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Wednesday 26 September 2018
Foxconn ranks top ODM TV maker in August, says firm
Foxconn Electronics ranked the top ODM TV maker in August with shipments increasing 7.4% on year to 1.45 million units, buoyed by orders from Sony, according to data from China-based...
Friday 21 September 2018
Sony Mobile takes on Apple, Oppo in Taiwan with Xperia XZ3
Undeterred by the launch of iPhone XS and XS Max, Sony Mobile Communications has introduced its Xperia XZ3 in the Taiwan market, with the availability to begin in early October at...
Wednesday 12 September 2018
Backend firm Kingpak expanding capacity for auto CIS
Backend house Kingpak Technology will complete the first phase of its capacity expansion by the end of 2018 to satisfy growing demand for automotive CMOS image sensors (CIS), according...
Friday 24 August 2018
Taiwan handsets - 2Q 2018

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Friday 10 August 2018
IC distributors WT Micro, Edom to see robust growths in 3Q18
IC distributors WT Microelectronics and Edom Technology are both expected to enjoy robust sequential revenue growths in the third quarter driven mainly by a pick-up in chip demand...
Friday 29 June 2018
China semi capex to be larger than Europe and Japan combined in 2018, says IC Insights
IC Insights has forecast that China-headquartered companies will spend US$11.0 billion in semiconductor industry capex in 2018, which would represent 10.6% of the expected worldwide...
Friday 15 June 2018
Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium launched in Taiwan
Sony Mobile Communications has launched its latest flagship smartphone, the Xperia XZ2 Premium, in the Taiwan market with the availability to begin in the second half of July. The...
Wednesday 30 May 2018
Sony releases 0.5-type OLED microdisplay with UXGA resolution
Sony has announced the upcoming release of the ECX339A OLED microdisplay featuring UXGA (1600 x 1200 resolution), the highest in class for a 0.5-type. This product achieves the world's...
Friday 23 March 2018
Galaxy S9+ materials cost US$43 more than previous versions, says IHS Markit
The new Samsung Galaxy S9+ equipped with 64GB of NAND flash memory (model number SM-G965U1) carries a bill of materials (BOM) cost of US$375.80, much higher than for previous versions...
Wednesday 14 March 2018
Sony Xperia XZ2 launched in Taiwan
Sony Mobile Communications has launched its latest flagship model, Xperia XZ2, in the Taiwan market with the availability to begin on March 21 at a price tag of NT$24,990 (US$854).
Friday 2 March 2018
Almost 100 IC wafer fabs closed or repurposed from 2009-2017, says IC Insights
Semiconductor manufacturers around the world have closed or repurposed 92 wafer fabs from 2009-2017, according to data compiled by IC Insights.
Tuesday 27 February 2018
Taiwan handsets – 4Q 2017

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Monday 26 February 2018
Samsung looks to innovative S9 camera to energize Galaxy S smartphone sales, IHS says
At MWC 2018, Samsung launched the Galaxy S9 and S9 Plus with an evolutionary design building on Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus. Samsung is focusing on enhanced camera capabilities to differentiate...
Wednesday 21 February 2018
Taiwan LCD TVs – 4Q 2017
Asia overtook North America to become Taiwan LCD TV suppliers' largest market in the fourth quarter of 2017, as a result of dramatic increases in shipments to China of Foxconn-made...
Wednesday 14 February 2018
Facebook to launch two smart speakers in July 2018
Facebook is set to officially foray into the global smart speaker market in mid-2018 by launching two new models, codenamed Aloha and Fiona - both with 15-inch touchscreens - in July...