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Tuesday 17 February 2015
Taiwan solar cell industry expected to reshuffle in 2015
Taiwan-based crystalline silicon solar cell makers have been generally in a weak price-negotiating position due to the negative impact of US anti-dumping tariffs, and consequently...
Tuesday 17 February 2015
Japan market: Smartphone shipments in 2014 down 5.3%, says report
Shipments of smartphones in the Japan market in 2014 declined for the second straight year by 5.3% to 27.7 million units, according to a Chinese-language QQ.com report citing...
Tuesday 17 February 2015
Taiwan large-size LCD panels – 4Q 2014
Taiwan-based makers saw their large-size TFT LCD panel shipments increase on year in fourth-quarter 2014, driven largely by demand for TV applications. But they are facing growing...
Tuesday 17 February 2015
Taiwan LCD TVs – 4Q 2014
Taiwan's LCD TV makers saw significant increases in shipments in the fourth quarter of 2014 thanks to strong seasonal demand, as well as Foxconn's shipments to Mexico to fulfill government...
Monday 16 February 2015
Taiwan 4Q14 economic growth rate upward adjusted to 3.35%, says DGBAS
Taiwan's economic growth rate, on-year growth in GDP, for the fourth quarter of 2014 has been upward adjusted from 3.17% estimated in January 2015 to 3.35%, according to the Directorate...
Monday 16 February 2015
Digitimes Research: Korea TV vendors outsourcing orders in order to secure panels
In an effort to secure TV panels in 2015 as supply will be limited, Korea-based TV vendors Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics are each planning to outsource TV production orders...
Monday 16 February 2015
Chunghwa Telecom aims at Taiwan 4G market share of 40% in 2015
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) recorded a market share of 38.6% of total 4G subscribers in Taiwan at the end of 2014 and aims to increase the market share to 40% and expand its 4G network...
Monday 16 February 2015
Four more Taiwan PV makers to tap US market
In addition to Taiwan-based crystalline silicon solar cell maker Motech Industries which has marketed own-brand PV modules in the US market, Taiwan-based PV module makers Win Win...
Monday 16 February 2015
Taiwan small- to mid-size LCD panels – 4Q 2014
Major Taiwan-based suppliers of small- to medium-size LCD panels changed their production strategies in fourth-quarter 2014 as the industry entered the slow season amid sluggish demand...
Monday 16 February 2015
Flexible PCB makers to post double-digit revenue growth in 1Q15
Flexible PCB (FPCB) makers Career Technologies, Flexium Interconnect and Zhen Ding Technology are all expected to report double-digit on-year revenue growth for the first quarter...
Friday 13 February 2015
ASE to create more than 6,500 jobs in northern Taiwan
With a new plant coming on line, more than 6,500 jobs will be created at Advanced Semiconductor Engineering's (ASE) manufacturing site in Chungli, northern Taiwan, chairman Jason...
Friday 13 February 2015
Taiwan handsets – 4Q 2014
Smartphone shipments from Taiwan's brand vendors and manufacturers broke the 20-million mark in the fourth quarter of 2014, buoyed by strong demand from the end market and OEM clie...
Friday 13 February 2015
Taiwan market: Fixed-line Internet-access speeds in 2014 same as advertised levels, says NCC
Fixed-line broadband Internet-access speeds in Taiwan in 2014 were found to generally meet levels advertised by operators, with average download speeds reaching 93.3-110.3% of claimed...
Friday 13 February 2015
Taiwan science park revenues up 6.28% on year in 2014, says MOST
The three science parks developed and operated by the government in Taiwan: Hsinchu Science Park (HSP), Southern Taiwan Science Park (STSP) and Central Taiwan Science Park (CTSP),...
Friday 13 February 2015
Taiwan makers lose top spot for Ultra HD TV panel shipments in 2014
Following a 76% share in the global Ultra HD (4K) TV display segment in 2013 to hold the number one spot, Taiwan makers fell behind Korea-based panel makers Samsung Display and LG...