Last update: Monday 3 June 2013 [41 news items]
Taiwan PCB production value rises 3% in 2Q13, says IEK
Jun 3, 18:35
The production value of PCBs produced by Taiwan-based companies in Taiwan and China came to NT$119 billion (US$4 billion) in the second quarter of 2013, increasing 3% from the previous...
Taiwan panel industry output value worth US$7.86 billion in 1Q13, says IEK
May 21, 18:13
The output value of Taiwan's panel industry reached NT$234.47 billion (US$7.86 billion) in the first quarter of 2013, down 7.5% on quarter, according to the Industrial Economics &...
Taiwan 4Q12 FPD production value up 4.4%, says IEK
Feb 25, 10:30
Taiwan's flat panel display (FPD) industry generated total production value of NT$387.04 billion (US$13.1 billion) in the fourth quarter of 2012, increasing 4.4% on quarter, according...
Taiwan passive component production value to grow slightly in 1Q13, says IEK
Feb 21, 22:04
Taiwan's production value of passive components is expected to edge up 2.71% sequentially to NT$25 billion (US$844.6 million) in the first quarter of 2013, the Industrial Economics...
In-cell touch technology to be used in 170 million handsets during 2013, says IEK
Jan 17, 16:10
Approximately 170 million handsets sold in 2013 are expected to use in-cell touch technology, according to the Industrial Economics and Knowledge Center (IEK) under the Taiwan government-sponsored...
MLCC, chip resistor prices stabilized; outlook remains dim for 2013
Dec 26, 11:03
Prices of MLCCs (multilayer ceramic chip capacitors) and chip resistors have stabilized recently in light of decreased demand from the downstream sector but it remains to be seen...
Taiwan 4Q12 FPD production value to rise 7.1% sequentially, says IEK
Nov 30, 15:36
Taiwan's FPD (flat panel display) production value in the fourth quarter of 2012 will reach NT$396.97 billion (US$13.5 billion), increasing 7.1% on quarter, and leading to a production...
Taiwan PCB production value to edge up less than 3% in 2013
Nov 23, 15:52
The production value of PCBs produced by Taiwan-based companies in Taiwan and China will reach NT$534 billion (US$18.3 billion) in 2013, increasing 2.58% from the previous year, according...
Taiwan LED industry output in 4Q12 to fall slightly, says IEK
Nov 23, 11:06
According to the Industrial Economics and Knowledge Center (IEK), Taiwan's total LED industry output value in the third quarter of 2012 was NT$24.2 billion (US$830 million), representing...
Taiwan 3Q12 FPD production value over NT$370 billion, says IEK
Nov 23, 10:35
Taiwan's flat panel display (FPD) industry generated total production value of NT$370.67 billion (US$12.5 billion) in the third quarter of 2012, increasing by 12.5% on quarter, according...
Taiwan IC backend production value to dip in 4Q12, says IEK
Nov 20, 13:45
The production value of Taiwan's IC packaging and testing industry sectors registered sequential growth of 2% and 2.3%, respectively, in the third quarter of 2012, according to data...
Taiwan production value of passive components to drop nearly 8% in 2012, says IEK
Nov 7, 21:45
Taiwan's production value of passive components will drop 7.8% on year to NT$102.53 billion (US$3.45 billion) in 2012 before edging up 2-3% to NT$106.39 billion in 2013, according...
Taiwan PCB industry looks to grow moderately in 3Q12, says IEK
Sep 7, 14:26
Production value of PCBs rolled by Taiwan-based makers in China and Taiwan is expected to grow 5.6% sequentially but fall 1.1% on year to NT$135 billion (US$4.52 billion) in the third...
Taiwan 2Q12 FPD production value up 7%, say IEK
Aug 22, 14:42
Taiwan's flat panel display industry generated total production value of NT$332.58 billion (US$11.1 billion) during the second quarter of 2012, increasing 7% on quarter, according...
Taiwan 2Q12 semiconductor production value up 16.4% sequentially, says IEK
Aug 20, 11:05
IC design houses, IC manufacturers and providers of IC packaging/testing services in Taiwan generated a total production value of NT$419.3 billion (US$14.0 billion) during the second...
Taiwan PCB production value to grow over 8% in 3Q12, says IEK
Aug 16, 15:39
Taiwan's production value of PCB products is expected to grow 8.4% sequentially to NT$103.4 billion (US$3.45 billion) in the third quarter of 2012, according to an estimate by the...
Taiwan PCB production value slips 4.8% in 1Q12
Jun 1, 15:13
Taiwan's PCB production value reached NT$123.6 billion (US$4.14 billion) in the first quarter of 2012, down 4.8% sequentially but up 7.5% on year, according to the Industrial Economics...
Taiwan 1Q12 semiconductor production value down 3.1% sequentially, says IEK
May 21, 16:18
Taiwan's semiconductor industries generated total production value of NT$360.1 billion (US$12.2 billion) in the first quarter of 2012, slipping 3.1% on quarter, according to Industrial...
Taiwan 1Q12 display production value down 7.7%, says IEK
May 21, 10:48
Taiwan's display industry generated total production value of NT$310.82 billion (US$10.5 billion) in first-quarter 2012, decreasing 7.7% on quarter, according to Industrial Economics...
FPCB production value to rise 6% in 2012, says IEK
May 11, 12:03
Production value of the global flexible FPCB industry will grow 5.91% to US$6.81 billion in 2012 driven by demand for compact and slim-profile consumer devices, according to the Industrial...
Taiwan PCB production value to rise 5% in 2012
Feb 24, 15:09
Taiwan's PCB production value is forecast to rise 4.9% to NT$526 billion (US$17.8 billion) in 2012, after nearly flat growth in 2011, according to the Industrial Economics and Knowledge...

