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The trade tensions between Japan and Korea are expected to drive up memory prices, prompting the chip and module vendors to accelerate inventory adjustments, after which they will increase orders for their supply chain partners, including backend service…

As shipments of 5G network equipment and terminal devices are set to trend up steadily, major global chipmakers are all gearing up for close combats in the 5G chipset market by releasing diverse power-saving chip solutions to meet customer needs, according to…

Second- and third-tier China-based PERC solar cell makers have cut prices to levels significantly lower than those quoted by first-tier ones, according to industry sources.

AMOLED touch sensor provider HannsTouch Solution has report net profits of NT$280 million (US$9.008 million) for the second quarter of 2019, up 19.39% on quarter and 81.88% on year. EPS for the quarter came to NT$0.39 compared to NT$0.32 a quarter earlier.

Acer is set to showcase a broader product lineup for its Concept D series targeting the CAD market at IFA in early September.

Sales of handsets in the Taiwan market totaled 513,000 units in June, down 11% on month but up 13.78% on year, according data compiled by local channels.

NAND flash vendors are gearing up to roll out their high-end solutions for datacenter and high-end enterprise products while stepping up their pace of technology transitions. Competition among them is set to be fierce in 2020, according to industry sources.

Compal Electronics' server team has shifted its operation focus from cloud to edge computing, and is vying for orders for edge computing servers from China's top-3 telecom carriers, according to sources from the upstream supply chain.

Taiwan-based memory backend specialists have seen clear order visibility through the fourth quarter of 2019, as they have directly or indirectly tapped into the supply chains of major non-Korea memory suppliers including Toshiba Memory (TMC) and Micron…

Polymer and high-tech materials supplier Covestro is developing innovative material solutions for 5G devices, such as base stations, active antenna units and other equipment, according to company sources.

LED chip maker Opto Tech has seen booming demand for Si-based sensor chips with shipments scheduled through November 2019, and expects shipments in 2019 to grow 20-30% on year, according to the company.

LCD driver IC design specialist Novatek Microelectronics has disclosed net profits of NT$2.13 billion (US$68.5 million) for the second quarter of 2019, the highest for nearly 11 years.

HeJian Technology (Suzhou), a chipmaking subsidiary of United Microelectronics (UMC), has halted its plans for an initial public offering on the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE).

Taiwan received export orders totaling US$38.50 billion in June 2019, decreasing 0.6% sequentially and 0.5% on year, according to the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA).

Taiwan-based startup BlockChain Security has launched Blockchain Witness app for preserving digital data as evidences for legal purposes, according company CEO Po Huang.

Specialty DRAM and flash memory chipmaker Winbond Electronics on July 22 held a beam-raising ceremony for its new 12-inch wafer plant in Kaohsiung, southern Taiwan. The new facility is on track to have Winbond's in-house developed 20nm process technology ready…

TSMC plans to increase its capex this year to support chipmaking on 7nm and 5nm processes, demand for which will be mainly driven by 5G applications. During TSMC's migration to even more advanced nodes, EUV will be crucial to cutting costs. As 5G is expected…

Apple has been increasing control over its supply chain in the past few years and has been expanding its supplier base to bargaining chips in price negotiations, according to sources from the upstream supply chain.

The combination of 5G networks and 8K technologies is likely to enrich applications in the fields such as manufacturing, medical care and security monitoring, boosting demand for 8K TVs in 2020, according to industry observers.

Pegatron has reportedly entered the supply chain of the third-generation Google Glass featuring a design that is lighter than the previous generations, according to sources from the upstream supply chain.

China's leading PCB maker Shennan Circuits (SCC) has estimated its net earnings for the first half of 2019 at CNY420-470 million (US$61.06-68.33 million) for an annual growth of 50-70%, with the growth suggesting China's 5G infrastructure deployment is still…

Chipmakers are aggressively improving their new 96-layer 3D NAND process yield rates, looking to have the technology become the mainstream in 2020, according to industry sources.

Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) approved 282 projects proposed by local investors looking to invest in China during January-June 2019, with total investment value of US$2.079 billion slipping 51.01% on year due to the US-China trade disputes.

Taiwan PCB makers, boasting a significant presence in the supply chain of Apple, are quietly gearing up for specs upgrades on their products to support 5G smartphones, according to industry sources.

Taiwan-based VCSEL sensing component makers including HLJ Technology and TrueLight will be able to continue to ramp up their shipments in the second half of 2019, driven by the increasing popularity of true wireless stereo (TWS) Bluetooth headsets, according…

Pure-play foundry Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is stepping up the construction of its new factory site in Tainan, southern Taiwan, while its application to set up another new site designed for processes beyond 3nm in Hsinchu, northern…

Taiwan makers should consider automated production lines when relocating their plants, applying the Industry 4.0 concept into their facilities to enhance long-term competitiveness, according to Li Lee Jen, partner of IBM Global Business Services.

Osense Technology, founded in 2017, is a developer of artificial intelligence (AI) and augmented reality (AR) applications, mainly developing object recognition solutions for in-door space, according to company CEO Joseph Wang.

AR can create brand-new gaming experience, but for industry applications, AR can help firms tackle their long-existing pain points, according to Roger Lu, founder and CEO of Mind & Idea Fly (Mifly), a Taiwan startup dedicated to multimedia AR/VR content…

Content distribution network (CDN), which has been around for over 20 years, is still enjoying strong growth every year, as consumers' demand for digital content's quality has grown from HD to Full HD and then 4K and now the latest 8K, according to Light Lin,…