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Monday 4 August 2014
Taiwan panel makers plan to cooperate with China TV vendors to tap international market
Taiwan-based panel makers plan to cooperate more with China-based TV vendors to supply TV panels for units sold in markets abroad, according to industry sources.
Friday 1 August 2014
Taiwan LCD TVs – 2Q 2014
Taiwan's LCD TV shipments bucked seasonal trends in the second quarter, rising on a surge in orders triggered by the FIFA World Cup. Demand for LCD TVs from shoppers during China's...
Friday 1 August 2014
Taiwan large-size LCD panels – 2Q 2014
Taiwan's large-size panel shipments rebounded in the second quarter of 2014 thanks to significant demand from the TV and tablet segments. But Taiwan makers face stronger challenges...
Friday 1 August 2014
Taiwan 2Q14 economic growth rate upward adjusted to 3.84%, says DGBAS
Taiwan's economic growth rate, on-year growth in GDP, in the second quarter of 2014 has been upward adjusted from 2.79% estimated in May 2014 to 3.84%, according to an advance estimate...
Thursday 31 July 2014
Taiwan IC suppliers to benefit as Samsung steps up purchases of IC parts
Samsung Electronics has stepped up the purchase of IC parts for its smartphones which will help ramp up revenues for a number of Taiwan-based IC design houses in the third quarter...
Thursday 31 July 2014
Digitimes Research: Promotion of HEMS appliances in Japan faces problems
Japan-based vendors including Panasonic have launched HEMS (home energy management systems) but sales have faced two main problems: appliances offered by different vendors are not...
Thursday 31 July 2014
Digitimes Research: Taiwan ships 351.4 million small- to mid-size panels in 2Q14
Taiwan-based makers together shipped 351.4 million small- to medium-size TFT-LCD panels in the second quarter of 2014, increasing 16.8% sequentially but decreasing 2.8% on year, according...
Thursday 31 July 2014
Taiwan market: InFocus to launch smartphone M810
InFocus has unveiled its M810 Android 4.4.2 smartphone for launch in the Taiwan market at a contract-free retail price of NT$9,988 (US$333) on July 31.
Wednesday 30 July 2014
Taiwan market: FET aims at 95% 4G coverage at end of 2014
Far EasTone Telecommunications has been deploying its 4G network around Taiwan and aims to reach a population coverage of 95% at the end of 2014, according to company president Yvonne...
Wednesday 30 July 2014
Taiwan PV makers hope to set floor prices in place of US anti-dumping tax
To cope with anti-dumping tariffs set by the US Department of Commerce, the Taiwan Photovoltaic Industry Association (TPVIA), on behalf of Taiwan-based crystalline silicon solar cell...
Wednesday 30 July 2014
Taiwan notebook ODMs to benefit from HP, Dell sales in North America
As Hewlett-Packard (HP) and Dell have seen good sales in the North America notebook market in July, Taiwan ODMs Quanta Computer and Inventec for HP and Compal Electronics and Wistron...
Wednesday 30 July 2014
Taiwan sets quality standards for LED light bulbs
The Bureau of Standards, Metrology & Inspection (BSMI) under Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs has announced national quality standards for LED light bulbs: CNS 15436 regarding...
Wednesday 30 July 2014
Digitimes Research: Taiwan digital camera shipments in 2Q14 up 43.3% sequentially
Ability Enterprise, Altek, Foxconn Electronics and Asia Optical together shipped 3.78 million digital cameras in the second quarter of 2014, hiking 43.3% on quarter, according to...
Tuesday 29 July 2014
LG Innotek signs cooperation to focus on Li-Fi business, says report
LG Innotek and Korea-based TV power module and LED maker Yuyang D&U have recently signed a MOU to cooperate on visible light communications (VLC) and Li-Fi business, which uses...
Tuesday 29 July 2014
Tatung to set up rooftop PV systems with total capacity of 4MWp in Pescadores
Tatung has said it has won a project to set up rooftop PV systems in 38 public schools and 38 government organizations in Taiwan's Penghu (Pescadores) islands, with total installation...