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Monday 28 April 2014
Taiwan market: FET to launch 2nd own-brand 4G smartphone, the Smart 403
Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET), one of the six next-generation (4G) mobile communication licensees in Taiwan, on April 28 unveiled the Smart 403, its second own-brand 4G smartphone...
Monday 28 April 2014
Digitimes Research: Taiwan handset shipments to grow over 40% in 2Q14
Taiwan-based handset ODMs and brand vendors are expected to see their combined handset shipments grow over 40% on quarter and also on year to a total of 23.4 million units in the...
Monday 28 April 2014
Digitimes Research: Taiwan large-size panel shipments to rise 4.4% in 2Q14
Taiwan panel makers' shipments of large-size (9-inch and above) TFT LCD panels are expected to reach 64.95 million units in the second quarter of 2014, up 4.4% on quarter but down...
Monday 28 April 2014
Samsung offering 48-inch LCD TV panels at similar price as 50-inch Taiwan models
Samsung Display is reportedly trying to push its new 48-inch LCD TV panels into the market, offering them at prices at approximately US$30 cheaper than Taiwan makers' 50-inch units,...
Monday 28 April 2014
Digitimes Research: Taiwan to see sequential growth in 2Q14 digital camera shipments
Taiwan-based ODMs Ability Enterprise, Altek, Asia Optical and Foxconn Electronics will ship 2.703 million digital cameras in total in the second quarter of 2014, increasing 14.2%...
Monday 28 April 2014
Taiwan market: LEDs can save 45.9% of lighting power consumption, say analysts
The total electricity used in industrial, commercial, residential and public (including street lamps) lighting in Taiwan in 2013 has been estimated at 22 billion kWh, and if all lighting...
Monday 28 April 2014
Digitimes Research: Taiwan to see decreased 2Q14 notebook ODM shipments
Taiwan-based ODMs will ship a total of 33.476 million notebooks in the second quarter of 2014, accounting for 83.91% of global total. The volume will represent a sequential decrease...
Monday 28 April 2014
Taiwan Star Cellular to acquire Vibo Telecom via stock swap
Taiwan Star Cellular, one of the six next-generation (4G) licensees in Taiwan, will hold a 100% stake in Vibo Telecom, a 3G mobile telecom carrier in Taiwan, through a stock swap...
Friday 25 April 2014
Digitimes Research: Taiwan flip-chip LED production value in 2014 estimated at US$160 million
Taiwan-based flip-chip LED makers generated a total production value of US$11.63 million in the first quarter of 2014, taking up 3.1% of total LED production value, and flip-chip...
Friday 25 April 2014
Lenovo to start dual-brand smartphone marketing
Lenovo will adopt dual-brand marketing for smartphones in 2014, using the Motorola brand to sell mid-range to high-end models in the US and Western Europe, and selling entry-level...
Friday 25 April 2014
Taiwan market: Huawei launching Honor 3C smartphone
China-based Huawei will start marketing its Honor 3C smartphone in the Taiwan market at the end of April with a suggested retail price of NT$4,999 (US$165) unlocked.
Friday 25 April 2014
Tesla seeing short production capacity, say Taiwan makers
US-based electric vehicle maker Tesla Motors has seen production capacity fall far short of its fast growing global demand, and a feasible solution is to set up production lines in...
Friday 25 April 2014
Taiwan thermal module makers expanding heat-pipe capacities
Major Taiwan-based thermal module makers expect fast growing demand for thin heat-pipes from smartphone and tablet vendors, and are expanding production capacities in preparation...
Friday 25 April 2014
Taiwan IC design houses see booming orders from China smartphone vendors
China-based smartphone vendors have been increasing their purchases of IC parts, including application processors, LCD driver ICs, touchscreen controller ICs, analog ICs and ambient...
Friday 25 April 2014
Taiwan monocrystalline solar cell makers under pressure to hike energy efficiency to obtain orders from Sharp
Japan-based PV vendor Sharp plans to hike the required energy conversion rates for P-type monocrystalline silicon solar cells its procures over the next 3-6 months, putting pressure...