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Friday 25 November 2016
Taiwan market: 4G mobile Internet-access download speeds average 49.44Mbps in 2Q16, says NCC
In the Taiwan market, 4G mobile Internet-access services reached an average download speed of 49.44Mbps and an average upload speed of 20.44Mbps in the second quarter of 2016, according...
Thursday 24 November 2016
Adata disposes of Nanya shares
Adata Technology has announced plans to sell all its Nanya Technology shares, with the total transaction estimated at NT$333.46 million (US$10.45 million), according to a company...
Thursday 24 November 2016
Taiwan market: Smartphone shipments up slightly in October
A total of 722,000 smartphones were sold in the Taiwan market in October, increasing 5% from the previous month, according to data compiled by local retail channels.
Thursday 24 November 2016
Taiwan solar cell makers face solar-grade monocrystalline wafer shortages
Taiwan-based high-efficiency PERC (passivated emitter and rear cell) monocrystalline silicon solar cell makers have seen orders increase in the fourth quarter, but face short supply...
Thursday 24 November 2016
Apple to add 10.5-inch models to iPad series in 2017, say Taiwan makers
Apple, in addition to existing 7.9-inch iPad mini, 9.7-inch iPad and 12.9-inch iPad Pro, will launch 10.5-inch iPad in 2017, with production to begin in December, according to Taiwan-based...
Wednesday 23 November 2016
Digitimes Research: Taiwan makers to ship over 20 million LCD monitors in 4Q16
Taiwan-based ODMs and OBMs will together ship 20.158 million LCD monitors in the fourth quarter of 2016, decreasing 2.5% on quarter and 5.3% on year and accounting for 65.2% of the...
Wednesday 23 November 2016
Taiwan makers poised to use IR LED in biometrics
Taiwan-based epitaxial wafer and chip makers and LED packaging service providers have developed IR LED chips or devices for biometric applications, mainly iris and facial recognition,...
Wednesday 23 November 2016
Taiwan October manufacturing production index up, says MOEA
Taiwan recorded a manufacturing production index (2011 as base year) of 110.97 for October 2016, increasing 2.10% on month and 5.67% on year, according to statistics released by the...
Wednesday 23 November 2016
Taiwan notebooks - 3Q 2016
Taiwan-based notebook makers saw significant increases in their shipments in the third quarter of 2016, as clients prepared for the year-end holiday shopping season. The fourth quarter...
Wednesday 23 November 2016
Taiwan market: Canon unveils EOS M5
Canon has unveiled EOS M5, a digital mirrorless interchangeable-lens camera (MILC), for launch in the Taiwan market, according to Canon Marketing (Taiwan).
Wednesday 23 November 2016
Taiwan market: Lenovo to launch Moto Z-series smartphones
Lenovo has announced that it will introduce its Moto Z-series smartphones and related accessories, Moto Mods, into the Taiwan market on November 30 - a move, which will mark the reentry...
Wednesday 23 November 2016
Taiwan market: HTC unveils HTC 10 evo for high-end segment
HTC has unveiled a new high-end smartphone, the HTC 10 evo, in the Taiwan market, aiming at ramping up its smartphone business for the fourth quarter of 2016. The company will start...
Tuesday 22 November 2016
Digitimes Research: Top-5 vendors, top-3 Taiwan ODMs October notebook shipments down 22%, 12% on month
The five largest notebook vendors together shipped 10.19 million Windows units equipped with Intel processors in October, decreasing 22% on month, while the three largest Taiwan-based...
Tuesday 22 November 2016
Japan chip gear orders rise 7% in October, says SEAJ
Japan-based semiconductor equipment manufacturers posted JPY139.3 billion (US$1.3 billion) in orders in October 2016 (three-month average basis), up 7.3% from JPY129.85 billion in...
Tuesday 22 November 2016
Taiwan October unemployment rate down on month, up on year, says DGBAS
Taiwan had 464,000 jobless citizens in October 2016, equivalent to an unemployment rate of 3.95% which dropped 0.04pp point on month but rose 0.05pp on year, according to statistics...