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Monday 29 January 2018
Gaming to surpass notebook in production value in 2020, says TH Tung
Taipei Computer Association (TCA) chairman TH Tung has pointed out that the production value of the gaming industry will have a good chance of reaching US$143.5 billion by 2020, an...
Friday 26 January 2018
AcBel expects new products to boost 2018 revenues
Despite a nearly 10% on-year drop in 2017 consolidated revenues, Taiwan-based power supply maker AcBel Polytech still expects its 2018 revenues to benefit from volume production of...
Friday 26 January 2018
Taiwan eases rules on hiring foreign professionals
Taiwan has eased rules to facilitate introduction of foreign professionals and R&D talent needed to support tech innovations and applications in the fields of semiconductor, AI...
Friday 26 January 2018
Elan gearing up for AI
Fabless IC firm Elan Microelectronics has been involved in the development of artificial intelligence (AI) chips with plans to assign a team of over 100 engineers to enhance further...
Friday 26 January 2018
Taiwan IC designers expected to post substantial revenue growth in January
Taiwan-based IC design houses are expected to post substantial sequential growth in January revenues thanks to a pull-in of orders from China, according to industry sources.
Friday 26 January 2018
TSMC breaks ground on 5nm fab in Taiwan
TSMC today (January 26) held a groundbreaking ceremony for its Fab 18, Phase 1 facility at the Southern Taiwan Science Park (STSP). The plant will be TSMC's fourth 12-inch gigafab...
Friday 26 January 2018
Acer, Compal eye business from elderly
Taiwan-based IT firms including Acer and Compal Electronics have been keen on planning products and services for Taiwan's elderly consumer groups.
Friday 26 January 2018
Toray to expand MLCC materials production capacity, says report
Japan-based Toray will invest a total of JPY1.1 billion (US$10 million) in building additional production capacity of release films for MLCC materials, according to a Taiwan-based...
Thursday 25 January 2018
MSI donates e-sports hardware to ESL One Genting 2018
Micro-Star International (MSI) has cooperated with Electronic Sports League (ESL) by sponsoring gaming hardware for use in ESL One Genting 2018 e-sport event in Malaysia during January...
Thursday 25 January 2018
Smaller foundry houses upbeat about MOSFET-driven revenues in 2018
Second-tier wafer foundry houses including Episil Technologies, Mosel Vitelic and Hejian Technology are all optimistic about their revenue prospects for 2018 as they have enjoyed...
Thursday 25 January 2018
Compal expects PC revenue proportion to drop to 65% in 2018
Compal Electronics saw the revenue proportion for PC products slip from over 70% in the past to 68% in 2017 and expects the percentage to further drop to 65% in 2018, as shipments...
Thursday 25 January 2018
InFocus launches M7s smartphone in Taiwan
InFocus, a handset brand under the Foxconn Group, has launched its M7s smartphone in the Taiwan market, targeting the entry-level segment with a price tag of NT$4,290 (US$147).
Thursday 25 January 2018
Taiwan smartphone sales dip lower in December
Smartphone sales in the Taiwan market slid 5.5% sequentially to 614,000 units in December 2017, as sales momentum of Apple's iPhone X and iPhone 8 devices began to slow down, according...
Wednesday 24 January 2018
Taiwan December manufacturing production index up
Taiwan recorded manufacturing production index (2011 as base year) of 114.94 for December 2017, increasing 0.03% sequentially and 0.93% on year, according to the Ministry of Economic...
Wednesday 24 January 2018
Sugar Phone launches S11 in Taiwan
French smartphone vendor Sugar Phone has launched its latest S11 smartphone in Taiwan. The S11 features a 6-inch all-screen Full HD+ display and dual-lens rear and front camera and...