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Tuesday 17 April 2018
Taiwan makers to gain from Murata move to drop lower-end MLCC production
Taiwan makers of MLCCs will stand to benefit from Japan-based Murata Manufacturing's move to drop the production of general-type MLCCs before the end of fiscal 2020 to allow more...
Tuesday 17 April 2018
Caswell lists on Taiwan OTC stock market
Taiwan-based network security equipment supplier Caswell, an affiliate of the Foxconn Group, started trading on Taiwan's over-the-counter (OTC) stock market on April 16 at a price...
Tuesday 17 April 2018
Chip demand from Android phone makers picking up
China-based handset brands have ramped up their chip orders since March with the demand momentum likely to continue into early May, according to sources from Taiwan's IC suppliers.
Tuesday 17 April 2018
EMS production disrupted by passive components shortages
Increasingly serious shortfalls in the supply of passive components have disrupted production at some major EMS firms in Taiwan, undermining their shipments to brand clients, with...
Monday 16 April 2018
Taiwan renewable energy generation in 2017 down 2.16% on year
In Taiwan, 12.474 billion kWh of renewable energy was generated in 2017, decreasing 2.16% on year, according to the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA).
Monday 16 April 2018
TSMC likely to see flat 2Q18 revenues, say reports
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is expected to report flat sequential revenue growth for the second quarter with a possibility of a slight increase or decrease,...
Friday 13 April 2018
CHT teams up with Samsung to launch 5CA services in Taiwan
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) will team up with Samsung Electronics to launch 5CA (carrier aggregation) services in Taiwan starting June, utilizing Samsung's Galaxy S9-series devices, according...
Friday 13 April 2018
Taiwan IC designers expanding presence in car electronics sector
Zeroing in on automotive electronics as a new "blue ocean" market, Taiwan's IC design houses are expected to tap deeper into the sector in 2018 by enhancing innovative functions of...
Friday 13 April 2018
Gaming notebook vendors gearing up for competition in Southeast Asia
With the gaming notebook markets in China, Europe and the US becoming saturated, vendors including Asustek Computer, Dell and Lenovo have all moved to target the Southeast Asia market...
Friday 13 April 2018
Compal crossing into medical market
Compal Electronics' biomedical research subsidiary has recently partnered with a university in southern Taiwan to establish an animal hospital, providing services including computer...
Friday 13 April 2018
Semiconductor leaders continue to gain market share
The world's leading semiconductor suppliers have significantly increased their combined market share over the past decade. According to IC Insights, the top-5 semiconductor suppliers...
Friday 13 April 2018
GlobalWafers order visibility clear through 2020
Taiwan-based GlobalWafers, a supplier of semiconductor silicon wafers, has reported clear order visibility through 2020.
Friday 13 April 2018
ZenFone 5 launched in Taiwan
Asustek Computer has launched its new ZenFone 5 in the Taiwan market priced at NT$11,990 (US$410) targeting the mid-range smartphone segment.
Friday 13 April 2018
Taiwan university develops battery costing only 5% of lithium ones
Taiwan's National Cheng Kung University has developed an eco-friendly battery using sodium ion electrolyte as the source. The battery's non-corrosive, non-toxic and non-explosive...
Thursday 12 April 2018
Xilinx gearing up for FPGA market
Bolstered by its programmability trait, FPGA (field-programmable gate array) is gaining ground in the field of high-performance computing (HPC) chips and artificial neural networks...