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Friday 13 January 2017
TSMC could build plant in the US, says Chang
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) chairman Morris Chang has said the company has not ruled out building a wafer fab in the US in response to Donald Trump's plans to...
Thursday 12 January 2017
Taiwan market: Sales of mid-range smartphones to increase in 2017, says Samsung Taiwan executive
The ratio of mid-range smartphones priced at NT$10,000-15,000 (US$313-470) to total smartphone sold in the Taiwan market is expected to grow to 15-16% in 2017, up from 11% at the...
Thursday 12 January 2017
Taiwan to end nuclear power generation by 2025
Taiwan's legislature has amended the Electricity Act, ending nuclear power generation in the country by 2025 and liberalizing the local electricity market.
Wednesday 11 January 2017
Taiwan market: PGM adopts EV power chargers
Pan German Motors (PGM), the Taiwan sales agent for BMW, has adopted AC wall-mounted EV (electric vehicle) power chargers developed by power supply maker and energy management solution...
Tuesday 10 January 2017
Taiwan IC design houses 1Q17 revenues to fall 10-20%
Seasonality will drag down revenues at Taiwan-based IC design houses in the first quarter of 2017, which are expected to register sequential decreases of 10-20%, according to industry...
Monday 9 January 2017
Taiwan sees increased December export value, says MOF
Taiwan recorded total export value of US$25.70 billion for December 2016, increasing 1.4% on month and 14.0% on year, while the corresponding total import value of US$20.83 billion...
Friday 6 January 2017
New Green Power aims at PV installation capacity of 50-80MWp in Taiwan in 2017
PV power generation EPC (engineering, procurement, construction) and operating contractor New Green Power (NGP) expects total new PV installation capacity in Taiwan in 2017 to reach...
Thursday 5 January 2017
Taiwan December CPI down on month, up on year, says DGBAS
Taiwan's December 2016 consumer price index (CPI) of 105.46 (2011 as base year) decreased 1.00% on month but increased 1.70% on year, while the corresponding wholesale price index...
Wednesday 4 January 2017
Taiwan market: Senao launches online sales services
Electronic device retail chain Senao International has launched online sales services and begun O2O integrated retail operation.
Friday 30 December 2016
EPA passes environmental impact assessment for TSMC 10nm facilities
Taiwan's Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) has approved an environmental impact assessment on land designated for construction of 10nm production facilities by Taiwan...
Thursday 29 December 2016
HPE Taiwan optimistic about Taiwan server market
Hewlett-Packard Enterprise (HPE) Taiwan chairman Jon Wang expects Taiwan's server market to enjoy good growth in 2017 with an improved economy and new cloud applications such as IoT...
Thursday 29 December 2016
Samsung Display to supply AMOLED panels for new iPhone in 2017, say Taiwan makers
Samsung Display will become the exclusive supplier of AMOLED panels for use in Apple's new iPhone devices to be launched in 2017 and can supply 20 million units in maximum a month,...
Thursday 29 December 2016
Global Unichip opens new office in the Netherlands
IC design services provider Global Unichip has announced the opening of a new office in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, in a move to actively expand its business in Europe.
Wednesday 28 December 2016
Shipments of Surface Studio better than expected in 4Q16, say Taiwan makers
Global shipments of Microsoft's top-end Surface Studio all-in-one PC during the fourth quarter were originally estimated at 15,000 units mainly because its prices of US$2,999, US$3,499...
Wednesday 28 December 2016
Taiwan science parks January-October revenues drop slightly, says MOST
Government-run Hsinchu Science Park (HSP), Southern Taiwan Science Park (STSP) and Central Taiwan Science Park (CTSP) generated combined revenues of NT$1.909 trillion (US$59.92 billion)...