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Monday 3 August 2020
Taiwan can supply 90% of key technologies for space industry
Taiwan's ecosystem is able to supply 90% of the key technologies needed to support development of a space industry, according to Lin Chun-liang, director general for National Space...
Monday 3 August 2020
Seiko Epson aims to ship 400,000 printers in Taiwan in 2020
Seiko Epson aims to ship 400,000 printers in the Taiwan market in 2020, approximately remaining unchanged on year, according to James Lu, president for Epson Taiwan Technology &...
Monday 3 August 2020
Taiwan 2Q20 economic growth estimated at -0.73%
Taiwan's economic growth for second-quarter 2020 is preliminarily estimated at -0.73%, 1.23pp lower than the 0.50% increase forecast in May 2020, according to the Directorate General...
Monday 3 August 2020
IoV to maximize traffic efficiency, says Siemens Mobility Taiwan CEO
The ultimate purpose of applying IoV (Internet of vehicle) to urban traffic is to maximize its efficiency, according to Thomas Stein, CEO for the Taiwan branch of Siemens Mobility.
Monday 3 August 2020
Taiwan ICT product shipments may slow down in 2H20, says TIER
Shipment momentum for servers, datacenter servers, notebooks and tablets has shown signs of deceleration as many countries begin lifting coronavirus-induced lockdowns, according to...
Friday 31 July 2020
Acer to enjoy robust Chromebook sales in 3Q20
Despite a deceleration in demand from the work-from-home segment, Acer's notebook orders from the education segment, particularly those for Chromebooks, remain robust in the third...
Friday 31 July 2020
Taiwan CCL makers cautious about 3Q20
CCL firms including Iteq and Taiwan Union Technology (TUC) are cautious about the third quarter, due mainly to a slowdown in demand for 5G base station equipment from China, according...
Friday 31 July 2020
Huawei unseats Samsung in smartphone ranking
Huawei shipped more smartphones worldwide than any other vendor for the first time in the second quarter of 2020, marking the first quarter in nine years that a company other than...
Thursday 30 July 2020
HwaCom to manage 5G IoV experimental field in Taiwan
HwaCom Systems, a Taiwan-based provider of system integration services, will be in charge of an experimental field for testing 5G IoV-based smart transportation solutions, according...
Wednesday 29 July 2020
Luxshare aims to lead in iPhone supply chain, say sources
With the acquisition of Wistron's plants in China, Luxshare aims to take over Foxconn's position as the largest iPhone manufacturer, according to sources from the upstream supply...
Wednesday 29 July 2020
Taiwan 1H20 patent applications down
Local and foreign applicants applied for 33,954 patents in Taiwan in first-half 2020, decreasing 4.45% on year mainly due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to Intellectual Property...
Wednesday 29 July 2020
Taiwan 2Q20 TV shipments climb over 30%, says Digitimes Research
Taiwan-based TV makers saw their shipments surge 33.8% sequentially to 6.22 million units in second-quarter 2020 as demand from clients in North America remained strong despite the...
Wednesday 29 July 2020
HPE reportedly to move server R&D to Taiwan
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) is reportedly planning to shift its server hardware R&D resources to Taiwan and is scaling down its existing operations in Houston, according...
Wednesday 29 July 2020
Taiwan urged to accelerate quantum computing development
Taiwan-based IT companies' progresses in quantum computing remain unclear, which could lead to the country missing out on the opportunity from a tech segment that both the US and...
Wednesday 29 July 2020
Taiwan eyeing precision health sector, says science minister
Taiwan is in a good position to develop precision healthcare, thanks to its large volumes of medical data, strong semiconductor ecosystem and ICT manufacturing capability, according...