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Thursday 23 June 2016
Taiwan market: Sony unveils Ultra HD filming solutions
Sony has launched a full series of Ultra HD professional filming and storage solutions in Taiwan. Since Sony is already the largest professional video camcorder vendor worldwide,...
Thursday 23 June 2016
Google plans to use renewable energy for data center expansion in Taiwan
Google has not changed plans to expand its existing data center in central Taiwan, but plans to purchase renewable energy instead of constructing a power plant, and hopes to help...
Thursday 23 June 2016
Everlight plays down impact of Japan patent infringement ruling
The Tokyo District Court in Japan has ruled that Japan-based Tachibana Eletech and E&E Japan have infringed Japan-based Nichia's patent JP3972943 regarding LED technology for...
Wednesday 22 June 2016
Dow Chemical continues to ramp up CMP production in Taiwan
Dow Chemical held recently a groundbreaking ceremony for the fourth-phase expansion project of its chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) plant in Hsinchu, northern Taiwan, according...
Wednesday 22 June 2016
Taiwan May unemployment rate down on month, up on year, says DGBAS
Taiwan had 449,000 jobless citizens in May 2016, equivalent to an unemployment rate of 3.84%, down 0.02pp on month but up 0.22pp on year, according to statistics released by the Directorate-General...
Wednesday 22 June 2016
Inventec expects to achieve NT$460 billion revenues in 2017
Inventec chairman Richard Lee has pointed out that the company in the past 12 months has been integrating its resources in Taiwan and China and transforming its businesses to focus...
Wednesday 22 June 2016
China, Taiwan TV panel makers adopt Cd-free quantum dot technology, says Nanoco COO
While Samsung Electronics took the initiative to launch super Ultra HD LCD TVs based on cadmium (Cd)-free quantum dot technology in March 2015, China- and Taiwan-based panel makers...
Tuesday 21 June 2016
Hoya to shift LCD photomask production to Taiwan, Korea
Japan-based Hoya, which has halted production of photomasks and other products at its Kumamoto plant since April 15 due to damage by earthquakes and an earthquake-induced fire in...
Tuesday 21 June 2016
Notebook ODMs eye medical electronics device opportunity
ODMs have been partnering with medical product players to push into the medical electronics device market. Compal Electronics recently cooperated with Portugal-based Alert Life Science...
Tuesday 21 June 2016
Sales of HTC 10 higher than expected in Taiwan, Japan, says company
HTC expects its sales performance in the Taiwan market in the second quarter of 2016 to be better than that a quarter earlier due to strong sales of its flagship model the HTC 10,...
Monday 20 June 2016
Without new thinking, Taiwan IT industry will have no road to go, says Stan Shih
Acer founder Stan Shih, commenting on Taiwan's IT industry, pointed out that the industry used to rely heavily on strategy of pushing volume, but earning thin profits and this relatively...
Monday 20 June 2016
Taiwan May export order value up on month, down on year, says MOEA
Taiwan received export orders worth US$33.73 billion in total in May 2016, increasing 1.7% on month but decreasing 5.8% on year, according to statistics released by the Ministry of...
Monday 20 June 2016
Taiwan attracts foreign direct investment of over US$5 billion in January-May, says MOEA
Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) approved 1,346 foreign direct investment projects (except from China) with a total value of US$5.178 billion in January-May 2016, respectively...
Monday 20 June 2016
Taiwan IC design sector should open doors to China capital, says MediaTek chairman
China-based enterprises should be allowed to invest in Taiwan's IC design houses, according to MediaTek chairman MK Tsai.
Friday 17 June 2016
FET to cooperate with Ericsson to set up 5G lab in Taiwan
Mobile telecom carrier Far EasToneTelecommunications (FET) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Ericsson to set up the first 5G laboratory in Taiwan.