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Tuesday 21 February 2017
Taiwan consumer IC firms revenues to pick up in March
Taiwan-based MCU and consumer IC design houses have recently seen customer orders pick up, and are expected to see their revenues start to rise in March, according to industry sour...
Tuesday 21 February 2017
TPK to quit touch panel production for Apple Watch, say sources
TPK Holding has been a suppleir of G/G (2 pieces of glass) touch panels for use in Apple Watch for two years, but since Apple adopted TOL (touch on lens) for second-generation Apple...
Tuesday 21 February 2017
China and Taiwan fabs gearing up for next-gen memory production
China- and Taiwan-based pure-play foundries are partnering with their fabless clients to fabricate next-generation memory types, such as 3D NAND, MRAM and ReRAM, while memory chipmakers...
Monday 20 February 2017
Taiwan attracts foreign direct investment of nearly US$367 million in January, says MOEA
Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) approved 198 foreign direct investment projects (except from China) with a total value of US$366.86 million in January 2017, respectively...
Monday 20 February 2017
Taiwan January export order value down on month, up on year, says MOEA
Taiwan received export orders worth US$35.97 billion in total in January 2017, decreasing 12.8% on month but increasing 5.2% on year, according to statistics released by the Ministry...
Monday 20 February 2017
Taiwan IC production value rises 8.2% in 2016, say TSIA and IEK
Taiwan's IC industry, consisting of designers, manufacturers, packaging and testing houses, generated production value of NT$2,449.3 billion (US$79.5 billion) in 2016, increasing 8.2%...
Monday 20 February 2017
Taiwan LCD TVs – 4Q 2016
Asia is becoming more important for Taiwan's LCD TV makers. Asia's share of their shipments has increased to a level comparable to that for North America.
Monday 20 February 2017
Taiwan LCD monitors – 4Q 2016
The LCD monitor market has yet to hit bottom, with Taiwan makers expected to see their shipments continue to fall in the first quarter of 2017.
Monday 20 February 2017
Aerosol science research center opens in Taiwan
The National Sun Yat-sen University in Kaohsiung City, southern Taiwan, has inaugurated the Aerosol Science Research Center, the first of its kind in Asia to study PM2.5 particulates,...
Monday 20 February 2017
Taiwan market: Samsung to launch QLED TVs
Samsung Electronics showcased QLED TVs (quantum dot TVs) at the 2017 Consumer Electronics Show taking in Las Vegas during January 5-8 and will launch 55-, 65-, 75- and 88-inch models...
Saturday 18 February 2017
Taiwan market: Cable TV operator CNS to procure 400,000 STBs in 2017
Cable TV MSO (multi-system operator) China Network Systems (CNS) plans to set aside a capital expenditure budget of NT$2.6-2.8 billion (US$83.9-90.3 million) for 2017, aiming to further...
Friday 17 February 2017
Taiwan small- to mid-size LCD panels – 4Q 2016
The fourth quarter is usually the low season for the small- to medium-size LCD panel industry, but significant demand for feature phone applications boosted Taiwan's shipments in fourth-quarter...
Friday 17 February 2017
AUO opens rooftop PV system in southern Taiwan
AU Optronics (AUO) on February 16 inaugurated a rooftop PV system with installation capacity of 3.87MWp in Tainan City, southern Taiwan. The system is able to generate 4.84 million...
Friday 17 February 2017
Taiwan has 4 graphics card vendors among global top-5 in 2016
Of the global top-five graphics card vendors in 2016, four were based in Taiwan, namely, Palit Microsystems, the largest shipping about seven million cards, Asustek Computer, second-largest...
Thursday 16 February 2017
Smart City Summit and Expo 2017 to open on February 21 in Taiwan
The Smart City Summit and Expo 2017 will be hosted from February 21-24 at the Nangang Exhibition Hall in Taipei, Taiwan. The show will host about 200 exhibitors and feature special...