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Friday 11 March 2016
Taiwan market: Samsung launches Galaxy S7, S7 Edge
Samsung Electronics has launched its new flagship smartphones, the Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge, in the Taiwan market.
Thursday 10 March 2016
NEC to test earthquake early warning system in Taiwan
Japan-based NEC will begin field testing of its in-house-developed earthquake early warning system in Taiwan through cooperation with Taiwan's Central Weather Bureau (CWB) in September...
Wednesday 9 March 2016
Taiwan market: Lenovo aims at 8% market share for consumer PCs in 2016
Lenovo aims to increase its market share for consumer PCs in the Taiwan market from 4% in 2015 to 8% in 2016, and sets a target growth of over 10% in sales of consumer-use PCs, according...
Wednesday 9 March 2016
Microsoft producing HoloLens in-house, say Taiwan makers
Microsoft is currently producing its augmented reality (AR) device, HoloLens, at its own factory in the US instead of having Pegatron Technology, its main manufacturing partner in...
Wednesday 9 March 2016
Taiwan February CPI up, says DGBAS
Taiwan's February 2016 consumer price index (CPI) of 105.11 (2011 as base year) increased 1.94% on month and 2.40% on year, while the corresponding wholesale price index (WPI) of...
Wednesday 9 March 2016
DNP and E Ink announce partnership
Dai Nippon Printing (DNP) and E Ink Holdings have announced a strategic partnership to co-develop and co-market products using E Ink epaper. DNP will leverage its strong sales network...
Wednesday 9 March 2016
Taiwan, China PERC solar cell production not smooth as expected
Taiwan- and China-based solar cell makers have seen issues with PERC (passivated emitter and rear cell) production due to equipment suppliers' adjustment of manufacturing process,...
Wednesday 9 March 2016
Toshiba reportedly to sell stake in Taiwan backend houses
Toshiba reportedly plans to sell all or a portion of its shares in Taiwan-based Powertech Technology (PTI) and Walton Advanced Engineering, according to recent reports from Taiwan's...
Tuesday 8 March 2016
China ODMs ship 35.8 million LCD TVs in 2015
China-based ODMs shipped 35.8 million LCD TVs in 2015, increasing 16.5%, for a global market share of 40.2%, according to Sigmaintell Consulting.
Monday 7 March 2016
Taiwan sees decreased February export value, says MOF
Taiwan recorded total export value of US$17.78 billion for February 2016, decreasing 19.9% on month and 11.8% on year, while the corresponding total import value of US$13.63 billion...
Monday 7 March 2016
Digitimes Research: US FCC to open up STB market; Korea vendors less interested in 3D TV
Observing the OTT/TV market in February, the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has proposed to make the set-top box (STB) market more open, allowing consumer electronics...
Friday 4 March 2016
Taiwan market: Epson crosses into wearable market, targeting mainly mid-range and high-end
Optimistic about wearable device demand, Epson established a department specifically to handle healthcare and sport sensor product development in 2013 and later reorganized the department...
Friday 4 March 2016
Smartphone AP suppliers to team up with TSMC to compete with Qualcomm-Samsung in 10nm chip market
Smartphone-use application processor (AP) makers in Taiwan and China are teaming up closely with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) to compete with Qualcomm-Samsung...
Thursday 3 March 2016
SPIL says management on the same page regarding ASE takeover bid
Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL) has published a statement in Taiwan's local newspapers saying management is on the same page with the company's chairman Bough Lin regarding...
Thursday 3 March 2016
Taiwan earthquake causing aftershocks in LCD panel market
With Taiwan LCD panel maker Innolux experiencing damage on production equipment producing 39.5-inch TV applications, some customers are shifting their orders to 40- and 43-inch panels,...