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TSMC CEO CC Wei has disclosed the foundry's more optimism about chip demand for 5G smartphones in 2020, and its forecast of the 5G smartphone penetration rate next year has already been revised upward to 15% from its previous single-digit estimate m...

Quanta Computer has started shipping 5G x86 servers to Japan's Rakuten, and is in talks with a number of Europe- and US-based telecom carriers for shipments slated to kick off in the second half of 2020, according to company senior vice president Mi...

Taiwan-based Holtek Semiconductor has developed its first AI chip solution to tap smart living application opportunities and has also launched a spate of new MCU products for automotive, security, and sensor applications, according to industry source...

Motech Industries is showcasing N-type TOPCon (tunnel oxide passivated contact) solar cells featuring an energy conversion rate of 23.1% at Energy Taiwan 2019 during October 16-18...

Global demand for infrastructure equipment such as base stations, active antenna units, transceivers in the next-generation 5G era will increase 10-fold as compared to those required in the 4G networks, Covestro, a Germany-based supplier of specialt...

Quanta Computer has developed its first autonomous vehicle, and tested in recently in the US, according to company senior vice president Mike Yang....

Diodes' planned takeover of Lite-On Semiconductor has gained regulatory approvals in the US and Taiwan, but China's regulatory body has recently claimed that both firms have failed to send related documents for review in accordance with its antitru...

The commercialization of 5G is injecting momentum into the serve industry. Taiwan-based ODM Quanta Computer expects impressive results for its server lines next year, with shipments to telecom carriers in Europe and the US to start in second-half 202...

LG Innotek has announced it has developed an automotive communication module based on Qualcomm's 5G chip....

China market demand for interactive white boards (IWB) has been gaining momentum thanks to the country's strenuous efforts in promoting intelligent education programs, allowing its top-2 homegrown suppliers Shiyuan Electronic Technology and HiteVisi...

Germany's Covestro, a leading supplier of specialty chemical and plastics materials, has performed well in global digitalized business development, which is expected to contribute revenues of EUR1 billion (US$1.107 billion) to the company by the end...

Appier, a Taiwan-based start-up business developing AI-based solutions for precision marketing, has acquired a 100% stake in Japan-based Emotion Intelligence (Emin) AI startup, according to Appier co-founder and CEO Yu Chih-han....

LCD panel maker AU Optronics (AUO) is exhibiting SunBravo series high-efficiency multi-busbar PV modules at Energy Taiwan 2019 during October 16-18....

TSMC is set to enjoy another year of record-high sales in 2019, but net profits are unlikely to break the record high set last year due mainly to disappointing results during the first half of the year, according to market sources....

Government-sponsored Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) has signed an MoU with Japan-based e-commerce operator Rakuten to help Taiwan-based vendors sell products in Japan, Germany and France through Rakuten's online shopping platform...

LED packaging service provider Everlight Electronics has obtained orders for LEDs used in automotive 3D taillights from US, South Korean and Chinese automakers, with shipments having already begung in third-quarter 2019, according to industry sources...

Global shipments of Google's just-unveiled Pixel 4 lineup are expected to approach 12-14 million units as the company is expanding its cooperation with telecom operators to promote the new models, according to sources from Taiwan's handset supply c...

Leading-edge processes, defined as sub-28nm technologies, accounted for the largest portion in terms of monthly installed capacity available in 2015. By the end of 2019, sub-28nm capacity is forecast to represent about 49% of the IC industry's total...

Huawei has announced that during the first three quarters of 2019 it generated CNY610.8 billion (US$86.05 billion) in revenues, an increase of 24.4% on year. The company's net profit margin in the period was 8.7%....

FIH Mobile, a Hong Kong-listed handset arm of Foxconn Technology Group (Hon Hai Precision Industry), is expected to see its fourth-quarter revenues driven by shipments for the new Google Pixel 4 device, according to market sources....