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Thursday 2 August 2018
Taiwan promises SMEs help for smart manufacturing upgrades
The Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) will keep boosting industrial upgrading to smart manufacturing and automation, and will help Taiwan's small- to medium-size enterprises reduce...
Thursday 2 August 2018
IoT applications driving sensor tech upgrades, says AMS Taiwan chief
As a front-tier device of an IoT (Internet of Things) system, sensor plays a crucial role in data collection and transmission to determine the performance of the system, and the rapid...
Wednesday 1 August 2018
Taiwan 2Q18 economic growth estimated at 3.29%
Taiwan's on-year GDP growth for second-quarter 2018 is estimated at 3.29%, 0.21pp higher than the 3.08% forecast in May 2018, according to the Directorate General of Budget, Accounting...
Wednesday 1 August 2018
NAND flash contract price decline to continue, says DRAMeXchange
NAND flash contract prices will keep falling in the second half of 2018 due to the market oversupply and disappointing demand, according to DRAMeXchange.
Wednesday 1 August 2018
AUO builds floating PV power station at STSP
AU Optronics (AUO) has built a floating PV power-generating station at two flood detention ponds with installation capacity of about 6MWp, the largest one of its kind in Taiwan, according...
Wednesday 1 August 2018
AUO expanded 8.5G fab to reach full-capacity in 3Q18
AU Optronics (AUO) expects its newly expanded second-phase facilities at its 8.5G 8B fab in Houli, central Taiwan to reach full-capacity in the third quarter of 2018, propelled by...
Wednesday 1 August 2018
Vivo, Oppo launch high-end smartphones in Taiwan
Competition in Taiwan's high-end smartphone market is heating up as China-based Vivo and Oppo have both launched their latest flagship models in the local market.
Tuesday 31 July 2018
Self-driving bus to serve in Taiwan
The government of Taiwan's Yunlin County will operate EZ10, a Level 4 autonomous-driving electric shuttle bus produced by France-based Ligier, for public transportation in a green...
Tuesday 31 July 2018
Taiwan startups should focus on 3 major directions, says Bob Lin, co-founder of Acorn Campus
Co-founder of Acorn Campus Ventures Bob Lin started six businesses, three of which succeeded and the others failed. In addition to being an angel investor, Lin is also the author...
Tuesday 31 July 2018
Taiwan MOSFET makers to see 3Q18 gross margins rise significantly
Taiwan MOSFET makers including Excelliance MOS, Sinopower Semiconductor, Advanced Power Electronics (APEC) and Niko Semiconductor are expected to see their gross margins and profits...
Tuesday 31 July 2018
Taiwan small, medium LCD panel shipments to dip 2% in 3Q18, says Digitimes Research
Shipments of small- to medium-sized LCD panels by Taiwan makers increased at a smaller than expected 5.2% sequential growth to 313 million units in the second quarter of 2018, as...
Monday 30 July 2018
TIPC, local government to co-develop maintaining harbor for Taiwan offshore wind farms
Government-run Taiwan International Ports Corp (TIPC) has disclosed it has signed a deal with Changhua County in central Taiwan to co-develop a maintaining harbor in a coastal area...
Monday 30 July 2018
Taiwan LCD TV shipments hike 15.9% on quarter in 2Q18, says Digitimes Research
Shipments of LCD TVs by Taiwan makers rose 15.9% sequentially to 7.65 million units in the second quarter of 2018, propelled by increased shipments of large-size and own-brand models,...
Monday 30 July 2018
Winbond profits hit 17-year high in 2Q18
Taiwan-based Winbond Electronics, a supplier of specialty DRAM and flash memory, saw its net profits surge to a 17-year high of NT$2.16 billion (US$70.4 million) in the second quarter...
Friday 27 July 2018
Taiwan solar-grade poly-Si makers request government to mark up feed-in tariff rate
Taiwan-based solar-grade polycrystalline silicon (poly-Si) wafer makers recommend that Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) mark up feed-in tariff rate by 9% as an incentive to motivate...