As the COVID-19 pandemic forced millions of people around the world to work from home, Taiwan’s export orders grew at their fastest pace in nearly two…
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TSMC secures government subsidies and picks site for $12 billion U.S. plant
TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.) has secured government subsidies for a planned $12 billion U.S. chip plant to be built in…
Little-known data show signs of a tech rebound from COVID-19 shutdown
Buried in a set of little-known data are early signs that the hardware side of the tech sector may be showing a rebound from the pandemic-driven plunge…
Taiwan’s 2020 GDP expected to drop to 5-year low amid pandemic
Taiwan’s economic growth is likely to drop to its lowest point in five years in 2020 as the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic hurts domestic consumption and…
U.S.-China fight over chipmaker TSMC rattles tech industry
On Friday, the Trump administration banned TSMC and rival chipmakers using American equipment from supplying China’s Huawei Technologies Co. without …
TSMC expands U.S. manufacturing with $12 billion chip fabrication plant
Last week, TSMC announced last week that is expanding its manufacturing footprint within the U.S. The new facility will be built in Arizona…
Apple supplier TSMC to build multibillion-dollar chip plant in Arizona with Trump admin backing
In a potential realignment of global trade, TSMC is planning to build a multibillion-dollar chip plant in Arizona with Trump administration backing…
Apple urges Chinese supplier to challenge Foxconn in bid to step up competition
Apple has made a move the company hopes will create a formidable alternative to another of its longtime suppliers, Taiwan’s Foxconn …
Apple investing $334 million in new Mini-LED and microLED display factory in Taiwan
Apple is reportedly planning to expand its investment in Taiwan by building a new plant in the Longtan section of Hsinchu Science Park, northern Taiwan …
U.S. Senate, Google ban use of Zoom teleconferencing service
Both the U.S. Senate and Google have banned members and employees from using video conferencing service Zoom. The moves come after two weeks…
Governments, companies ban use of Zoom over security concerns
Taiwan has joined Elon Musk’s SpaceX and New York City’s Department of Education in barring all official use of Zoom, becoming one of the first…
Apple iPhone assembler Foxconn secures enough workers for all China factories
Foxconn issued a statement Sunday night in which it said the company has secured enough workers to meet “seasonal demand” at all major China factories …
As expected, Taiwan exports fell in February, but at a far slower pace
Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, Taiwan’s export orders in February fell for a second month, but at a far slower pace than they did in January…
Apple adjusts due to coronavirus to keep next-gen iPhones on track
Apple is course correcting for the coronavirus in order to keep next-gen iPhones and other products on track. Apple is showing no signs of changing…
Apple moves some production from China to Taiwan due to coronavirus
Amid the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak in China, Apple moves production of some of its top devices from China to Taiwan in order to diversify…
Coronavirus outbreak could disrupt Apple’s MacBook plans
Chinese assemblers of notebooks, including Apple MacBooks, face the possibility of component shortages due to the coronavirus outbreak …
Ming-Chi Kuo: Foxconn moves some iPhone assembly from China to India and Taiwan due to coronavirus
Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo says some Foxconn iPhone assembly has been moved from China to India and Taiwan due to the coronavirus impact on production…
Foxconn pledges to start up Wisconsin electronics plant this year
Foxconn founder Terry Gou pledged to start up a long-delayed electronics plant in Wisconsin this year. Gou said the plant will drive his company’s vision…
Much at stake Saturday in Taiwan’s presidential, parliamentary elections
Aside from its key role in the global supply chain as a high-tech manufacturer, mostly notably as an Apple Inc supplier, Taiwan is in a strategic location…
Apple doubles AirPods Pro production from 1 million to 2 million units per month amid strong demand
