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Friday 20 April 2018
Taiwan panel makers likely to incur losses on falling panel prices
Most Taiwan-based LCD panel makers are likely to start incurring losses from the second quarter of 2018 ending their seven quarters of consecutive profit gains, as increasing output...
Friday 20 April 2018
Taiwan government setting up air quality monitoring IoT
Taiwan's Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) is establishing an IoT (Internet of Things) system to monitor PM2.5 density by deploying networks of air quality sensors around...
Thursday 19 April 2018
Taiwan IC designers asked to defer shipments of mining chips
Taiwan-based IC design houses have received requests from customers in the cryptocurrency mining sector to defer shipments of mining ASICs amid lackluster replacement demand for mining...
Thursday 19 April 2018
GlobalWafers to expand 12-inch wafer production at Korea plant, report says
Silicon wafer company GlobalWafers has struck a deal with a provincial government in South Korea for expansion of its local plant in Cheonan, South Chungcheong, according to a report...
Thursday 19 April 2018
Rising component and material costs to put pressure on gross margin
IC foundries, and PC and handset manufacturers continue to encounter rising costs of components and materials, and will see their gross margins come under downward pressure in 2018,...
Thursday 19 April 2018
India rising: Solar industry and opportunities for Taiwan
India is the world's third biggest solar power market and its solar industry has been growing at a tremendous pace. It has already achieved the target of 20GW it had set for 2022,...
Thursday 19 April 2018
Acer prepares new notebooks for Spring Computer Show 2018 in Taiwan
For the upcoming Spring Computer Show 2018 in Taipei from April 27-30, Acer has unveiled several Avengers special edition notebooks partnership Marvel.
Wednesday 18 April 2018
Taiwan solar cell makers reducing reliance on China module makers
Taiwan-based solar cell makers have reduced the proportions of contract manufacturing orders from China-based PV module firms to 30-50% from about 70% previously, according to industry...
Wednesday 18 April 2018
Transcend buys office building for NT$2.37 billion
Memory module firm Transcend Information has acquired an office building in Taipei, Taiwan for a total of NT$2.37 billion (US$80.7 million), according to a company filing with the...
Tuesday 17 April 2018
Taiwan makers to gain from Murata move to drop lower-end MLCC production
Taiwan makers of MLCCs will stand to benefit from Japan-based Murata Manufacturing's move to drop the production of general-type MLCCs before the end of fiscal 2020 to allow more...
Tuesday 17 April 2018
Caswell lists on Taiwan OTC stock market
Taiwan-based network security equipment supplier Caswell, an affiliate of the Foxconn Group, started trading on Taiwan's over-the-counter (OTC) stock market on April 16 at a price...
Tuesday 17 April 2018
Chip demand from Android phone makers picking up
China-based handset brands have ramped up their chip orders since March with the demand momentum likely to continue into early May, according to sources from Taiwan's IC suppliers.
Tuesday 17 April 2018
EMS production disrupted by passive components shortages
Increasingly serious shortfalls in the supply of passive components have disrupted production at some major EMS firms in Taiwan, undermining their shipments to brand clients, with...
Monday 16 April 2018
Taiwan renewable energy generation in 2017 down 2.16% on year
In Taiwan, 12.474 billion kWh of renewable energy was generated in 2017, decreasing 2.16% on year, according to the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA).
Monday 16 April 2018
TSMC likely to see flat 2Q18 revenues, say reports
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is expected to report flat sequential revenue growth for the second quarter with a possibility of a slight increase or decrease,...