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Tuesday 6 May 2014
Taiwan market: Sony launches SmartBand SWR10
Sony Mobile Communications has announced the launch of SmarBand SWR10 smart bracelet in the Taiwan market at a recommended retail price of NT$3,990 (US$132).
Monday 5 May 2014
Exhibitors show mixed expectations for Computex 2014
Computex 2014 will be hosted from June 3-7 at the Taipei World Trade Center in Taiwan. Some exhibitors are concerned that the show may not be as attractive to visitors this year (2014)...
Monday 5 May 2014
Digitimes Research: Taiwan sees large decrease in 1Q14 digital camera shipments
Taiwan-based ODMs shipped 2.367 million digital cameras in the first quarter of 2014, decreasing by 30.4% on quarter and by 58.6% on year, according to Digitimes Research.
Monday 5 May 2014
Taiwan PCB suppliers ramping HDI boards
Taiwan-based PCB suppliers, including Unimicron Technology, Compeq Manufacturing and Unitech Printed Circuit Board, have ramped up the capacity utilization rates of their HDI board...
Friday 2 May 2014
Taiwan market: Leica to launch digital camera T-System
Leica will launch its T-System digital camera in the Taiwan market in late May at a recommended retail price of NT$65,000 (US$2,149) for the body alone, according to the vendor's...
Friday 2 May 2014
Digitimes Research: Taiwan IC design industry maintains momentum in 1Q14
The production value of Taiwan's IC design industry totaled NT$119.52 billion (US$3.96 billion) in the first quarter of 2014, down 4% sequentially but up 19.7% from a year earlier,...
Friday 2 May 2014
Chunghwa Telecom aims at 40% share in Taiwan 4G market in 2014
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) aims at a market share of 40% in the Taiwan 4G market by the end of 2014, company chairman Rick Tsai has disclosed.
Friday 2 May 2014
Taiwan LED chip makers expect to see increased orders from Korea TV vendors in 2Q14
Taiwan LED chip makers expect to benefit from orders from Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics for direct-type LED TVs as of the second quarter of 2014.
Wednesday 30 April 2014
Digitimes Research: Taiwan small- to medium-size panel shipments down in 1Q14
Taiwan panel makers' shipments of small- to medium-size panels reached 301 million in the first quarter of 2014, down 18.3% on quarter and down 13.9% on year, according to Digitimes...
Wednesday 30 April 2014
PV system installation in China may surge in 2H14, say Taiwan makers
There is likely to be concentration of PV systems installed around China due to government-offered feed-in tariff subsidies in the second half of 2014, and consequently Taiwan-based...
Wednesday 30 April 2014
Taiwan 1Q14 economic growth rate upward adjusted to 3.04%, says DGBAS
Taiwan's economic growth rate, on-year growth in GDP, in the first quarter of 2014 has been upward adjusted from 3.02% estimated in February 2014 to 3.04%, according to advance estimates...
Tuesday 29 April 2014
Skyworth to release 55-inch OLED TV priced half of Korea competitors, say sources
China-based TV vendor Skyworth will release a 55-inch OLED TV that will go on sale during the May 1 holiday period in China.
Tuesday 29 April 2014
Taiwan market: HTC to price Desire 816 lower to boost market share
HTC will launch its high performance mid-range model, the Desire 816, in the Taiwan market in May at a price lower than market expectations, a move which will add more pressure on...
Tuesday 29 April 2014
Taiwan halts nuclear power plant project
The Taiwan government, bowing to anti-nuclear pressure from the general public, has decided to immediately suspend construction on the country's nearly completed fourth nuclear power...
Tuesday 29 April 2014
China-based GCL-Poly Energy sets up subsidiary in Taiwan
GCL-Poly Energy Holdings, the largest China-based maker of polysilicon and solar-grade crystalline silicon wafers, has established a subsidiary in Taiwan to strengthen cooperation...