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Wednesday 21 May 2014
Foxconn Japan RD seeks talent from major technology firms
Foxconn Japan RD, a R&D center established by Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) in the second half of 2013, is continuing to expand facilities in Japan and is taking...
Wednesday 21 May 2014
Demand for 4G chips, smartphones to accelerate in 2H14, says Qualcomm Taiwan executive
Demand for 4G LTE-enabled chips as well as smartphones is expected to grow robustly in 2014 with the growth pace to accelerate in the second half of the year, according to Eddie Chang,...
Wednesday 21 May 2014
Taiwan solar-grade wafer makers willing to buy equipment from China-based vendors
Taiwan-based solar-grade crystalline silicon wafer makers will give priority to second-hand unused crystal-growing furnaces supplied by China-based makers when securing equipment...
Wednesday 21 May 2014
Taiwan attracts foreign direct investment of over US$1 billion in January-April, says MOEA
Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) approved 1,061 foreign direct investment projects (except from China) with a total value of US$1.092 billion in January-April 2014, respectively...
Wednesday 21 May 2014
Taiwan market: Telecom carriers may offer substantial subsidies for 4G smartphones
Anticipating intense competition in 4G mobile communication market in Taiwan, telecom carriers are likely to offer handsome subsidies for purchases of 4G smartphones in 2015, according...
Tuesday 20 May 2014
Taiwan expansion plans in Vietnam unchanged despite anti-China protests
Although many of factories set up in Vietnam by Taiwan-based enterprises were attacked by mobs in anti-China protests last week, Taiwan-based makers operating in Vietnam say their...
Tuesday 20 May 2014
Taiwan April export order value up, says MOEA
Taiwan received export orders worth US$38.87 billion in total in April 2014, increasing 2.4% on month and 8.9% on year, according to statistics released by the Ministry of Economic...
Tuesday 20 May 2014
Gintech tops Taiwan solar cell makers in 1Q14 profits
Gintech Energy recorded net EPS of NT$0.60 (US$0.0198) for the first quarter of 2014, the highest among main Taiwan-based crystalline silicon solar cell makers.
Monday 19 May 2014
Sony to expand datacenters; outsource orders to Taiwan ODMs
Sony is reportedly considering to expand its data centers to strengthen its cloud computing services, as well as explore and develop applications for big data business opportunities,...
Monday 19 May 2014
Sony Mobile may release ODM orders for 20-25 million smartphones to Taiwan makers
Japan-based vendor Sony Mobile Communications has set target shipments of 50 million smartphones for fiscal year 2014 (April 2014-March 2015) and the vendor is likely to release orders...
Monday 19 May 2014
Hiwin Technologies, Tsing Hua University to set up joint R&D center in Taiwan
Hiwin Technologies, a Taiwan-based maker of components of precision mechanical transmission systems, on May 19 signed with National Tsing Hua University to establish a joint R&D...
Monday 19 May 2014
Digitimes Research: Taiwan top-3 foundry houses perform well in 1Q14
Despite the impact of seasonality and inventory adjustments at PC and consumer electronics product clients, the top-three Taiwan-based wafer foundry houses still managed to ramp up...
Friday 16 May 2014
Taiwan market: Epson launches MFPs
Seiko Epson has unveiled the WorkForce WF-5621 inkjet color MFP (multi-function peripheral), WorkForce AL-MX300DNF laser monochrome MFP, WorkForce WF-5191 inkjet color printer and...
Friday 16 May 2014
Taiwan market: Samsung launches mid-range LTE smartphone
Samsung Electronics has launched a mid-range LTE smartphone, the Galaxy Core LTE, in the Taiwan market, competing directly with HTC, Sony Mobile Communications and LG Electronics...
Friday 16 May 2014
Ultra HD TV panels hit 1 million in shipments in March, says IHS
The market for Ultra HD TV panels reached a significant new benchmark in March 2014 when global shipments exceeded one million units for the first time, driven by vastly increased...