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Tuesday 4 June 2019
Taiwan passes law to accelerate 5G deployments
The deployment of 5G networks and related innovative applications in Taiwan will accelerate now that lawmakers have approved the Telecommunications Management Act enabling the utilization...
Tuesday 4 June 2019
Taiwan GaAs firms diversifying client base
Taiwan-based GaAs IC foundries and epitaxial wafer suppliers intend to diversify their client portfolios to lower their reliance on Apple and Huawei, according to industry sources.
Tuesday 4 June 2019
Semiconductor equipment billings decline in 1Q19, says SEMI
Billings among North American manufacturers of semiconductor production equipment registered both sequential and on-year decreases in the first quarter of 2019.
Monday 3 June 2019
Taiwan memory module firms focus more on niche-market products
Taiwan-based memory module makers have put increased focus on growing sales of their high-margin niche-market product lines to mitigate the impact of falling DRAM and NAND flash prices...
Monday 3 June 2019
Mobo makers brace for sharp declines in shipments to China in 2019
Worldwide motherboard shipments may be worse than previously expected in 2019 as the volumes to China will slip sharply, according to industry sources.
Monday 3 June 2019
WPD obtains loan for Taiwan offshore wind farm
Germany-based WPD has obtained a NT$74.2 billion (US$2.36 billion) loan for developing an offshore wind farm 8km off Taiwan's central county of Yunlin, according to wpd Taiwan Ener...
Friday 31 May 2019
MSI shifts production for US-bound shipments back to Taiwan
Micro-Star International (MSI) is moving some of its production back to Taiwan to avoid the impact of the trade war between the world's two biggest economies, with its local facilities...
Friday 31 May 2019
Taiwan hardware capability is best nutrient for AI development: Q&A with Microsoft Taiwan COO Hedy Ho
Microsoft keeps investing in Taiwan, having set up an IoT innovation center in October 2016, an AI R&D center in January 2018. It alsto introduced an AI 100 project in April 20...
Friday 31 May 2019
MOST showcases GLORIA projects at Computex 2019
Ministry of Science of Technology (MOST)'s Global Research & Industry Alliance (GLORIA) is participating at Computex, showcasing the research results and integrated solutions...
Thursday 30 May 2019
China overtakes Japan as world No. 2 PCB supplier
Taiwan has been the leader in the global PCB sector in terms of production value and technology development, and China has grown rapidly to unseat Japan as the world's second largest...
Thursday 30 May 2019
How does Taiwan become startup hub in Asia?
What players the hub should have is critical to the issue in discussion. The first and foremost important thing is the right attitude. Language proficiency is an essential skill to...
Thursday 30 May 2019
With T2B2C to become a mainstream business model, Taiwan startups should capture rising opportunities
Drastic changes in the global industry environment, regional politics, trade tension and rapidly evolving technology innovations are making it more and more challenging to do business...
Thursday 30 May 2019
Taiwan tax incentives for startups
The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM), co-issued annually by the US-based Babson College and London Business School since1999, has been the world's largest entrepreneurship research...
Thursday 30 May 2019
Leverage Taiwan tech startup ecosystem in corporate open innovation strategy
Tech startup ecosystem, word for word, is an ecosystem which has an organic and interactive relationship among different parties with two key components: technology and startup. More...
Wednesday 29 May 2019
Taiwan IC design houses to see sales pick up in May
Taiwan-based IC design houses are expected to report impressive sales results for May, thanks to the roll-outs of their new products and a seasonal pick-up in orders for consumer...