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Flexible PCB firm Uniflex Technology has reportedly entered the supply chain for Samsung's upcoming Galaxy S10 series with shipments already kicking off, according to industry sources.

Cheng Mei Materials Technology's ousted chairman Ho Chao-yang has warned that the polarizer maker faces risks of default on loan payments following the board room coup, resulting in banks cutting off financial support.

Despite sales growth stagnancy for smartphones, handset PCB suppliers are moving to develop high-end board materials as they believe handsets still have great room for sales growth along with increasing incorporation of new tech functions, according to supply…

Last year at CES, Nvidia's touted much about artificial intelligence (AI) and autonomous driving. But at a CES 2019 pre-show, Nvidia CEO Jen-Hsun Huang's focus clearly switched back to its latest PC GPUs, indicating that the GPU giant may have seen rising…

The world's leading semiconductor suppliers significantly increased their combined market share over the past decade. According to IC Insights, the top-5 semiconductor suppliers accounted for 47% of the world's semiconductor sales in 2018, up 14pp from 10…

State Grid Corp of China will set up pumped-storage hydraulic power plants totaling 6GW to store electricity generated by PV power stations and onshore wind farms, according to China-based media reports.

Taiwan AI startup Yoctol Information is dedicated to offering conversational AI systems as a new channel for enterprises to better communicate with potential customers to boost their marketing effects, and such systems can help build a brand-new social network…

Taiwan chipmaker MediaTek is gearing up to expand its businesses in AI, automotive electronics and ASIC sectors, internally dubbed as the "3A" plan, seeking to reverse in 2019 its two consecutive years of revenue declines, according to industry sources.

DRAM contract prices are set to fall nearly 20% sequentially in the first quarter of 2019, according to DRAMeXchange, which estimated previously a smaller 15% price decrease.

BOE Technology has begun construction of its third 6G flexible OLED panel line in Chongqing with a capacity of 48,000 substrates a month, according to a sina.com report.

Of global demand for solar cells, the proportion for mono-Si models rose from about 30% in 2017 to nearly 50% in 2018, but in all markets other than China, the proportion for poly-Si ones stood at about 70% in 2018. The competition between mono-Si and poly-Si…

Taiwan-based DRAM chipmaker Nanya Technology has estimated 2019 capex at about NT$10 billion (US$324.3 million), significantly lower than the NT$20.4 billion spent in 2018.

Some China-based LED epitaxial wafer and chip makers have resumed capacity expansion since the start 2019, according to industry sources.

Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) has launched two models of smart speakers with an attempt to boost its subscriber base and business dynamics.

Rising chip demand for data centers, AI and IoT applications will still fail to offset the impact of falling demand for Apple's iPhones and other smartphones on 2019 revenues at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), which holds an over 50% share…

Polarizer supplier Cheng Mei Materials Technology (formerly Chimei Materials Technology) has announced a controversial reshuffle of its top management ousting its incumbent chairman Ho Chao-yang.

Taiwan government-sponsored Automotive Research & Testing Center (ARTC) will provide a third-party platform for testing locally-produced components/devices for autonomous driving.

ILI Technology (Ilitek), a MediaTek subsidiary specializing in LCD driver ICs, is expected to see its TDDI chip shipments pick up at least 50% on year in 2019, which may reshuffle the global TDDI supplier rankings in the year, according to industry sources.

Taiwan has proposed a major cut in feed-in-tariff (FIT) for ground-mounted PV power stations for 2019 as a result of serious underestimation of the cost of constructing the facilities, according to energy sector investors.

LINE Pay was the largest mobile e-payment service provider in Taiwan in 2018 with a 22.3% market share, according to Market Intelligence & Consulting Institute (MIC).

Leasing and financing service provider Chailease Finance has inaugurated a rooftop PV system on a 3-story parking garage at Hsinchu Science Park in northern Taiwan.

Clean room engineering specialist Acter saw its annual revenues surge 24.33% on year to hit a record high of NT$14.22 billion (US$461.47 million) in 2018, and expects to significantly benefit from the trend of Taiwan investors in China moving their production…

The global market for NAND flash memory will remain in oversupply in 2019, as the outlook for end-market demand stays weak, according to DRAMeXchange. NAND flash chipmakers have moved to slow down their capacity expansion pace and cut capex this year, aiming…

Commenting on artificial intelligence (AI) and quantum computer development, Chih-Yuan Lu, president of Macronix International and chairman of Ardentec, has noted that costs of AI operation will need to be reduced in order to be broadly adopted for enterprise…

TV panel prices, which fell over 10% on average in the fourth quarter of 2018, will fall further in the first quarter of 2019 due to sluggish demand, but a silver lining is expected to emerge in the second quarter thanks to a production shift at Samsung…

Micron Technology has announced the company is exercising its right to purchase Intel's interest in the parties' joint venture, IM Flash Technologies.

Solar cell maker Tainergy Tech will end production in China and Taiwan, and move it to Vietnam, with the relocation to be completed by the end of June 2019, according to company president Kevin Hsieh.

Automated logistics equipment maker Kenmec Mechanical Engineering will develop smart logistics centers in China, with a small portion of them to be for own use and the remaining available for lease by strategic partners, according to company chairman Frank…

China-based solar wafer makers, in the wake of increasing polysilicon output from local suppliers who are expanding production capacities, are ready o ask for price reductions for the material by at least 5% after Lunar New Year in early February, according to…

Asustek Computer is expected to see its Chromebook shipments top one million units in 2019, thanks to its close relationship with Google and steady supplies from contract manufacturing partners Pegatron and Quanta Computer, according to industry sources.