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Friday 16 May 2014
Taiwan polysilicon maker Powertec receives government funding
Taiwan-based polysilicon maker Powertec Energy has obtained equity investment of NT$700 million (US$23.2 million) from Taiwan's National Development Fund through private placement,...
Thursday 15 May 2014
Taiwan market: LCD TV demand in 2014 to remain flat
LCD TV demand in Taiwan during 2014 is expected to remain flat on year at around 1.4 million units.
Thursday 15 May 2014
Digitimes Research: Korea memory chip production value edges up slightly in 1Q14
The production value of South Korea's memory chip industry edged up 1.7% sequentially to KRW9.92 trillion (US$9.3 billion) in the first quarter of 2014, driven by a sequential 20%...
Thursday 15 May 2014
Automotive displays from Innolux surpass shipments from Japan Display and Sharp in 2013, says DisplaySearch
Taiwan-based Innolux passed former market leaders Japan Display and Sharp to become the leading automotive TFT LCD panel supplier in 2013, according to DisplaySearch. Innolux garnered...
Wednesday 14 May 2014
Taiwan solar-grade wafer makers uninterested in producing monocrystalline models
While Taiwan-based crystalline silicon solar cell makers have been generally shifting to, or increasing production of, monocrystalline solar cells to meet growing demand, Taiwan-based...
Wednesday 14 May 2014
Asustek increases Zenfone components orders to meet demand in China
Asustek Computer is expected to attain its target global shipments of 10 million ZenFone smartphnes in 2014 as the devices are seeing significant demand in the China market, according...
Tuesday 13 May 2014
Senao Networks ranks 3rd in March WLAN AP sales in North America, says chairman
Wireless communications device maker Senao Networks ranked third in terms of WLAN AP device sales by volume in the North America market in March 2014, next only to Cisco Systems and...
Tuesday 13 May 2014
Digitimes Research: Taiwan LCD TV makers see shipments decline over 20% in 1Q14
Taiwan LCD TV makers' shipments reached 7.53 million units in the first quarter of 2014, down 20.8% on quarter, according to Digitimes Research.
Tuesday 13 May 2014
Taiwan smartphone panel makers faced with heating competition in China market
In view of fast growing demand from China-based smartphone vendors, JDI (Japan Display) and LG Display have lowered quotes to compete for orders for panels used in mid-range and high-end...
Tuesday 13 May 2014
Gintech, GET plan to merge subsidiaries
Taiwan-based solar cell maker Gintech Energy plans to merge with PV module maker Apollo Solar Energy, a subsidiary solar wafer maker Green Energy Technology (GET), while GET plans...
Monday 12 May 2014
Designing Roadmap for Smart Cities: Seeking Opportunities for Taiwan's ICT Industry to Drive Structural Transformation through Smart Services
The roadmap to smart cities illustrates that intelligent networking infrastructures connected through the Internet of Things (IoT) can lead to the convergence of next-generation information...
Monday 12 May 2014
Northern Europe demonstrates good example of integrating IT and ICT advantages to help Taiwan become a paragon of smart city development
Northern Europe can be seen as a pioneering region and offers the most successful example of the development of global smart cities. Local governments actively engage in construction...
Monday 12 May 2014
MacBook shipments in 2Q14 to grow 28.6% sequentially, say Taiwan makers
There will be 3.6 million MacBook notebooks shipped in the second quarter of 2014, increasing 28.6% on quarter, according to Taiwan-based supply chain makers.
Monday 12 May 2014
Pegatron only Taiwan notebook ODM to see sequential growth in April revenues
Taiwan-based notebook ODMs Compal Electronics, Inventec, Wistron and Pegatron have reported consolidated revenues for April, with only Pegatron seeing on-month growth, according to...
Friday 9 May 2014
Taiwan April export value down on month, says MOF
Taiwan recorded total export value of US$26.6 billion for April 2014, decreasing 4.2% on month but increasing 6.2% on year, while the corresponding import value of US$24.06 billion...