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Thursday 6 April 2017
Taiwan market: Gigabyte, MSI prepare new gaming products for Spring Computer Show
Gigabyte Technology and Micro-Star International (MSI) will both participate at the upcoming Spring Computer Show 2017 in Taipei, Taiwan from April 7-10 and have also prepared aggressive...
Thursday 6 April 2017
Taiwan market: Acer launches 21-inch gaming notebook
Acer Taiwan president Dave Lin expects the PC market worldwide to continue suffering declines in 2017, but Acer will achieve growth in Taiwan thanks to its gaming and ultra-thin notebooks...
Thursday 6 April 2017
Taiwan solar cell makers plan to set up PV module joint venture
Four Taiwan-based solar cell makers are planning to set up a PV module joint venture, with Motech Industries chairman and CEO Chang Peng-heng as the coordinator, according to industry...
Thursday 6 April 2017
WT Micro and Maxtek halt trading amid merger speculation
WT Microelectronics and Maxtek Technology both halted trading on April 6 amid speculation about a potential merger or some form of collaboration between the two IC distributors.
Wednesday 5 April 2017
Taiwan market: 29% of compact fluorescent bulbs fail to pass official testing
The Consumer Protection Committee (CPC) under the Executive Yuan has sampled 410 compact fluorescent bulbs from retail stores for testing of service life by the Bureau of Standards,...
Wednesday 5 April 2017
Global semiconductor materials market grows 2.4% in 2016, says SEMI
The global semiconductor materials market increased 2.4% in 2016 compared to 2015 while worldwide semiconductor revenues grew 1.1%, according to SEMI.
Wednesday 5 April 2017
Taiwan market: Oppo leapfrogs Sony Mobile in smartphone vendor rankings
China-based smartphone vendor Oppo outperformed Sony Mobile Communications for the first time to capture the fifth position with a 9.8% share in terms of shipment volume in the Taiwan...
Wednesday 5 April 2017
TSEC to set up automated PV module factory in Taiwan
TSEC has disclosed plans to invest NT$1.669 billion (US$54.8 million) to set up what it claims to be the first fully automated PV module production line in Taiwan.
Wednesday 5 April 2017
Taiwan market: Gigabyte to start marketing Sabre 15 gaming notebook
Gigabyte Technology will start marketing its 15.6-inch gaming notebook, the Sabre 15, in the Taiwan market in conjunction with Taipei Spring Computer Show 2017 to be held from April...
Friday 31 March 2017
Taiwan makers competing in China LED automotive lighting market
In view of fast growing demand for LED automotive lighting in the China market, some Taiwan-based LED packaging service providers and LED automotive lighting module makers have been...
Friday 31 March 2017
Taiwan local governments expected to procure over 200,000 LED street lamps in 2017
The Taiwan government set aside a budget of NT$5.5 billion (US$173 million) in 2016 to subsidize local governments' procurement of LED street lamps to replace mercury vapor street...
Friday 31 March 2017
Digitimes Research: 8K technology developed for medical application in Japan
8K-resolution display technology is being developed for medical application in Japan, with typical cases being use in endoscopic surgery by National Cancer Center Hospital and in...
Wednesday 29 March 2017
MediaTek to merge with affiliate Airoha
MediaTek's merger with affiliate Airoha Technology has entered the second stage where MediaTek will purchase the remaining shares in the company. MediaTek through an investment arm...
Tuesday 28 March 2017
SerComm expects strong demand from China, North America, emerging markets in Europe in 2017
Networking/communication device maker SerComm expects strong demand for devices used in fiber-optic networks in the China market, DOCSIS 3.0, 3.1 routers used in cable TV networks...
Monday 27 March 2017
Taiwan market: CHT, MSOs upgrading fixed-line Internet-access services to 1Gbps, says paper
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) is upgrading and expanding its fiber-optic networks to increase the proportion of fixed-line broadband Internet-access subscribers using maximum download speed...