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Friday 1 April 2016
Taiwan MOEA confirms receipt of Tsinghua Unigroup application to invest in PTI, says report
The Investment Commission of Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) on March 31 confirmed it has received an application submitted by China-based Tsinghua Unigroup to invest...
Friday 1 April 2016
Taiwan server shipment forecast and industry analysis, 2016
Strong demand from the cloud computing market helped Taiwan's server shipments grow 12.5% on year to break 10 million units in 2015, accounting for 90.7% of worldwide shipments and...
Friday 1 April 2016
Taiwan market: FET starts running 4.5G networks on 2,600MHz band
Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) on March 31 started operation of 4.5G networks on two 2,600MHz frequency bands in the Taiwan market, becoming a 3CA (3-carrier aggregation) 4G...
Thursday 31 March 2016
Some Taiwan solar cell makers lower quotes for April
Some Taiwan-based solar cell makers, especially those heavily relying on orders released by China-based module makers, have seen decreasing orders from China and thus have lowered...
Thursday 31 March 2016
Asustek sees 30% growth in Europe LCD monitor market, Acer leads in North America
Asustek Computer and Acer are seeing increasing sales of their LCD monitors with Asustek dominating in the gaming sector and enjoying over 30% growth in Europe in 2015, while Acer...
Thursday 31 March 2016
Taiwan IC design houses could benefit from Foxconn-Sharp takeover
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) has reached a deal to take over Japan-based Sharp, which could bring in more business opportunities for Taiwan-based IC design houses,...
Thursday 31 March 2016
MediaTek shipments unlikely to rebound until May or June
MediaTek's shipments are still affected partially by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's (TSMC) wafer delivery delays caused by an earthquake that hit southern Taiwan in...
Wednesday 30 March 2016
Fire strikes Epistar Hsinchu factory
A fire broke out at LED chipmaker Epistar's factory at the Hsinchu Science Park, northern Taiwan in the late hours of March 28. No employees have been reported injured by the fire,...
Wednesday 30 March 2016
Taiwan fingerprint sensor suppliers vying for orders from brand handset vendors
Taiwan-based fingerprint sensor suppliers are eyeing 2016 orders from branded handset vendors, while industry leader Fingerprint Cards (FPC) has moved to lower its quotes to stay...
Tuesday 29 March 2016
Taiwan ODMs/OEMs take up 91% of 2015 global server shipments, says IDC
There were 9.68 million servers and server motherboards shipped globally in 2015 and Taiwan-based ODMs/OEMs accounted for 91% of the volume, according to IDC.
Tuesday 29 March 2016
Taiwan government should create regulatory environment to let PV contractors go international, says SAS chairman
The incoming Taiwan government should amend existing regulations on PV installation to facilitate Taiwan-based contractors for PV EPC (engineering, procurement, construction) projects...
Tuesday 29 March 2016
Digitimes Research: Korea pushing development of sensors, IoT products
The development of sensor products will play a key role in Korea's plans to ramp up the production value of related IoT (Internet of Things) products from KRW1.6 trillion (US$14.5...
Tuesday 29 March 2016
Taiwan market: Samsung ranks top smartphone vendor in sales volume in February
Samsung Electronics ranked as the number one smartphone vendor in the Taiwan market in February with a 22% share, according to data compiled by local retail channels.
Monday 28 March 2016
Taiwan analog IC firms expected to post gross margin growth in 2016
With many second- and third-tier players phasing out their analog IC businesses, and international firms switching their focus to other products instead of analog ICs, major Taiwan-based...
Monday 28 March 2016
Digitimes Research: Taiwan players have strong influence in server upstream supply chain
Server brand vendors and ODMs are mainly purchasing their components in three business styles: buy and sell, direct sourcing and direct buying and Taiwan-based component makers are...