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Monday 2 April 2018
Electric Power Tech developing driverless cars
Taiwan-based Electric Power Technology (EPTECH), dedicated to manufacturing electric cars and medical devices, is actively developing autonomous driving technology, and it has shipped...
Tuesday 27 March 2018
Worldwide spending on cognitive and AI systems to grow to US$19.1 billion in 2018, says IDC
Worldwide spending on cognitive and artificial intelligence (AI) systems will reach US$19.1 billion in 2018, an increase of 54.2% over the amount spent in 2017, according to IDC....
Thursday 22 March 2018
Power Logic revenues reach new high in 2017, but profits drop over 40% on year
Cooling fan maker Power Logic has reported consolidated revenues of NT$1.29 billion (US$44.07 million) for 2017, up 10.06% on year to reach a new historical high thanks to a significant...
Tuesday 20 March 2018
Compal raises capex sharply for 2018
Compal Electronics has set its 2018 capex at NT$6 billion (US$205.7 million), up over 70% from the NT$3.4 billion spent in 2017 with half of the amount planned to be used in automation...
Tuesday 20 March 2018
Foreign investors urged to tap huge opportunities from Thailand 4.0
Thailand is actively carrying out a spate of economic reforms and infrastructure projects based on the Thailand 4.0 Development Plan launched in 2016, and foreign investors are welcome...
Monday 19 March 2018
Predictive, warning mechanisms to boost manufacturing efficiency
While IoT, big data, AI and machine learning technologies are increasingly applied to improve production process and management, predictive and advance warning mechanisms can be integrated...
Monday 19 March 2018
Min Aik reports profits in 2017
Taiwan-based metal-stamping part supplier Min Aik Precision has announced consolidated revenues of NT$2.47 billion (US$84.08 million) for 2017 with net profits reaching NT$16.51 million...
Friday 16 March 2018
IC distributors seeing upbeat demand for niche-market apps
Robust demand for niche-market ICs particularly high-speed transmission chips and FPGAs will be driving related IC distributors' revenue growth in 2018, according to industry sourc...
Thursday 15 March 2018
UR, Quanta Storage gearing up to enhance cobot sales deployments
To better cash in on the robust worldwide demand for collaborative robots (cobots), leading makers including the Denmark-based Universal Robots (UR) and Taiwan-based Quanta Storage...
Monday 12 March 2018
Adlink reports EPS of NT$1.79 for 2017
IPC player Adlink Technology registered consolidated revenues of NT$10.67 billion (US$362.35 million) for 2017, rising 11.5% on year, but its gross margin was only 37%, leading net...
Friday 2 March 2018
Global PCB industry output value increases 11.7% in 2017, says TPCA
The worldwide PCB industry output value grew 11.7% to US$65 billion in 2017, according to data compiled by Taiwan Printed Circuit Association (TPCA). The on-year growth was the highest...
Friday 23 February 2018
Integrated circuit technology advances continue to amaze, IC Insights finds
The success and proliferation of integrated circuits has largely hinged on the ability of IC manufacturers to continue offering more performance and functionality for the money, according...
Friday 26 January 2018
New Kinpo Group expanding capacities
With the worldwide economy expected to be strong in 2018, the New Kinpo Group is planning to establish three new plants in the Philippines over the next two years, raising the group's...
Thursday 25 January 2018
Worldwide spending on robotics and drones to reach US$103 billion in 2018, says IDC
IDC forecasts worldwide spending on robotics and drones solutions will total US$103.1 billion in 2018, an increase of 22.1% over 2017. By 2021, IDC expects this spending will more...
Monday 8 January 2018
Taiwan PC makers to reap new harvest from automotive electronics
Following years of efforts in establishing their foothold in the automotive electronics application market, major Taiwan PC makers including Wistron, Quanta Computer and Pegatron...