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Wednesday 16 April 2014
Clevo chairman to invest in development of innovation park in northern Taiwan
Kent Hsu, chairman for Taiwan-based notebook maker Clevo, will invest about NT$5.8 billion (US$192 million) to develop an international innovation park in northern Taiwan, on a 50-year...
Wednesday 16 April 2014
Google Cloud Platform launched in Taiwan
Google has announced the launch of Google Cloud Platform in the Taiwan market, with its Compute Engine, Cloud Storage and Cloud SQL to be available initially.
Wednesday 16 April 2014
Taiwan market: WLAN device sales total US$17.9 million in 4Q13, says IDC
WLAN device sales in the Taiwan market in fourth-quarter 2013 totaled US$17.9 million, decreasing 7% sequentially but increasing 49% on year, according to IDC. Sales for 2013 totaled...
Wednesday 16 April 2014
Taiwan PV firms suspend JV plan due to US antidumping probe
Some Taiwan-based solar firms - a first-tier and three second-tier cell makers, and a material supplier - originally planned to form a joint-venture to manufacture PV modules to tap...
Tuesday 15 April 2014
Nokia increases orders for on-cell touch panels to Taiwan
Nokia is reportedly putting in increased orders to Taiwan-based touch panel makers for on-cell touch panels that are set to be used in new smartphones released in 2014, according...
Tuesday 15 April 2014
Korea-based panel makers expected to start mass producing lower-cost Ultra HD TV panels in 2Q14
Korea-based panel makers are expected to start mass producing lower-cost Ultra HD TV panels in the second quarter of 2014, with shipments going primarily to customers in China.
Tuesday 15 April 2014
Digitimes Research: Taiwan handset shipments drop 1.6% sequentially in 1Q14
Chi Mei Communication Systems (CMCS) saw a significant increase in handset shipments in first-quarter 2014, because of Nokia's joint design manufacturing (JDM) orders for feature...
Tuesday 15 April 2014
HTC, Samsung to offer alternative chassis choices for flagship smartphones, say Taiwan makers
HTC and Samsung Electronics both reportedly plan to expand the product families of their latest flagship smartphones, according to Taiwan-based supply chain makers.
Tuesday 15 April 2014
Windows tablets gaining traction in Japan
Sales of Windows-based tablets in Japan have been rising as vendors have been aggressively releasing Windows 8.1-based 8-inch models since October 2013. In February 2014, 15.7% of...
Tuesday 15 April 2014
Taiwan market: FET launches LTE smartphone
Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET), one of the six 4G mobile communication licensees in Taiwan, has announced the launch of Smart 405, an own-brand 700MHz-supporting LTE smartphone...
Tuesday 15 April 2014
Taiwan PV module makers looking to orders from Japan vendors
Japan-based PV vendors, including Sharp, Kyocera, Panasonic and Toshiba, are likely to return to the international market in 2016 and release OEM orders to Taiwan-based module makers,...
Monday 14 April 2014
Taiwan battery module makers eye orders from China 4G base stations
Taiwan-based battery module makers are looking to enter the supply chain of China's telecom carriers for backup battery orders for their 4G base stations. However, since the China...
Monday 14 April 2014
Taiwan market: Lenovo expects 200% increase in 2014 PC sales to SMBs
Lenovo expects desktop, notebook and tablet sales to small- to medium-size businesses (SMBs) in the Taiwan market to triple in 2014, according to Lenovo Taiwan general manager Justin...
Friday 11 April 2014
Some China PCB makers pose threat to Taiwan makers
Some China-based PCB makers, including Founder Technology, Guangdong Goworld and Taigerbuilder Circuit (Suzhou), have entered the supply chains of Apple, Acer and HTC, becoming competitors...
Friday 11 April 2014
Taiwan electric vehicle supply chain faces competition from South Korea, says Fukuta chairman
While Taiwan-based makers have formed quite a complete supply chain for electric vehicles (EVs), South Korea-based makers are competing for orders from EV vendors, according to chairman...