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Monday 23 March 2015
Taiwan sees decreased February export order value, says MOEA
Taiwan received export orders worth US$29.89 billion in total in February 2015, decreasing 23.4% on month and 2.7% on year, according to statistics released by the Ministry of Economic...
Monday 23 March 2015
Taiwan to cut power pricing 7.34%, says MOEA
Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) will have state-run Taiwan Power Company reduce electricity prices from an average rate of NT$3.1139 (US$0.099)/kWh currently to NT$2.8852/kWh,...
Monday 23 March 2015
Taiwan market: LG launch curved LG G Flex 2
LG Electronics has unveiled its new flagship smartphone, the LG G Flex 2, in the Taiwan market, and it will be available starting April 1.
Monday 23 March 2015
Sony to reduce TV and smartphone orders to Taiwan production partners
In the wake of continued slow sales of its LCD and smartphone products, Sony is expected to lower the sales ratio of low-margin products and thus will adjust its outsourcing policy,...
Friday 20 March 2015
Taiwan semiconductor makers unaffected by water shortages
Taiwan-based chipmakers including foundries Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and United Microelectronics (UMC), memory maker Inotera Memories, and IC packaging house...
Friday 20 March 2015
Taiwan government lab announces self-powered solution for IoT
Taiwan's National Nano Device Laboratories (NDL) has developed a self-powered solution designed for the Internet of Things (IoT).
Friday 20 March 2015
Taiwan market: Server shipments in 2014 valued at NT$11.11 billion, says IDC
Servers shipped in the Taiwan market in 2014 were worth NT$11.11 billion (US$352 million), growing 18.3% on year. NT$8.88 billion or 79.9% was due to brand vendors and NT$2.23 billion...
Friday 20 March 2015
Taiwan panel makers concerned about water restrictions
Panel makers in Taiwan are calling on the Taiwan government to loosen restrictions on new policies geared toward reducing water supply out of concern that operations will be affect...
Friday 20 March 2015
Digitimes Research: Taiwan on-cell touch panel shipments to see strong growth, yet offer little profit
Taiwan panel makers have been aggressively promoting their on-cell touch panels and quotes for a 5-inch HD (1280 by 720) on-cell touch panel already dropped to about US$10-12 in early...
Friday 20 March 2015
Sony Mobile to reach revised smartphone shipment target for fiscal 2014, say Taiwan makers
Sony Mobile Communications saw its smartphone shipments increase 20.2% sequentially to 11.9 million units in the fourth quarter of 2014, bringing combined shipments for the first...
Friday 20 March 2015
Taiwan market: 171,126 printers shipped in 4Q14, says IDC
There were 171,126 printers shipped in the Taiwan market during the fourth quarter of 2014, increasing 2% on quarter but decreasing 6% on year, according to IDC Taiwan.
Friday 20 March 2015
Global graphics card shipments in 1Q15 to fall 20-25%, say Taiwan vendors
Global graphics card shipments in the first quarter of 2015 are expected to decrease on quarter by 20-25% due to stagnant demand for PCs. Shipments in the second quarter will continue...
Thursday 19 March 2015
Taiwan market: Epson launches color image scanner Epson Perfection V800 Photo
Seiko Epson has launched Epson Perfection V800 Photo, a flatbed color image scanner, in the Taiwan market at a recommended retail price of NT$29,990 (US$952).
Wednesday 18 March 2015
Global semiconductor equipment sales rise 18% in 2014, says SEMI
SEMI has reported that worldwide sales of semiconductor manufacturing equipment totaled US$37.5 billion in 2014, representing a year-over-year increase of 18%.
Wednesday 18 March 2015
Taiwan white-box server makers land orders from Apple
Apple has joined the Facebook-established Open Compute Project in line with its plans to set up new cloud data centers and replace servers used in existing data centers. Some Taiwan-based...