The production value in Taiwan’s semiconductor industry this year is expected to soar 31.8 percent from last year to NT$3.6 trillion (US$129 billion), outpacing 10.1 percent growth in the global semiconductor industry, market researcher the Market Intelligence and Consulting Institute (產業情報研究所) said yesterday.
The Taipei-based researcher attributed the strong outlook for the local semiconductor industry to demand for chips used in notebook computers amid a COVID-19 pandemic-induced stay-at-home economy, as well as emerging applications from 5G and artificial intelligence to automotive electronics.
Production in the foundry segment, a pillar of Taiwan’s semiconductor industry, is to expand 20 percent annually to NT$1.9 trillion,
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC, 台積電) yesterday said that another employee has tested positive for COVID-19, but that its operations are normal.
The Hsinchu-based chipmaker said that an employee at its Taichung fab had developed mild COVID-19 symptoms and was staying in New Taipei City.
The employee had not been in the office for several days, TSMC said, without specifying whether the employee worked at its headquarters at the Hsinchu Science Park (新竹科學園區).
More than 10 people who had close contact with the employee were quarantined, or were practicing self-health management, it added.
Since the Central Epidemic Command Center raised the COVID-19 alert to
Taipei, May 25 (CNA) The global semiconductor market is expected to grow 10.9 percent in 2021 due to strong demand for notebook computers, internet-related devices and other electronic products, according to a major government think tank.