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Tuesday 25 February 2014
Taiwan Mobile to deploy 8,000-10,000 4G base stations by end of 2015
Taiwan Mobile (TWM), one of the six next-generation (4G) mobile communication licensees in Taiwan, will kick off 4G commercial operations on a 700MHz frequency band in quarter of...
Tuesday 25 February 2014
Taiwan January manufacturing production index down, says MOEA
Taiwan recorded manufacturing production index (2011 as base year) of 100.43 for January 2014, decreasing 3.32% on month and 1.93% on year, according to the Ministry of Economic Affairs...
Tuesday 25 February 2014
March solar cell orders from China not decreasing as expected, say Taiwan makers
Taiwan-based crystalline silicon solar cell makers originally expected China-based PV module makers to reduce orders due to the impact of a US anti-dumping investigation of Taiwan-based...
Monday 24 February 2014
Taiwan market: CHT, TWM, FET shifting 2G users to 3G
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT), Taiwan Mobile (TWM) and Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET), the three largest mobile telecom carriers in Taiwan, have been shifting mobile communication...
Monday 24 February 2014
Digitimes Research: Taiwan LCD driver IC revenues edge up in 2013
The combined revenues of Taiwan's top-6 LCD (display) driver IC makers amounted to NT$100.5 billion (US$3.32 billion) in 2013, increasing 11.7% from a year earlier, according to Digitimes...
Monday 24 February 2014
Microsoft to lower Windows 8.1 licensing fees for entry-level PCs, say Taiwan makers
Microsoft plans to further decrease Windows 8.1 licensing rates for entry-level PCs priced below US$250 and tablets, from nearly US$50 currently to about US$15, according to Taiwan-based...
Monday 24 February 2014
Taiwan market: Projector vendors look to develop high-end units in 2014
Following a decline in the overall projector market in Taiwan during 2013, vendors are looking to develop more mid-range and high-end value-added units to increase their competitiveness...
Monday 24 February 2014
Taiwan makers to benefit from Samsung exit from microSD card market
Samsung Electronics' move to no longer manufacture microSD cards in-house will eventually benefit Taiwan-based memory module firms and related packaging and testing houses, according...
Monday 24 February 2014
Heraeus Photovoltaics Business Unit to Attend PV EXPO Japan 2014
The Heraeus Photovoltaics Business Unit will be attending PV EXPO to be held at Tokyo Big Sight, Japan, from February 26-28, 2014. Heraeus will be highlighting their new metallization...
Monday 24 February 2014
Dell to shift PC R&D resources from US to Taiwan, say Taiwan makers
Dell is reducing PC R&D resources at its development center in Austin, Texas and will shift the resources to its Taiwan development center, according to Taiwan-based supply chain...
Monday 24 February 2014
Google may cancel Chromebook subsidies, say Taiwan makers
In view of booming sales of Chromebooks, Google is likely to cancel subsidies for development and marketing, according to Taiwan-based supply chain makers.
Friday 21 February 2014
Lextar Electronics tops Taiwan LED makers in patent application in 2013
Taiwan-based LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker and LED packaging service provider Lextar Electronics filed applications for 208 patents with the Intellectual Property Office under...
Friday 21 February 2014
Taiwan attracts foreign direct investment over US$325 million in January, says MOEA
Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) approved 274 foreign direct investment projects (except from China) with a total value of US$325.24 million in January 2014, respectively...
Friday 21 February 2014
Taiwan January export order value down, says MOEA
Taiwan received export orders worth US$36.11 billion in total in January 2014, decreasing 14.7% on month and 2.8% on year, according to statistics released by the Ministry of Economic...
Thursday 20 February 2014
Taiwan market: Xiaomi to launch flagship smartphone MI3
China-based vendor Xiaomi Technology will launch MI3, its flagship smartphone, in the Taiwan market for online sale beginning February 26 at a contract-free retail price of NT$9,999...