Taiwan 4Q11 panel production value down 5.4%
Feb 17, 16:14
Taiwan-based display panel makers generated total production value of NT$229.33 billion (US$7.46 billion) in the fourth quarter of 2011, decreasing by 5.4% on quarter, according to...
Taiwan PCB production value to slip 4% in 4Q11
Dec 8, 16:32
Taiwan's PCB production value is set to decrease 4% sequentially to NT$129.8 billion (US$4.3 billion) in the fourth quarter of 2011, due to a slowdown in orders, predicted the Industrial...
Production value of Taiwan flat panel industry edges down 1.4% on quarter in 3Q11, says IEK
Nov 17, 01:10
Total production value of Taiwan's flat panel industry amounted to NT$353.62 billion (US$11.71 billion) in the third quarter of 2011, down 1.4% from the previous quarter, according...
Taiwan electronic components production value to rise 7.82% in 3Q11, says IEK
Aug 22, 10:50
Taiwan-based makers of electronic components will generate total production value of NT$232.147 billion (US$8.01 billion) in the third quarter of 2011, growing on quarter by 7.82%,...
Taiwan 3Q11 flat panel production value to grow sequentially by 7%, says IEK
Aug 19, 01:00
Taiwan-based flat panel makers, consisting of TFT-LCD, TN/STN LCD and OLED panels, generated total production value of NT$241.60 billion (US$8.36 billion) in the second quarter of...
Global annual PCB production to grow by single digit rate in 2011-2013
May 12, 12:12
Production value of the global PCB industry is expected to grow by a single digit rate annually in the next three years, reaching US$45.8 billion by 2013 compared to US$31.78 billion...
Japan earthquake: 300MWp PV systems in northeastern region damaged, says IEK
Mar 15, 11:38
The large earthquake and consequent tsunami breaking out in northeastern Japan have destroyed roof- and ground-mounted PV (photovoltaic) systems with total installation capacity of...
Taiwan's solar production value to climb 86% to NT$191.2 billion in 2010, says IEK
Dec 8, 12:24
Taiwan will produce NT$191.2 billion (US$6.3 billion) worth of photovoltaic (PV) solar products in 2010, up 86% from 2009, according to Industrial Economics & Knowledge Center...
Taiwan FPD key component production value to increase almost 1.5% in 4Q10, says IEK
Nov 18, 01:10
Taiwan-based makers of FPD key components will generate a total production value of NT$142.92 billion (US$4.66 billion) in the fourth quarter of 2010, increasing 1.48% on quarter,...
Rigid-flex PCBs used in smartphones to grow significantly in 2H10
Sep 18, 16:01
Demand for rigid-flex PCBs is expected to see significant growth between the second half of 2010 and the beginning of 2011 due to increasing penetration of smartphones, according...

