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Tuesday 25 December 2018
Taiwan urged to adjust regulations to facilitate PV installations
To encourage use of PV power in line with its nuclear-free policy, the Taiwan government has shifted focus from rooftop PV systems to ground-mounted power stations to speed up installation...
Tuesday 25 December 2018
Taiwan November manufacturing production index up on year
Taiwan recorded manufacturing production index (2016 as base year) of 112.55 for November 2018, decreasing 4.35% sequentially but increasing 2.23% on year, according to the Ministry...
Monday 24 December 2018
Foxconn reportedly to start 12-inch semiconductor fab construction in China in 2020
Foxconn Electronics' (Hon Hai Precision Industry) ambition in the chipmaking sector is taking shape. The Taiwan-based conglomerate reportedly has stuck a deal with China's Zhuhai...
Monday 24 December 2018
2018 review and 2019 outlook: How Taiwan ICT industry can regain ground
The US-China trade war, a key threat to the global economy in 2018, will continue to play a pivotal role in 2019. But what does it mean to the world's biggest manufacturer and market,...
Monday 24 December 2018
South Korea aims at 12,000 smart factories in 2020
The South Korea government has cooperated with the private sector to boost upgrading of manufacturing industries and aims to increase the number of smart factories from about 5,000...
Monday 24 December 2018
EMEA server spending increases 24.5% on year in 3Q18, says IDC
In the third quarter of 2018 the EMEA server market reported an on-year increase in vendor revenues of 24.5% to US$4 billion and an on-year increase of 2.9% in units shipped to 551,000,...
Monday 24 December 2018
DTS engaging partners in Taiwan to boost IMAX enhanced program for a new upbeat on consumer devices
While looking back at the past year, there's several big things hit in media and entertainment world. They are HDR (short for high dynamic range), 4K resolution and immersive sound...
Friday 21 December 2018
M31 to list on Taiwan OTC market in January 2019
Silicon IP provider M31 Technology is slated to list on Taiwan's over-the-counter (OTC) securities market in the latter half of January 2019, according to company chairman and CEO...
Friday 21 December 2018
Over cut in 2019 FIT to frustrate PV power development, says URE chairman
As Taiwan's tentative feed-in tariff (FIT) rate of NT$3.7728 (US$0.1225)/kWh for ground-mounted PV power-generating stations and that of NT$4.1665/kWh for floating PV power-generating...
Friday 21 December 2018
TSMC advises fabless clients to place orders with multiple fabs
Pure-play foundry Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has advised its IC design clients mainly those demanding 8-inch fab capacity to split their orders at multiple...
Friday 21 December 2018
Taiwan PCB makers reluctant to relocate production to India
India has taken tariff means to drive vendors of smartphones and other electronics devices as well as their supply chain partners to set up manufacturing operations in the country,...
Friday 21 December 2018
CPT to resume operations of its fabs in Taiwan soon
Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) has said that it expects to resume the operations of its two fabs in northern Taiwan by the noon of December 22 after its key industrial gas supplier,...
Friday 21 December 2018
Anji performs strongly in 3Q18
While most of Taiwan-based PV makers have suffered continued net losses for quarters, PV module maker and PV power generation project undertaker Anji Technology recorded net EPS of...
Friday 21 December 2018
Taiwan export order value dropping in November, says MOEA
Taiwan's export order value totaled US$47.68 billion in November, decreasing 2.7% on month and 2.1% on year, according to statistics released by the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA)...
Friday 21 December 2018
AMEC 5nm plasma etching tools verified by TSMC
Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment (AMEC) announced recently its in-house developed 5nm plasma etching tools have been verified by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSM...