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Wednesday 29 June 2016
IC design houses allocating 28/40nm orders to UMC, SMIC
IC design houses have allocated more of their 28/40nm chip orders to United Microelectronics (UMC) and Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) due to tight supply from Taiwan...
Tuesday 28 June 2016
Taiwan market: Commtiva to market Sharp smartphones starting July
Taiwan-based Commtiva Technology, a smartphone marketing arm of Foxconn Electronics, will begin to market Sharp's smartphones in Taiwan in the first half of July, according to the...
Tuesday 28 June 2016
HTC to start marketing Vive via retail shops in Japan
HTC has announced that it will hold a press conference in Tokyo on July 7 to promote sales of its HTC Vive through physical retail shops in Japan.
Monday 27 June 2016
Wistron buys back 15.46 million treasury stocks
Wistron spent NT$331.75 million (US$10.2 million) to buy back 15.46 million treasury stocks at a price point of NT$21.46 per stock on June 27, according to a company's posting on...
Monday 27 June 2016
Meaningful use cases help spur spending on IoT in CEE, says IDC
In a new update to the Worldwide Semiannual Internet of Things Spending Guide, IDC forecasts that organizations in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) will invest more than US$11.2 billion...
Monday 27 June 2016
Intel to initialize 3rd wave of layoffs that could affect Taiwan suppliers
Intel will start its third wave of layoffs at the end of June, targeting mainly its worldwide sales and marketing units. The move is expected to affect players in Taiwan's supply...
Monday 27 June 2016
SMIC to buy 70% of LFoundry
Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) has reached an agreement with LFoundry Europe (LFE) and Marsica Innovation (MI) to acquire a 70% stake in LFoundry for EUR49 million...
Friday 24 June 2016
Acer expects Europe operation to be affected by UK vote
Acer CEO Jason Chen has pointed out that the UK's departure from the EU will weaken demand in the Europe market because of weakened consumer confidence and exchange rate fluctuations...
Friday 24 June 2016
Taiwan market: APT to launch VoWiFi services
Taiwan-based mobile telecom carrier Asia Pacific Telecom (APT) plans to launch new LTE telecom services, including VoWiFi, according to company chairman Fang-ming Lu.
Friday 24 June 2016
Taiwan sets 2025 target renewable energy installation capacity at 27.423GW
The Bureau of Energy under Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs, in line with the Taiwan government's goal of no nuclear power generation in 2025, has set a target total installation...
Friday 24 June 2016
Compal chairman expects Taiwan exports to benefit from rising Japanese Yen
Commenting on the UK's referendum over EU membership, Compal Electronics chairman Rock Hsu said the passing of the referendum it is likely to affect Taiwan, Asia and even the UK itself...
Friday 24 June 2016
Taiwan Pavilion features innovative smart Taiwan at MWC Shanghai
Taiwan Pavilion, centered on the theme "Innovative Smart Taiwan," welcomes visitors to MWC Shanghai 2016 taking place at the Shanghai New International Expo Center from...
Friday 24 June 2016
Apple developing Micro LED panels for Apple Watch, say Taiwan makers
While Apple adopted OLED panels for Apple Watch, the company is developing Micro LED panels which may be used in place of OLED at the earliest in the second half of 2017, according...
Friday 24 June 2016
Taiwan May manufacturing production index up on month, year, says MOEA
Taiwan recorded a manufacturing production index (2011 as base year) of 109.35 for May 2016, increasing 5.90% on month and 1.93% on year, according to statistics released by the Ministry...
Thursday 23 June 2016
Taiwan market: 641,000 handsets sold in May, says CNA
There were 641,000 handsets, mostly smartphones, sold in the Taiwan market in May, decreasing 1.3% on month, according to Taiwan-based Central News Agency (CNA).