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Thursday 11 April 2019
Microsoft Taiwan to push development of 100 AI solutions by end of 2019
Microsoft Taiwan, at its AI Solution Day held in Taipei on April 9, announced the start of "AI 100," a plan to prompt local partners and clients to develop 100 AI solutions by year-end...
Thursday 11 April 2019
URE becomes largest PV module supplier in Taiwan in 2018
Taiwan-based United Renewable Energy (URE) shipped 500MWp of PV modules to the local market for a market share of 48% in 2018, becoming the largest supplier, according to EnergyTre...
Thursday 11 April 2019
Taiwan PCB firms post mixed 1Q19 results
PCB manufacturer Compeq Manufacturing saw its revenues decrease 4.3% from a year earlier in the first quarter of 2019, while revenues at fellow companies Unimicron Technology and...
Wednesday 10 April 2019
TSMC March revenues rise over 30%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has reported consolidated revenues of NT$79.72 billion (US$2.59 billion) for March 2019, up 30.9% on month but down 23.1% from a...
Wednesday 10 April 2019
LCD panel makers see revenues improve in March
Major LCD panel makers in Taiwan saw revenues improve significantly in March, propelled by rising demand and panel prices, particularly for small- to medium-size applications.
Tuesday 9 April 2019
Taiwan March exports down on year
Taiwan recorded export value of US$28.68 billion for March 2019, growing 40.6% sequentially but dropping 4.4% on year, while import value reached US$25.56 billion, up 65.2% sequentially...
Tuesday 9 April 2019
Huawei momentum boosts March sales for Taiwan suppliers
A surge in orders for Huawei's new smartphones and 5G base stations boosted March revenues at several Taiwan-based ecosystem partners, such as backend firm King Yuan Electronics (KYEC)...
Monday 8 April 2019
Taiwan battery module makers extending production to BBUs for data centers
Taiwan-based lithium-ion battery module makers Simplo Technology, Dynapack International Technology and Celxpert Energy have extended production to backup battery units (BBUs) for...
Wednesday 3 April 2019
Inspur headhunting talent from Taiwan ODMs
China-based server vendor Inspur has been aggressively headhunting talent from Taiwan-based ODMs including Quanta Computer, Wistron and Inventec for its R&D office in Taiwan,...
Wednesday 3 April 2019
Xiaomi to focus on premium smartphone and smart home markets in Taiwan
Xiaomi will focus its marketing efforts to promote smartphones and smart home products in Taiwan in 2019, according to Yan Lau, president of Xiaomi Taiwan.
Wednesday 3 April 2019
Taiwan Mobile looks to expand business scale with broader strategy
Taiwan Mobile will make a broader strategy that will leverage its prevailing strengths, available resources within the group and its determination to build an ecosystem that will...
Wednesday 3 April 2019
Global semiconductor materials sales hit record-high US$51.9 billion
The global semiconductor materials market grew 10.6% in 2018, propelling semiconductor materials revenues to US$51.9 billion to eclipse the previous high of US$47.1 billion set in...
Tuesday 2 April 2019
Taiwan semiconductor firms see rising orders for TWS earbuds
Taiwan-based IC designers, MCU suppliers and back-end packaging and testing service providers are all optimistic about the business opportunity brought by true wireless stereo (TWS)...
Tuesday 2 April 2019
Packaging material supplier Chang Wah takes out NT$7.2 billion loan
IC-packaging material and equipment supplier Chang Wah Electromaterials (CWE) has announced the signing of a NT$7.2 billion (US$233.7 million) syndicated loan agreement with 13 local...
Monday 1 April 2019
Taiwan IC design industry output value hits record high in 2018, says Digitimes Research
The output value of Taiwan's IC design industry sector climbed to a record high of about NT$620 billion (US$20.1 billion) in 2018, according to Digitimes Research.