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Friday 17 April 2015
Asustek shifting ZenFone touch panel orders back to Taiwan
In order to secure stable shipments and maintain profitability, Asustek Computer will shift touch panel orders from O-Film to makers in Taiwan including JTouch, TPK and Young Fast...
Friday 17 April 2015
JPEA hikes 2020 target cumulative PV installation capacity in Japan to 65.7GWp
The Japan Photovoltaic Energy Association (JPEA) has upward adjusted the 2020 target cumulative PV installation capacity in Japan from 49.4GWp to 65.7GWp, according to the organiza...
Thursday 16 April 2015
BOE signs US$2.36 million agreement with South Korea equipment provider DE&T, says report
China panel maker BOE has signed a US$2.36 million agreement with South Korea equipment provider DE&T to purchase testing equipment, according to Korea-based newspaper ZDNet...
Thursday 16 April 2015
Digitimes Research: Taiwan sees decreased 1Q15 digital camera shipments
Taiwan-based ODMs shipped a total of 2.3 million digital cameras in the first quarter of 2015, decreasing 42.4% on quarter and 13.6% on year, according to Digitimes Research.
Thursday 16 April 2015
PC ODMs expect to obtain orders at losses in 2H15
As vendors are conservative about global PC demand and have launched more inexpensive models, they will select ODMs with the lowest quotes to maintain thin profitability in the second...
Thursday 16 April 2015
SEMI reports 2014 semiconductor photomask sales of US$3.2 billion
SEMI has reported that the worldwide semiconductor photomask market was US$3.2 billion in 2014 and is forecast to reach US$3.4 billion in 2016.
Wednesday 15 April 2015
Digitimes Research: Japan LED lighting penetration in 2015 to reach 78.6%
Demand for all types of lighting products in the Japan market in 2015 is estimated at a total value of JPY646 billion (US$5.39 billion) and LED lighting will account for 78.6% (penetration),...
Wednesday 15 April 2015
Samsung Taiwan mobile business head to resign
Andy Tu, general manager of Samsung's mobile communication business in Taiwan, will step down at the end of May for personal reasons, Samsung Taiwan has announced.
Wednesday 15 April 2015
First-tier China PV module firms ask for Taiwan cell supplies on credit
Some first-tier China-based PV module firms have asked Taiwan solar cell makers to supply products on credit from, and the suppliers are considering whether to accept the requests,...
Tuesday 14 April 2015
Taiwan market: Chunghwa Telecom reaches 2 million 4G users
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) on April 14 announced that 4G mobile communication subscriptions have reached two million, the highest among 4G operators in Taiwan.
Tuesday 14 April 2015
Taiwan should not be discouraged by not being founding member of AIIB, says Stan Shih
Commenting on Taiwan not being able to become a founding member of Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) led by protests from the China government, Acer founder Stan Shih said...
Monday 13 April 2015
Taiwan supply chain makers hope for increased adoption of force touch solutions
With Apple's adoption of force touch technology onto the trackpad of its new MacBook, related component makers hope the trend will prompt other notebook vendors to adopt the solutions...
Friday 10 April 2015
Taiwan server shipment forecast and industry analysis, 2015
The server market did not perform well in 2014 though rising demand from Internet data centers (IDCs) and China brands helped global shipments (measured by motherboards) grow 7.1%...
Friday 10 April 2015
ASE building water reclamation plant
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) is constructing a water reclamation plant in Kaohsiung, southern Taiwan, with a total investment reaching as high as NT$1.15 billion (US$37...
Friday 10 April 2015
Taiwan market: Digital camera sales expected to drop 10% in 2015, says Canon
There were 629,000 digital cameras sold in the Taiwan market in 2014, slipping 32.6% on year, and the volume in 2015 will drop 10% to 566,000 units, according to vice president Jesse...