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Monday 22 June 2020
Pegatron to boost non-China production ratio to 10-20% in 2021
Taiwan ODM Pegatron will gradually boost its non-China production ratio to 10-20% by 2021 to cushion possible impacts of intensifying US-China trade tensions, according to company...
Monday 22 June 2020
Qisda constructing factory in Vietnam
EMS provider Qisda is constructing a factory in Vietnam to cope with the impact of US-China trade disputes, with completion scheduled for October 2020, according to company chairman...
Monday 22 June 2020
Taiwan makers still investing in China
Although some Taiwan-based makers with factories in China have been moving or plan to relocate production lines out of China to cope with the US-China trade disputes, others are still...
Tuesday 16 June 2020
Samsung unlikely to partner with Huawei
Samsung Electronics is unlikely to be a foundry partner of Huawei to support the Chinese vendor's "de-Americanization" of its supply chain in the wake of the US trade sanctions, according...
Wednesday 10 June 2020
Government subsidies crucial for new TSMC fab establishment in US
TSMC is in talks with the US government about relevant subsidies for its new wafer fab in Arizona so that the foundry is able to implement the investment plan, said TSMC chairman...
Monday 8 June 2020
TaiSol positive about 2H20 shipments of 5G base station, handset cooling solutions
TaiSol Electronics has seen strong shipment pull-ins from Chinese 5G infrastructure and smartphone clients starting June, with its production lines all running at full capacity to...
Thursday 4 June 2020
Taiwan emerging as new server manufacturing hub
Taiwan is set to become a new manufacturing hub for servers, as Supermicro, Quanta Computer, Wiwynn and others as well as related components makers are fast expanding production capacity...
Friday 29 May 2020
TI remains top analog IC supplier
With analog sales of US$10.2 billion and a 19% market share, Texas Instruments held a firm grip on its position as the leading supplier of analog devices in 2019, according to IC...
Friday 29 May 2020
Taiwan analog IC firms to post revenue growth in 2020
Taiwan-based analog IC suppliers, pinpointed as among the beneficiaries of US-China trade tensions, are expected to post impressive revenue results for 2020 despite coronavirus headwinds,...
Friday 29 May 2020
PTI sees little impact of US ban on Huawei
Memory backend specialist Powertech Technology (PTI) expects new US trade sanctions against Huawei not to significantly affect its operations, but it will take 1-2 weeks for the company...
Wednesday 27 May 2020
Largan sells China plant
Smartphone-use lens module maker Largan Precision has taken a major step in expanding capacity in Taiwan by remitting back about NT$11 billion (US$367 million) in income from selling...
Wednesday 27 May 2020
Sporton busy fulfilling orders for inspecting 5G sub-6GHz chips, handsets
Taiwan-based Sporton International has been busy fulfilling orders from MediaTek for testing and certifying its 5G sub-6 GHz mobile SoCs as well as orders from Chinese handset vendors...
Wednesday 27 May 2020
Chang Wah to double QFN leadframe capacity in 2020
Leadframe specialist Chang Wah Technology (CWTC) has disclosed plans to expand production capacity for QFN (quad flat no-lead) leadframes at its factory sites in China and Taiwan...
Wednesday 27 May 2020
Raising IC self-sufficiency increasingly difficult for China
US vendors remain dominant players in the global front-end semiconductor equipment market segment, which will be a critical factor blocking China's ambition of raising self-sufficiency...
Tuesday 26 May 2020
IC analysis labs see slowdown in 2H20 demand from Huawei, US chipmakers
Taiwan IC analysis and inspection labs are expected to see demand from US chipmakers and Huawei/HiSilicon weaken in the second half of the year on uncertainties arising from the coronavirus...