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Monday 8 January 2018
Taiwan IC backend service firms to face increasing competition from China in 2018
While expecting to benefit from increasing demand for IC solutions from the IoT, AI and 5G sectors in 2018, Taiwan-based IC testing and packaging service providers are also expected...
Monday 8 January 2018
Taiwan server shipment forecast and industry analysis, 2018
In 2018, global server shipments will grow 8.5% to reach 13.73 million units. Digitimes Research estimates server shipments worldwide will grow at a CAGR of 6.5% during the period...
Monday 8 January 2018
Taiwan businesses may record impressive M&A growth in 2018
Taiwan businesses have performed aggressively in conducting mergers and acquisitions (M&A) at home and abroad over the past year, and a spate of factors such as cross-domain integrations...
Friday 5 January 2018
Acer to push VR concert with Taiwan music streaming service provider
Acer is cooperating with Taiwan-based music streaming service provider KKBox to host a virtual reality (VR) concert using its 8K Ultra HD 360-degree VR system.
Thursday 4 January 2018
Smartphone sales in Taiwan see worst-ever decline in 2017
About 7-7.5 million smartphones were sold in Taiwan in 2017, slipping nearly one million units or 9% from a year earlier - the worst-ever decrease in the local smartphone market,...
Thursday 4 January 2018
Taiwan solar cell makers forced to lower prices
Taiwan-based solar cell makers have lowered prices under pressure from clients eyeing opportunities from the China government's latest project to build model PV power stations, according...
Thursday 4 January 2018
Taiwan inductor maker Chilisin to fully acquire Mag.Layer
Power inductor maker Chilisin Electronics has announced it will acquire a 100% stake in fellow maker Mag.Layer Scientific Technics through a stock swap in which 0.73 Chilisin share...
Thursday 4 January 2018
Samsung launches Galaxy A8, A8+ in Taiwan
Samsung Electronics has launched its 5.6-inch Galaxy A8 and 6-inch Galaxy A8+ in the Taiwan market with the availability to begin on January 15 at recommended retail prices of NT$14,990...
Friday 29 December 2017
LGD approved to set up first overseas 8.5G OLED panel fab in China
LG Display (LGD) will move to set up an 8.5G OLED panel plant in Guangzhou, southern China, as South Korea government has lately issued a green light for the investment project, according...
Friday 29 December 2017
Dell launches new workstations in Taiwan
Dell has announced its new-generation Precision series workstations in Taiwan targeting specifically for professional business segments such as multimedia creation and industrial...
Thursday 28 December 2017
November OLED TV sales in Japan rise
Monthly sales of OLED TVs in the Japan market surpassed the 10,000-unit mark for the first time in November, according to data compiled by the Japan Electronics and Information Technology...
Thursday 28 December 2017
Taiwan LED makers shifting focus to IR, sensing devices
Taiwan-based LED packaging service providers, to cope with increasing price competition in the blue-light LED segment, are shifting production focus to infrared (IR) and sensing devices,...
Wednesday 27 December 2017
Foxconn unveils commercial HPC in Taiwan
Foxconn Electronics has unveiled what it claims as Taiwan's first commercial HPC (high performance computing) system capable of delivering up to 4.13Gflops/sec per watt, in cooperation...
Wednesday 27 December 2017
MOSFET chip maker Excelliance MOS to debut on Taiwan OTC market
MOSFET and power management (PWM) IC designer Excelliance MOS will debut on Taiwan's OTC securities market in January 2018 at an initial unit price of NT$50 (US$1.672). The company...
Wednesday 27 December 2017
Taiwan to promote autonomous driving in public transportation
The executive center of Asia Silicon Valley Development Plan, a plan drawn up by the Taiwan government, has announced its new round of projects will include autonomous driving in...