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Friday 1 February 2019
Taiwan Mobile appoints new president
Taiwan Mobile has named Jamie Lin, co-founder of AppWorks Venture, as its new president, with the appointment to take effect on April 1.
Friday 1 February 2019
India solar cell makers interested in buying used equipment from China, Taiwan
India's solar cell makers are interested in acquiring second-hand equipment from China- and Taiwan-based fellow makers, according to industry sources.
Friday 1 February 2019
Quanta chair issues prescriptions for AI healthcare development in Taiwan
AI applications can usher in brand-new values for Taiwan's medical sector, given the growing integration of health insurance data and technological resources and improving relationships...
Friday 1 February 2019
Taiwan 4Q18 economic growth hits 10-quarter low
Taiwan's economic growth rate for fourth-quarter 2018 is estimated at 1.76%, lower than the 2.02% forecast in November 2018 and hitting the lowest since third-quarter 2016, according...
Friday 1 February 2019
Winbond capacity expansion remains on track
Specialty DRAM and flash memory chipmaker Winbond Electronics has said plans to build a new 12-inch wafer plant in southern Taiwan are still on track despite some near-term headwin...
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...