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Wednesday 7 February 2018
Taiwan tech sector unscathed from deadly earthquake
A deadly earthquake hit eastern Taiwan late Tuesday night, killing at least two people and injured more than 200 others, but the tech industries along the island nation's west coast...
Tuesday 6 February 2018
Semiconductor sales hit record US$412 billion in 2017, says SIA
The global semiconductor industry posted sales totaling US$412.2 billion in 2017, the industry's highest-ever annual sales and an increase of 21.6% compared to the 2016 total, according...
Monday 5 February 2018
Taiwan supply chain to turn profitable on robust Apple orders in 2018
Although some Taiwan makers in the iPhone X supply chain have been affected by Apple's move to scale back shipments of the device, some others including Career Technology, E&R...
Monday 5 February 2018
Oppo to begin marketing R11s in Japan on Feb 9
China-based smartphone vendor Oppo will begin marketing its R11s smartphone in Japan on February 9 as part of its plans to further ramp up overseas shipments, according to industry...
Monday 5 February 2018
Solar cell makers assessing possibility of being exempt from US safeguard tariffs
Solar cell makers are assessing the pros and cons of vying for a share of the exemption quota in the soon-to-be-implemented US safeguard tariffs scheme, as demand in the US market...
Friday 2 February 2018
Taiwan readies blueprints to develop smart machinery
Taiwan's economics ministry has released a set of blueprints for promoting the development of smart machinery, seeking to make the country the world's research and manufacturing center...
Friday 2 February 2018
Google Taiwan R&D team to expand hardware development, says executive
Google's R&D team in Taiwan will not only develop smartphones but also other products, while expanding the company's hardware development, according to Rick Osterloh, senior hardware...
Friday 2 February 2018
Samsung reportedly to sign MoU with China NDRC
Samsung Electronics reportedly will sign a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with China's National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), which has expressed concerns over Samsung's...
Thursday 1 February 2018
Global notebook shipments lower than expected in 4Q17, says Digitimes Research
Worldwide notebook shipments, not including detachable 2-in-1 devices, performed weaker than expected and arrived at only around 41.15 million units in the fourth quarter of 2017,...
Thursday 1 February 2018
Taiwan MLCC makers urged to develop optimal ceramics purification formula
Taiwan MLCC makers must manage to work out optimal formula for purifying ceramic materials if they want to sail smoothly into the "blue ocean" market for high-voltage MLCCs bearing...
Thursday 1 February 2018
Taiwan 4Q17 economic growth estimated at 3.28%
Taiwan's fourth-quarter 2017 GDP growth is estimated at 3.28%, higher than the 2.3% estimated in November 2017, according to the latest figures from the Directorate General of Budget,...
Wednesday 31 January 2018
Acer takes helm at AOpen
Acer has obtained three seats on AOpen's board of directors after taking a major stake in the Taiwan-based digital signage developer. Acer chairman Jason Chen has also been elected...
Wednesday 31 January 2018
Taiwan to let foreign banks arrange financing for offshore wind farm projects
Taiwan plans to let foreign banks arrange syndicated loans for the country's offshore wind farm projects, according to deputy economics minister Kung Ming-hsin.
Wednesday 31 January 2018
PTI profits climb to 7-year high in 2017
Memory-IC backend specialist Powertech Technology (PTI) saw its net profits climb to a seven-year high of NT$5.85 billion (US$200.4 million) in 2017.
Tuesday 30 January 2018
Global 1Q18 server shipments to be flat, says Digitimes Research
Worldwide server shipments in the first quarter of 2018 are expected to stay flat or drop slightly due to seasonal impact, but demand from large-size datacenter clients will remain...