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Monday 28 November 2016
Digitimes Research: Taiwan server revenues may reach NT$600 billion in 2017
A recently published Digitimes Research Special Report notes that combined revenues from Taiwan-based makers' server motherboards, servers, storage and network equipment are expected...
Monday 28 November 2016
Panasonic developing V2P technology
Under the Japan government's program of promoting application of information and communication technologies to next-generation ITS (intelligent transportation system), Panasonic is...
Monday 28 November 2016
Taiwan LCD TVs – 3Q 2016
Taiwan LCD TV makers saw some impacts from panel shortages in the third quarter of 2016, but their shipments still managed to achieve significant growth thanks to demand from the...
Monday 28 November 2016
Taiwan 3Q16 economic growth estimated at 2.03%, says DGBAS
Taiwan's economic growth rate for the third quarter of 2016 is estimated at 2.03%, adjusted 0.04pp from the forecast made in August 2016, according to the Directorate General of Budget,...
Monday 28 November 2016
Advantest will present product exhibits, live demonstrations and a technical paper at SEMICON Japan, December 14-16 in Tokyo
Leading semiconductor test equipment supplier Advantest Corporation (TSE: 6857) will exhibit the industry's widest range of test solutions for diverse applications throughout the...
Friday 25 November 2016
LED industry still seeing hardships, says Nichia Taiwan president
Despite rebounding prices for LED products, development of the LED industry still faces problems due to overcapacity, according to president Dai Zhen-jia for Nichia Taiwan.
Friday 25 November 2016
Taiwan draws up 2017-2025 national digital development plan
The Taiwan government has drawn up a plan for national digital development during 2017-2025, dubbed DIGI+, with goals of attaining a digital economy valued at NT$6.5 trillion (US$205...
Friday 25 November 2016
Taiwan LCD monitors – 3Q 2016
Taiwan's LCD monitor shipments hardly grew in the third quarter of 2016, traditionally the peak season for the sector, as orders from HP and Dell dropped.
Friday 25 November 2016
Taiwan market: 4G mobile Internet-access download speeds average 49.44Mbps in 2Q16, says NCC
In the Taiwan market, 4G mobile Internet-access services reached an average download speed of 49.44Mbps and an average upload speed of 20.44Mbps in the second quarter of 2016, according...
Thursday 24 November 2016
Adata disposes of Nanya shares
Adata Technology has announced plans to sell all its Nanya Technology shares, with the total transaction estimated at NT$333.46 million (US$10.45 million), according to a company...
Thursday 24 November 2016
Taiwan market: Smartphone shipments up slightly in October
A total of 722,000 smartphones were sold in the Taiwan market in October, increasing 5% from the previous month, according to data compiled by local retail channels.
Thursday 24 November 2016
Taiwan solar cell makers face solar-grade monocrystalline wafer shortages
Taiwan-based high-efficiency PERC (passivated emitter and rear cell) monocrystalline silicon solar cell makers have seen orders increase in the fourth quarter, but face short supply...
Thursday 24 November 2016
Apple to add 10.5-inch models to iPad series in 2017, say Taiwan makers
Apple, in addition to existing 7.9-inch iPad mini, 9.7-inch iPad and 12.9-inch iPad Pro, will launch 10.5-inch iPad in 2017, with production to begin in December, according to Taiwan-based...
Wednesday 23 November 2016
Digitimes Research: Taiwan makers to ship over 20 million LCD monitors in 4Q16
Taiwan-based ODMs and OBMs will together ship 20.158 million LCD monitors in the fourth quarter of 2016, decreasing 2.5% on quarter and 5.3% on year and accounting for 65.2% of the...
Wednesday 23 November 2016
Taiwan makers poised to use IR LED in biometrics
Taiwan-based epitaxial wafer and chip makers and LED packaging service providers have developed IR LED chips or devices for biometric applications, mainly iris and facial recognition,...