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Friday 9 May 2014
Some Taiwan solar wafer makers mulling merger with China firms
Major China-based solar wafer makers reportedly have contacted Taiwan-based fellow makers about the possibility of mergers. Taiwan-based makers, due to continued operating losses...
Friday 9 May 2014
Taiwan PC IC designers conservative about 2Q14
Taiwan-based PC IC design houses are generally conservative about the prospects for second quarter of 2014, expecting their sales to grow 5-10% on average for the quarter, according...
Friday 9 May 2014
Digitimes Research: Taiwan 9-inch and above panel shipments fall to 62.21 million units in 1Q14
Taiwan panel makers' shipments of 9-inch and above size TFT LCD panels reached 62.21 million units in the first quarter of 2014, down 3.2% on quarter, according to Digitimes Resear...
Thursday 8 May 2014
TacBright to invest NT$3 billion to expand TAC film facilities
TacBright Optronics, a TAC (triacetyl cellulose) film subsidiary of Taiwan-based Shinkong Synthetic Fibers (SSF), will invest NT$3 billion (US$100 million) to construct a new TAC...
Thursday 8 May 2014
Asustek, Acer, Lenovo snatching notebook market share from Samsung and Sony in Europe
Asustek Computer, Acer and Lenovo are expected to see their notebook market shares in Europe grow as both Samsung Electronics and Sony are paying less attention on their notebook...
Thursday 8 May 2014
China vendors to rely on Taiwan high-end TV panels, says Innolux president
As China's panel industry is expected to see significant increases in TV panel production capacity by 2015, many market observers claim Taiwan's TV panel industry is likely to be...
Wednesday 7 May 2014
China datacenter orders to be dominated by Taiwan server makers
As China's datacenter market is seeing rapid growth, first-tier server brand vendors such as Hewlett-Packard (HP) and Dell are both aggressively trying to enter the industry. Since...
Wednesday 7 May 2014
Digitimes Research: Taiwan LCD monitor shipments drop 18.9% in 1Q14
Taiwan makers' LCD monitor shipments dropped 18.9% on quarter and 4.4% on year in the first quarter of 2014 to 19.83 million units, according to Digitimes Research.
Wednesday 7 May 2014
Taiwan generates 213,400GWh of power in 2013, says Taipower
A total 213,400GWh of electricity was generated in Taiwan in 2013, according to state-run Taiwan Power Company (Taipower).
Wednesday 7 May 2014
Taiwan makers see orders for notebook touch panels shift to China
Taiwan touch panel makers are losing orders for touch panels used in notebooks to makers in China due to price competition, according to industry sources.
Wednesday 7 May 2014
Global market share for monocrystalline solar cells may rise, say Taiwan makers
Since the polycrystalline silicon solar cell sector has come to a bottleneck hiking energy conversion rates and cost is increasing, monocrystalline silicon solar cells seem to have...
Tuesday 6 May 2014
Tongli to establish R&D facilities in Taiwan
China-based protective film maker Tongli Optoelectronic Technology will set up research and development facilities in Taiwan in order to further harness business opportunities from...
Tuesday 6 May 2014
Taiwan April CPI up on month, year, says DGBAS
Taiwan's April 2014 consumer price index (CPI) of 103.73 (2011 as base year) increased 0.66% on month and 1.05% on year, while the corresponding wholesale price index (WPI) of 96.84%...
Tuesday 6 May 2014
Digitimes Research: Taiwan touch panel shipments vary in 1Q14
Taiwan makers' handset touch panel shipments reached 50.19 million in the first quarter of 2014, up 12.4% on quarter, according to Digitimes Research.
Tuesday 6 May 2014
China imposes anti-dumping, anti-subsidization tariffs on polysilicon imported from Europe
China's Ministry of Commerce, based on its investigation of solar-grade polysilicon imported from member countries of the European Union, has decided to impose anti-dumping and anti-subsidization...