Last update: Wednesday 23 May 2012 [147 news items]
Taiwan April manufacturing index down
May 23, 16:29
Taiwan recorded manufacturing production index (2006 as base year) of 133.08 for April 2012, decreasing by 3.81% on month and by 2.58% on year, according to statistics released by...
Second phase of energy-saving consumer electronics subsidies to begin at May 17, says MOEA
May 16, 16:47
Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) has announced a second phase of subsidies for consumer electronics, with a total budget of NT$700 million (US$23.7 million), that will...
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 aims to have 3.1GW of solar PV systems by 2030
Mar 29, 11:29
Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) has set a target of accumulated solar PV system installations at 3.1GW by 2030. In addition, the MOEA aims to finish 600 windpower inst...

ProMOS seeking to settle debts with banks
Jan 13, 01:20
ProMOS Technologies has submitted an application to Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) for debt negotiations with its creditor banks, according to the cash-strapped DRAM...
Rhythm & Hues Studios to invest in Taiwan
Jan 2, 10:31
Rhythm & Hues Studios (R&H), a US-based visual effects studio serving movie studios in Hollywood, on December 30 signed a letter of intent with Taiwan's Ministry of Economic...
Taiwan attracts foreign direct investment of over US$3.6 billion in January-October
Nov 22, 09:20
Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) approved 1,767 foreign direct investment projects (except from China) with a total value of US$3.628 billion during January-October 2011,...
Taiwan attracts January-September foreign direct investment of over US$3.3 billion
Oct 25, 09:48
Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) approved 1,577 foreign direct investment projects (excluding China) totaling US$3.350 billion during January-September 2011, respectively...
Taiwan September manufacturing index down sequentially
Oct 25, 09:40
Taiwan recorded manufacturing production index (2006 as base year) of 128.47 for September 2011, decreasing 5.74% on month but increasing 1.99% on year, the Ministry of Economic Affairs...
ICT trade between Taiwan and China topping US$5 billion in 2011
Aug 26, 15:10
The value of two-way trade for ICT products between Taiwan and China is expected to top US$5 billion in 2011, growing from the US$3 billion recorded in 2009 and US$4.48 billion in...
Taiwan manufacturing index higher in July
Aug 24, 09:56
Taiwan recorded manufacturing production index (2006 as base year) of 137.01 for July 2011, increasing 2.37% on month and 3.73% on year, according to the Ministry of Economic Affairs...
Powerchip reportedly seeking government support for DRAM industry consolidation
Aug 19, 12:29
Rumors have circulated that Powerchip Technology chairman Frank Huang recently met with Premier Wu Den-yih to explore the possibility of resuming the government-led initiative to...
Taiwan attracts January-May foreign direct investment of over US$1.7 billion
Jun 21, 10:52
Taiwan approved 887 foreign direct investment projects (excluding ones from China) totaling US$1.729 billion during January-May 2011. On an annual basis, the number of projects increased...
LCY Chemical to increase investments in R&D for green energy
May 20, 11:26
Taiwan-based LCY Chemical (LCY) has announced a plan to set up a corporate R&D center in Kaohsiung. The investment will amount to NT$2.4 billion and will begin operations in 2012...
Taiwan March export order value hits record
Apr 21, 01:05
Taiwan received export orders with a total value of US$38.986 billion in March 2011, the highest monthly figure on record with on-month growth of 35.03% and on-year growth of 13.37%,...
Taiwan February manufacturing production index down sequentially
Mar 24, 12:12
Taiwan recorded manufacturing production index (2006 as base year) of 113.95 for February 2011, decreasing by 16.34% on month mainly because of the Lunar New Year vacation in early...
Taiwan government lifts all restrictions on investment in China for panel makers
Mar 9, 01:00
The Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) of Taiwan has officially lifted all bans on panel makers investing in China regarding the size of production plants or investment in China-based...
