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Monday 10 December 2018
Taiwan November export value down
Taiwan's exports totaled US$27.81 billion in November 2018, dropping 5.9% sequentially and 3.4% on year, while the month's imports reached US$23.16 billion, falling 11.6% sequentially...
Monday 10 December 2018
Taiwan MOSFET firms post increased November revenues
Taiwan-based MOSFET chip firms Excelliance MOS and Sinopower Semiconductor have reported sequential increases in November revenues of 14% and 2%, respectively.
Friday 7 December 2018
Huawei may face US sanctions, dimming prospects for Taiwan supply chains
The arrest of Huawei's chief financial officer Meng Wangzhou threatens to further escalate the US-China trade tensions, significantly dimming business prospects for the China firm's...
Friday 7 December 2018
Renewable energy developers protest Taiwan proposed FIT cuts for 2019
PV and wind power firms have protested Taiwan's proposed cuts to feed-in-tariffs (FIT) for 2019, with developers who are building offshore wind farms in the country claiming reduced...
Friday 7 December 2018
TSMC to build new 8-inch fab capacity
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has disclosed plans to build a new 8-inch wafer fab at its manufacturing site in Tainan, southern Taiwan to satisfy robust customer...
Friday 7 December 2018
Taiwan memory module firms land orders transferred from China
Taiwan-based memory module makers have started landing orders transferred from their fellow China-based firms since September, according to industry sources.
Thursday 6 December 2018
Synergy ScienTech listed on TWSE
Li-ion battery and Li-ion polymer battery maker Synergy ScienTech was listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TWSE) at an initial price of NT$18 (US$0.58) per share on December 5, according...
Thursday 6 December 2018
Brinno acquires procurement orders for time-lapse surveillance cameras from Japan
Time-lapse camera maker Brinno has secured procurement of MAC series time-lapse surveillance cameras used in outdoor security monitoring from the governments of Fukushima and Aichi...
Thursday 6 December 2018
CCL firm Ventec approved for listing on TWSE mainboard
The Taiwan Stock Exchange (TWSE) has approved the listing application of copper clad laminate (CCL) supplier Ventec International, which expects to start trading on the TWSE mainboard...
Thursday 6 December 2018
GMT to launch tender offer for AAT
Taiwan-based Global Mixed-mode Technology (GMT), a supplier of analog and power management (PWM) ICs, has announced plans to launch a tender offer for fellow company Advanced Analog...
Wednesday 5 December 2018
Seiko Epson unveils continuous ink inkjet printers in Taiwan
Seiko Epson has unveiled three continuous ink inkjet MFPs, Epson L5190, L5196 and L3116, and a continuous ink inkjet printer, Epson L1110, in Taiwan.
Wednesday 5 December 2018
Mobvoi unveils smartwatches in Taiwan
China-based AI start-up Mobvoi has unveiled two smartwatches, TicWatch Pro and TicWatch C2, for sale in Taiwan at recommended retail prices of NT$7,790 (US$253) and NT$6,290 respec...
Wednesday 5 December 2018
PV makers disappointed by Taiwan proposed FIT cuts
Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) has set tentative feed-in tariffs (FIT) for renewable energy for 2019, with major cuts for PV power generation. The reduced rates are...
Wednesday 5 December 2018
China unlikely to give up on homegrown memory firms despite Korea DRAM dominance
South Korea's dominance in the manufacture of DRAM memory seems solid, given that Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix together control three quarters of the global DRAM market, but China,...
Tuesday 4 December 2018
Taiwan ODMs continue moving production out of China despite trade-war truce
Though the US and China have agreed a 90-day suspension on new tariffs, Taiwan-based ODMs are still being pushed by their brand clients to establish production capacity outside of...