Last update: Friday 24 May 2013 [75 news items]
China-based Sanan Optoelectronics to set up sales office in Taipei
Feb 17, 01:30
China-based LED chipmaker Sanan Optoelectronics plans to invest NT$50 million (US$1.7 million) in Taiwan initially for the establishment of a business outfit and display center at...
Transcend moves global production base back to Taiwan from China
Jan 11, 01:05
Memory module maker Transcend Information has moved its global manufacturing base from China back to Taiwan. The new facilities in Taipei are equipped with 20 production lines and...
Acer chairman re-elected as Taipei Computer Association chairman
Dec 16, 14:14
The Taipei Computer Association (TCA), after holding its board meeting on December 15, has re-elected Acer chairman JT Wang as the association's thirteenth chairman. The TCA executive...
Compal to focus on profitability in 2011, says company president
Dec 9, 01:50
Ray Chen, president of notebook maker Compal Electronics, at a meeting of the Taipei Computer Association (TCA), expressed his optimism toward the notebook industry in 2011 and noted...
HTC acquires office space in Taipei from VIA Technologies
Nov 23, 01:35
HTC on November 22 announced the acquisition of office space located in the Taipei metropolitan area from VIA Technologies at a total price of NT$404 million (US$13.16 million), with...
Compal Communications and KYE showcase robots at Taipei exhibition
Oct 21, 12:15
Handset maker Compal Communications is exhibiting two types of home-use interactive robots at the 2010 Taipei International Robot Show (TIROS) taking place during October 19-22, with...
Globalfoundries aims for over US$3.5 billion revenues in 2010, says COO
Oct 14, 01:10
Globalfoundries aims to generate more than US$3.5 billion in revenues in 2010, COO Song-Hwee Chia remarked at a company event held in Taipei on October 13. The target will allow the...

Asustek to exhibit high-tech Florabot at Taipei Flora Expo
Oct 13, 01:45
Asustek Computer will showcase its Florabot (electronic robot flowers) in the Pavilion of Dreams at the 2010 Taipei International Flora Expo to take place during November 6, 2010-April...
PC players host summit to find cure for ill China PC DIY market
Oct 12, 01:40
As China's PC DIY market is seeing demand gradually shrinking, several PC-related players including China- and Taiwan-based IT media as well as the Taipei Computer Association (TCA)...
Neo-Neon to grab cross-strait LED lighting market share with price advantage
Sep 21, 02:17
Neo-Neon LED Lighting International has developed own brand LED lighting products to enter the distribution channels in both Taiwan and China, and plans to establish flagship retail...
Sep 21, 01:15
TPV Technology reportedly is considering issuing Taiwan Depository Receipts (TDR) and has plans to consolidate its various offices on the island into one headquarters near Taipei.
Chunghwa Telecom to test LTE at 2010 Taipei International Flora Expo
Sep 6, 11:25
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) plans to undertake LTE field tests at the 2010 Taipei International Flora Expo scheduled for November 6, 2010 to April 25, 2011, with the plan subject to approval...
Taiwan market: LED-backlit products a promotion focus at TCAS 2010
Aug 5, 16:15
To boost their sales performance in Taiwan, brand vendors are promoting their LED-backlit LCD products including monitors and TVs at the ongoing Taipei Computer Applications Show...
Foxconn to develop Taipei Information Park
Jun 29, 12:02
The Foxconn (Hon Hai) Group on June 28 signed a contract with the Taipei City government to undertake development and operation of the Taipei Information Park located in a downtown...
