Taiwan attracts January-March foreign direct investment of over US$1 billion

Apr 23, 12:08

Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) approved 540 foreign direct investment projects (except from China) with a total value of US$1.056 billion in January-March 2012, respectively...

Taiwan March export order value up sequentially

Apr 20, 16:38

Taiwan received export orders worth US$38.37 billion in total in March 2012, increasing 13.01% on month but decreasing 1.58% on year, according to the Ministry of Economic Affairs...

LCD TVs may be included in Taiwan energy-saving subsidies program

Apr 20, 16:28

Taiwan's government will be offering another set of subsidies valued at NT$670 million (US$ 22.7 million) for purchases of energy-saving home appliances, such as air conditioners,...

China-based notebook component makers unlikely to replace Taiwan-based ones in five years, say Taiwan makers

Apr 20, 01:10

In response to Intel's support for China-based component makers to become supply chain makers for ultrabooks, Taiwan-based makers indicated that it will be difficult for China-based...

Taiwan 1Q12 digital camera shipments hit 12-quarter low, says Digitimes Research

Apr 19, 12:32

Ability Enterprise, Altek, Foxconn Electronics and Asia Optical shipped a total of 10.948 million digital cameras in first-quarter 2012, hitting the lowest quarterly level since second-quarter...

Intel to launch next-generation Xeon processor by the end of 2Q12

Apr 19, 01:25

Intel is set to release its next-generation Xeon processor at the end of the second quarter. Since Nvidia and AMD will also release graphics cards that feature PCI Express Gen.3 in...

AUO to further compete in AMOLED market

Apr 18, 16:41

Taiwan-based flat panel maker AU Optronics (AUO) is looking to compete in the OLED market with Korean firms by introducing its 4.3-inch AMOLED panel in the second quarter.

Taiwan market: 1.64 million PCs sold in 2011, says GfK

Apr 18, 16:10

There were 1.64 million desktops and notebooks sold in the Taiwan market in 2011, growing 5.1% from 2010, with a total sales value of NT$29.5 billion (US$967 million), according to...

Intel/Microsoft aim to push down iPad global market share under 50% by mid-2013

Apr 18, 01:25

Intel and Microsoft have been keeping close cooperation with first-tier vendors developing new tablet PCs based on Windows 8, with a goal of decreasing the global market share for...

Commentary: Taiwan at crossroads of polysilicon production

Apr 16, 15:17

The solar industry in Taiwan has not been able to achieve self-sufficiency for polysilicon materials. In the past when polysilicon was experiencing undersupply, Taiwan-based solar...

Taiwan market: Individual solar PV systems face difficulties in financing

Apr 16, 14:23

The government of Taiwan recently announced electricity price hikes, and this may help spur growth of solar PV installations in the country. However, the government indicated the...

Nokia declining global share unfavorable to Taiwan handset supply chain makers

Apr 13, 16:12

Nokia's shipments of 12 million smartphones and 83 million handsets of all types in the first quarter of 2012 ranked third and second respectively among international vendors, and...

Taiwan market: Samsung to battle for LED TV sales top spot

Apr 13, 14:43

Samsung Electronics (SE) is pushing various smart TV models in Taiwan in order to battle for the top spot in LED TV sales, as well as reach its goal of constituting 50% of the global...

Epson procurement from Taiwan in 2012 to grow 30%

Apr 13, 12:07

Japan-based Seiko Epson' planned procurement from Taiwan-based suppliers in 2012 is expected to reach NT$6-6.5 billion (US$203-220 million), growing by about 30% from 2011, according...

Taiwan and China representatives meet to discuss technology standards

Apr 13, 11:49

China and Taiwan have recently undergone discussion about LED lighting, flat panel display and solar energy standards.

Taiwan to raise power prices

Apr 13, 11:20

Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) on April 12 announced the upward adjustment in power charge rates by an average of 16.9% for residential users, 30% for commercial users,...

Taiwan market: Sub-NT$11,000 models to account for 40% of smartphone sales by year-end 2012

Apr 13, 01:30

Smartphone models with a price tag below NT$11,000 (US$372) are expected to account for over 40% of total smartphones sold in the Taiwan market by year-end 2012 compared to 30% a...

Taiwan designers vying for touch controller orders from China vendors

Apr 13, 01:10

Taiwan-based IC design houses expect the present tight supply of touch controller ICs to give them an opportunity to cut into the supply chain of China's brand-name smartphone and...

Lenovo becomes best partner for Intel, say Taiwan makers

Apr 13, 01:05

Viewing that Intel is making an effort to push forward in the tablet PC and smartphone segments, Lenovo is thought of as the most important partner for Intel, according to Taiwan-based...

Taiwan electricity price hikes to affect industries

Apr 12, 15:10

Taiwan's government has decided to increase electricity prices, with industries expressing concerns over the impact to their production costs.

Taiwan USB 3.0 controller IC designers focus on peripherals

Apr 11, 15:28

The upcoming launch of Intel's Ivy Bridge processors is expected to ignite a wave of replacement in USB flash drives, which Taiwan-based suppliers of flash device controllers identify...

China market: ISPs stepping into smartphone segment, to benefit Taiwan handset ODMs

Apr 10, 14:53

China-based smartphone vendors and Internet service companies, including Xiaomi Technology, Alibaba.com and Shanda Interactive Entertainment, are rolling out smartphones supporting...

Taiwan LED makers lose out in competition with China makers for LED street lamps in Thailand

Apr 10, 01:05

Taiwan-based LED makers have lost in competition with fellow China-based makers for supplying LED street lamps for Thailand-based Kanthawichit Engineering, with China-based competitor...

Taiwan March export value up on month

Apr 9, 17:02

Taiwan recorded total export value of US$26.34 billion in March 2012, increasing 12.6% on month but decreasing 3.2% on year, while the corresponding total import value of US$23.99...

Taiwan 2Q12 notebook shipments to grow 10%, says Kinpo-Compal chairman

Apr 9, 10:22

Taiwan-based makers' combined notebook shipments in the second quarter of 2012 will increase by 10% sequentially, according to Rock Hsu, chairman of the Kinpo-Compal Group.