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Wednesday 12 April 2017
Zhaoxin to partner with TSMC
Shanghai Zhaoxin Semiconductor is scheduled to roll out its in-house developed ZX-D series processors that will be built using a 28nm process technology by Shanghai Huali Microelectronics...
Wednesday 12 April 2017
Taiwan market: Huawei launches flagship smartphone P10 Plus
Huawei has launched its new flagship smartphone, the Huawei P10 Plus, in the Taiwan market, priced at NT$23,900 (US$780) unlocked. The availability of the model will begin on April...
Tuesday 11 April 2017
TSEC starts construction of PV module factory in southern Taiwan
Crystalline silicon solar cell maker TSEC on April 10 held a groundbreaking ceremony for a joint-venture PV module factory located in Pingtung County, southern Taiwan, with initial...
Tuesday 11 April 2017
Taiwan market: Smartphone sales to heat up starting 2Q17
Sales of smartphones in the Taiwan market are expected to gain momentum starting the second quarter of 2017, buoyed by the launch of new flagship models by a number of brand vendors,...
Monday 10 April 2017
Spending on cognitive and AI systems in Western Europe is forecast to reach EUR$1.5 billion in 2017, says IDC
An update to the Worldwide Semiannual Cognitive/Artificial Intelligence Systems Spending Guide from IDC forecasts Western European revenues for cognitive and artificial intelligence...
Monday 10 April 2017
Taiwan sees increased March export value, says MOF
Taiwan recorded total export value of US$25.71 billion for March 2017, increasing 13.5% on month and 13.2% on year, while the corresponding total import value of US$21.78 billion...
Monday 10 April 2017
WiseChip Semiconductor showcases flexible PMOLED panels at Finetech Japan 2017
PMOLED (passive matrix OLED) panel maker WiseChip Semiconductor showcased 1.36- and 1.8-inch flexible PMOLED panels with radii of less than 40mm and thickness of 0.3mm at Finetech...
Monday 10 April 2017
Taiwan MCU and consumer IC firms post brisk March revenues
MCU and consumer IC design house Holtek Semiconductor saw its March revenues climb to a new record high, while revenues at fellow companies Generalplus Technology and Weltrend Semiconductor...
Friday 7 April 2017
Japan 2016 digital camera shipments shrink 31.7%, says CIPA
Japan-based vendors together shipped 24.19 million digital cameras globally in 2016, decreasing 31.7% on year, according to Japan-based Camera & Imaging Products Association (C...
Friday 7 April 2017
Intel collaborating with Preferred Networks in Japan on deep learning
Intel is collaborating with Japan-based Preferred Networks (PFN) on the development of Chainer, PFN's open source framework for deep learning, with the aim of accelerating deep learning...
Friday 7 April 2017
Taiwan market: DJI to sell drones in local market
China-based drone maker Da-Jiang Innovations (DJI) will open a retail shop at the Syntrend Creative Park in Taipei on April 8.
Friday 7 April 2017
Tablet shipments in Japan drop for first time in 2016, says research firm
There were 8.51 million tablets shipped in Japan in 2016, decreasing 9.8% on year, and marking the first annual decrease, according to Japan-based MM Research Institute.
Friday 7 April 2017
Taiwan March CPI down on month, up on year, says DGBAS
Taiwan's March 2017 consumer price index (CPI) of 104.66 (2011 as base year) decreased 0.37% on month but increased 0.18% on year, while the corresponding wholesale price index (WPI)...
Thursday 6 April 2017
TSMC orders equipment for nearly NT$5 billion
Pure-play foundry Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) on April 5 disclosed a total of nearly NT$5 billion (US$164.4 million) spent on machinery equipment from ASML and...
Thursday 6 April 2017
Digitimes Research: Taiwan server revenues expected to grow 5.9% on year in 2017
Because of rising demand for cloud computing, shipments of server and rack products have increased, and revenues at Taiwan's server motherboard, storage and network equipment players...