Ralink sees clear order visibility for 3Q10
Jun 2, 16:53
Ralink Technology will be able to reach its business target for the second quarter of 2010 and has also seen clear order visibility for the third quarter, according to company CEO...
Qualcomm ships dual-core 1.2GHz Snapdragon chipsets
Jun 1, 17:02
Qualcomm has begun sampling its first dual-CPU Snapdragon chipsets that integrate two CPU cores running at up to 1.2GHz, according to the company. Targeted high-end smartphones, the...
Computex 2010: Tablet PCs, e-book readers and 3D products are the spotlights
Jun 1, 12:23
Computex Taipei 2010, which will take place during June 1-5, will have 1,715 global IT players exhibiting their products across 4,861 booths. The show is expected to attract 35,000...
HP expected to establish a new R&D center in Taipei
May 18, 16:29
Hewlett-Packard (HP) is expected to establish a new R&D center in Taipei, Taiwan in September 2010 and will allocate all its notebook and desktop R&D technicians and resources...
Foxconn wins Taipei IT mall project
Apr 28, 16:28
The Taipei City Government on April 27 announced that a consortium led by Cybermart Worldwide, the operator of retail chain Cybermart in China and a member of the Foxconn Group, was...
Taiwan market: Softex Taipei helps boost LCD monitor shipments in March
Apr 14, 11:22
LCD monitor brands saw their shipments to the Taiwan market reach about 10% higher than original predictions in March due to demand generated by Softex Taipei, according to market...
Softex Taipei: BenQ launches 42-inch LED-backlit TV
Apr 9, 16:09
BenQ has introduced a 42-inch LED-backlit LCD TV priced under NT$50,000 (US$1582.3) at the ongoing Softex Taipei (April 8-12).
Chassis maker Catcher opens Taipei operation center
Apr 1, 14:21
Catcher Technology, a southern Taiwan-based maker of notebook and handset metal chassis, on March 30 opened an operation center in the northern city of Taipei to better serve its...
HTC expects to extend its advantages in 3G to 4G; to unveil HTC Smart in Taipei soon
Newswatch - Mar 23, 10:46
HTC, while having made much investment in 4G technology, expects to capitalize on its existing advantages in the global 3G mobile telecom market to become a leader as well when the...
Taiwan market: Foxconn and Clevo to compete for government IT mall project in Taipei
Mar 12, 16:51
Taiwan-based Clevo's channel retail subsidiary Buynow and Foxconn Electronics' (Hon Hai Precision Industry's) Cybermart are competing for a government's IT mall project in Taipei...
Atmel sets up R&D center in Taipei
Jan 27, 15:34
Atmel has set up an R&D center in Taipei for development of low-power microcontroller units (MCUs) with embedded non-volatile memories - AVR- and ARM-based product lines - in...
CHT plans to roll out NFC handsets during Taipei flora expo 2010
Dec 22, 14:10
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) is likely to team up with HTC (High Tech Computer) to roll out NFC (near field communication) handsets for use during the nearly six-month Taipei International...
Chunghwa Telecom to set up cloud computing center, says paper
Newswatch - Dec 16, 13:52
Chunghwa Telecom will invest NT$13.0 billion (US$402 million) to establish an internet data center mainly for the application of cloud computing technology in a city beside Taipei,...
Foxconn announces drop in August revenues; to build low-carbon technology city
Sep 11, 17:37
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) has posted revenues of NT$108.24 billion (US$3.32 billion) for August 2009, drops of 15.54% on month and 24.61% on year.

