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Thursday 2 January 2020
KaiKuTek taps market opportunities with CMOS-based radar technologies
Taiwan-based startup KaiKuTek has developed a system-on-chip (SoC) solution that combines mmWave radar technologies, antennas and AI accelerators to realize close-distance fine gesture...
Tuesday 31 December 2019
Taiwan moving to up academic research on quantum materials
As part of its efforts to support further advancement of Taiwan's semiconductor industry, the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) has unveiled a new program aimed at stimulating...
Tuesday 31 December 2019
China semiconductor equipment expenditure to see double-digit growth in 2020
China's expenditure for semiconductor equipment is expected to grow by a double-digit rate in 2020 as the willingness for expanding capacity by its makers in the IC manufacturing...
Tuesday 31 December 2019
China TWS chipmaker BES Technic to launch IPO
China-based wireless audio SoC supplier BES Technic is to enhance its financial capability through an IPO amid heating competition in China's TWS (true wireless stereo) chip market,...
Tuesday 31 December 2019
Chang Wah and Tian Zheng form partnership for semi equipment market
Chang Wah Electromaterials and Tian Zheng International Precision Machinery have signed a pact for collaboration in the semiconductor inspection equipment sector.
Monday 30 December 2019
Highlights of the day: Taiwan CIS packagers to merge into heavyweight player
Two major Taiwan-based CMOS image sensor packagers Tong Hsing and Kingpark have agreed a merger deal that will make turn them into one of the world's largest packaging firms for the...
Monday 30 December 2019
Global 8K panel shipments to reach 500,000 units in 2020
Global shipments of 8K LCD panels are expected to total 500,000 units in 2020, accounting for a penetration rate of 0.2% of LCD panel shipments worldwide, according to Sigmaintell...
Monday 30 December 2019
China Sci-Tech Innovation Board on track for dynamic growth
China's Sci-Tech Innovation Board, dubbed Chinese NASDAQ market, has grown steadily since its inception in late July 2019 at the Shanghai Stock Exchange, with 69 listed firms having...
Monday 30 December 2019
China-based Loongson unveils new CPUs
China-based CPU developer Loongson has announced its in-house developed 3A4000 series processors, which the company claimed were created without using intellectual properties (IPs)...
Monday 30 December 2019
Capacity utilization of Taiwan PCB industry to stay high in 1H20
The capacity utilization rate of Taiwan's PCB industry in the first half of 2020 will be staying at levels almost as high as that seen in the peak season thanks to demand for substrate...
Friday 27 December 2019
Highlights of the day: TSMC, Taiwan CCL makers to enjoy 5G growth in 2020
With the rising business opportunity of 5G applications, orders for related technologies and components have continued to pick up and are expected to benefit TSMC over its InFO-AiP...
Friday 27 December 2019
BOE to race against Samsung Display for OLED panel capacity, says report
China-based flat panel maker BOE Technology has been shifting its focus to the development OLED panels and is likely to wage a "Game of Chicken" in the race for capacity against Samsung...
Friday 27 December 2019
Japan PCB industry output value continues to slide
The output value of Japan's PCB industry dropped 7.4% from a year earlier to JPY38.34 billion (US$1.27 billion) in October 2019, contracting for the 10th consecutive month, according...
Thursday 26 December 2019
Highlights of the day: Foldable-screen notebooks unlikely at CES
Foldable phones are already a commerical reality, and the market can expect to see more from multiple vendors in 2020. But those who are looking forward to foldable-screen notebooks...
Thursday 26 December 2019
Taiwan businesses urged to create extra values for clients in 5G, AI era
In the era of 5G and AI, Taiwan businesses must sharpen their capabilities of creating more added-value for clients so as to boost their profiles in the global electronics supply...