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Tuesday 11 June 2019
Display industry outlook remains weak in June
Despite sequential revenue gains by most of Taiwan's flat panel makers in May, the display industry still faces a weak outlook in the end-market in the second quarter, and panel prices,...
Tuesday 11 June 2019
Taiwan May exports down on year
Taiwan recorded export value totaling US$27.72 billion for May 2019, growing 7.3% sequentially but dropping 4.8% on year, while the month's import value reached US$23.22 billion,...
Monday 10 June 2019
Taiwan ODMs building up production capability for AR glasses
Taiwan-based ODMs, including Quanta Computer, Pegatron and Wistron, all have built up their respective capabilities to mass produce AR glasses and are positioning themselves to play...
Thursday 6 June 2019
HannStar Display to move auto-use panel production back to Taiwan
Flat panel maker HannStar Display plans to shift about 20% of its automotive panel module production lines from the firm's Nanjing plant in China back to Taiwan, according to Hsuho...
Thursday 6 June 2019
Applied Materials unveils display equipment plant in southern Taiwan
Applied Materials has inaugurated its display equipment manufacturing center and R&D lab at the Southern Taiwan Science Park (STSP) seeking to explore business opportunities for...
Wednesday 5 June 2019
Taiwan Hodaka products certified by Boeing
Aluminum-alloy chassis maker Taiwan Hodaka Technology has entered the supply chain of US-based Boeing, passing its certification for alloying casting and extrusion process engineering,...
Wednesday 5 June 2019
Online shopping takes up 16.5% of retail sales in Taiwan in 2018, says MIC
Online shopping sales transaction value accounted for 16.5% of total retail sales value in Taiwan in 2018, up from 12.3% in 2014, according to Market Intelligence & Consulting...
Wednesday 5 June 2019
Ardentec to expand factory site in northern Taiwan
Backend house Ardentec recently broke ground for the second-phase construction of its factory site in Hsinchu, northern Taiwan. The new facility construction is scheduled to complete...
Tuesday 4 June 2019
Four smartphone factors to affect 2019 Taiwan PCB output value
There will be four smartphone market factors affecting Taiwan's PCB production value for 2019, namely the penetration rate for high-end smartphones in emerging countries, deployments...
Tuesday 4 June 2019
Taiwan passes law to accelerate 5G deployments
The deployment of 5G networks and related innovative applications in Taiwan will accelerate now that lawmakers have approved the Telecommunications Management Act enabling the utilization...
Tuesday 4 June 2019
Taiwan GaAs firms diversifying client base
Taiwan-based GaAs IC foundries and epitaxial wafer suppliers intend to diversify their client portfolios to lower their reliance on Apple and Huawei, according to industry sources.
Tuesday 4 June 2019
Semiconductor equipment billings decline in 1Q19, says SEMI
Billings among North American manufacturers of semiconductor production equipment registered both sequential and on-year decreases in the first quarter of 2019.
Monday 3 June 2019
Taiwan memory module firms focus more on niche-market products
Taiwan-based memory module makers have put increased focus on growing sales of their high-margin niche-market product lines to mitigate the impact of falling DRAM and NAND flash prices...
Monday 3 June 2019
Mobo makers brace for sharp declines in shipments to China in 2019
Worldwide motherboard shipments may be worse than previously expected in 2019 as the volumes to China will slip sharply, according to industry sources.
Monday 3 June 2019
WPD obtains loan for Taiwan offshore wind farm
Germany-based WPD has obtained a NT$74.2 billion (US$2.36 billion) loan for developing an offshore wind farm 8km off Taiwan's central county of Yunlin, according to wpd Taiwan Ener...