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Thursday 25 July 2019
MOEA offers Taiwan makers help to move from China to ASEAN, India
Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) on July 23 hosted Taiwan-ASEAN-India Strategic Investment Partnership Forum 2019 in Taipei in a bid to help Taiwanese manufacturers move production...
Wednesday 24 July 2019
Most Taiwan components makers unmotivated about reestablishing local capacity
Taiwan-based components makers are mostly uninterested in reestablishing local production capacity despite server ODMs' wish they did so, as their business scales are not large enough...
Wednesday 24 July 2019
Taiwan June manufacturing index down
Taiwan recorded manufacturing production index (2016 as base year) of 106.78 for June 2019, decreasing 1.77% sequentially and 0.61% on year, according to statistics released on July...
Wednesday 24 July 2019
Zhen Ding invests further in China business
PCB firm Zhen Ding Technology through its subsidiary Avary Holding (Shenzhen) has made CNY350 million (US$50.9 million) worth of investment to fund HongQiSheng Precision Electronics...
Wednesday 24 July 2019
Quanta seeking more non-China-made component sources
Quanta Computer has started seeking more non-China-made server components to avoid the possibility of being accused of using transshipments to avoid US tariffs, according to industry...
Wednesday 24 July 2019
Taiwan IC testing service providers see growing 5G orders
Taiwan-based IC testing service providers including Integrated Service Technology (IST), Materials Analysis Technology (MA-Tek) and Sporton International, have seen customers' demand...
Tuesday 23 July 2019
Taiwan handset sales down in June
Sales of handsets in the Taiwan market totaled 513,000 units in June, down 11% on month but up 13.78% on year, according data compiled by local channels.
Tuesday 23 July 2019
Taiwan June export orders down
Taiwan received export orders worth US$38.50 billion in total in June 2019, decreasing 0.6% sequentially and 0.5% on year, according to the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA).
Monday 22 July 2019
Taiwan January-June investment in China down 51%
Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) approved 282 projects proposed by local investors looking to invest in China during January-June 2019, with total investment value of...
Monday 22 July 2019
ODMs relocating production lines urged to embrace smart manufacturing
Taiwan makers should consider automated production lines when relocating their plants, applying the Industry 4.0 concept into their facilities to enhance long-term competitiveness,...
Friday 19 July 2019
5G phones to represent 51% of total phone sales in 2023, Gartner says
5G-capable phones will represent 6% of total sales of phones in 2020, according to Gartner.
Friday 19 July 2019
Taiwan makers set to offer UV-C LED products
Taiwan-based LED makers' UV-C (ultraviolet in wavelength of 265-285nm) LED devices will be featured in at least 4-5 models of home appliances to be launched in second-half 2019 by...
Friday 19 July 2019
Taiwan MOSFET firms see demand pick up
Taiwan-based MOSFET chip suppliers have seen demand from the PC and notebook segments pick up, with improved order visibility for the second half of 2019, according to industry sou...
Friday 19 July 2019
Samsung begins mass production of 12Gb LPDDR5 mobile DRAM
Samsung Electronics has kicked off mass production of 12Gb LPDDR5 mobile DRAM memory designed for premium smartphones, according to the company.
Thursday 18 July 2019
DRAM contract prices remain under downward pressure, says DRAMeXchange
Spot market prices for DRAM memory have started rebounding recently and will continue their growth in the short term, according to DRAMeXchange. But DRAM contract market prices are...