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Monday 5 June 2017
Facebook said to expand datacenter scale and prepare new hardware devices for 2018
Facebook is reportedly planning to establish more datacenters worldwide for possible launches of new services, according to sources from the upstream supply chain, who added that...
Monday 5 June 2017
Taiwan solar-grade silicon wafer makers decrease domestic supply
Taiwan-based solar-grade crystalline silicon wafer makers, which are unable to compete with China-based makers due to high slurry-based slicing costs, have increased exports of solar-grade...
Friday 2 June 2017
Taiwan market: Android Pay launches
Google has launched its mobile payment service, Android Pay, in the Taiwan market through cooperation with two local banks initially, CTBC Bank and First Commercial Bank.
Friday 2 June 2017
Taiwan ICT industry gaining momentum with growing connected car technology investments
Consumers are connected anywhere and anytime through their smartphones or other mobile devices. They rely on that connectivity to get the latest information. Such a trend is spreading...
Friday 2 June 2017
Taiwan semiconductor production value to grow 3.5% in 2017
The production value of Taiwan's semiconductor industry is expected to amount to NT$2.4 trillion (US$79.74 billion) in 2017, up 3.5% from a year earlier, compared to 7.1% growth projected...
Friday 2 June 2017
Production value of Taiwan communication industry to dip 4% in 2017
The production value of Taiwan's communication industry, which includes handset products and overseas shipments of communication parts and components, is expected to reach NT$2.96...
Thursday 1 June 2017
MSI, Asustek to tie in 2017 gaming notebook shipments
As worldwide consumer demand for notebooks remains in decline, most PC brand vendors have turned their focuses to the gaming sector. Asustek Computer and Micro-Star International...
Thursday 1 June 2017
PTI increases stake in Tera Probe to nearly 60%
Taiwan-based Powertech Technology (PTI), which has struck a deal with Micron Technology to take up the US vendor's stake in Japan-based wafer testing specialist Tera Probe, has announced...
Thursday 1 June 2017
AUO showcasing high-efficiency PV modules at Intersolar Europe 2017
TFT-LCD panel maker AU Optronics (AUP) is exhibiting SunVivo and SunPrimo, high-efficiency 5-busbar PV modules made of 60 mono-Si solar cells and 60 poly-Si ones respectively, at...
Wednesday 31 May 2017
WinMate hopes to merge sales agents in North America
WinMate, a maker of ruggedized tablets, industrial panel PCs and digital signage hopes to merge with long-term sales agents in the North America market, according to the company.
Wednesday 31 May 2017
Taiwan 1Q17 economic growth estimated at 2.60%, says DGBAS
Taiwan's economic growth rate for the first quarter of 2017 is estimated at 2.60%, upward adjusted by 0.04pp from the preliminary estimate made in April 2017, according to the Directorate...
Wednesday 31 May 2017
Taiwan server shipment forecast and industry analysis, 2017
According to surveys and analyses conducted by Digitimes Research, revenues generated from sales of server motherboards, servers, storage systems and related network system equipment...
Tuesday 30 May 2017
Taiwan players expect AI to benefit PC hardware supply chain
Artificial intelligence (AI) and robots are both hot topics for Computex 2017 and will become focuses for the IT industry for the next several years. Taiwan's PC and server supply...
Tuesday 30 May 2017
The enterprise platform revolution of 2017: An opportunity for Taiwan vendors to take the lead
With all the overcooked buzz about mobility, IoT and other consumer-oriented market speak, it is easy to forget the less sexy, but far more profitable and strategically important...
Tuesday 30 May 2017
Welcome to Computex 2017: New friends, renewed rivalries
After several years where players in a post-mature PC industry have been more concerned about making sure they clear out inventory rather than consistently introducing new innovations...