Taiwan January manufacturing production index slightly down sequentially
Feb 24, 10:51
Taiwan recorded manufacturing production index (2006 as base year) of 135.93 for January 2011, decreasing 2.44% on month but increasing 17.28% on year, according to Ministry of Economic...
Taiwan January export order value down on month
Feb 21, 16:42
Taiwan received export orders totaling US$34.459 billion in January 2010, decreasing 5.77% on month but increasing 1.47% on year, according to statistics from the Ministry of Economic...
Feb 17, 11:55
Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) will set up a cross-strait business strategy task force to help its enterprises compete for the huge business opportunities to be generated...
MOEA suggests it will conditionally allow China investment in Taiwan panel makers
Feb 15, 01:05
Market rumors indicate that Taiwan Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) may allow China-based TV vendors to joint-invest in Taiwan panel makers as long as the stake is no higher than...
Taiwan 2011 PV feed-in tariff rates lowered by about 30% from 2010
Jan 31, 10:54
Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) on January 28 announced the adjustment in feed-in tariff rates for various types of renewable energy for the year 2011, with rates for...
Nanya, ITRI team up for 3D stacked DRAM
Jan 25, 14:57
Taiwan-based Nanya Technology has teamed up with government-backed Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) to develop a through silicon via (TSV) technology for high-capacity...
Taiwan will refer to Korea government policy on panel investment in China
Jan 7, 11:56
With panel makers continuing to urge the Taiwan government to release restrictions on keeping their most advanced production plants in Taiwan, the Industrial Development Bureau of...
Taiwan government to set up smart hand-held device promoting task force
Jan 5, 01:35
Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) on January 4 announced it will set up a task force to specifically boost the development of Taiwan as an innovation and production center...
Restrictions on building panel fabs in China can be changed, says Taiwan economics minister
Jan 3, 16:34
Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) has allowed AU Optronics (AUO) to set up a 7.5G TFT-LCD panel production plant in Kunshan, China, but its Korea rivals received their...
Qualcomm gets approval to build Mirasol plant in Taiwan
Newswatch - Jan 3, 12:23
Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) has announced that Qualcomm will construct a production plant for small- to medium-size Mirasol displays at the Longtan site of the Hsinchu...
Taiwan display industry not yet open to China investment, says MOEA
Dec 29, 14:49
While Taiwan-based panel makers are hoping to solicit equity investment from China-based customers so as to secure orders, the display industry was not listed among the industries...
Taiwan government promises to review China investment policy for panel makers
Dec 29, 01:10
Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) has indicated that the government will conduct a review regarding the restrictive policies governing panel makers' investments such as...
Taiwan government changes PV feed-in tariff rule
Dec 21, 12:08
The Bureau of Energy under Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) on December 17 announced a rule change for the government's 20-year feed-in tariff (FIT) subsidization for...
Taiwan November export order value hits historically second highest
Dec 21, 01:05
Taiwan received export orders with a total value of US$35.742 billion in November 2010, historically the second highest monthly level next to US$35.980 billion posted in September...
Taiwan government approves AUO 7.5G plan for China
Dec 17, 17:06
AU Optronics (AUO) announced today that it has obtained formal approval from the Investment Commission of the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) to establish a 7.5G TFT-LCD production...
Taiwan MOEA to approve AUO 7.5G investment in China at the end of December
Dec 13, 14:59
After stern criticism about the slow process of the review for panel makers to invest in China from Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) chairman Terry Guo, Taiwan's Ministry...
Delta, AUO receive subsidy from the MOEA
Newswatch - Nov 26, 12:17
The Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) has approved subsidies totaling NT$600 million (US$19.7 million) for Delta Electronics' LED project and AU Optronics' (AUO's) AMOLED project...
Taiwan October industrial production index up on month
Nov 24, 01:00
Taiwan recorded an industrial production (manufacturing, quarry and mining, construction, electricity/gas/water supply industries) index of 126.37 for October 2010, increasing 2.1%...
