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Thursday 23 August 2018
Taiwan diode suppliers shift focus to automotive sector
Taiwan-based diode suppliers including Eris Technology, HY Electronic, Lite-On Semiconductor, Panjit International and Taiwan Semiconductor Company (TSC) have all shifted their focus...
Thursday 23 August 2018
Eight-inch foundries seeing orders slow down
Eight-inch foundries have seen their fab utilization rates remain high in the third quarter of 2018, but orders from customers have shown signs of a slowdown amid concerns about end...
Thursday 23 August 2018
Innolux to showcase smartwatch with flexible OLED display
Innolux is to showcase an array of smart wearable and household devices as well as VR head-mounted devices at the upcoming Touch Taiwan 2018 to be held in Taipei from August 29-31.
Wednesday 22 August 2018
Fitbit launches Charge 3 in Taiwan
Fitbit has unveiled its Charge 3 smart wrist band in Taiwan at a recommended retail price of NT$4,990 (US$162) for a core version and NT$5,590 for a special edition equipped with...
Wednesday 22 August 2018
Taiwan investments in India shoot up 129-fold in January-July 2018
In line with Taiwan government's New Southbound Policy aimed at enhancing investment and trade ties with countries in South Asia and Southeast Asia, Taiwan businesses have sharply...
Tuesday 21 August 2018
Top-5 notebook vendors see July shipments rise 11% on year, says Digitimes Research
Worldwide top-5 notebook brands saw their combined shipments (not including detachable models) drop 24% on month in July as they had already completed inventory preparations for back-to-school...
Tuesday 21 August 2018
China makers reportedly enter MacBook chassis supply chain
China-based Shenzhen Everwin Precision Technology and AAC Technologies have reportedly become suppliers of metal-alloy chassis for use in MacBook notebooks, according to industry...
Tuesday 21 August 2018
Acer announces support for Nvidia GeForce RTX GPUs on Predator Orion gaming desktops
Acer has announced support for the latest Nvidia GeForce RTX GPUs on its Predator Orion series gaming desktops. Thanks to the new GPUs powered by the new Nvidia Turing architecture,...
Tuesday 21 August 2018
Taiwan firms moving to counter growing China presence in Apple supply chains
Apple has kept expanding the presence of China partners in the supply chains for iPhone, iPad and MacBook devices seeking to effectively reduce production cost, prompting Taiwan supply...
Tuesday 21 August 2018
Backend firm GEM enjoys strong demand for mid- and high-voltage MOSFETs
GEM Services has enjoyed a ramp-up of orders for mid- and high-voltage MOSFET chips, as the Taiwan-based backend house is engaged in the supply chain of international IDMs which have...
Tuesday 21 August 2018
Lite-On Tech passes AEC-Q102 certification for automotive LED photo coupler
EMS provider Lite-On Technology has obtained AEC (Automotive Electronics Council)-Q102 certification for automotive LED photo coupler LTX-353, according to automotive electronics...
Tuesday 21 August 2018
USI to buy stake in Poland-based subsidiary of Chung Hong
EMS firm Universal Scientific Industrial (USI), a member of Taiwan's ASE group, has disclosed plans to acquire a 60% stake in the Poland-based subsidiary of Chung Hong Electronics...
Monday 20 August 2018
Diverse power management IC solutions to affect industries through 2020, says TI manager
Along with the development of data centers, automotive electronics and industrial automation, power consumption has become an issue as crucial as gasoline consumption, prompting power...
Monday 20 August 2018
Taiwan large-size LCD panels – 2Q 2018
Taiwan's large-size panel shipments performed better than expected reaching 62.03 million units in the second quarter of 2018, up 5.5% sequentially and 5.9% on year.
Monday 20 August 2018
Altek 2Q18 net operating profit hits 6-quarter high
Digital camera ODM and imaging solution developer Altek has reported its second-quarter 2018 net operating profit hit highest quarterly level since first-quarter 2017.