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Monday 2 March 2015
Competition increasing between first-tier China, Taiwan solar cell makers
Of the 20-largest global crystalline silicon solar cell makers, 10 China-based and seven Taiwan-based makers are expected to see increasing competition because global production capacity...
Monday 2 March 2015
Taiwan to release more 4G frequency bands in 3Q15
Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) on February 25 announced plans to release a total bandwidth of 190MHz for operating 4G mobile communication services through open...
Thursday 26 February 2015
Taiwan January unemployment rate down on month, year, says DGBAS
Taiwan had 430,000 jobless citizens in January 2015, equivalent to an unemployment rate of 3.71%, down 0.08pp on month and 0.31pp on year, according to statistics released by the...
Wednesday 25 February 2015
ASE orders equipment for NT$1.3 billion
IC packager Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) has purchased machinery and equipment from Advantest and Premtek International for a total of about NT$1.31 billion (US$41.75...
Wednesday 25 February 2015
Taiwan display industry looks promising going into 2015, says TDUA
Taiwan's display industry looks promising going into 2015 driven by demand for niche products, Ultra HD TV panels and vehicle displays, according to the Taiwan Display Union Association...
Tuesday 24 February 2015
Taiwan attracts foreign direct investment of over US$313 million in January, says MOEA
Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) approved 277 foreign direct investment projects (except from China) with a total value of US$313.16 million in January 2015, increasing...
Tuesday 24 February 2015
HP cooperation with Accton to benefit white-box server makers
Hewlett-Packard (HP) recently announced cooperation with Taiwan-based Accton Technology to sell switches matched with software developed by Silicon Valley-based Cumulus Networks....
Tuesday 24 February 2015
Apple to invest EUR1.7 billion in new data centers in Europe
Apple today announced a EUR1.7 billion (US$1.93 billion) plan to build and operate two data centers in Europe, each powered by 100% renewable energy. The facilities, located in County...
Tuesday 17 February 2015
Taiwan solar cell industry expected to reshuffle in 2015
Taiwan-based crystalline silicon solar cell makers have been generally in a weak price-negotiating position due to the negative impact of US anti-dumping tariffs, and consequently...
Tuesday 17 February 2015
Japan market: Smartphone shipments in 2014 down 5.3%, says report
Shipments of smartphones in the Japan market in 2014 declined for the second straight year by 5.3% to 27.7 million units, according to a Chinese-language QQ.com report citing...
Tuesday 17 February 2015
Taiwan large-size LCD panels – 4Q 2014
Taiwan-based makers saw their large-size TFT LCD panel shipments increase on year in fourth-quarter 2014, driven largely by demand for TV applications. But they are facing growing...
Tuesday 17 February 2015
Taiwan LCD TVs – 4Q 2014
Taiwan's LCD TV makers saw significant increases in shipments in the fourth quarter of 2014 thanks to strong seasonal demand, as well as Foxconn's shipments to Mexico to fulfill government...
Monday 16 February 2015
Taiwan 4Q14 economic growth rate upward adjusted to 3.35%, says DGBAS
Taiwan's economic growth rate, on-year growth in GDP, for the fourth quarter of 2014 has been upward adjusted from 3.17% estimated in January 2015 to 3.35%, according to the Directorate...
Monday 16 February 2015
Digitimes Research: Korea TV vendors outsourcing orders in order to secure panels
In an effort to secure TV panels in 2015 as supply will be limited, Korea-based TV vendors Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics are each planning to outsource TV production orders...
Monday 16 February 2015
Chunghwa Telecom aims at Taiwan 4G market share of 40% in 2015
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) recorded a market share of 38.6% of total 4G subscribers in Taiwan at the end of 2014 and aims to increase the market share to 40% and expand its 4G network...