- LCD driver IC design houses shifting more capacity to high-resolution parts for smartphone segment
- Sony to ship in-cell touch panels for next-generation iPhone, say sources
- Google 7-inch tablet PC to ship in June with initial volume of 600,000 units
- Solar wafer maker GET reports full capacity
- PC shipments may only see slight sequential growth in 2Q12
- TPV steps up LCD TV production
- Lenovo FY2011 net profit hikes 73.1%
- Suntech gross profit impacted by US anti-dumping duties
- Trina Solar announces 1Q12 results
- TXC to increase TCXO capacity by 200%
- MILC to enjoy growth in both worldwide and Taiwan sales
- Taiwan market: HTC recaptures top handset vendor ranking in April
- Asustek to launch three new ZenBook models in June
- TXC optimistic about 2Q12 revenues
- TSMC 3Q12 revenues to grow at a slower pace than expected, say sources
- China market: Energy-saving subsidies expected to boost sales of LCD TVs
- New e-book readers face production issues with front light panel
- China and Taiwan LED firms sign agreement in Zhengzhou China
- China government focuses on illegal imports of waste materials that carry polysilicon
- LED industry enjoys high capacity utilization rates in 2Q12
- Solar wafer firms inclined to follow solar cell firms to increase quotes
- Some China solar cell makers looking for Taiwan partnerships
- Mighty Bright showcasing LED lighting lineup at the National Stationery Show in New York
- China market: April mobile phone users reach 1.03 billion
- Taiwan market: Four operators to begin selling HTC WiMAX smartphones
- Digitimes Research: Embedded and standalone integration in NFC IC development
- Digitimes Research: Solar spot prices in Greater China freeze before final verdict of anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigation
- Digitimes Research: Solar spot prices in Greater China remain flat despite continuous demand from Europe
- Digitimes Research: April 1 solar FIT cuts in Germany to negatively impact solar spot prices
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- Step into the new era of HD surveillance - GKB to launch ForeSight Surveillance System
- iPV Tracker: TOPPER SUN's intelligent solar tracking system that adjusts the position of PV modules automatically to track the sun can increase the power yield by 30-40%
- Glacialight is pleased to expand its Navi Series LED Flood Light Line into DC
- Advantech Makes Testing More Effective, Advancing Intelligent Vehicle Inspection
- Digi-Key launches new website for Israel
- 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
- Fujitsu converts Fujitsu Toshiba Mobile Communications into a wholly owned subsidiary
- NEC reaks the speed barriers of microwave transmission with ultra high modulations
- ATO Solution to launch 256Mb SLC NAND Flash - for the first time in fabless industry
- LSI completes acquisition of SandForce
- NEC develops super-resolution technologies for fine magnification of surveillance camera images
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- Thousands protest Taiwan leader's inauguration (May 19) - AP (via Google)
- 40% of employees in Asia/Pacific will be mobile workers by 2015, says IDC (May 14) - IDC
- Globalfoundries welcomes President Barack Obama (May 4) - Company release
- India gives 4G to Qualcomm at last (May 8) - Tech Eye.net
- Abu Dhabi fund Mubadala plans US$5.5 billion spending in 2012 (May 9) - Reuters
- French, Greek voters say no to austerity (May 7) - Washington Post
- SK Hynix won't bid for Elpida (May 3) - Wall Street Journal
- Google, authors go head to head over digital books (May 3) - Reuters
- Commentary: A Micron-Elpida merger would improve DRAM industry health
- Simon Sze and his invention of floating-gate NVM
- Commentary: Long-term solar material supply contracts increase losses during industry downturns
- Commentary: Grid parity in India may happen sooner than expected
- Commentary: US protectionism on domestic solar industry may backfire

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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...
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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...
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The motherboard industry began 2010 with optimism and expected to see a reversal of the previous two years' declines in revenues and shipments as the impact of...
- Taiwan DRAM module industry overview - Jun 2011
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