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Wednesday 5 October 2016
RoyalTek using pirated software, says BSA Taiwan
Engineers working at RoyalTek, Quanta Computer's GPS navigation device subsidiary, have been found using pirated graphics software mostly developed by PTC and Autodesk. The software...
Wednesday 5 October 2016
Taiwan September CPI up, says DGBAS
Taiwan's September 2016 consumer price index (CPI) of 105.46 (2011 as base year) increased 0.45% on month and 0.33% on year, while the corresponding wholesale price index (WPI) of...
Wednesday 5 October 2016
Taiwan sets 2017 renewable energy feed-in tariff rates
Taiwan's Bureau of Energy has set feed-in tariff rates for generation of renewable energy, with PV power from NT$4.4098/kWh (US$0.1404) to NT$6.1033/kWh, according to the Ministry...
Wednesday 5 October 2016
TSMC orders equipment for NT$1.36 billion
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has purchased machinery equipment from Tokyo Electron, United Integrated Services and Topco Quartz Products for a total of NT$1.36...
Wednesday 5 October 2016
Tai-Saw to ramp up SAW filter production in Taiwan, Korea, says paper
Quartz component and SAW (surface-acoustic-wave) filter maker Tai-Saw Technology is ramping up its production of SAW filters at its plants in Taiwan and Korea to cope with rising...
Tuesday 4 October 2016
Datacenter server players eye orders from Europe
Quanta Computer's server subsidiary Quanta Cloud Technology (QCT) has opened a branch office for Europe in Dusseldorf, Germany and the company expects revenues from Europe to start...
Tuesday 4 October 2016
Digitimes Research: Japan allows use of electronic rear-view mirrors
Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) on June 17, 2016 approved the use of electronic rear-view mirrors, mainly consisting of cameras and displays,...
Tuesday 4 October 2016
Connecting IoT business opportunities: The world's first 'Microsoft IoT Expo' will take place in Taiwan on October 13 & 14
As technologies such as cloud computing and big data analysis are gradually improving, their costs have also decreased significantly. The next big thing for the industry, Internet...
Monday 3 October 2016
Taiwan market: Asustek launches ZenFone 3 Max, targeting price-performance ratio-oriented buyers
Asustek Computer launched its ZenFone 3 Max smartphones in Taiwan on October 3, featuring a 5.2-inch or 5.5-inch display, 4100mAh battery and a function to serve as a power bank....
Monday 3 October 2016
SAS, Cathay Life Insurance to set up joint venture to invest in PV power generation in Taiwan, says report
Solar-grade crystalline silicon wafer maker Sino-American Silicon Products (SAS) and Cathay Life Insurance will establish a joint venture specifically to invest in PV power-generating...
Friday 30 September 2016
Taiwan government starts taking applications from banks for Apple Pay
Taiwan's Financial Supervisory Commission has started accepting aplications from banks for providing Apple Pay mobile payment services and Taiwan users will be able to apply for using...
Friday 30 September 2016
Microsoft launches global IoT Expo to link business opportunities and enrich the Taiwan ecosystems
Taiwan ICT industry players are increasingly investing resources to the Internet of Things (IoT) industry, developing smart solutions to optimize efficiency and solving problems....
Friday 30 September 2016
TAICS to cooperate with US TIA on 5G, IoT
The Taiwan Association of Information and Communication Standards (TAICS) on September 29 signed a MoU with US Telecommunication Industry Association (TIA) for cooperation on development...
Friday 30 September 2016
Taiwan market: Smartphone shipments up 7% on month in August
Shipments of smartphones in the Taiwan market totaled 663,000 units in August, an increase of 44,000 units or 7% from the previous month, according to data compiled by local retail...
Friday 30 September 2016
Taiwan IC industry to increase 7% in 2016, says TSIA chairman
Although the worldwide IC industry output value will decline 2.4% in 2016, the output value of Taiwan's IC industry will maintain growth, according to Nicky Lu, chairman of the Taiwan...