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Friday 7 April 2017
Intel collaborating with Preferred Networks in Japan on deep learning
Intel is collaborating with Japan-based Preferred Networks (PFN) on the development of Chainer, PFN's open source framework for deep learning, with the aim of accelerating deep learning...
Friday 7 April 2017
Taiwan market: DJI to sell drones in local market
China-based drone maker Da-Jiang Innovations (DJI) will open a retail shop at the Syntrend Creative Park in Taipei on April 8.
Friday 7 April 2017
Tablet shipments in Japan drop for first time in 2016, says research firm
There were 8.51 million tablets shipped in Japan in 2016, decreasing 9.8% on year, and marking the first annual decrease, according to Japan-based MM Research Institute.
Friday 7 April 2017
Taiwan March CPI down on month, up on year, says DGBAS
Taiwan's March 2017 consumer price index (CPI) of 104.66 (2011 as base year) decreased 0.37% on month but increased 0.18% on year, while the corresponding wholesale price index (WPI)...
Thursday 6 April 2017
TSMC orders equipment for nearly NT$5 billion
Pure-play foundry Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) on April 5 disclosed a total of nearly NT$5 billion (US$164.4 million) spent on machinery equipment from ASML and...
Thursday 6 April 2017
Digitimes Research: Taiwan server revenues expected to grow 5.9% on year in 2017
Because of rising demand for cloud computing, shipments of server and rack products have increased, and revenues at Taiwan's server motherboard, storage and network equipment players...
Thursday 6 April 2017
Taiwan market: Gigabyte, MSI prepare new gaming products for Spring Computer Show
Gigabyte Technology and Micro-Star International (MSI) will both participate at the upcoming Spring Computer Show 2017 in Taipei, Taiwan from April 7-10 and have also prepared aggressive...
Thursday 6 April 2017
Taiwan market: Acer launches 21-inch gaming notebook
Acer Taiwan president Dave Lin expects the PC market worldwide to continue suffering declines in 2017, but Acer will achieve growth in Taiwan thanks to its gaming and ultra-thin notebooks...
Thursday 6 April 2017
Taiwan solar cell makers plan to set up PV module joint venture
Four Taiwan-based solar cell makers are planning to set up a PV module joint venture, with Motech Industries chairman and CEO Chang Peng-heng as the coordinator, according to industry...
Thursday 6 April 2017
WT Micro and Maxtek halt trading amid merger speculation
WT Microelectronics and Maxtek Technology both halted trading on April 6 amid speculation about a potential merger or some form of collaboration between the two IC distributors.
Wednesday 5 April 2017
Taiwan market: 29% of compact fluorescent bulbs fail to pass official testing
The Consumer Protection Committee (CPC) under the Executive Yuan has sampled 410 compact fluorescent bulbs from retail stores for testing of service life by the Bureau of Standards,...
Wednesday 5 April 2017
Global semiconductor materials market grows 2.4% in 2016, says SEMI
The global semiconductor materials market increased 2.4% in 2016 compared to 2015 while worldwide semiconductor revenues grew 1.1%, according to SEMI.
Wednesday 5 April 2017
Taiwan market: Oppo leapfrogs Sony Mobile in smartphone vendor rankings
China-based smartphone vendor Oppo outperformed Sony Mobile Communications for the first time to capture the fifth position with a 9.8% share in terms of shipment volume in the Taiwan...
Wednesday 5 April 2017
TSEC to set up automated PV module factory in Taiwan
TSEC has disclosed plans to invest NT$1.669 billion (US$54.8 million) to set up what it claims to be the first fully automated PV module production line in Taiwan.
Wednesday 5 April 2017
Taiwan market: Gigabyte to start marketing Sabre 15 gaming notebook
Gigabyte Technology will start marketing its 15.6-inch gaming notebook, the Sabre 15, in the Taiwan market in conjunction with Taipei Spring Computer Show 2017 to be held from April...