Last update: Friday 12 April 2013 [17 news items]
Softex Taipei: More channel retailers to participate, says TCA
Apr 12, 15:10
The Softex Taipei 2013 consumer trade show, will be hosted from April 17-21 in Taipei, Taiwan with the number of participating channel retailers increasing 20% to 200, and number...
Taiwan market: Total investment in 4G operation estimated at NT$148.4 billion, says TCA
Feb 20, 14:54
The total investment by 4G mobile communication licensees to start operation in Taiwan is estimated at NT$148.4 billion (US$5.0 billion), not including licensing prices through open-bid...
TCA to help Taiwan firms seek international cooperation at 2013 Taipei Game Show
Jan 30, 16:21
The Taipei Computer Association (TCA), the organizer of the 2013 Taipei Game Show to take place during January 31-February 4, will offer a B2B Zone at the event for 31 Taiwan-based...
Jan 20, 01:00
The Taipei Computer Association (TCA) in December 2011 conducted a survey of Taiwan-based IT supply chain makers to attend the 2012 Computex about their general confidence for the...
Taiwan Market: TCA to host Softex Taipei in early April
Mar 31, 12:06
The Taipei Computer Association (TCA) will host Softex Taipei 2011 from April 7-11 at the Taipei World Trade Center (TWTC) Exhibit Hall 1.
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...
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)...
Taipei Computer Association urges Intel to continue cooperation to boost WiMAX development
Jul 16, 12:09
JT Wang, in his capacity as president of the Taipei Computer Association (TPC), has asked Intel to maintain its promise to cooperate with the Taiwan government and Taiwan-based enterprises...
Taiwan forms e-reading industry alliance
Dec 22, 14:51
The Taipei Computer Association (TCA) announced the formation of Taiwan's e-Reading Industry Promotion Alliance on December 21, with the group coming under the auspices of the Ministry...
Forum held to boost digital entertainment industry in Taiwan
Aug 13, 16:47
A 2-day Digital Entertainment Summit forum opened in Taipei on August 12 aiming to boost the development of Taiwan's digital entertainment industry, according to the main organizer...
Wistron spends US$3-5 million on patent acquisitions per year, says chairman
Aug 12, 16:47
Wistron sets a budget of US$3-5 million each year for purchasing patents applicable to the company's product development, according to chairman Simon Lin speaking at an August 11...
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...

Computex 2009: Visitor numbers expected to be down as swine flu is reported in Taiwan
May 25, 11:22
Attendance at Computex 2009 is expected to be less than the show hosts, the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TETDC) and Taipei Computer Association (TCA) originally forecast...
Computex to go ahead as scheduled despite swine flu concerns
May 8, 12:11
Computex Taipei 2009 will be held as scheduled from June 2-6 despite growing concerns of an outbreak of swine flu, according to show organizers, the Taiwan External Trade Development...
Taiwan government urged to establish WiMAX industry chain
Dec 16, 16:27
Taiwan's government should coordinate efforts to establish a WiMAX industry chain on the island as the WiMAX industry is moving into a new era in 2009, Acer chairman JT Wang has urged...
Computex likely to draw in up to US$20 billion in overseas business
Jun 3, 16:22
The Taipei Computer Association (TCA), the host organization of the ongoing Computex Taipei 2008 tradeshow, anticipates that the show will draw in up to US$20 billion in business...
Sean Maloney joins SMIC as independent non-executive director
Bits + chips | 31min ago
Chin-Poon expanding share in global automobile board market
Bits + chips | 33min ago
Accton obtains ODM orders with shipments scheduled until October
Mobile + telecom | 1h 33min ago
Samsung sales of midrange large-size smartphones to affect China-based brands
Mobile + telecom | 1h 48min ago
Connector makers worried about price competition arising from Foxconn spinning off NWInG
Before Going to Press | Jun 18, 21:08
DRAM shortages to continue for 3 years, says Inotera executive
Before Going to Press | Jun 18, 20:56
Taiwan vendors, ODMs turn conservative about 2H13 notebook shipments
Before Going to Press | Jun 18, 20:04
Lite-On IT to start production of LED light bulbs in 3Q13
Before Going to Press | Jun 18, 19:50
Taiwan market: ViewSonic to launch Full HD projectors by end of 2013
Before Going to Press | Jun 18, 19:44
Foxconn to start production of 70-inch Ultra HD TVs in 1Q14
Before Going to Press | Jun 18, 19:43
China has no schedule for hiking customs duty on TV panels, says CVIA vice president
Before Going to Press | Jun 18, 19:42
JDI, CPT, Innolux see increased orders for large-size panels from smartphone vendors, say Taiwan makers
Before Going to Press | Jun 18, 19:37
- Prices of smartphone and tablet solutions to drop 10-20% in 2H13
- 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
- Wintek to benefit from Google and Amazon touch panel orders
- First-tier players may release smartphones that adopt heat pipes by the end of the year
- 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
- Panel supply shortage likely to affect second-tier handset shipments
- China smartphone shipments grow 117% on year in 1Q13, says IDC
- Chipbond ramping up testing capacity for advanced driver ICs
- Asustek expects 10% sequential drop in 2Q13 notebook and tablet shipments
- Taiwan makers see booming orders for smartphone tablet accessories
- OLED TVs to be similarly priced as LCD TVs by 2016, say observers
- 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
- Unity Opto profits double in 2012
- New Csun solar manufacturing facility in Turkey opens door for maker
- Taiwan LED Lighting Industry Alliance to propose Taiwan-China common standards for LED lighting
- AMD unveils upcoming server strategy and roadmap
- Kinsus sets 2013 capex at record NT$4.5-5 billion
- Connector maker UDE to benefit from games console orders
- Digitimes Research: China touch panel makers expand their influence in the market
- Taiwan market: Handset shipments in 1Q13 hit record, says IDC
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- 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
- FIC partners with Cluster Wireless to deliver Intelligent M2M Solutions
- 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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- 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
- Eurozone retail sales fall for second consecutive month (May 6) - BBC News
- 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.

















