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Thursday 3 December 2015
Taiwan market: Apple begins selling iPad Pro tablets in local market
Apple has begun selling its iPad Pro products in the Taiwan market, with a 32GB Wi-Fi version priced at NT$27,900 (US$853), 128GB Wi-Fi version at NT$32,900 and 128GB Wi-Fi+Cellular...
Thursday 3 December 2015
Taiwan market: TWM launches own-brand 4G smartphones
Mobile telecom carrier Taiwan Mobile (TWM) has launched two own-brand entry-level 4G smartphone models, the Android 5.0 Amazing X7 and Android 5.1 Amazing X5s, in the Taiwan market...
Thursday 3 December 2015
BenQ sets up incubation center
Projector and display device vendor BenQ has established a joint-venture start-up business incubation center in Tainan, southern Taiwan, with the Department of Electrical Engineering...
Thursday 3 December 2015
KYEC buys equipment from Teradyne
Wafer probing service company King Yuan Electronics (KYEC) has purchased equipment from automated test equipment supplier Teradyne for a total of NT$517.81 million (US$15.8 million),...
Thursday 3 December 2015
Egistec to list on Taiwan OTC
Fingerprint sensor maker Egis Technology (Egistec) will be listed on the Taiwan over-the-counter (OTC) stock market as early as the end of December, according to the company.
Wednesday 2 December 2015
Idle solar cell equipment expected to be in high demand in 2016
Viewing that demand for crystalline silicon solar cells has been increasing, Taiwan- and China-based solar cell makers are expected to try their best to expand production capacities...
Wednesday 2 December 2015
Workers with unpaid leave in Taiwan highest since 2012
The amount of workers forced to take unpaid leave in Taiwan has now reached 5,437 – the highest since March 2012. In order to prevent the issue from exacerbating Foxconn Electronics...
Wednesday 2 December 2015
Facebook assessing plans to set up data center in central Taiwan, says local government
Facebook plans to set up a data center in a site beside Changhua High-speed Rail Station in Changhua County, central Taiwan, according to the county government.
Wednesday 2 December 2015
Open bids for 2,500-2,600MHz bands increase to NT$26.305 billion, says NCC
Open-bids for 2,500-2,600MHz bands available for 4G on December 1 reached NT$26.305 billion (US$809 million), 82.67% over the floor price, according to the National Communications...
Wednesday 2 December 2015
Taiwan market: Logitech offers gaming peripherals for bundled sale with Ubisoft game
Switzerland-based PC peripheral vendor Logitech International on December 1 offered entry-level, mid-range and high-end gaming mice and keyboards for sale bundled with Rainbow 6 Siege,...
Wednesday 2 December 2015
TSMC orders NT$6.8 billion of equipment
Contract chipmaker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has purchased a batch of machinery and engineering equipment from Siemens Limited and ASML Hong Kong for a total...
Tuesday 1 December 2015
Taiwan panel makers calling on China government for component tariff reductions
Panel makers in Taiwan are calling on the China government to allow for zero tariffs on panel components due to Taiwan's weakening panel supply chain industry.
Tuesday 1 December 2015
More Taiwan firms step up development for large-size touchscreen ICs
More Taiwan-based IC design houses have stepped up development of touchscreen controller ICs for large-size applications such as all-in-one (AIO) computers, and touch-enabled monitors...
Tuesday 1 December 2015
Taiwan 4G user base over 10 million at end of October, says NCC
The total number of 4G mobile communication subscribers in Taiwan increased to 10.087 million as of the end of October 2015, accounting for 43.8% of the population (user density),...
Tuesday 1 December 2015
Intel pushing new entry-level PC processors in 2Q16-3Q16
Despite weak overall demand for PC, sales of gaming notebooks, inexpensive desktops and mini PCs remain strong, especially models using Intel's Pentium and Celeron processors, which...