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Thursday 10 December 2015
Taiwan FTC fines 10 capacitor firms for price fixing
Taiwan's Fair Trade Commission (FTC) has announced a verdict to slap fines totaling NT$5.79 billion (US$176.64 million) on 10 aluminum and tantalum capacitor makers, including seven...
Wednesday 9 December 2015
International enterprises inquiring about setting up data centers in Taiwan, says vice premier
In addition to Facebook's plans to set up a data center in central Taiwan, other international enterprises have inquired about doing so, according to vice premier Simon Chang.
Wednesday 9 December 2015
Inventec to undertake ODM production of 12.5-inch notebook for Xiaomi
Taiwan-based Inventec will undertake ODM production of a 12.5-inch notebook model for China-based vendor Xiaomi Technology at its factory in Shanghai, eastern China, with shipments...
Tuesday 8 December 2015
Digitimes Research: Taiwan IC design industry output value to decline 1.8% in 4Q15
The production value of Taiwan's IC design industry is expected to drop 1.8% sequentially in the fourth quarter of 2015, due mainly to seasonal factors, according to Digitimes Rese...
Tuesday 8 December 2015
Taiwan November CPI down on month, up on year, says DGBAS
Taiwan's November 2015 consumer price index (CPI) of 104.47 (2011 as base year) decreased 0.69% on month but increased 0.53% on year, while the corresponding wholesale price index...
Monday 7 December 2015
Taiwan attractive for setting up data centers due to low power, water costs
Google has set up a data center in a coastal industrial park in central Taiwan and Facebook plans to set up a data center beside a high-speed rail station in central Taiwan. In addition,...
Monday 7 December 2015
Open bids for 2,500-2,600MHz bands end at NT$27.925 billion, says NCC
Open-bid competition for 2,500-2,600MHz frequency bands available for 4G mobile communication operations on December 7 closed at a total bidding price of NT$27.925 billion (US$859...
Monday 7 December 2015
Taiwan November export value down on month, year, says MOF
Taiwan recorded total export value of US$22.13 billion for November 2015, decreasing 7.5% on month and 16.9% on year, while the corresponding total import value of US$18.38 billion...
Monday 7 December 2015
Taiwan MOEA confirms receipt of TSMC application for 12-inch fab in China
The Investment Commission of Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) has confirmed it has received an application submitted by TSMC for establishing a 12-inch wafer manufacturing...
Friday 4 December 2015
Taiwan LED makers should develop invisible-light LEDs to avoid overcrowded market, says HPL chairman
Large-scale price completion from China-based makers in the visible-light LED market has caused product prices to keep falling, resulting in an overcrowded market, according to chairman...
Friday 4 December 2015
Digitimes Research: Taiwan TV shipments to grow 2.6% in 2016
Taiwan TV makers' shipments are expected to reach 35.14 million in 2016, up 2.6% on year, to hold a 16.4% global share of the overall 215 million TVs estimated to ship in the year,...
Friday 4 December 2015
Production of 5th-generation Apple TV to begin in 1Q16, say Taiwan makers
The fifth-generation Apple TV will come into trial production in December and volume production in the first quarter of 2016, with Apple for the first time adopting a heat-dissipation...
Friday 4 December 2015
Open bids for 2,500-2,600MHz bands increase to NT$27.605 billion, says NCC
Open-bids for 2,500-2,600MHz bands available for 4G operations on December 3 resulted in total bids of NT$27.605 billion (US$849 million), 91.7% over the total floor price, according...
Friday 4 December 2015
Inotera orders NT$2.55 billion of equipment
Inotera Memories recently announced two separate equipment purchases from KLA-Tencor and Tokyo Electron totaling about NT$2.55 billion (US$77.8 million).
Friday 4 December 2015
Taiwan app developer Call Saver planning to sue Asustek over IP infringement
Taiwan-based app developer Call Saver is planning to file a lawsuit against Asustek Computer for infringement of its intellectual property as Asustek smartphones' built-in quick-dial...