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Tuesday 6 September 2016
Samsung Galaxy Note 7 battery issue expected to benefit Taiwan battery shipments, says paper
The recall of Samsung Electronics' Galaxy Note 7 over battery issues has raised concerns among worldwide smartphone brands about their battery quality and is expected to benefit Taiwan-based...
Tuesday 6 September 2016
Taiwan August CPI down on month, up on year, says DGBAS
Taiwan's August 2016 consumer price index (CPI) of 104.99 (2011 as base year) decreased 0.03% on month but increased 0.57% on year, while the corresponding wholesale price index (WPI)...
Monday 5 September 2016
Digitimes Research: Taiwan TFT-LCD panel makers focus on in-cell development on TDDI technology
Taiwan-based TFT-LCD panel makers AU Optronics (AUO), Innolux and Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT), at the Touch Taiwan 2016 taking place in Taipei during August 24-26, showed that they...
Monday 5 September 2016
BenQ Materials to shut down factory in southern Taiwan
Polarizer maker BenQ Materials will close its factory in Southern Taiwan Science Park at the end of September and lay off 247 employees, according to the company.
Friday 2 September 2016
Demand from Taiwan chipmakers brisk, says Namics
Demand from Taiwan-based Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL) and other chipmakers has been strong, according to Japan-based...
Friday 2 September 2016
Taiwan approves MediaTek US$192 million investment in China
The Investment Commission of Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) has approved two investment projects in China proposed by MediaTek totaling US$191.75 million.
Thursday 1 September 2016
Linde establishes R&D center in Taiwan
The Linde Group has opened a new electronics R&D center in Taichung, Taiwan on September 1, with the company investing approximately EUR five million (US$5.6 million) to help...
Thursday 1 September 2016
Calitech plans Taiwan OTC listing
Taiwan-based Calitech, which provides key parts for semiconductor front-end equipment, plans to list on the local over-the-counter (OTC) market at the end of September.
Wednesday 31 August 2016
MOEA sets tentative 2017 feed-in tariffs for renewable energy
The Bureau of Energy under Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) has set tentative feed-in tariff rates for renewable energy to be generated in 2017, with the rates for PV...
Wednesday 31 August 2016
Taiwan market: LG launches X-series smartphones
LG Electronics has launched two models of its new X-series smartphones, the LG X Fast (X5) and the X Power (X3), in the Taiwan market, aiming to ramp up the sales value of smartphones...
Tuesday 30 August 2016
IBM Taiwan expects growth potential in Taiwan, says executive
IBM Taiwan hardware business general manager Nelson Lee expects the company to still have a lot of room for growth in the Taiwan hardware market; however, instead of purely selling...
Monday 29 August 2016
TSMC orders equipment for NT$21.3 billion
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) purchased machinery equipment from Ebara, ASML and Applied Materials for a total of NT$21.3 billion (US$669.7 million), according...
Monday 29 August 2016
TOK steps up investment in Taiwan
Tokyo Ohka Kogyo (TOK) is looking to expand its investment in Taiwan, which will become the Japan-based vendor's production hub for the East Asia market, according to the manufacturer...
Monday 29 August 2016
Formosa Sun Energy wins EPC contract for setting up 4MWp rooftop PV systems in southern Taiwan
Formosa Sun Energy has won an open-bid project from the government of Chiayi City, southern Taiwan, to set up rooftop PV systems with total installation capacity of 4MWp in the city,...
Friday 26 August 2016
Glass substrates in tight supply in 3Q16, says Corning Taiwan president
Global supply of glass substrates for making display panels is tight in the third quarter of 2016 and this will help slow declines in glass substrate price, according to Daniel Tseng,...