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Tuesday 13 September 2016
Focusing on silicon technologies will be the future road for Taiwan, says Stan Shih
Commenting on Taiwan IT industry's next step, Acer co-founder Stan Shih at a forum hosted by Taiwan's Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) on September 12, said the country...
Tuesday 13 September 2016
Japan market: SoftBank to adopt massive MIMO for 4G networks
Japan-based mobile telecom carrier SoftBank will adopt massive MIMO (multiple input multiple output) for 100 of its 4G base stations in 43 cities around Japan beginning September...
Tuesday 13 September 2016
Taiwan fingerprint sensor suppliers set to post strong 3Q16
Taiwan-based fingerprint sensor suppliers including Egis Technology (Egistec), Elan Microelectronics and FocalTech Systems are set to post brisk sales for the third quarter of 2016...
Monday 12 September 2016
Digitimes Research: Touch Taiwan 2016 becomes main stage for Taiwan display panel makers
The exhibition at Touch Taiwan has been beyond touch panels and technology, for Taiwan-based TFT-LCD panel makers AU Optronics (AUO), Innolux and Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) and...
Monday 12 September 2016
Acer Taiwan general manager appointment raises concern among IT vendors
Acer has appointed Lin Chia-chang, general manager of its subsidiary Weblink International, as general manager of Acer Taiwan and Lin will also continue to head Weblink. However,...
Monday 12 September 2016
Mangoldt begins operation at reactor factory in Taiwan
Germany-based reactor maker Hans von Mangoldt has started operation at its new factory and branch office in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. The factory is estimated to be able to supply 24,000...
Monday 12 September 2016
Taiwan market: Canon launches EOS 5D Mark IV
Canon has launched EOS 5D Mark IV, a DSLR full-frame camera featuring a 30.4-megapixel CMOS image sensor, Dual Pixel RAW image technology and a 3.2-inch Clear View II LCD touch screen,...
Monday 12 September 2016
Taiwan Mobile, FET report earnings for August
Taiwan Mobile has reported consolidated revenues of NT$9.56 billion (US$303.2 million) and an EBITDA of NT$2.88 billion for August. Net profits totaled NT$1.4 billion or NT$0.51 per...
Friday 9 September 2016
Taiwan sets short-term PV installation capacity target of 1.52GWp
The Taiwan government on September 8 approved a 2-year PV power generation development project proposed by the Bureau of Energy (BOE) under the Ministry of Economic Affairs, with...
Thursday 8 September 2016
Taiwan sees increased August export value
Taiwan recorded total export value of US$24.66 billion for August 2016, increasing 2.2% on month and 1% on year, while the corresponding total import value of US$20.67 billion rose...
Thursday 8 September 2016
China smartphone vendors to place more orders with Taiwan ODMs
China-based smartphone vendors are likely to place more orders for mid-range to high-end models with Taiwan-based handset ODMs as they are shifting their focus to the high-end segment,...
Wednesday 7 September 2016
Versum Materials to debut at SEMICON Taiwan; will showcase leading materials and delivery systems for semiconductor manufacturing
After more than 30 years of supplying advanced materials and delivery systems to the global semiconductor industry, the Electronic Materials business of Air Products is expected to...
Wednesday 7 September 2016
SEMICON Taiwan 2016: Advanced packaging remains in the spotlight
Semicon Taiwan 2016 will kick off in Taipei from September 7-9, with advanced packaging remaining a major focus.
Wednesday 7 September 2016
Digitimes Research: Taiwan handset makers to post decreased shipments in 4Q16
Shipments of handsets, mostly smartphone models, by Taiwan-based handset makers are expected to peak at 14.49 million units in the third quarter of 2016 before sliding to 13.47 million...
Tuesday 6 September 2016
Taiwan market: HTC begins selling fitness bands
HTC has has begun selling the UA Band smart fitness bracelet in the Taiwan market and will launch the UA Heart Rate at the end of September. HTC co-developed the devices with US-based...