Apple has asked little-known Luxshare-ICT to double production of AirPods Pro earphones at its Chinese facilities to 2 million units a month…
Apple kowtows to China by censoring Taiwan flag emoji
In a recent update to iOS 13.1, Apple’s iPhone operating system, Apple reportedly removed the Taiwanese flag emoji from its keyboard…
iPhone 11 sales beat market expectations in Taiwan; robust sales expected in the coming months
Initial sales of Apple’s iPhone 11 lineup in Taiwan have beat market expectation and are expected to continue enjoying robust sales…
Foxconn’s Terry Gou quits Taiwan’s KMT, paving way for independent presidential bid
Terry Gou, the founder of Apple supplier Foxconn, quit Taiwan’s main opposition party on Thursday…
Apple is developing rooftop solar in Taiwan for soy sauce facility
Apple Inc. is developing rooftop solar arrays with Taiwan’s Wan Ja Shan Brewery Co., best known for its popular soy sauce…
Trump admin tariff threats spur exodus of manufacturers from China
Electronics makers are shifting manufacturing from China in order to side-step Trump administration tariffs…
Morgan Stanley: Apple has multiple options to lower potential import tariff impact
Morgan Stanley analysts believe that Apple will take multiple steps to mitigate tariffs on Chinese imports to the United States, including employing non-Chinese assemblers and suppliers…
China-friendly Taiwan mayor beats Foxconn’s Terry Gou in opposition’s presidential primary
A China-friendly mayor in Taiwan on Monday won the opposition party’s nomination for the 2020 presidential election, beating Foxconn founder Terry Gou…
Gene Munster: Timing of Apple production shift out of China is suspicious
Loup Ventures Managing Partner Gene Munster discusses Apple Inc.’s possible production shift out of China…
U.S.-China trade deal or not, Apple has reasons to cut Chinese manufacturing exposure
Though trade tensions might be the immediate catalyst behind Apple’s reported efforts to explore moving a meaningful portion of iPhone production out of China…
Foxconn founder Terry Gou urges Apple to move production out of China
The billionaire founder of Apple Inc.’s largest supplier asked the U.S. company to move part of its sprawling production chain from China to neighboring Taiwan…
Apple looks willing to help struggling iPhone-display maker Japan Display
Japan Display Inc., which makes liquid-crystal display panels for the iPhone XR, is running out of cash…
Apple Store Xinyi A13 opens in Taipei, Taiwan
Apple opened Apple Xinyi A13 in Taiwan today, welcoming thousands of customers in the bustling Xinyi district of Taipei…
Apple Xinyi A13 opens Saturday in Taipei
Apple Xinyi A13 will open Saturday in Taipei’s bustling Xinyi district. At Apple’s latest store in Taiwan, customers can explore…
Apple supplier Japan Display gets $729 million lifeline as Apple agrees to wait for money owed
Japan Display also on Thursday said “a client” to which it owed money had agreed to halving the pace of repayment…
Chinese-Taiwanese group to delay bailout funding for Apple supplier Japan Display
A Chinese-Taiwanese group is delaying an up to 80 billion yen ($729.33 million) investment planned…
Why Samsung and Apple’s X-class iPhone OLED screens are too expensive to fix
OLED displays are complicated, delicate creatures. OLED displays contain an ultra-thin layer of…
After meeting with President Trump, Foxconn’s Terry Gou to visit Wisconsin
Foxconn billionaire chairman Terry Gou has met United States President Donald Trump…
Rescue of Apple supplier Japan Display leaves Japan red-faced
Japan Display’s rescue is an embarrassing necessity for Tokyo…
Apple supplier Japan Display agrees to $2.1 billion bailout
A Chinese-Taiwanese group will take control of Apple Inc supplier Japan Display…
China calls out Apple for ‘incorrect’ references to Taiwan and Hong Kong
One of China’s top government-linked think tanks has called out Apple Inc…
Apple’s iPhone XR was Taiwan’s top-selling smartphone in November
In a new supply chain report published today we learn that Apple managed…
Chinese raise ruckus over Apple’s iPhone presentation that mentions Taiwan and Hong Kong
A publicity event for Apple’s new smartphones that referred to ‘Hong Kong,’ ‘Taiwan’ and ‘China’ as separate markets…
