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Wednesday 20 January 2016
Leading TV brands to increase reliance on panel suppliers in Taiwan and China in 2016, says IHS
Leading global TV brands Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics, seeking to complete their product lineups, increase back-up supply and boost savings, plan to rely less on their captive...
Wednesday 20 January 2016
Taiwan market: HTC ships over 2 million Android phones in 2015
HTC shipped over two million smartphones in the Taiwan market in 2015, representing an increase of over 20% from a year earlier and making it the top vendor for Android phones in...
Tuesday 19 January 2016
Taiwan LCD monitors – 4Q 2015
Taiwan's LCD monitor makers took a double blow in the fourth quarter of 2015, as shipments dropped on weak demand and ASP declined on a strong US dollar.
Monday 18 January 2016
Delta Electronics completes 4.6MWp PV power-generating station in Japan
Power supply maker and power management solution provider Delta Electronics has completed a PV power-generating station with installation capacity of 4.6MWp in Hyogo Prefecture, southwestern...
Monday 18 January 2016
Digitimes Research: Taiwan LCD monitor shipments decline over 10% in 2015; global shipments down 10%
Taiwan makers' shipments of LCD monitors reached 19.82 million in the fourth quarter of 2015, down 6.2% on quarter and down 10.9% on year, according to Digitimes Research.
Friday 15 January 2016
Taiwan market: Samsung launches 18.4-inch tablet
Samsung Electronics has unveiled Galaxy View, a 18.4-inch tablet featuring in-house-developed Exynos 7580 1.6GHz 8-core processor, Full HD resolution, 2GB memory and 32GB storage,...
Friday 15 January 2016
Taiwan market: Sony Mobile aims to take second position in local smartphone market in 2016
Sony Mobile Communications aims to capture the second title ranking in Taiwan's smartphone market in 2016, according to Sony Mobile Taiwan general manager Jonathan Lin.
Thursday 14 January 2016
Taiwan market: Consumer and enterprise demand for consumer electronics and smartphones to pick up in January
The Taiwan government's subsidies on home appliances and handsets to promote power-saving products and 4G services are expected to boost consumer demand for consumer electronics and...
Tuesday 12 January 2016
Asustek shifts back notebook orders from BYD to Taiwan partners
Asustek Computer originally outsourced part of its 2016 notebook orders to China-based EMS provider BYD, but has recently retracted some of the orders and given them back to its Taiwan-based...
Tuesday 12 January 2016
Taiwan market: Samsung announces Gear VR
Samsung Electronics has announced its virtual reality (VR) device, the Gear VR in Taiwan with the availability to start on January 15, priced at NT$3,490 (US$105).
Tuesday 12 January 2016
Advantest opens registration for VOICE 2016 Developer Conference in US and Taiwan
Leading semiconductor test equipment supplier Advantest Corporation has opened registration to attend its VOICE 2016 Developer Conference, being held in San Diego, California, on...
Monday 11 January 2016
Taiwan December export value down, says MOF
Taiwan recorded total export value of US$22.06 billion for December 2015, decreasing 0.3% on month and 13.9% on year, while the corresponding total import value of US$17.89 billion...
Friday 8 January 2016
iPhone 6s/6s Plus-related orders to fall short of expectations by 10-30% in 1Q16, say Taiwan makers
Makers in the iPhone supply chain are expected to see their orders fall short of expectations by 10-30% in the first quarter of 2016 as Apple has continued to adjust its inventory...
Friday 8 January 2016
UMC buys more equipment for Xiamen fab
United Microelectronics (UMC) has purchased a total of NT$1.98 billion (US$59.5 million) worth of equipment from Murata Machinery and Applied Materials for its 12-inch wafer fab in...
Friday 8 January 2016
TSMC spends NT$6.55 billion on equipment and facilities
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has announced several purchases of machinery equipment and engineering facilities for a total of NT$6.55 billion (US$197 million)...