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Tuesday 1 April 2014
Taiwan PV module makers expanding capacities to compete for orders from Japan
Taiwan-based PV module makers have been expanding or will expand production capacities in 2014 to compete for orders from Japan-based clients who have adjusted their business strategies,...
Friday 28 March 2014
Japan Display to ship 5.5-inch 538ppi smartphone panels in April
Japan Display has begun mass producing WQHD (2,560 by 1,440) panels and is expected to begin shipments in April 2014, according to industry sources.
Friday 28 March 2014
Japan-, Korea-based vendors increase ODM orders for 8- to 10-inch Windows tablets
Japan- and Korea-based vendors have recently released more orders for 8- to 10-inch Windows tablets to ODMs in Taiwan, which is expected to boost Windows' share in the tablet market,...
Thursday 27 March 2014
Microsoft aims at global shipments of 25 million Windows tablets in 2014, say Taiwan makers
Microsoft has set an internal goal of increasing global Windows tablet shipments, including its Surface, in 2014 to 25 million units, five times the five million units shipped in...
Thursday 27 March 2014
Apacer to ramp SSD sales to Europe
Having posted record high revenues of NT$9.84 billion (US$322.15 million) in 2013, memory module maker Apacer Technology will aim to boost its sales of embedded, industrial, consumer...
Thursday 27 March 2014
Taiwan to release 2600MHz band units for LTE, says NCC
The Taiwan government plans to release three 2600MHz frequency band units with total bandwidth of 190MHz for FDD (frequency division duplexing) and TDD (time division duplexing) LTE...
Thursday 27 March 2014
Japan becomes largest market for China-made PV products, says CCCME
Japan has become the largest market for China-made PV products, accounting for 24.63% of total export value in 2013 and 34.23% in January-February 2014, according to the China Chamber...
Wednesday 26 March 2014
Taiwan supply chains see increased orders from Xiaomi for new 49- and 55-inch TVs
Taiwan-based supply chains are seeing increased orders from Xiaomi for new 49- and 55-inch TVs set to be mass produced in the second quarter of 2014, according to industry sources.
Wednesday 26 March 2014
Digitimes Research: Melfas eyes top notch in Korea touch panel industry
Samsung Electronics' mid-range and entry-level mobile devices (smartphones and tablets) in 2013 mostly adopted touch panels using thin-film technologies such as glass-film-film (GFF)...
Wednesday 26 March 2014
Taiwan solar firms speculate on possible impact of US probe
While the US Department of Commerce is conducting an anti-dumping investigation of China-based PV module makers and their cell suppliers in Taiwan, the China makers reportedly have...
Tuesday 25 March 2014
MacBook shipments in 2014 may fall to 10 million units, say Taiwan makers
MacBook shipments in 2014 are likely to drop by about 15% from 12 million units in 2013 to 10 million units or even 9.9 million units, according to some of Taiwan-based supply chain...
Tuesday 25 March 2014
Motech, Gintech selected as Taiwan respondents in US anti-dumping probe
The US Department of Commerce (DOC) has selected Taiwan-based solar cell makers Motech Industries and Gintech Energy as respondents to its anti-dumping investigation.
Tuesday 25 March 2014
Taiwan February manufacturing production index down on month, says MOEA
Taiwan recorded manufacturing production index (2011 as base year) of 88.04 for February 2014, decreasing 12.37% on month but increasing 0.94% on year, according to the Ministry of...
Monday 24 March 2014
Intel places orders for 16 million education tablets with Taiwan makers
Intel is pushing aggressively into the education tablet market and reportedly placed orders for 10 million units with Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) and six million...
Monday 24 March 2014
Taiwan market: iPhone 5C sales short of original expectation
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT), Taiwan Mobile (TWM) and Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) on October 25, 2103 began contract-bundled sale of iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C in the Taiwan market,...