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Tuesday 31 July 2018
Self-driving bus to serve in Taiwan
The government of Taiwan's Yunlin County will operate EZ10, a Level 4 autonomous-driving electric shuttle bus produced by France-based Ligier, for public transportation in a green...
Tuesday 31 July 2018
Taiwan startups should focus on 3 major directions, says Bob Lin, co-founder of Acorn Campus
Co-founder of Acorn Campus Ventures Bob Lin started six businesses, three of which succeeded and the others failed. In addition to being an angel investor, Lin is also the author...
Tuesday 31 July 2018
Taiwan MOSFET makers to see 3Q18 gross margins rise significantly
Taiwan MOSFET makers including Excelliance MOS, Sinopower Semiconductor, Advanced Power Electronics (APEC) and Niko Semiconductor are expected to see their gross margins and profits...
Tuesday 31 July 2018
Taiwan small, medium LCD panel shipments to dip 2% in 3Q18, says Digitimes Research
Shipments of small- to medium-sized LCD panels by Taiwan makers increased at a smaller than expected 5.2% sequential growth to 313 million units in the second quarter of 2018, as...
Monday 30 July 2018
TIPC, local government to co-develop maintaining harbor for Taiwan offshore wind farms
Government-run Taiwan International Ports Corp (TIPC) has disclosed it has signed a deal with Changhua County in central Taiwan to co-develop a maintaining harbor in a coastal area...
Monday 30 July 2018
Taiwan LCD TV shipments hike 15.9% on quarter in 2Q18, says Digitimes Research
Shipments of LCD TVs by Taiwan makers rose 15.9% sequentially to 7.65 million units in the second quarter of 2018, propelled by increased shipments of large-size and own-brand models,...
Monday 30 July 2018
Winbond profits hit 17-year high in 2Q18
Taiwan-based Winbond Electronics, a supplier of specialty DRAM and flash memory, saw its net profits surge to a 17-year high of NT$2.16 billion (US$70.4 million) in the second quarter...
Friday 27 July 2018
Taiwan solar-grade poly-Si makers request government to mark up feed-in tariff rate
Taiwan-based solar-grade polycrystalline silicon (poly-Si) wafer makers recommend that Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) mark up feed-in tariff rate by 9% as an incentive to motivate...
Friday 27 July 2018
Xiaomi gears up for smartphones in Taiwan
Xiaomi has launched three new smartphones, Mi 8, Redmi 6 and Mi A2, in Taiwan as it aims to enhance its penetration in the local market through aggressive marketing campaigns.
Friday 27 July 2018
TIPO receives over 35,000 patent applications in 1H18
Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) under Ministry of Economic Affairs on July 26 announced that it received 35,293 cases of patent application in the first half of 2018, slightly...
Thursday 26 July 2018
IC foundries seeing 8-inch fab capacity remain tight
IC foundries have seen their 8-inch fabs run at full utilization, but order visibility for their 12-inch fab capacity is becoming unclear, according to industry sources.
Thursday 26 July 2018
Taiwan academia-assisted startups show strong innovation prowess
As many as 50 startup teams have demonstrated their latest innovations at an annual conference, dubbed TEC #2 Demo Day, hosted on July 24 by Taidah Entrepreneurship Center (TEC) of...
Thursday 26 July 2018
Taiwan bike app Velodash adopted to record Singapore cycling event
Taiwan biking software platform Velodash app has been selected by Singapore to record the country's RIBA (Round Island Bike Adventure) activity to be held on August 5, the city state's...
Thursday 26 July 2018
Lenovo enjoys bigger presence in Taiwan gaming PC market
Lenovo has announced six new gaming PCs in Taiwan including notebooks and desktops and will begin selling them in August, according to general manager of Lenovo Taiwan Benjamin Lin...
Thursday 26 July 2018
SK Hynix posts record profits and revenues in 2Q18
SK Hynix has reported net profits of KRW4.33 trillion (US$3.87 billion) on consolidated revenues of KRW10.37 trillion for the second quarter of 2018. Both results hit record-high...