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Monday 10 July 2017
Taiwan taps deeper into US market with advanced automotive electronics
Taiwan's auto parts industry is gaining significant growth momentum for shipments to the US, now the industry's largest export outlet, as some American high-tech heavyweights are...
Monday 10 July 2017
Giga Sola Materials wins initial patent war against Heraeus in Taiwan
Taiwan's Intellectual Property Court on July 7 decided to reject charges filed by a Germany-based Heraeus' affiliate against Taiwan-based PV conductive paste maker Giga Solar Materials...
Monday 10 July 2017
Taiwan sees increased June export value, says MOF
Taiwan recorded total export value of US$25.83 billion for June 2017, increasing 1.2% on month and 13.0% on year, while the corresponding total import value of US$20.00 billion decreased...
Friday 7 July 2017
Taiwan to create AI innovation ecosystem
Taiwan's Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) has set aside a 5-year budget of NT$5 billion (US$165 million) specifically for developing AI (artificial intelligence) core technologies...
Friday 7 July 2017
Taiwan PCB firms post revenue growth in June
HDI PCB manufacturer Compeq Manufacturing, and flexible PCB specialists Zhen Ding Technology and Flexium Interconnect all enjoyed revenue growth in June.
Friday 7 July 2017
Covestro Taiwan plant is major TPU production site in Asia
The Changhua Site of Covestro (Taiwan) celebrated its 10th anniversary recently as the site has become the largest production base for Covestro's thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU)...
Friday 7 July 2017
Taiwan makers to introduce UV-C LED products in 2H17
Prices for low-power (0.2W) UV-C LED devices have dropped from US$7-8 in 2016 to US$2-3 currently due to improved yield rates thanks to technological improvements. Consequently, Taiwan-based...
Friday 7 July 2017
Taiwan IC design houses seeing orders ramp-up from China smartphone sector
A ramp-up of orders from China's smartphone sector will buoy revenues at Taiwan-based IC design houses, particularly those specializing in LCD driver ICs, wireless charging solutions...
Friday 7 July 2017
HTC investigating smartphone fire incident in France
High Tech Computer (HTC) has commented on a couple reports that its smartphones has spontaneously caught fire in Taiwan and France, saying it is cooperating with third-party investigations...
Thursday 6 July 2017
New CHPT HQ set to open in 3Q19
IC testing solution provider Chunghwa Precision Test Technology (CHPT) has held a groundbreaking ceremony for the site of its new headquarters in Taoyuan, northern Taiwan. The new...
Thursday 6 July 2017
Taiwan market: NCC to release more bandwidth for 4G communications
Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) has said it will begin accepting bids from July 19 to September 1 for the release of 2100MHz and 1800MHz frequency band units for...
Thursday 6 July 2017
Taiwan foundries to see 8-inch fabs run at full utilization till October
Taiwan-based pure-play foundries including Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), United Microelectronics (UMC) and Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) will see...
Thursday 6 July 2017
Transportation vehicles are largest source of PM2.5 in Taiwan
Of PM2.5 (suspended particulate matter with diameters of 2.5-micron or below) in Taiwan, 34-43% are attributable to sources external to Taiwan. Transportation vehicles account for...
Wednesday 5 July 2017
General Energy Solutions sells PV station in Japan
General Energy Solutions (GES) has sold a PV station with installation capacity of 14.68MWp in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, to a Canada-based clean energy company, according...
Wednesday 5 July 2017
Micron responds to report of scrapped wafers at Taiwan fab
Micron Technology has issued a statement regarding recent reports about its fabrication facility in Taoyuan, Taiwan. Micron clarified that there was no nitrogen leaking incident nor...