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Thursday 25 August 2016
Taiwan PCB production value to rise 8.8% in 3Q16, says IEK
The production value of PCB products rolled out by Taiwan-based makers in China and Taiwan is expected to grow 8.8% sequentially to NT$144.2 billion (US$4.54 billion) in the third...
Thursday 25 August 2016
Taiwan supply chain makers to benefit from release of PS4 Neo, PS4 Slim, says paper
Taiwan-based makers in Sony's PlayStation supply chain, particularly lens maker Kinko Optical and ODMs Foxconn Electronics and Pegatron, will benefit significantly from the planned...
Thursday 25 August 2016
Digitimes Research: Global tablet shipments to up over 16% on quarter in 3Q16
Global tablet shipments will bounce back 16.3% sequentially to reach nearly 47 million units in the third quarter, but the volume will still be down over 10% compared to the same...
Thursday 25 August 2016
Digitimes Research: Japan IT vendors stepping into IoT business
Due to stagnant growth in the Japan IT market, many Japan-based IT vendors have stepped into developing cloud computing-based IoT (Internet of Things) solutions for the Japan market,...
Wednesday 24 August 2016
Taiwan market: Smartphone sales up slightly in July
Sales of smartphones in the Taiwan market totaled 619,000 units in July, increasing 1.9% from the previous month, according to data compiled by local retail channels.
Wednesday 24 August 2016
Taiwan FTC approves acquisition of HMI by ASML
Taiwan's Fair Trade Commission (FTC) has approved the planned acquisition of Taiwan-based Hermes Microvision (HMI) by Netherlands-based ASML, stating the deal complies with fair trade...
Wednesday 24 August 2016
Taiwan market: Mobile Internet-access infrastructure key to development of mobile payments, says NCC
The Taiwan government has been boosting development of mobile payment services in Taiwan, and its is essential to enhance mobile broadband Internet-access infrastructure, especially...
Wednesday 24 August 2016
Taiwan market: Philips launches Hue 2.0 smart LED lighting
Philips has launched Hue 2.0 series smart LED lighting systems in the Taiwan market, with an entry-level system consisting of three 800-lumen light bulbs, an E27 lamp holder and Hue...
Wednesday 24 August 2016
Taiwan July manufacturing production index up, says MOEA
Taiwan recorded manufacturing production index (2011 as base year) of 110.05 for July 2016, increasing 0.94% on month and 0.65% on year, according to the Ministry of Economic Affairs...
Wednesday 24 August 2016
Taiwan market: Acer, CHT jointly launch smart mobile office solutions
Acer Communications and Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) have jointly launched smart mobile office solutions for the Taiwan market. The smart mobile office solutions are based on Acer's abPBX...
Tuesday 23 August 2016
Innolux to showcase various notebook-use panels at Touch Taiwan 2016
Innolux will exhibit a number of notebook-use panels at Touch Taiwan 2016 to take place in Taipei during August 24-26, according to the company.
Tuesday 23 August 2016
Digitimes Research: Japan to focus on developing self-driving, medicare and smart-factory industries
The Japan Revitalization Strategy 2016 calls for the development of key technologies related to the fourth industrial revolution (Industry 4.0), including IoT, robot and artificial...
Tuesday 23 August 2016
Taiwan attracts foreign direct investment of over US$6 billion in January-July, says MOEA
Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) approved 1,948 foreign direct investment projects (except from China) totaling US$6.07 billion in January-July 2016, the former decreasing...
Tuesday 23 August 2016
Taiwan July export order value decreases, says MOEA
Taiwan received export orders totaling US$35.03 billion in July 2016, decreasing 1.9% on month and 3.4% on year, according to the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA).
Tuesday 23 August 2016
Lenovo shifts component orders back to Taiwan makers
Lenovo reportedly has shifted back some of its component orders from China-based suppliers to Taiwan-based ones in the second half of 2016 in order to improve its profitability, since...