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TSMC may not have been entirely unscathed in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic that has disrupted production and chilled end-market demand, but the outlook of for the foundry's advanced manufacturing processes remains robust, with its 5nm node on track to…

The fast spreading coronavirus pandemic is hurting both supply and demand of the global handset industry.

Taiwan-based IPC maker Ennoconn, which has seen its capacity in China recover to regular levels since mid March, expects its revenues to see a mild sequential slip in first-quarter 2020 due to constrained supply, but sales will pick up quarterly for the rest…

Taiwan-based Bright Sheland International, a provider of total industrial liquid filtration and purification solutions, sees its plants in southern Taiwan running with a three-shift operation to fulfill increased orders from clients in Asia and the US,…

Global semiconductor materials market revenue edged down 1.1% in 2019, according to SEMI.

EMS provider Lite-On Technology has disclosed it originally planned to transfer its SSD business unit to Kioxia Holdings on April 1, 2020, but the Japanese memory company has been unable to finish the takeover procedures due to delay in the wake of coronavirus…

PCB maker Dynamic Electronics managed to swing to profitability in 2019 and expects stable shipment growth in the first half of 2020 but remains cautious about its revenue prospects for the second half due to impacts from the coronavirus pandemic.

Light guide plate (LGP) maker Global Lighting Technologies (GLT) has said that it will focus on ramping up shipments for IT applications in 2020 as prospects of TV applications are not clear.

Though IC design houses have recently seen demand from US-based datacenter clients slow down, server makers continue to enjoy strong orders from such clients, according to sources from the upstream supply chain.

Taiwan-based PCB maker Zhen Ding Technology saw its net profit for 2019 rise 7.5% on year to hit a record high of NT$12.402 billion (US$409.78 million) on total revenues of NT$120.068 billion, and will be proceeding with multiple investment projects despite…

TSMC is on track to move 5nm process technology to volume production in second-quarter 2020 as scheduled, and continues to see the process capacity fully booked despite recent speculation claiming that the foundry has been requested by Apple to defer…

Car-use camera and GPS navigation device maker Mitac Digital Technology will invest NT$1.5 billion (US$49.5 million) to set up a factory focusing on R&D of automotive electronics, AI-based application of images and IoV (Internet of vehicle) devices at Taiwan's…

MagnaChip Semiconductor has announced that certain of its wholly-owned subsidiaries have entered into a definitive agreement to sell the company's Foundry Services Group and the factory in Cheongju (Fab 4), the larger of its two 8-inch manufacturing…

HTC will team up with Extra, a leading distributor of consumer electronics products in Saudi Arabia, to build a VR-based theme park-like center, dubbed Xtra Life, in Al Khbor, according to Lee Wen-tsai, vice president of business solutions at HTC Vive.

Taiwan-based Trusval Technology is able to beat its larger international peers to provide a leading foundry chipmaker functional water supply systems for use in EUV-based manufacturing processes, according to industry sources.

Stay-at-home needs triggered by the coronavirus-imposed lockdowns in many parts of the world have boosted demand for enterprise and educational notebooks and tablets. Taiwan-based notebook ODMs now expect robust shipment growth in second-quarter 2020. But many…

Unimicron Technology has seen clear visibility of IC substrate orders throughout the third quarter of 2020, which is expected to further drive up the firm's profits for the year.

PCB and IC substrate supplier Unimicron Technology has revised upward its capex target for 2020 to NT$24.07 billion (US$794.8 million), a record high.

NAND flash controller specialist Phison Electronics has disclosed plans to expand its factory site in northern Taiwan with total investment estimated at NT$1.4 billion (US$46.2 million), seeking to strengthen its R&D to capitalize on strong demand for 5G and…

Taiwan-based driver IC backend specialists have landed short lead-time orders for business notebooks and tablets that will be used mostly to support remote working and studying needs, according to industry sources.

Optical lens module maker Genius Electronic Optical (GSEO) has reported net profit of NT$2.522 billion (US$83.29 million) with EPS reaching NT$24.79 for 2019.

Samsung Display reportedly plans to shut down ahead of schedule four of its LCD panel production lines as early as in the third quarter of 2020, as the vendor is looking to accelerate its exit from the LCD segment, according to industry sources.

Taiwan's notebook ODMs are poised to see strong shipments in the second quarter of 2020, particularly those of enterprise and educational models to meet massive remote work and learning needs amid the coronavirus pandemic, allowing them to raise shipment…

Foxconn (Hon Hai) has reported net profit of NT$115.308 billion (US$3.81 billion) for 2019, falling 10.66% on year, with gross margin for the year dropping to a record low of 5.91%.

Taiwan's ODMs including Compal Electronics and Quanta Computer will continue to generate more revenues from non-notebook segments for further profit improvement in 2020 despite recent strong demand for notebooks, according to industry sources.

The coronavirus outbreak has spurred stay-at-home economy, driving demand for related applications such as servers, commercial notebooks, gaming consoles and set-top boxes (STB), according to sources at memory backend houses.

Taiwan Association of Machinery Industry (TAMI) has worked with ICT industries and academic organizations to formulate short-, mid- and long-term strategies for developing smart machinery in Taiwan, according to TAMI chairman Alex Ko.

A university research team has been developing AI-based analysis of general blood data to screen out phlebotomy cases with high risks for blood cancer.

TSMC will start installing its advanced 3nm process manufacturing equipment at its new factory site in southern Taiwan in October 2020, according to a recent Chinese-language Economic Daily News report.

With Amazon giving priority of its product delivery to daily necessities and pushing back that for PC products, most PC vendors are now seeking alternative ways to ship their devices to clients, according to sources from the upstream supply chain.