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Thursday 31 January 2019
Taiwan inaugurates integrated semiconductor research body
The Taiwan Semiconductor Research Institute (TRSI) was inaugurated on January 30 under the National Applied Research Laboratories (NARLabs), marking the world's only national tech...
Wednesday 30 January 2019
US-China tariff war casting clouds over global trade, says Taiwan trade chief
The US-China trade war has cast clouds over global trade, and Taiwan's Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT) will take it seriously and adopt necessary countermeasures, according to JN Yang,...
Wednesday 30 January 2019
TSMC advanced-node chip lead-time shortened
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has seen the delivery time for chips produced on its advanced node processes reduced to less than two months compared with over three...
Wednesday 30 January 2019
Taiwan Flexible Electronics Committee under SEMI-FlexTech inaugurated
The Taiwan Flexible Electronics Committee under the SEMI-FlexTech has been set up recently, with ASE Technology vice president YY Yeh elected as its chairman.
Tuesday 29 January 2019
Diode maker Actron to expand capacity for automotive IGBT
Diode maker Actron Technology will start constructing a new plant dedicated to producing automotive insulated gate bipolar transistors (IGBT) in Taoyuan, northern Taiwan around mid-2019...
Tuesday 29 January 2019
Taiwan startups secure NT$5.5 billion business opportunities at CES 2019
A team of 44 startups showcasing their innovations at CES 2019 have managed to win more than NT$5.5 billion (US$178.44 million) in business opportunity, according to science and technology...
Tuesday 29 January 2019
Taiwan Mobile, Nokia jointly demonstrate 5G equipment and applications
Taiwan Mobile has recently teamed up with Nokia to demonstrate "real 5G" equipment and VR/AR applications and carry out relevant 5G connection tests, seeking to jointly develop 5G,...
Monday 28 January 2019
Taiwan firms gearing up for OLED market boom
With more LCD panel suppliers capable of producing in commercial volume OLED displays for smartphones, Taiwan-based driver IC firms and related backend houses are gearing up to grow...
Monday 28 January 2019
Samsung Display set to roll out QD-OLED TV panels, says Digitimes Research
Samsung Display will try to make a comeback to the OLED TV market by rolling out QD-OLED (quantum dot-OLED) panels to enable the parent company Samsung Electronics to compete effectively...
Friday 25 January 2019
Taiwan revving up green power generation efforts
With green energy increasingly adopted by international tech firms, the government in Taiwan will enhance the implementation of diverse renewable energy policies in line with the...
Friday 25 January 2019
2018 review and 2019 outlook: Diversified applications to drive growth for Taiwan optical lens makers
Taiwan-based makers of optical lens modules and lens pieces generally are optimistic that diversified applications, including multi-lens smartphone cameras, automotive lenses and...
Thursday 24 January 2019
US firms less confident about 2019 Taiwan economic outlook, says AmCham survey
Multinational business leaders are less confident about Taiwan's economic outlook for the next 12 months, with only 45.8% of those surveyed noting that they were very or somewhat...
Thursday 24 January 2019
Nintendo Switch shipments to shrink in 2019
Taiwan's upstream supply chain for Nintendo's Switch is expected to see shipments of the game console shrink 25-30% in 2019, according to industry sources.
Thursday 24 January 2019
Taiwan December manufacturing production index down on month, year, says MOEA
Taiwan recorded manufacturing production index (2016 as base year) of 111.42 for December 2018, decreasing 1.26% on month and 1.45% on year, according to statistics released by the...
Wednesday 23 January 2019
Google purchases PV-generated power in Taiwan
Google has signed a long-term agreement to purchase electricity from a PV power station with installation capacity of 10MWp that will be established on fish culture ponds in Tainan,...