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Friday 27 October 2017
Taiwan telecom players can incorporate 5G NR to boost capacities, says Nokia researcher
Taiwan telecom firms can take advantage of their high density of base stations deployed around the country to quickly incorporate 5G New Radio (NR) technology, the standard of which...
Friday 27 October 2017
Micron runs foundries smartly with AI, big data
Emerging technologies, such as cloud, mobile, and social media, have driven exponential growths in global data, propelled information system reforms, and supported business transformation...
Friday 27 October 2017
GTC Taiwan 2017: Nvidia announces AI collaboration with Taiwan
Nvidia at its GPU Technology Conference (GTC) Taiwan 2017 event on October 26 underscored its commitment to helping Taiwan jump start deep learning in an economy best known for its...
Friday 27 October 2017
Taiwan science parks post increased revenues for January-August
Three Taiwan's government-operated science parks - Hsinchu Science Park (HSP), Southern Taiwan Science Park (STSP) and Central Taiwan Science Park (CTSP) - generated combined revenues...
Friday 27 October 2017
Taiwan sets rules for drone operation
The Taiwan's government has approved a draft amendment to Civil Aviation Act proposed by the Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC) specifically for regulating operation...
Thursday 26 October 2017
Qualcomm exerts pressure on Taiwan over antitrust fine
Qualcomm appeared to have mounted pressure on Taiwan against a NT$23.4 billion (US$774 million) antitrust fine imposed by its Fair Trade Commission (FTC) for the company's allegedly...
Wednesday 25 October 2017
ARM pledges cooperation with Taiwan firms in AI, IoT applications
ARM has signed a letter of investment intent with Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA), pledging to join the country's Asia Silicon Valley Development Plan through its global...
Wednesday 25 October 2017
Taiwan market: China drone maker DJI to set up training center
China-based civilian drone developer DJI has announced plans to set up a technology training center in Taiwan in the second half of 2017 with training programs to include drone inspection,...
Wednesday 25 October 2017
Digitimes Research: Taiwan LCD TV shipments to decline in 4Q17
Shipments of LCD TVs by Taiwan-based makers are expected to decline 7.2% on year to 9.36 million units in the fourth quarter of 2017 due to lower-than-expected sales at clients and...
Wednesday 25 October 2017
Taiwan analog IC firms to enjoy strong 4Q17
Taiwan-based analog IC firms, particularly suppliers of MOSFET chips and fan motor driver ICs, are expected to enjoy a particularly strong fourth quarter of 2017, according to industry...
Wednesday 25 October 2017
Taiwan market: Sugar Phone launches two smartphones
French smartphone vendor Sugar Phone has unveiled the latest two models of its C11-series products, C11 and C11s, in the Taiwan market, with the availability to begin on November...
Tuesday 24 October 2017
Taiwan justifies high feed-in tariff for offshore wind farms
The Office of Energy and Carbon Reduction (OECR) has defended the government's feed-in tariff of NT$6 (US$0.198)/kWh set for offshore wind power generation against criticism that...
Tuesday 24 October 2017
PTI expects another quarter of record revenues in 4Q17
Robust demand for flash memory chips will buoy further sales performance at Powertech Technology (PTI) in the fourth quarter of 2017, said the memory backend specialist at an October...
Tuesday 24 October 2017
Taiwan September unemployment down
Taiwan had 445,000 jobless citizens in September 2017, equivalent to an unemployment rate of 3.77% which dropped 0.1pp sequentially and 0.22pp on year, according to the Directorate-General...
Tuesday 24 October 2017
Taiwan market: iPhone 8 devices best-selling smartphones in September
Though demand for the iPhone 8 series has been weaker than expected, the new Apple smartphones still recorded the best sales in Taiwan in September, making Apple the top smartphone...