Chunghwa Telecom lands 4-year FTTB/ADSL network contract from Taipei City Government
Sep 7, 10:31
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) has obtained a contract from the Taipei City Government to provide a network of 13,800 FTTB and ADSL leased-circuits specifically for a security monitoring...
Taiwan government announces 5-year budget of over NT$3.8 billion to promote digital content
Sep 2, 15:50
Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA), which is holding the first Digital Taipei international digital content summit between September 1-3, has announced it will set aside...
Taiwan and China energy experts to hold wind power meeting in Taipei
Jul 31, 11:51
Energy experts from Taiwan and China are scheduled to hold a conference on wind power generation on August 17 in Taipei.
TCA expects Computer Application Show to create business opportunities
Jul 23, 14:47
The Taipei Computer Association (TCA) expects its upcoming Taipei Computer Application Show (TCAS), which will be held from July 30 to August 3 at Taipei World Trade Center Exhibition...

Taiwan market: PC vendors eyeing business opportunities from city upgrades
Jul 7, 16:55
First-tier PC vendors including Acer, Asustek Computer, Dell and Hewlett-Packard (HP) are eying the business opportunity from the Taiwan government's plans to create several new municipal...
MediaTek responds to media reports on tax lawsuit
Stockwatch - Jul 7, 01:00
MediaTek has responded to a media report saying the company lost a tax lawsuit by clarifying that the Taipei High Administrative Court only judged whether a new or old regulation...
Computex 2009: Microsoft Windows 7 expected to be major attraction
May 26, 11:12
Windows 7 is expected to attract much attention at next week's Computer Taipei 2009, where Microsoft will be staging its biggest Computex ever at the event to demonstrate how its...
- AUO aims at 20% market share for eTP touch panels for notebooks in 2013
- Digitimes Research: US new solar installations may only reach 3.5GW in 2013
- Solar cell prices may increase to US$0.43/W in Taiwan
- Sony Mobile to extend cooperation with ODM firms, says marketing executive
- Senao expanding retail chain in eastern China
- UDE likely to obtain orders from 2 game console vendors
- Lenovo 1Q13 net profit hikes 90% on year
- Phison warns several backend firms of possible patent infringement
- Facebook sets up OCP Taiwan
- Computex 2013: Memory module firms to showcase new SSDs
- Asia to be largest LTE market, says Nokia Siemens Networks greater China head
- ABB to produce PV inverters in South Africa
- TPV Technology suffers 1Q13 net loss of over US$10 million
- Digitimes Research: Seoul Semiconductor may see 2013 revenues up 40.3% on year
- Taiwan April manufacturing production index down, says MOEA
- Polarizer makers under price-cut pressure from clients
- AUO to supply panels for use in 2nd-gen Nexus 7, say sources
- US fab-tool book-to-bill stays above parity, says SEMI
- Intel, MediaTek and Elan taking up 60% of global touchscreen controller market
- HannStar to reach 95% utilization in 2Q13
- Windows 8 expected to take up 5-8% of global tablet shipments in 2013, say Taiwan makers
- Digitimes Research: Global LED tube light shipments to reach 220 million units in 2013
- Nvidia introduces GeForce GTX 780 GPU for gaming
- Quartz component maker TXC expects sales to rise through 4Q13
- Global LCD monitor OEM shipments down 14% on year in 1Q13, says TPV
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- GIGABYTE Launches the BRIX Ultra Compact PC Kit
- AEWIN Introduces Newest Multiplayer Gaming System SGA-5010
- Carry Technology Highlights Thunderbolt and Wi-Fi Card Reader Series
- Imagination says third party IP becoming a key driving force for silicon vendors
- EverFocus launches ECOR960 X1 16CH with better image quality and more affordable price
- 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
- ATO Solution Co., Ltd. to launch 1Gb SLC NAND Flash after 256Mb/512Mb mass production for the first time in Fab-less industry
- Chilisin's miniature power inductor in 0603/0805 sizes
- Chilisin introduces Thin-film chip inductor 0201 size
- Chilisin at 2012 electronics Munich A5/159 & 260
- Chilisin sunken-type molded power inductor for MXM Graphic application
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| TAIEX (TSE) | 8209.78 | -28.05 | -0.34% |

| TSE electronic | 310.89 | -0.43 | -0.14% |

| GTSM (OTC) | 118.64 | -0.71 | -0.59% |

| OTC electronic | 143.77 | -0.29 | -0.2% |

- 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
- Eurozone retail sales fall for second consecutive month (May 6) - BBC News
- China economy to stay commodity-oriented, says JPMorgan (April 16) - Bloomberg
- S Korea in US$15.3 billion stimulus bid to spur economic growth (April 16) - BBC News
- Gold hit by sharpest tumble in 30 years (April 16) - CNN

Opportunity lies for MEMS energy harvesting: Q&A with Holst Centre general manager Bert Gyselinckx
Digitimes recently interviewed Bert Gyselinckx, general manager of the Holst Centre in Eindhoven, to...

Returning with stronger competitiveness: Q&A with Lu Li-Cheng, Chaintech chairman
Chaintech, a motherboard/graphics card maker, which quit the market once and returned recently, has...

MEMS-enabled energy harvesting: Q&A with MIG executive director Karen Lightman
Digitimes recently spoke with Karen Lightman, the executive director of MEMS Industry Group (MIG),...

Complete mobile platform solutions: Q&A with Broadcom executive VP Robert Rango
In a relentless competition against rivals including Qualcomm, Nvidia and Media in the smartphone chipset...
- 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...
- 2H 2012 global TFT panel market forecast
Digitimes Research predicts there will be a total of 389 million large-sized TFT LCD panels shipped in 2H12, with 195 million in the third quarter and 194 million in the fourth quarter - with the total representing a 7.6% increase over the first half of this year.
- Trends and shipment forecast for 2H 2012 smartphone market
Smartphone shipments in 2010 and 2011 both enjoyed growth of more than 60%. Growth will decelerate in 2012 due to the high base, as well as a slowdown in consumer spending in Western Europe.
- Trends in Asia LED chip manufacturing industry
Asia is playing an ever more important role in upstream LED chip manufacturing. The region accounted for 80% of MOCVD demand in 2011 and will account for 90% in 2012, largely because Taiwan, Japan, South Korea and China are the major global centers for LED chip production.

















