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Friday 14 April 2017
Nikkiso to set up UV-C LED joint venture in Taiwan
Japan-based medical and industrial equipment maker Nikkiso will set up a joint-venture, Nikkiso Formosa, to make UV-C LED chips and devices in Taiwan with petrochemical maker Formosa...
Thursday 13 April 2017
Taiwan fabless IC firms seeing ramp-up of orders from China
Taiwan-based IC design houses have seen orders placed by their China-based smartphone customers ramp up for the second quarter, with demand coming from China's first-tier smartphone...
Thursday 13 April 2017
Dell looking to help upgrade Taiwan enterprises with cloud computing
Dell has announced plans to establish Digi-Cloud Alliance in Taiwan and is partnering with telecom carriers, cloud application developers and system integrators to assist Taiwan's...
Thursday 13 April 2017
Alcor Micro unit to list on Taiwan OTC
Alcorlink, a subsidiary of Alcor Micro specializing in computer peripherals, expects to soon list on the Taiwan over-the-counter (OTC) market at a tentative price of NT$21 (US$0.69)...
Wednesday 12 April 2017
Demand for floating PV systems growing in Taiwan
Demand for PV systems floating on the surface of large ponds and reservoirs in Taiwan is increasing due to higher feed-in tariff rates, according to PV industry sources.
Wednesday 12 April 2017
Taiwan IPC maker Axiomtek sells subsidiary to Elektrophoenix
Taiwan-based industrial PC (IPC) maker Axiomtek has announced a plan to sell its network product subsidiary Etherwan Systems to Germany-based Elektrophoenix, a subsidiary of Phoenix...
Wednesday 12 April 2017
Zhaoxin to partner with TSMC
Shanghai Zhaoxin Semiconductor is scheduled to roll out its in-house developed ZX-D series processors that will be built using a 28nm process technology by Shanghai Huali Microelectronics...
Wednesday 12 April 2017
Taiwan market: Huawei launches flagship smartphone P10 Plus
Huawei has launched its new flagship smartphone, the Huawei P10 Plus, in the Taiwan market, priced at NT$23,900 (US$780) unlocked. The availability of the model will begin on April...
Tuesday 11 April 2017
TSEC starts construction of PV module factory in southern Taiwan
Crystalline silicon solar cell maker TSEC on April 10 held a groundbreaking ceremony for a joint-venture PV module factory located in Pingtung County, southern Taiwan, with initial...
Tuesday 11 April 2017
Taiwan market: Smartphone sales to heat up starting 2Q17
Sales of smartphones in the Taiwan market are expected to gain momentum starting the second quarter of 2017, buoyed by the launch of new flagship models by a number of brand vendors,...
Monday 10 April 2017
Spending on cognitive and AI systems in Western Europe is forecast to reach EUR$1.5 billion in 2017, says IDC
An update to the Worldwide Semiannual Cognitive/Artificial Intelligence Systems Spending Guide from IDC forecasts Western European revenues for cognitive and artificial intelligence...
Monday 10 April 2017
Taiwan sees increased March export value, says MOF
Taiwan recorded total export value of US$25.71 billion for March 2017, increasing 13.5% on month and 13.2% on year, while the corresponding total import value of US$21.78 billion...
Monday 10 April 2017
WiseChip Semiconductor showcases flexible PMOLED panels at Finetech Japan 2017
PMOLED (passive matrix OLED) panel maker WiseChip Semiconductor showcased 1.36- and 1.8-inch flexible PMOLED panels with radii of less than 40mm and thickness of 0.3mm at Finetech...
Monday 10 April 2017
Taiwan MCU and consumer IC firms post brisk March revenues
MCU and consumer IC design house Holtek Semiconductor saw its March revenues climb to a new record high, while revenues at fellow companies Generalplus Technology and Weltrend Semiconductor...
Friday 7 April 2017
Japan 2016 digital camera shipments shrink 31.7%, says CIPA
Japan-based vendors together shipped 24.19 million digital cameras globally in 2016, decreasing 31.7% on year, according to Japan-based Camera & Imaging Products Association (C...