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Wednesday 5 June 2019
Taiwan Hodaka products certified by Boeing
Aluminum-alloy chassis maker Taiwan Hodaka Technology has entered the supply chain of US-based Boeing, passing its certification for alloying casting and extrusion process engineering,...
Wednesday 5 June 2019
Online shopping takes up 16.5% of retail sales in Taiwan in 2018, says MIC
Online shopping sales transaction value accounted for 16.5% of total retail sales value in Taiwan in 2018, up from 12.3% in 2014, according to Market Intelligence & Consulting...
Wednesday 5 June 2019
Ardentec to expand factory site in northern Taiwan
Backend house Ardentec recently broke ground for the second-phase construction of its factory site in Hsinchu, northern Taiwan. The new facility construction is scheduled to complete...
Tuesday 4 June 2019
Four smartphone factors to affect 2019 Taiwan PCB output value
There will be four smartphone market factors affecting Taiwan's PCB production value for 2019, namely the penetration rate for high-end smartphones in emerging countries, deployments...
Tuesday 4 June 2019
Taiwan passes law to accelerate 5G deployments
The deployment of 5G networks and related innovative applications in Taiwan will accelerate now that lawmakers have approved the Telecommunications Management Act enabling the utilization...
Tuesday 4 June 2019
Taiwan GaAs firms diversifying client base
Taiwan-based GaAs IC foundries and epitaxial wafer suppliers intend to diversify their client portfolios to lower their reliance on Apple and Huawei, according to industry sources.
Tuesday 4 June 2019
Semiconductor equipment billings decline in 1Q19, says SEMI
Billings among North American manufacturers of semiconductor production equipment registered both sequential and on-year decreases in the first quarter of 2019.
Monday 3 June 2019
Taiwan memory module firms focus more on niche-market products
Taiwan-based memory module makers have put increased focus on growing sales of their high-margin niche-market product lines to mitigate the impact of falling DRAM and NAND flash prices...
Monday 3 June 2019
Mobo makers brace for sharp declines in shipments to China in 2019
Worldwide motherboard shipments may be worse than previously expected in 2019 as the volumes to China will slip sharply, according to industry sources.
Monday 3 June 2019
WPD obtains loan for Taiwan offshore wind farm
Germany-based WPD has obtained a NT$74.2 billion (US$2.36 billion) loan for developing an offshore wind farm 8km off Taiwan's central county of Yunlin, according to wpd Taiwan Ener...
Friday 31 May 2019
MSI shifts production for US-bound shipments back to Taiwan
Micro-Star International (MSI) is moving some of its production back to Taiwan to avoid the impact of the trade war between the world's two biggest economies, with its local facilities...
Friday 31 May 2019
Taiwan hardware capability is best nutrient for AI development: Q&A with Microsoft Taiwan COO Hedy Ho
Microsoft keeps investing in Taiwan, having set up an IoT innovation center in October 2016, an AI R&D center in January 2018. It alsto introduced an AI 100 project in April 20...
Friday 31 May 2019
MOST showcases GLORIA projects at Computex 2019
Ministry of Science of Technology (MOST)'s Global Research & Industry Alliance (GLORIA) is participating at Computex, showcasing the research results and integrated solutions...
Thursday 30 May 2019
China overtakes Japan as world No. 2 PCB supplier
Taiwan has been the leader in the global PCB sector in terms of production value and technology development, and China has grown rapidly to unseat Japan as the world's second largest...
Thursday 30 May 2019
How does Taiwan become startup hub in Asia?
What players the hub should have is critical to the issue in discussion. The first and foremost important thing is the right attitude. Language proficiency is an essential skill to...