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Wednesday 13 March 2019
Taiwan MOSFET firms cautious about 1H19
Taiwan-based MOSFET suppliers have turned cautious about their business outlook for the first half of 2019, as graphics card makers are still maintaining relatively high inventory...
Tuesday 12 March 2019
TICP to downsize capital 57.7%
Backend firm Taiwan IC Packaging (TICP) has disclosed plans to reduce paid-in capital by 57.7% to amend losses and strengthen its financial structure.
Tuesday 12 March 2019
PChome helps Thai SMEs tap Taiwan online market
Taiwan-based e-commerce operator PChome Online has disclosed PChome Thai, its Thailand-based joint venture, has cooperated with associations, universities and 14 local Internet service...
Monday 11 March 2019
SK Telecom to lead initial commercial 5G operations in Korea
As Korea will adopt 4G LTE-based non-standalone (NSA) architecture for its initial commercial 5G operations, SK Telecom (SKT) will have a competitive advantage over fellow companies...
Monday 11 March 2019
Taiwan February exports down
Taiwan recorded exports of US$20.39 billion for February 2019, dropping 25.3% sequentially and 8.8% on year, while the month's imports totaled US$15.47 billion, slipping 41.7% sequentially...
Monday 11 March 2019
Alliance formed in Taiwan to expand RISC-V ecosystem
An industry alliance has been formed in Taiwan to promote the RISC-V chip architecture for AI and IoT applications.
Friday 8 March 2019
ITRI building green energy technology pilot center
Government-sponsored Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) has disclosed it is establishing a green energy technology pilot center in Shalun Smart Green Energy Science City...
Friday 8 March 2019
Taiwan science parks post record revenues of NT$2.596 trillion for 2018
Government-run Hsinchu Science Park (HSP), Southern Taiwan Science Park (STSP) and Central Taiwan Science Park (CTSP) generated record revenues of NT$2.596 trillion (US$84.29 billion)...
Friday 8 March 2019
Silicon Motion announces sale of FCI to Dialog Semiconductor
Silicon Motion Technology has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its mobile communications product line, branded as FCI, to Dialog Semiconductor.
Friday 8 March 2019
Qualcomm, MediaTek to expand R&D workforce in Taiwan
Qualcomm and MediaTek are both planning to hire more R&D personnel in Taiwan.
Thursday 7 March 2019
Taiwan firms making machine tools smart, says ITRI executive
Taiwan's machine tool manufacturing industry, in line with movement toward smart manufacturing, has progressed significantly in making equipment smart, according to Chen Lai-sheng,...
Thursday 7 March 2019
New smartphones from Samsung, Sony Mobile to weigh on China rivals in Taiwan
Samsung Electronics and Sony Mobile Communications have mounted pressure on rival China-based handset brands by stepping up efforts to promote their latest smartphone models in the...
Thursday 7 March 2019
Taiwan makers demonstrate support for 5G development trends
Taiwan's companies which participated in the recently concluded MWC 2019 managed to highlight an array of products, technologies, analyzing software and applications related to 5G...
Thursday 7 March 2019
Most Taiwan IC designers may miss initial 5G opportunities
Despite 5G business opportunities set to bud in 2019 and start fermenting in 2020, most Taiwan IC designers may be marginalized in the 5G era as they can hardly afford heavy investment...
Wednesday 6 March 2019
Xiaomi appoints new executive for Taiwan
Xiaomi has announced that Henman Lee, president of Xiaomi Taiwan, will step down on March 8 for personal reason, and that Yan Lau, currently sales director of Xiaomi Hong Kong, will...