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Thursday 16 November 2017
Taiwan 2-tier touch panel makers see profit margins improving
Taiwan-based second-tier touch panel makers have seen their profit margins improve recently as their efforts to penetrate into the niche and industry segments have begun bearing fruit,...
Thursday 16 November 2017
Advantech expanding Europe service center
Advantech has announced plans to expand its service center in Europe, doubling the size of the facility's warehouse and office space and almost tripling its assembly services (CTOS)...
Wednesday 15 November 2017
Worldwide notebook shipment update – October 2017
Four out of the top-5 notebook brands experienced on-year shipment declines in October mainly because of weak demand from the consumer sector. The vendors turning their focus to boosting...
Wednesday 15 November 2017
Taiwan government meets with PV makers over possible US anti-dumping measures
Taiwan's Bureau of Foreign Trade has met with 14 local makers and exporters of solar cells and PV modules to discuss how to cope with possible anti-dumping measures to be taken by...
Wednesday 15 November 2017
Taiwan market: Garmin to launch D2 Charlie aviator watch
Garmin has unveiled D2 Charlie, a watch specifically designed for aviators, for the Taiwan market at a recommended retail price of NT$32,990 (US$1,092), according to Garmin Taiwan.
Wednesday 15 November 2017
Innolux to take up Foxconn 6G LTPS line
Innolux will take up Foxconn Electronics' 6G LTPS LCD fab in Luzhu, southern Taiwan for NT$31.4 billion (US$1.041 billion), a move which will ramp up its global LTPS panel market...
Tuesday 14 November 2017
Synopsys extends help for Taiwan AI development
Synopsys has signed a letter-of-intent (LOI) with a Taiwan government-run research lab to form a strategic partnership to help the country develop an artificial intelligence (AI)...
Tuesday 14 November 2017
Taiwan LCD TVs – 3Q 2017
Shipments to North America saw significant growth in the third quarter of 2017 because of seasonality. Year-end holiday promotions are expected to drive up Taiwan's LCD TV shipments...
Tuesday 14 November 2017
HY Electronic to acquire major stake in TGI
Power discrete component supplier HY Electronic specializing in diode products has disclosed plans to acquire a 70% stake in Taiwan GPP (TGI) for NT$350 million (US$11.52 million).
Tuesday 14 November 2017
Taiwan to increase industrial land supply
The Taiwan government has announced measures to increase land supply in a bid to boost investments in industrial sectors.
Monday 13 November 2017
Taiwan seeking to secure sufficient electricity after phasing out nuclear power
The Taiwan government has promised to make efforts to secure stable and sufficient power supply to achieve its goal of completely phasing out nuclear power by 2025.
Monday 13 November 2017
Taiwan 3Q17 international Internet bandwidth at 2.237Tbps
Taiwan's direct Internet connection with 12 countries and regions reached total bandwidth of 2.237Tbps as of third-quarter 2017, increasing 2.50% sequentially and 25.86% on year,...
Monday 13 November 2017
Taiwan small- to mid-size LCD panels – 3Q 2017
Taiwan panel makers saw strong orders for 18:9 all-screen smartphone applications in the third quarter, during which their 6G LTPS production capacity also increased.
Monday 13 November 2017
Academia Sinica sets up Taiwan AI Academy
Taiwan's Academic Sinica has newly inaugurated the Taiwan AI Academy as part of its efforts to help the industrial sectors nurture AI (artificial intelligence) talent and develop...
Monday 13 November 2017
AI may reshape Taiwan role in global tech sector, says Google Taiwan chief
As the world is moving into the AI First era from the Mobile First one, AI (artificial intelligence) development will be of great importance to Taiwan and likely to reshape its role...