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Monday 29 July 2019
Taiwan TV shipments record double-digit growth in 2Q19, says Digitimes Research
Taiwan's makers shipped 7.16 million LCD TVs in the second quarter of 2019 increasing 14.4% from the previous quarter, as US-based clients required advanced shipments to avoid their...
Friday 26 July 2019
TSMC hiring new staff in Taiwan
TSMC has announced a large-scale hiring plan to support the company's business growth and technology development and is aiming to recruit more than 3,000 new employees in Hsinchu,...
Friday 26 July 2019
Taiwan chipmakers expect rising orders for Nintendo Switch
With Nintendo set to launch its Switch game console in China next month, related chip and component suppliers are expected to see orders for the device ramp up significantly starting...
Friday 26 July 2019
Taiwan PCB firms see pull in of Huawei smartphone orders
Taiwan-based PCB manufacturers have seen orders for Huawei's smartphones pull in rapidly, particularly those for high-end models, according to industry sources.
Friday 26 July 2019
Desktop renewals ahead of Windows 7 EOL drive EMEA PC market in 2Q19, says IDC
The Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) traditional PC market (desktops, notebooks, and workstations) grew 1.1% on year in the second quarter of 2019 and totaled 16.4 million units,...
Friday 26 July 2019
Bio Asia-Taiwan 2019 opens
The Bio Asia-Taiwan 2019 exhibition and conference with the theme "biotech as next growth engine for Asia" is taking place in Taipei during July 24-28, according to co-organizers...
Friday 26 July 2019
Indium Corporation to feature solder paste for LED manufacturing at Touch Taiwan
Indium Corporation will feature its proven Indium3.2HF Solder Paste for LED manufacturing at Touch Taiwan Display International, August 28-30 in Taipei, Taiwan.
Thursday 25 July 2019
Taiwan Mobile expanding ecosystem for IoT solutions exports
Taiwan Mobile is aggressively expanding its domestic telecom ecosystem integrating equipment suppliers and terminal application service providers while seeking to export solutions...
Thursday 25 July 2019
SK Hynix posts sharp decreases in 2Q19 revenues and profits
SK Hynix saw its operating profits fall 89% from a year earlier to KRW638 billion (US$540.8 million) in the second quarter of 2019, when consolidated revenues slid 38% on year to...
Thursday 25 July 2019
MOEA offers Taiwan makers help to move from China to ASEAN, India
Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) on July 23 hosted Taiwan-ASEAN-India Strategic Investment Partnership Forum 2019 in Taipei in a bid to help Taiwanese manufacturers move production...
Wednesday 24 July 2019
Most Taiwan components makers unmotivated about reestablishing local capacity
Taiwan-based components makers are mostly uninterested in reestablishing local production capacity despite server ODMs' wish they did so, as their business scales are not large enough...
Wednesday 24 July 2019
Taiwan June manufacturing index down
Taiwan recorded manufacturing production index (2016 as base year) of 106.78 for June 2019, decreasing 1.77% sequentially and 0.61% on year, according to statistics released on July...
Wednesday 24 July 2019
Zhen Ding invests further in China business
PCB firm Zhen Ding Technology through its subsidiary Avary Holding (Shenzhen) has made CNY350 million (US$50.9 million) worth of investment to fund HongQiSheng Precision Electronics...
Wednesday 24 July 2019
Quanta seeking more non-China-made component sources
Quanta Computer has started seeking more non-China-made server components to avoid the possibility of being accused of using transshipments to avoid US tariffs, according to industry...
Wednesday 24 July 2019
Taiwan IC testing service providers see growing 5G orders
Taiwan-based IC testing service providers including Integrated Service Technology (IST), Materials Analysis Technology (MA-Tek) and Sporton International, have seen customers' demand...