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Monday 7 September 2015
IT services spending in CEE is back on track, says IDC
IT services spending in the Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) region is bound to emerge from the prolonged stagnation and return to growth in 2015, according to IDC. The CEE IT services...
Monday 7 September 2015
Taiwan 1H15 LED production value down, says PIDA
Taiwan-based LED wafer and chip makers generated total production value of NT$19.786 billion (US$623 million) in first-half 2015, slipping 19.49% on year, while LED packaging service...
Monday 7 September 2015
Digitimes Research: Roundup of technologies displayed at Touch Taiwan
The Touch Taiwan 2015 exhibition that recently ended in Taipei featured a number of new and improved applications from makers across the globe. Taiwan makers that displayed small-...
Monday 7 September 2015
Major Taiwan-based fabless IC firms likely to suffer revenue decreases in 2015
Many of Taiwan's leading IC design houses such as MediaTek and Novatek are likely to suffer revenue and profit declines in 2015, according to industry observers.
Monday 7 September 2015
Taiwan IC designers expect orders to pick up in 1Q16
Customers remain cautious about placing orders, according to sources at Taiwan-based IC design houses, adding that orders are unlikely to pick up until early 2016.
Friday 4 September 2015
Taiwan market: Microsoft offers business-use mobile information security solution
Microsoft on September 3 unveiled Enterprise Mobility Suite (EMS), a software solution to help enterprises protect information when operations involve employees' using mobile terminal...
Friday 4 September 2015
Germany the largest 2-in-1 market in Western Europe by end of 2015, says IDC
According to figures published by IDC, Germany will be the largest 2-in-1 market in Western Europe by the end of 2015 with almost 800,000 detachable devices shipped over the four...
Friday 4 September 2015
Giga Solar Materials expects return of 10-12% on investment in PV power-generating station in Japan
PV conductive paste maker Giga Solar Materials estimates 10-12% for return on investment of JPY660 million (US$5.5 million) to set up a PV power-generating station with installation...
Friday 4 September 2015
10-20MWp PV systems damaged by Typhoon in Taiwan
Typhoon Soudelor which hit Taiwan over the August 8 weekend damaged 10-20MWp of PV systems and PV power-generating stations in Taiwan, according to industry sources.
Friday 4 September 2015
IC demand unlikely to pick up until 2Q16, says TSIA chairman
Nicky Lu, chairman of the Taiwan Semiconductor Industry Association (TSIA), has expressed caution about the semiconductor market in the second half of 2015. Demand is unlikely to...
Thursday 3 September 2015
Taiwan market: Projector market up 11.6% on year
Taiwan's projector market increased to 23,700 units in the second quarter of 2015, up 11.6% on year and up 19.2% on quarter, according to statistics from IDC.
Thursday 3 September 2015
Online TV viewing habits differ in Europe, says IHS
New research from IHS Technology indicates that traditional broadcast TV viewing is being overtaken by two forces: Personal Video Recorders (PVRs) like Sky+ and online video from...
Thursday 3 September 2015
Taiwan market: Yuanta Securities offers Apple Watch-based mobile securities purchasing services
Securities brokerage firm Yuanta Securities on September 1 introduced a mobile electronic securities purchasing service for the Apple Watch.
Thursday 3 September 2015
Taiwan market: Microsoft unveils cross-platform foldable keyboard
Microsoft has unveiled its Universal Foldable Keyboard that can be used across iOS, Android and Windows platforms in Taiwan.
Thursday 3 September 2015
Giga Solar to set up PV station in Japan
PV conductive paste maker Giga Solar Materials will invest JPY660 million (US$5.5 million) to set up a PV power-generating station with installation capacity of 2MWp in Okayama Prefecture,...