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Monday 28 July 2014
Competition for notebook panels may heat up due to South Korea makers increasing output, say Taiwan makers
While global supply of notebook panels has been tight or short because demand has been larger than originally expected, South Korea-based makers have adjusted capacity from making...
Monday 28 July 2014
New Surface to come into production in August, say Taiwan maker
Microsoft is expected to launch a 10.6-inch new version of Surface in October 2014, with production of components to begin in August and volume production of the tablet to kick off...
Monday 28 July 2014
Digitimes Research: Taiwan makers to ship 21.95 million handsets in 3Q14
Taiwan-based ODMs and own-brand makers will ship 21.95 million handsets in the third quarter of 2014, increasing by 4.2% on quarter and by 32.1% on year, and 18.65 million or 85%...
Friday 25 July 2014
China PV module makers expected to ask Taiwan solar cell makers to offer incentives
China-based PV module makers have drastically decreased orders released to solar cell makers in Taiwan due to uncertainty about US preliminary anti-dumping tariffs, and are likely...
Friday 25 July 2014
Digitimes Research: Japan promoting service robots
Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry has been boosting the development of service robots, with a target production value of JPY2.65 trillion (US$26.1 billion) and target...
Thursday 24 July 2014
TPCA urges Taiwan government to upgrade PCB industry
The Taiwan Printed Circuit Association (TPCA) has presented a white paper calling for the government to lead Taiwan's PCB industry to develop next-generation products and to promote...
Thursday 24 July 2014
Han's Laser and Goodfeel to attend Touch Taiwan 2014
China's largest laser equipment maker Han's Laser and sapphire processing player Goodfeel Technology will attend Touch Taiwan 2014, August 27-29 at the Taipei World Trade Center Nangang...
Thursday 24 July 2014
Taiwan market: 91mai APP Store launched
N Squared in July 2013 launched 91mai APP Store, a platform for mobile application vendors to open handset/tablet-based online stores of mobile applications, and indicated that the...
Thursday 24 July 2014
LCD monitor panel prices rise on tight supply, say Taiwan makers
Because panel makers have focused production on LCD TV panels, supplies of 19-, 19.5-, 21.5-, 23-, 23.6- and 27-inch LCD monitor panels have been tight, and consequently prices have...
Thursday 24 July 2014
Taiwan June manufacturing production index down on month, up on year, says MOEA
Taiwan recorded a manufacturing production index (2011 as base year) of 108.13 for June 2014, decreasing 1.63% on month but increasing 8.93% on year, according to statistics released...
Thursday 24 July 2014
North America semiconductor equipment industry posts book-to-bill ratio of 1.09 in June, says SEMI
North America-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted US$1.47 billion in orders worldwide in June 2014 (three-month average basis) and a book-to-bill ratio of 1.09,...
Wednesday 23 July 2014
Taiwan market: Nearly 1,500 4G base stations in operation at end of June, says NCC
Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) approved the establishment of 2,918 4G base stations, and 1,458 ones were in operation as of the end of June 2014.
Wednesday 23 July 2014
Microsoft facing increased competition from MacBooks and Chromebooks, say Taiwan makers
Microsoft is facing increased competition from MacBooks and Chromebooks, with the global notebook OS market share for Windows 8 already dropping to below 90%, according to Taiwan-based...
Wednesday 23 July 2014
Taiwan notebooks – 2Q 2014
Taiwan's notebook makers saw an unexpected sequential rise in shipments in the second quarter after the end of Microsoft's support for Windows XP generated a wave of replacement demand...
Wednesday 23 July 2014
Fujitsu Taiwan and local university to set up Big Data R&D platform
Fujitsu Taiwan and National Cheng Kung University on July 22 signed an MoU for cooperation to establish a Big Data R&D platform specifically for agricultural applications combining...