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Wednesday 15 August 2018
Taiwan players set rules for digital token trading
Taiwan players have unveiled their first set of self-discipline rules for virtual currency exchange houses, with the regulations mainly focusing on how to enhance regulatory compliances...
Wednesday 15 August 2018
Taiwan OSAT players keen on partnering with China IC firms
While China's semiconductor industry is aggressively moving to build partnerships with world-class players to strengthen its prowess amid the raging US-China trade war, Taiwan semiconductor...
Wednesday 15 August 2018
Chin-Poon swings to net loss in 2Q18
Automotive PCB specialist Chin-Poon Industrial swung to net losses of NT$645 million (US$20.9 million) in the second quarter of 2018, when the company recognized losses of NT$940...
Wednesday 15 August 2018
TSEC expects PV module capacity utilization to rise
TSEC expects utilization of its PV module production capacity to rise from below 50% at present to about 60% in September and 80% in December 2018 due to fast growing domestic demand,...
Wednesday 15 August 2018
TSMC board approves US$4.5 billion for capacity expansion
The board of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has approved capital appropriations of approximately US$4.49 billion for new fabs construction, advanced-node and specialty...
Monday 13 August 2018
Qualcomm to set up engineering center in Taiwan by year-end 2019
Qualcomm is set to build an operational and manufacturing engineering center in Taiwan by the end of 2019, according to a local report, citing Hong Tsai-lung, commissioner...
Friday 10 August 2018
Qualcomm and Taiwan fair trade authority reach settlement
Qualcomm has announced that it has reached a mutually agreed settlement with the Taiwan Fair Trade Commission (TFTC) resolving the TFTC's investigation of Qualcomm and Qualcomm's...
Friday 10 August 2018
Taiwan tech firms expand capacities to fulfill rush orders from US
Taiwan-based semiconductor and electronics makers are busy expanding their local production capacities, importing more machinery equipment to fulfill robust rush orders from customers,...
Friday 10 August 2018
CCL firm TUC net profits hike 77% in 2Q18
Taiwan Union Technology (TUC) has reported net profits climbed 77.25% from a year earlier to NT$452 million (US$14.7 million) in the second quarter of 2018. EPS for the quarter came...
Friday 10 August 2018
Taiwan notebooks – 2Q 2018
Taiwan's notebook shipments performed better than expected in the second quarter of 2018, increasing 11.4% sequentially and down only 3.3% on year.
Friday 10 August 2018
J&V Energy, BlackRock cooperate in PV project in Taiwan
J&V Energy Technology, a Taiwan-based company engaged in raising funds for PV power generation projects, has disclosed it has signed a deal with US-based BlackRock Real Assets...
Thursday 9 August 2018
US IC firms may see China revenue prospects dimmed by trade war
Semiconductor and some high-tech hardware are among the product list facing 25% import tariff announced by the US on US$16 billion in imports from China, casting clouds over the business...
Thursday 9 August 2018
Taiwan July export value up
Taiwan recorded export value of US$28.36 billion for July 2018, growing 0.4% sequentially and 4.7% on year, while the corresponding import value of US$26.12 billion rose 13.4% sequentially...
Thursday 9 August 2018
Taiwan Chelic nets NT$1.68 per share for 1H18
Pneumatic automation component maker Taiwan Chelic has reported net EPS of NT$1.68 for first-half 2018.
Thursday 9 August 2018
Advantech invests in Nippon RAD to strengthen IIoT market in Japan
With its strong base in hardware platforms, Advantech has recently actively promoted the co-creation model to work with Solution Ready Package (SRP) software partners and system integrators...