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Thursday 9 March 2017
Taiwan market: Asustek, Acer to compete on pricey gaming notebooks
Asustek Computer and Acer plan to start marketing their latest but pricey gaming notebooks in the Taiwan market soon, heating up the already keen market, according to industry sour...
Thursday 9 March 2017
Taiwan market: IgniteNet, Q-Ware to offer wireless network solutions to financial firms
IgniteNet, a business unit of Accton Technology, will team up with wireless Internet service provider Q-Ware Systems & Services to jointly offer wireless network solutions to...
Thursday 9 March 2017
Taiwan to release more frequency bands for 4G
Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) on March 8 indicated that it plans to release frequency bands with a total bandwidth of 150MHz for 4G mobile communications, with...
Wednesday 8 March 2017
Taiwan market: SolidWizard to distribute Markforged 3D printing products
Taiwan-based SolidWizard Technology, a distributor of Solidworks' 3D CAD design software in the local market, has signed a contract to also distribute Markforged's 3D printing products...
Wednesday 8 March 2017
Taiwan market: HMD launches Nokia 6
HMD Global has launched the Android-based Nokia 6 smartphone in the Taiwan market targeting the mid-tier market. The phone will be available from Asia Pacific Telecom (APT) or yahoo.com...
Wednesday 8 March 2017
STATS ChipPAC Taiwan swings back to profitability in 2016
IC backend service supplier STATS ChipPAC Taiwan Semiconductor has reported net profits of NT$611 million (US$19.78 million) for 2016 compared to a net loss of NT$164 million of a...
Wednesday 8 March 2017
Sumitomo Chemical to produce curved-surface AMOLED touch panels in South Korea, says Nikkei
Japan-based Sumitomo Chemical will invest JPY15 billion (US$132 million) to set up a factory for curved-surface AMOLED touch panels based on thin-film substrates in South Korea, according...
Wednesday 8 March 2017
Getac expects revenues to grow strongly in 2H17
Ruggedized PC player Getac Technology expects its revenues to decrease sequentially in the second quarter, but the volume will have a good chance to grow strongly in the second half...
Tuesday 7 March 2017
Taiwan February export value down on month, up on year, says MOF
Taiwan recorded total export value of US$22.66 billion for February 2017, decreasing 4.5% on month but increasing 27.7% on year, while the corresponding total import value of US$19.30...
Tuesday 7 March 2017
Taiwan IC design service and IP providers seeing robust 10nm, 16nm chip demand in China
Taiwan-based IC design service companies and silicon IP providers have recently enjoyed a ramp-up of demand for 10nm and 16nm products from their China-based customers, according...
Tuesday 7 March 2017
Taiwan February CPI down, says DGBAS
Taiwan's February 2017 consumer price index (CPI) of 105.08 (2011 as base year) decreased 0.34% on month and 0.04% on year, while the corresponding wholesale price index (WPI) of...
Monday 6 March 2017
VMware expects demand for hybrid cloud system from Taiwan to rise
General manager of VMware Taiwan Barry Chen, citing research firm figures, pointed out that worldwide public cloud systems' information loading ratio will increase to 30% in the next...
Monday 6 March 2017
San'an Optoelectronics recruiting university graduates in Taiwan
San'an Optoelectronics, the largest China-based LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker, is recruiting graduates with master's and doctroal degrees from Taiwan's universities as executives...
Monday 6 March 2017
US review lowers anti-dumping tariffs on Taiwan solar cell makers
The US Department of Commerce has reviewed anti-dumping tariffs imposed on Taiwan-based crystalline silicon solar cell makers in 2014, and made an initial decision to lower rates...
Friday 3 March 2017
Taiwan market: Asustek launches pink-colored ZenFone 3 Max
Asustek Computer has released a new pink-colored model of its ZenFonre 3 Max family products into the Taiwan market.