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Wednesday 27 December 2017
Taiwan university opens AI research center
National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) in southern Taiwan has unveiled the AI Service and Data (AIS&D) Center to support the school, industries and government organizations in...
Tuesday 26 December 2017
Taiwan moving to set up IoT information security standards
Deeply sensing the increasing importance of information security associated with the IoT (Internet of Things) applications, Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) has set 2018...
Tuesday 26 December 2017
Taiwan ODMs looking to transform into industrial brands, says Wistron chairman
Wistron chairman Simon Lin, commenting on Taiwan ODMs' future development, has pointed out that most makers have been keen on transforming themselves into industrial brands similar...
Monday 25 December 2017
Taiwan to start 5-year AI innovation R&D center program
Taiwan's Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) has announced the implementation of a 5-year AI (artificial intelligence) innovation R&D center program with an annual NT$1...
Monday 25 December 2017
StarVR forays into Japan VR market
StarVR, a joint venture between Acer and Sweden-based Starbreeze, will foray into Japan's VR market by bringing StarVR experiences into the gaming centers of Sega Entertainment.
Monday 25 December 2017
Smartphone sales rebound in Taiwan in November
Smartphone sales in the Taiwan market expanded 11.88% on month and 3.17% on year to a nine-month high of 650,000 units in November, according to data compiled by local retail chann...
Monday 25 December 2017
China PV module makers strive to break barriers to shingled array technology
China-based PV module makers are making R&D efforts trying to break barriers of patents concerning shingled array modules owned by Europe- and US-based firms, according to industry...
Monday 25 December 2017
Taiwan EPZ exports reach NT$660 billion in January-November
Manufacturers in Taiwan's four export processing zones (EPZ) recorded export value totaling about NT$660 billion (US$21.8 billion) during January-November 2017, increasing 15.67%...
Monday 25 December 2017
Taiwan November manufacturing production index up
Taiwan recorded manufacturing production index (2011 as base year) of 114.32 for November 2017, increasing 0.65% sequentially and 1.16% on year, according to the Ministry of Economic...
Monday 25 December 2017
Taiwan November unemployment rate down
Taiwan had 439,000 jobless citizens in November 2017, equivalent to an unemployment rate of 3.71% which dropped 0.04pp sequentially and 0.16pp on year, according to the Directorate-General...
Friday 22 December 2017
Acer enjoys growing notebook sales in North America during 2017 holiday season
Thanks to year-end holiday demand, Acer's notebook sales went up 78% on year in North America during the holiday period from November 19-26, according to company chairman Jason Chen...
Friday 22 December 2017
Taiwan wafer foundry revenues to surge 7.8% sequentially in 4Q17
Taiwan wafer foundry revenues for the fourth quarter of 2017 are estimated to surge 7.8% sequentially and 9.3% on year to US$10.54 billion, with the growth mainly seen in revenues...
Friday 22 December 2017
Diode maker HYE to deepen deployments in automotive electronics sector in 2018
With the solar power and automotive electronics sectors expected to sustain stable growth momentum for a while, discrete power component supplier HY Electronic (HYE) will step up...
Friday 22 December 2017
US lowers preliminary anti-dumping rate on Taiwan-made solar cells
The US Department of Commerce (DOC) has decided to lower the preliminary anti-dumping rate imposed on Taiwan-based crystalline silicon solar cell makers from an average of 4.0% to...
Friday 22 December 2017
Taiwan makers urged to develop more niche MLCCs
Though lower-tier commodity MLCCs have become a seller's market due to lingering supply shortfall, Taiwan makers must step up the development of niche-type MLCCs if they want to tap...