Taiwan IC foundry production value hikes 91.8% in 2Q09, says IEK
Aug 19, 11:11
Taiwan's IC-manufacturing production value grew 69.2% on quarter to NT$136.2 billion (US$4.13 billion) in the second quarter of 2009, with the IC foundry service segment up by 91.8%,...
Taiwan government expects IC design production value to top NT$480 billion in 2012
Jul 14, 16:22
Taiwan's Executive Yuan has passed the Council for Economic Planning and Development's proposals from service industry development, which targets the production value of Taiwan's...
Taiwan LCD component production value to grow over 50% sequentially in 2Q09, says IEK
May 21, 12:16
The production value of the LCD component industry in Taiwan will increase 56.1% to NT$11.52 billion (US$352.27 million) in the second quarter from NT$7.38 billion in the first quarter...
Taiwan FPD production value to fall almost 9% in 1Q09, says IEK
Feb 18, 12:06
Taiwan's overall flat panel display (FPD) production value is projected to drop 8.9% sequentially to NT$240.66 billion (US$7.18 billion) in the first quarter of 2009, according to...
- Prices of smartphone and tablet solutions to drop 10-20% in 2H13
- Open cell business model is a threat to BLU makers, says Radiant chairman
- Globalfoundries lands wafer start orders from China-based Rockchip
- Samsung offers subsidies, Asustek cuts prices to promote tablet sales in Brazil, say local channels
- China market: Domestic TV panel supply falls far short of demand, says CVIA vice president
- Taiwan panel makers see increased orders for 5-inch qHD panels from China telecom operators
- Taiwan vendors, ODMs turn conservative about 2H13 notebook shipments
- JDI, CPT, Innolux see increased orders for large-size panels from smartphone vendors, say Taiwan makers
- MediaTek allocating more resources for development of tablet solutions
- China has no schedule for hiking customs duty on TV panels, says CVIA vice president
- Tablet IC sales to soar in 2013, says IC Insights
- Emerging solar market growth dominates Solar Taiwan 2013 forum
- DRAM supply shortage to extend through 2015, says Inotera executive
- Accton obtains ODM orders with shipments scheduled until October
- Samsung sales of midrange large-size smartphones to affect China-based brands
- Everlight Electronics expects increases in revenue proportion of LED backlights, lighting in 2013
- NPC 2013 capex to focus on FC CSP substrates, says president
- Digitimes Research: South Korea firms mixed on solar business developments
- China smartphone shipments grow 117% on year in 1Q13, says IDC
- Global output of LED light bulbs to reach 600 million units in 2013, says Epistar chairman
- Epistar to issue 250 million new shares for private placement
- Connector makers worried about price competition arising from Foxconn spinning off NWInG
- Analog IC vendors to see orders rebound in 2H13
- Sean Maloney joins SMIC as independent non-executive director
- Chin-Poon expanding share in global automobile board market
- Releases
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- AZZURRO demonstrates high-yield production for GaN-on-Si voltage wafers
- Advantech Releases 6U CompactPCI Board with 4th Generation Intel Core i7 Processor
- Advantech to Support CompactPCI PlusIO and Serial Standards
- ABB to showcase leading-edge power distribution technologies at CIRED
- Fanless In-Vehicle Systems with Intel Core i7
- Embracing the New Generation Intel Atom Family with DDR3 Memory Support
- Got The Message? Ensuring efficient and reliable delivery of content across a mission critical digital signage network
- Emb' Store On-Demand Software Service for Embedded Computing
- Efficient Network Management for Digital Signage
- Design Benefits of the MI/O Extension Solution
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- Japan exports rise by most since 2010 (June 19) - BBC News
- IBM starts American job cuts, say reports (June 13) - NASDAQ.com
- NHK to air documentary on Taiwanese semiconductor giant (June 6) - Focus Taiwan news channel
- Slow global GDP growth weighs on IC market (May 29) - IC Insights
- Infineon ships security chips to Taiwan electronic passport program (May 23) - Company release
- Apple 'among largest tax avoiders in US' - Senate committee (May 21) - BBC News
- Weak eurozone growth hits euro (May 15) - The Financial Times
- German factory orders rise for second month (May 7) - Bloomberg
- Lose the switch, lose the loss: Cavendish Kinetics leverages MEMS for tunable RF components
- Cavendish Kinetics announces RF MEMS technology for improving wireless performance
- Solar trade dispute spreads to wine industry; gets personal
- Analogix eyes link between smartphones and HD displays
- Strong reaction from China, EU members over solar trade row

Dialog Semiconductor has managed to land solution orders from first-tier smartphone vendors in the...

Lose the switch, lose the loss: Cavendish Kinetics leverages MEMS for tunable RF components
Cavendish Kinetics recently announced the availability of production samples of its tunable RF capacitors...

Taiwan-based Chimei Group, once a major LCD panel maker, now focuses on providing upstream components...

Eight years ago, the Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) defined the first carrier class networks and services...
- Smartphone and tablet industry: The view from Taiwan - May 2012
Taiwan-based companies have a long and successful history of involvement in the supply chain for mobile devices, which for the purposes of this article consist...
- Taiwan motherboard industry overview - May 2012
The year 2011 saw the motherboard industry reverse its trend of declining shipments year-on-year, to post a slight 0.2% growth. This upturn in fortunes was expected...
- Notebook market overview - Jun 2011
The notebook industry in 2010 experienced several major events that significantly changed the industry's ecosystem for the year and the industry is also believed...
- LCD TV overview - Jun 2011
Growth of the global LCD TV market was not as strong as expected in 2010 as the market continued to feel the aftershocks of the economic recession that had hit...
- Trends and shipment forecast for 2H 2012 tablet market
Digitimes Research remains conservative about the prospects for the period, with half-year shipments projected to reach 49.18 million units and whole-year shipments being revised downward to 88.69 million units.
- Trends in the China video market
In addition to strong potential video content demand in China, the market has developed rapidly due to government intervention and delays in establishing copyright protections.
- 4Q12 trends in the Greater China touch panel industry
In the second half of 2012, the market focus is on the iPhone 5, which uses in-cell touch screen technology. Due to the integration of display panels and touch panel functions, the high technological threshold will mean Taiwan touch panel makers are unable to enter the iPhone supply chain.

















