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Tuesday 18 June 2019
LG focuses on mainstream 4K TVs in Taiwan market
Instead of releasing new 8K and ultra large-size OLED TVs to ramp up its TV sales in the Taiwan market as its competitors Samsung Electronics and Sony have done so in 2019, LG Electronics...
Monday 17 June 2019
Notebook supply chain sees significant increases in orders for June and July
With the US-China trade disputes lingering, notebook brand vendors have moved to increase orders for their supply chain partners in order to minimize any potential impact, according...
Monday 17 June 2019
Korea flexible OLED panel production capacity to increase over 20% in 4Q19, says Digitimes Research
The combined capacity of flexible OLED panels of 6G and below processes of Samsung Display and LG Display is expected to expand 22.2% on year in the fourth quarter of 2019 thanks...
Monday 17 June 2019
Winbond to open new fab in southern Taiwan by 2021
Winbond Electronics expects to start operating a new 12-inch wafer plant in Kaohsiung, southern Taiwan by 2021, when the DRAM and flash memory chipmaker has its in-house developed...
Monday 17 June 2019
Taiwan VR/AR ecosystem expanding
The VR/AR ecosystem is expanding in Taiwan along with the advancement of related technologies, as more firms are foraying into the sector eyeing the growth potential of this industry,...
Friday 14 June 2019
ASMedia to finish tape-outs for PCIe 4.0 chip solutions by end-2019
Taiwan's ASMedia Technology is expected to complete tape-outs for PCIe 4.0 interface chip solutions by the end of 2019, seeking to strive for more contract design orders from AMD...
Friday 14 June 2019
Taiwan government to spend NT$20.4 billion on 5G development in 2019-2022
Taiwan's government has approved a budget of NT$20.4 billion (US$647.72 million) for facilitating the development of various value-added and verticalized application services under...
Friday 14 June 2019
Nvidia commits to training 5,000 AI personnel in Taiwan in 3 years
Nvidia has committed itself to training more than 5,000 people in AI deep learning in Taiwan in three years, according to the Industrial Development Bureau (IDB)
Friday 14 June 2019
Unimicron to build new IC substrate plant
Unimicron Technology is scheduled to break ground for a new plant in Taoyuan, northern Taiwan in July followed by equipment move-in a year later. The new facility is designed for...
Thursday 13 June 2019
Qualcomm expanding investments in Taiwan
Qualcomm has begun implementing its commitment to expanding investments in Taiwan, enhancing its collaboration with local companies and academic organizations after reaching a settlement...
Thursday 13 June 2019
Taiwan science parks record revenues of over NT$800 billion for January-April
Government-run Hsinchu Science Park (HSP), Southern Taiwan Science Park (STSP) and Central Taiwan Science Park (CTSP) generated combined revenues of NT$800.737 billion (US$25.84 billion)...
Wednesday 12 June 2019
EMEA smartphone market stable in 1Q19 but Middle East slump pulls down value, says IDC
The EMEA smartphone market reached 83.7 million units in the first quarter of 2019, a 3.3% drop on the same quarter last year, confirming recent trends of a slowing market, according...
Wednesday 12 June 2019
Notebook component makers taking actions to cushion US-China trade war impact
Taiwan-based notebook component makers at the moment have come up with two different approaches to shipping their products to ODMs, as they closely monitor the development of the...
Tuesday 11 June 2019
New IC supply chain may loom in Asia for China tech sector
A new supply chain for China IT firms may gradually take shape in Asia in the future as they are seeking to wean themselves off US suppliers of crucial components and facilitate their...
Tuesday 11 June 2019
Taiwan ODMs expect server demand to pick up in 2H19
Taiwan-based ODMs, such as Quanta Computer, Wiwynn and Inventec, all expect demand for datacenter servers to pick up in the second half of 2019.