build 12-inch fab locally
TSMC is reportedly slowing down its new fab project in Germany, due to growing doubts about whether the pure-play foundry will receive adequate EU subsidies in light of the region's...