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Tuesday 16 January 2018
Taiwan could reach 90% mobile e-payment penetration by 2020, says Visa executive
While the Taiwan government has set a goal of reaching 90% penetration for mobile e-payment services by 2025, the goal is likely to be reached 3-5 years ahead of schedule, according...
Tuesday 16 January 2018
HTC launches U11 Eyes in Taiwan
HTC launched its new smartphone, the U11 Eyes, in the Taiwan market on January 15 and began to take pre-orders immediately. The new model, which features 2D facial recognition capability,...
Tuesday 16 January 2018
China, Taiwan PV makers see weak demand
China-based vertically integrated PV makers and Taiwan-based solar cell makers have seen weakened demand mainly because a rush to construct distributed PV systems in China to qualify...
Monday 15 January 2018
Taiwan makers must pursue client-centric innovations with AI, big data, says expert
Taiwan manufacturers must pursue innovative values on the customer end to secure successful transformation, and must better utilize AI (artificial intelligence) and big data analysis...
Friday 12 January 2018
PC market sees first positive holiday quarter growth in 6 years, says IDC
Worldwide shipments of traditional PCs (desktop, notebook, and workstation) totaled 70.6 million units in the fourth quarter of 2017, recording slightly positive (0.7%) on-year growth,...
Friday 12 January 2018
Mitac receives navigation solution orders from NY
Taiwan-based Mitac International's Magellan brand return-to-route navigation solution has obtained orders from New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY) for use in snowplow and...
Friday 12 January 2018
AWS to set up innovation center in Taiwan
Amazon Web Services (AWS) and the government of New Taipei have signed an MoU for setting up a joint innovation center in the northern Taiwan city. The center will start operation...
Friday 12 January 2018
Taiwan equipment makers Acter, Nova upbeat about 2018
As China panel makers including BOE Technology, China Star Optoelectronics Technology (CSOT) are aggressively moving to develop OLED panels, Taiwan suppliers of related engineering...
Friday 12 January 2018
Xcerra development center (XDC) officially opens to support Taiwan customers
Xcerra Corporation is pleased to announce the establishment of a direct presence in Taiwan with the opening of our Xcerra development center (XDC) in Zhubei City. The XDC will provide...
Friday 12 January 2018
China solar firms keen to adopt MCCE
China-based solar firms are keen on adopting MCCE (metal-catalyzed chemical etching) to treat the surface of diamond wire cut (DWC) poly-Si wafers, while Taiwan makers have mostly...
Thursday 11 January 2018
Asustek, MSI together have 50% of gaming notebook market in 2017
Despite the fierce price competitions from Hewlett-Packard (HP) and Dell, Asustek Computer and Micro-Star International (MSI) still managed to perform strongly in the gaming notebook...
Thursday 11 January 2018
Taiwan lead frame maker SDI to expand capacity by 15% in 1H18
Taiwan lead frame maker SDI plans to expand its production capacity by 15% in the first half of 2018 to meet increasing application of lead frame-based QNF (quad flat no-lead) packaging...
Thursday 11 January 2018
China smartphone vendors seeking mini LED-backlit panel supply
Leading China-based smartphone vendors, including Huawei Technologies, Oppo and Xiaomi Technology, plan to adopt mini LED-backlit panels as an alternative to AMOLED for smartphones...
Thursday 11 January 2018
With strong foundation in Taiwan semiconductor industry, Spirox expands its China market to provide innovative and comprehensive services
Spirox Corporation, specializing in providing semiconductor testing solutions, celebrates its 30th anniversary this year. As hi-tech industry focus has developed from PC, mobile eras...
Thursday 11 January 2018
Optical component suppliers report increased sales for December
Most Taiwan-based optical component makers have reported improved sales for December 2017 due to a pick-up in demand for GPON devices in China and increased shipments to the datacenter...