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Thursday 2 April 2015
Panasonic in negotiations with Zuiko for plasma plant sale, says report
Panasonic is reportedly planning to sell its production plants, which were originally used for plasma TV manufacturing, in Amagasaki, Japan to Japan-based sanitary product maker Zuiko,...
Wednesday 1 April 2015
Rooftop PV systems are stage for Taiwan solar cell makers: Q&A with Win Win Precision chairman Davis Chen
Taiwan-based crystalline silicon solar cell makers have been impacted by the US imposing an average 19.5% anti-dumping tariffs rate. But rooftop PV systems, especially those built...
Tuesday 31 March 2015
IC demand from China picking up, say Taiwan firms
IC demand from China's smartphone market is showing signs of a pick-up, as inventories at non-Apple vendors ease, according to sources at Taiwan-based IC design houses.
Tuesday 31 March 2015
Taiwan plastic chassis makers reducing capacities
Ju Teng International Holdings, Huan Hsin Holdings and Zhan Yun Shanghai Electronics have been decreasing production capacities for plastic chassis due to shrinking demand for notebooks...
Tuesday 31 March 2015
Motherboard players unlikely to achieve shipment targets for 2015
Since demand for motherboards from Europe and China is still weak, motherboard players such as Micro-Star International (MSI), Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) and Biostar are expected...
Tuesday 31 March 2015
Inventec to build server plants in Southeast Asia and Japan, says chairman
In addition to India, Inventec is also planning to establish plants in Southeast Asia and Japan for server production, mainly to serve its clients' demand, according to company chairman...
Tuesday 31 March 2015
Lenovo plans to launch smartphones in Japan, says paper
Lenovo plans to launch its smartphones in the Japan market starting 2015, according to a Japan-based Nikkei News report, citing sources at Lenovo Japan.
Tuesday 31 March 2015
Taiwan market: Gogoro to launch Smartscooter in summer 2015
Taiwan-based Gogoro has unveiled Smartscooter, an electric scooter developed and produced in house, for launch in the Taiwan market in the summer 2015, according to company CEO Horace...
Tuesday 31 March 2015
UMC snatches high-end 28nm chip orders from TSMC clients
United Microelectronics (UMC) has obtained some orders for high-end 28nm chips from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's (TSMC) major clients including Qualcomm and MediaTek,...
Monday 30 March 2015
Taiwan market: Bidding for new 4G band units to be less intense, says TWM president
Taiwan's National Communications Commission will offer 2,600MHz frequency band units with total bandwidth of 190MHz for 4G mobile communication operation through open-bid competition...
Monday 30 March 2015
Supply chains shifting strategy due to weak notebook and tablet demand in Europe
Tablet and notebook supply chains are starting to see the effects of weak consumer electronics demand in Europe, and are evaluating new strategies including further expansion into...
Friday 27 March 2015
WPC chairman visits Taiwan to promote Qi wireless charging
Chairman of the Wireless Power Consortium (WPC) Menno Treffers has visited Taiwan to promote its Qi wireless charging standard. He said that WPC has over 210 members worldwide and...
Friday 27 March 2015
Taiwan market: Samsung launches Galaxy S6, S6 Edge
Samsung Electronics has unveiled its new flagship family products, the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy 6S Edge, in the Taiwan market and the new smartphones will be available starting April...
Friday 27 March 2015
Qualcomm, MediaTek shifting some 28nm chip orders away from TSMC
Qualcomm and MediaTek have both shifted some of their 28nm chip orders from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) to other foundry chipmakers that offer cheaper quotes,...
Thursday 26 March 2015
Taiwan IC design houses gearing up to offer solutions for USB Type-C
More than 10 Taiwan-based IC design houses are engaged in the development of USB Type-C (USB-C) chip solutions, as they anticipate the interface will see widespread adoption, according...