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Thursday 17 September 2015
Commentary: Taiwan notebook ODMs may not see profitability improve in 2H15
The top-four Taiwan-based notebook ODMs all saw their profits decline significantly in the second quarter of 2015, and it still remains unclear if they can turn around in the second...
Thursday 17 September 2015
Entegris expands CMP filtration technology solutions and research, analytical and manufacturing capabilities in Taiwan
Entegris, Inc. (NASDAQ: ENTG), a leader in yield-enhancing materials and solutions for highly advanced manufacturing environments, announced at a Taiwan tradeshow the development...
Wednesday 16 September 2015
Japan Display set to release new in-cell touch panels, says report
Japan Display (JDI) will begin producing second-generation in-cell touch displays for use in smartphone applications by the end of 2015, according to a report from Japan-based Nikkan...
Tuesday 15 September 2015
Taiwan market: HTC, Samsung launch inexpensive 4G dual-SIM smartphones
HTC and Samsung Electronics have both launched new 4G smartphones with high hardware specifications at low prices in the Taiwan market in order to cope with increasing competition...
Tuesday 15 September 2015
Taiwan market: Alcatel-Lucent, CHT to jointly to deploy G.fast network
Alcatel-Lucent on September 14 announced a partnership with Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) to establish a fixed-line broadband Internet-access network based on integration of GPON (gigabit...
Monday 14 September 2015
Taiwan IC design houses receive short lead-time orders
Taiwan-based handset-use IC suppliers, which are offering solutions including application processors, LCD driver ICs, touchscreen controller ICs and analog chips, have landed an influx...
Monday 14 September 2015
China, Taiwan-based IC foundries gearing up for MEMS market boom
IC foundries based in China and Taiwan are all gearing up for rapid demand growth for microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) devices driven by a new wave of expansion for the Internet...
Monday 14 September 2015
Cathay Real Estate, Cathay Life Insurance subscribe for new shares of Taiwan Star Cellular
Cathay Real Estate and Cathay Life Insurance, two members of the Cathay Group, on September 14 announced the subscription of 65 million new shares issued by 4G operator Taiwan Star...
Monday 14 September 2015
Taiwan market: Huawei launches MediaPad M2 8.0 tablet
Huawei has launched its new connected MediaPad M2 8.0 tablet in Taiwan. The tablet is priced at NT$9,900 (US$305) and will be available at retail outlets of Chunghwa Telecom (CHT),...
Monday 14 September 2015
Epistar to lay off 65 employees at factory in southern Taiwan, says paper
LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker Epistar will lay off 65 employees working at its factory in the Southern Taiwan Science Park on September, according to Chinese-language newspaper...
Friday 11 September 2015
EMEA thin client market shrinks to 5 year low, says IDC
The Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) thin client market faced its third consecutive quarter of negative growth in the second quarter of 2015, reaching the lowest volume in five...
Friday 11 September 2015
Taiwan market: Seiko Epson launches home-use projector
Seiko Epson on September 10 announced the Epson EH-TW5300 in the Taiwan market at a recommended retail price of NT$39,900 (US$1,218), according to Epson Taiwan Technology & Tra...
Friday 11 September 2015
EC anti-circumvention probe team to visit Taiwan in October
The European Commission, which in late May 2015 decided to launch an anti-circumvention investigation of Taiwan- and Malaysia-based solar cell and PV module makers as well as China-based...
Thursday 10 September 2015
Korea TV vendors increasing 4K TV development
As the Ultra HD (4K) TV market is expected to reach 31 million in 2015, up 246% on year, and further reach 97 million in 2019, Korea TV vendors are ramping up production of new models...
Thursday 10 September 2015
Commentary: MediaTek to account for over 50% revenues of Taiwan IC design industry
The landscape of Taiwan's IC design industry is set to undergo significant changes in 2016 as MediaTek has disclosed plans to acquire up to 100% stake in analog IC vendor Richtek...