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Tuesday 27 December 2016
Winbond orders equipment for NT$1.71 billion
Winbond Electronics has disclosed two purchases of machinery equipment from KLA-Tencor and Tokyo Electron for a total of NT$1.71 billion (US$52.87 million), according to company filings...
Tuesday 27 December 2016
PTI buys equipment from Disco
Powertech Technology (PTI), which provides backend services for the manufacture of memory chips as well as logic ICs, has purchased packaging equipment and spare parts from Disco...
Monday 26 December 2016
Sharp to regain own-brand TV marketing in Europe via investing in SUMC
Sharp will regain marketing right of own-brand LCD TVs in the Europe market through investing JPY10.4 billion (US$88.6 million) for an over 50% stake in Cyprus-registered Skytec Universal...
Monday 26 December 2016
Taiwan government launches Asia Silicon Valley plan
The headquarters of the Taiwan government's Asia Silicon Valley plan has begun operations with its main goal to maximize Taiwan's Internet of Things (IoT) business opportunities.
Monday 26 December 2016
Taiwan November manufacturing production index up, says MOEA
Taiwan recorded a manufacturing production index (2011 as base year) of 112.91 for November 2016, increasing 2.05% on month and 10.36% on year, according to statistics released by...
Friday 23 December 2016
Taiwan market: Microsoft unveils BizTalk Server 2016
Microsoft on December 22 unveiled BizTalk Server 2016, a platform for automating mission critical business processes and integrating private cloud with public clouds, for launch in...
Friday 23 December 2016
FET finishes first 5G testing in Taiwan in cooperation with Ericsson
Mobile telecom carrier Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) has completed the first 5G tests in Taiwan, both indoors and outdoors, on 15GHz frequency bands in cooperation with Ericsson...
Friday 23 December 2016
Foundries 10nm yield rates lower-than-expected
Both Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's (TSMC) and Samsung's 10nm processes have reached lower-than-expected yield rates, according to industry sources.
Friday 23 December 2016
Taiwan market: Kingwaytek Technology launches 4G-based in-car IoV device
Digital map provider Kingwaytek Technology on December 22 launched an in-car IoV (Internet of Vehicles) device based on 4G in the Taiwan market. The device features navigation functions,...
Thursday 22 December 2016
Lenovo lands datacenter server orders from TSMC with help from Compal
Lenovo is cooperating with Compal Electronics to land orders from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) for datacenter servers with orders reportedly lasting through July...
Thursday 22 December 2016
Taiwan November unemployment rate down on month, year, says DGBAS
Taiwan had 455,000 jobless citizens in November 2016, equivalent to an unemployment rate of 3.87% which dropped 0.08 percentage point on month and 0.04 percentage point on year, according...
Thursday 22 December 2016
Taiwan market: Asustek officially launches Zenbo home service robots
Asustek Computer has officially launched its home service robot, the Zenbo, in the Taiwan market. The company will begin to take the first round of pre-orders for the robots on January...
Wednesday 21 December 2016
Dell leads in Windows Hello biometric security solutions, say Taiwan makers
Among vendors of business-use notebooks, tablets and 2-in-1 hybrid models, Dell has leadership in adopting Windows Hello, Microsoft's new biometric security system built into Windows...
Wednesday 21 December 2016
Taiwan sees increased November export order value, says MOEA
Taiwan received export orders worth US$43.62 billion in total in November 2016, increasing 2.2% on month and 7.0% on year, according to statistics released by the Ministry of Economic...
Wednesday 21 December 2016
Taiwan market: Smartphone shipments to reach 8-8.5 million units in 2017
Shipments of smartphones in the Taiwan market in 2017 are expected to be flat on year, totaling about at 8-8.5 million units, according to sources from local retail channels.