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Monday 27 May 2019
Less than a quarter of Taiwan monitor shipments to be impacted by US tariff hike, says Digitimes Research
Some of Taiwan's monitor makers have begun looking for suitable production sites outside of China, as they brace for the 25% tariffs on Chinese goods. But only around 23% of Taiwan's...
Monday 27 May 2019
Taiwan 1Q19 economic growth estimated at 1.71%
Taiwan's economic growth for first-quarter 2019 is estimated at 1.71%, 0.01pp lower than the 1.72% preliminarily estimated in April 2019, according to the Directorate General of Budget,...
Friday 24 May 2019
Bosch hits record Taiwan sales in 2018
Germany-based Bosch generated revenues of NT$16.3 billion (US$529 million) in the Taiwan market in 2018, the highest-ever annual level with 24% growth on year, according to managing...
Friday 24 May 2019
JDI seeks bailout deal to secure funds for OLED production, says Digitimes Research
With the prospects of the financially-battered Japan Display (JUI) to secure new sources of funds in the Japanese market becoming dim after the company reported its fifth consecutive...
Friday 24 May 2019
Foundries seeing order visibility turn weak
Pure-play foundries have seen order visibility for the third quarter of 2019 become blurred by the impact of the US trade ban on China's Huawei, according to industry sources.
Friday 24 May 2019
Taiwan April manufacturing production index up on year
Taiwan recorded manufacturing production index (2016 as base year) of 104.30 for April 2019, decreasing 0.74% sequentially but increasing 0.94% on year, according to the Ministry...
Friday 24 May 2019
Huawei stepping up memory chip purchases from Japan, Korea
Huawei is looking to step up purchases of memory chips from its Japan- and South Korea-based suppliers, including Toshiba Memory and SK Hynix, according to industry sources.
Thursday 23 May 2019
Taiwan CCL firms on track to expand production capacities in China
Taiwan-based copper-clad laminate (CCL) firms including Asia Electronic Materials (AEM), Elite Materials (EMC), Iteq and Taiflex Scientific, are on track to build additional new production...
Thursday 23 May 2019
Taiwan telecom operators to stop selling new phones from Huawei
Taiwan's five leading telecom operators have said that they will stop selling new smartphones made by Huawei due to concerns of after-sale services after Google stopped providing...
Wednesday 22 May 2019
Taiwan CCL makers racing to gain presence in 5G infrastructure market
Despite US trade sanctions against Huawei likely to slow the installation progress of 5G base stations in China, Taiwan's CCL (copper clad laminate) suppliers are still actively rolling...
Wednesday 22 May 2019
Microsoft Taiwan hosts DevDays Asia 2019
Microsoft Taiwan is holding DevDays Asia 2019 in Taipei during May 21-23, with focuses on AI, big data analysis, development of solutions for industries based on Microsoft Office...
Wednesday 22 May 2019
China relying on Taiwan suppliers to cushion trade war impacts
In efforts to mitigate impacts of US trade sanctions against Huawei and tariff hikes on Chinese imports, the China government has instructed domestic enterprises to purchase more...
Wednesday 22 May 2019
Taiwan monitor shipments to grow on year in 2Q19, says Digitimes Research
Taiwan-based makers saw their combined shipments of monitors increase 5.6% on year in the first quarter of 2019, growing for the fifth consecutive quarter. Their monitor shipments...
Tuesday 21 May 2019
Taiwan IC partners see unclear prospects for 2H19 shipments to Huawei
With the US trade sanctions likely to prove disastrous to Huawei, Taiwan semiconductor supply chain partners can hardly give clear-cut prospects for the third quarter of 2019 and...
Tuesday 21 May 2019
Two Japan power firms stop using Huawei PV inverters
Two PV power firms have stopped using inverters made by Huawei Technologies, according to Nikkei.