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Thursday 29 May 2014
Taiwan solar cell makers roll out PERC
Taiwan-based crystalline silicon solar cell makers, in response to demand from clients in Japan and the US, have stepped into production of PERC (passivated emitter and rear cell)...
Wednesday 28 May 2014
TSMC to host Taiwan Technology Symposium on May 29
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) will hold its Taiwan Technology Symposium 2014 on May 29, with the agenda of the annual event to focus on current production of 20nm...
Tuesday 27 May 2014
Digitimes Research: Taiwan small- to medium-size panel shipments expected to reach 337 million in 2Q14
Taiwan makers' shipments of small- to medium-size TFT LCD panels are expected to reach 337 million in the second quarter of 2014, up 12% on quarter but down 6.8% on year, according...
Tuesday 27 May 2014
Demand for data center servers to keep growing over 5 years, say Taiwan ODMs
While there is an opinion that strong demand for data center servers may maintain for three years at the most and subsequently there will be demand for replacement and maintenance...
Tuesday 27 May 2014
Taiwan PCB makers look to more orders from China-based Xiaomi
Taiwan-based PCB makers are expected to land more orders, particularly for high-end HDI boards, from Xiaomi Technology as the China-based vendor has begun to ramp up shipments of...
Monday 26 May 2014
Taiwan 1Q14 economic growth rate upward adjusted to 3.14%, says DGBAS
Taiwan's economic growth rate, on-year growth in GDP, in the first quarter of 2014 has been upward adjusted from 3.04% estimated in April 2014 to 3.14%, according to preliminary estimates...
Monday 26 May 2014
Taiwan April manufacturing production index up, says MOEA
Taiwan recorded a manufacturing production index (2011 as base year) of 105.29 for April 2014, increasing 0.49% on month and 5.21% on year, according to statistics released by the...
Friday 23 May 2014
Sony shifts LCD TV ODM orders back to Taiwan makers
Amid limited profits from the LCD TV business in 2013, Sony transferred LCD TV ODM orders back to in-house production, causing LCD TV makers to see major order declines, with Foxconn...
Friday 23 May 2014
Digitimes Research: Taiwan makers to contribute 90% of worldwide server shipments in 2014 thanks to IDC industry
Taiwan makers have successfully entered the supply chain of the Internet datacenter center (IDC) industry and may contribute over 90% of the global server shipments in 2014. Combined...
Friday 23 May 2014
Giga Solar sees bigger share in PV silver paste market
Taiwan-based PV conductive paste maker Giga Solar Materials has seen increasing market share in the silver paste segment, heaping pressure on international competitors, such as DuPont,...
Friday 23 May 2014
Energy storage systems for microgrids to reach nearly US$4.2 billion in market value by 2024, says Navigant Research
Delivering services both to microgrids and, in the case of grid-tied systems, to the centralized grid, energy storage is becoming an essential enabling technology for all types of...
Friday 23 May 2014
Taiwan cooling module makers to be surpassed by China makers in 2 years
While Taiwan-based cooling module makers have been developing 0.6-0.8mm ultra-thin heat-pipes for smartphones, China-based makers have brought continued competitive pressure through...
Friday 23 May 2014
Taiwan market: TWM to launch own-brand 3G, 4G smartphones, 4G tablet
Taiwan Mobile (TWM) on May 22 unveiled two own-brand 4G smartphones, the Amazing X1 and Amazing X2, an own-brand 3G smartphone, the Amazing A8, and an own-brand 4G-supporting tablet,...
Friday 23 May 2014
Taiwan makers struggling to automate equipment
Many Taiwan-based makers operating in China have been making efforts to automate production at their factories to reduce the impact of continued wage hikes, however, automation is...
Thursday 22 May 2014
Taiwan April unemployment rate hits 71-month low, says DGBAS
Taiwan had 449,000 jobless citizens in April 2014, equivalent to an unemployment rate of 3.91%, which was the lowest monthly level since June 2008. The rate dropped 0.12ppt on month...