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Friday 10 May 2019
Taiwan local governments to procure 200,000 LED smartstreet lamps in 2019
Local governments in Taiwan plan to procure 200,000 LED smart streetlamps via open bid in 2019, according to industry sources.
Wednesday 8 May 2019
Taiwan April exports down
Taiwan recorded total export value of US$25.83 billion for April 2019, dropping 9.9% sequentially and 3.3% on year, while the corresponding total import value of US$23.15 billion...
Wednesday 8 May 2019
Taiwan memory chipmakers see April revenues increase
Memory chipmakers Nanya Technology, Macronix International and Winbond Electronics have reported sequential increases in April consolidated revenues of 10.5%, 6.2% and 4.5%, respec...
Tuesday 7 May 2019
US tariff hikes on China imports seen as long-term boon for Taiwan machinery makers
The surprise announcement twitted recently by US president Donald Trump to raise tariffs on US$200 billion worth of Chinese imports from the existing 10% to 25% starting May 10 will...
Tuesday 7 May 2019
Taiwan large-size panel shipments set to rise in 2Q19, says Digitimes Research
Shipments of large-size (9-inch and above) LCD panels by Taiwan's makers (excluding Sharp) are set to expand 4.9% sequentially in the second quarter of 2019 despite intensive competition...
Tuesday 7 May 2019
Taiwan ships less small- to mid-size panels in 1Q19, says Digitimes Research
Shipments of small- to medium-size LCD panels by Taiwan makers fell 23.6% sequentially to 184 million units in the first quarter of 2019, reflecting factors including seasonality...
Monday 6 May 2019
Orsted to develop 900MW offshore wind farms in Taiwan
Denmark-based Orsted has finalized plans to invest NT$165 billion (US$5.35 billion) to develop two offshore wind farms with total capacity of 90MW to the west of Changhua County,...
Monday 6 May 2019
Taiwan makers focus on self-driving shuttle buses
Taiwan-based makers' development of self-driving solutions focus on shuttle buses along fixed routes within closed or semi-closed areas such as amusement parks and airports.
Monday 6 May 2019
USI remains focused on modular, miniaturized designs
DMS (design and manufacturing services) provider Universal Scientific Industrial (USI) will continue focusing on enhancing its technologies such as system-in-package (SiP) for modular...
Friday 3 May 2019
Seiko Epson launches document scanners in Taiwan
Seiko Epson has unveiled two document scanner models, DS-870 and DS-970, for launch soon in the Taiwan market at recommended retail price of NT$32,900 (US$1,065) and NT$62,900 resp...
Friday 3 May 2019
Huawei demanding more COF substrate supply
Huawei has demanded more supplies from Taiwan-based chip-on-film (COF) substrate manufacturers including JMC Electronics and Chipbond Technology (formerly Simpal Electronics), and...
Thursday 2 May 2019
Taiwan industrial transformation just kicking off, says minister
Structural transformation of Taiwan's industry is just kicking off following a three-year implementation of the "5+2" industrial innovation program, and whether the budding development...
Thursday 2 May 2019
Taiwan 1Q19 economic growth estimated at 1.72%
Taiwan's economic growth rate for the first quarter of 2019 is preliminarily estimated at 1.72%, 0.10pp lower than the 1.82% forecast in February 2019, according to the Directorate...
Tuesday 30 April 2019
Global semiconductor sales fall 15.5% in 1Q19, says SIA
Worldwide sales of semiconductors totaled US$96.8 billion during the first quarter of 2019, a decrease of 15.5% over the previous quarter and 13% less than the first quarter of 2018,...
Tuesday 30 April 2019
Supermicro breaks ground for new plant in Taiwan
US-based server maker Supermicro has just held a groundbreaking ceremony for a new 800,000-square foot plant in Taiwan, and is also expanding its Silicon Valley headquarters.