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Friday 3 June 2016
Taiwan market: Huawei, Oppo, Xiaomi enhancing marketing efforts for smartphones
Huawei, Oppo and Xiaomi Technology have recently strengthened their marketing efforts in the Taiwan market, with each expecting to take a 5% share in the local smartphone market in...
Friday 3 June 2016
China smartphone players in talks with Taiwan panel makers for supply
China-based smartphone vendors and supply chain makers, in view of tight panel supply, have sent executives to Taiwan to talk with Innolux, AU Optronics (AUO) and Chunghwa Picture...
Friday 3 June 2016
Taiwan MOEA approves Micron-Inotera deal
The Investment Commission of Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) has approved a planned merger between Micron Technology's Taiwan unit and Inotera Memories.
Friday 3 June 2016
Digitimes Research: Chat robots targeted for use by people with dementia in Japan
In the Japan market, chat robots, such as Pepper launched by SoftBank, are increasingly targeted for use by people suffering dementia, and Japan-based Fuji-Keizai predicted that demand...
Thursday 2 June 2016
Computex 2016: Dell launches new notebooks and desktops in Taiwan
Dell has announced new 2-in-1 products including the Inspiron 5000 and 7000-series for Taiwan during Computex 2016.
Thursday 2 June 2016
Taiwan market: Huawei launches P9 Plus smartphone
Huawei has launched its latest smartphone, the P9 Plus, in the Taiwan market, aiming to ramp up its share in the local handset market to 5% in 2016.
Tuesday 31 May 2016
Taiwan ultra-thin heat-pipe makers under price cut pressure
Due to increasing competition for orders for ultra-thin copper-based heat-pipes used in smartphones, prices for pipes with a diameter of 0.4mm have dropped from US$1 in early 2016...
Tuesday 31 May 2016
Anji Technology looks to PV demand in Taiwan
Anji Technology has extended its business operation from producing PV modules to investment in establishing and operating distributed PV systems in Taiwan.
Tuesday 31 May 2016
Chin-Poon remains focused on automotive PCBs
PCB firm Chin-Poon Industrial will be aggressively vying for new orders from Europe- and US-based car vendors while exploring opportunities in the China and Southeast Asia automotive...
Tuesday 31 May 2016
Digitimes Research: Korea memory-IC industry output value to increase 5% in 2Q16
The production value of South Korea's memory chip industry is expected to increase about 5% sequentially in the second quarter of 2016, according Digitimes Research. Demand for smartphones...
Monday 30 May 2016
Taiwan market: Seiko Epson launches smartwatch
Seiko Epson has launched Smart Canvas, a smartwatch with four e-paper-based changeable display formats in the Taiwan market at a retail price of NT$5,490 (US$169), according to Epson...
Monday 30 May 2016
Taiwan 1Q16 economic growth estimated at negative 0.68%, says DGBAS
Taiwan's economic growth rate, growth in GDP, for the first quarter of 2016 is estimated at negative 0.68%, upward adjusted by 0.16pp from the forecast made in April 2016, according...
Friday 27 May 2016
Taiwan market: Oppo launches R9 Plus smartphone
Oppo has unveiled its latest smartphone, the Oppo R9 Plus, in the Taiwan market with the availability to begin on June 1, priced at NT$16,990 (US$522) unlocked for a 64GB version...
Friday 27 May 2016
Taiwan tier-2 motherboard players aggressively seeking new business opportunities
Second- and third-tier Taiwan's motherboard players have been aggressively looking for business opportunities outside of the branded motherboard market as competition from the top-two...
Thursday 26 May 2016
Taiwan handsets – 1Q 2016
Taiwan's handset brand vendors and ODMs both saw sharp declines in their shipments in the first quarter of 2016. The brand vendors' shipments will improve in the second quarter due...