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Thursday 26 May 2016
Digitimes Research: Wi-SUN widely used in Japan, but internationalization faces problems
Wi-SUN (wireless smart utility network), the Japan-developed wireless communication technology used in management of connected home appliances, has been popularly in the Japan market...
Wednesday 25 May 2016
Taiwan market: Smartphone sales slow down in April
Sales of handsets, mostly smartphones, in the Taiwan market totaled 650,000 units in April, decreasing 2.9% from the previous month, according to data compiled by local retail chan...
Wednesday 25 May 2016
Taiwan 4G Internet download speeds average 40.87Mbps in 1Q16, says NCC
Mobile broadband Internet download speeds in Taiwan during first-quarter 2016 reached at an average 40.87Mbpa for 4G networks and 8.84Mbps for 3G, according to the National Communications...
Wednesday 25 May 2016
Digitimes Research: Taiwan smartphone shipments set to decline in 2Q16
Shipments of smartphones by Taiwan-based handset brands and ODMs are expected to reach 12.6 million units in the second quarter of 2016, down 9.7% sequentially and 42.9% on year,...
Wednesday 25 May 2016
UMC Holds 2016 Japan Technology Forum
United Microelectronics Corporation (NYSE: UMC; TSE: 2303) ("UMC"), a leading global semiconductor foundry, today held its 2016 Japan Technology Forum at the Tokyo International...
Wednesday 25 May 2016
NSP to shut down PV module factory in Taiwan
Solar cell maker Neo Solar Power (NSP) has announced that it will close a PV module factory in Hsinchu, northern Taiwan, at the end of May.
Wednesday 25 May 2016
Taiwan backend firms seeing robust orders from HiSilicon
Demand for HiSilicon's chips has been robust, according to sources at Taiwan-based IC backend firms, which have identified the China-based fabless IC vendor as one of their important...
Tuesday 24 May 2016
Digitimes Research: Korea LCD driver IC vendor Silicon Works sees revenues hit record high in 2015
Combined revenues of Korea's major LCD driver IC vendors reached a record high of KRW419.4 billion (US$353.97 million) in 2015, with Silicon Works, a subsidiary of LG Electronics,...
Tuesday 24 May 2016
Digitimes Research: Taiwan top-foundry combined revenues to rise 8% in 2Q16
Combined revenues of Taiwan's major foundries: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), United Microelectronics (UMC) and Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) are...
Monday 23 May 2016
Taiwan April manufacturing production index down on month, year, says MOEA
Taiwan recorded manufacturing production index (2011 as base year) of 102.68 for April 2016, decreasing 5.99% on month and 4.50% on year, according to statistics released by the Ministry...
Monday 23 May 2016
Schurter has expanded its presence in Europe by creating a new subsidiary in Poland, Schurter Electronics Sp. z o.o.
SCHURTER has expanded its presence in Europe by creating a new subsidiary SCHURTER Electronics Sp. z o.o. in Poland, based in Warsaw. SCHURTER plans to strengthen its local presence...
Monday 23 May 2016
Taiwan April unemployment rate up on year, says DGBAS
Taiwan had 451,000 jobless citizens in April 2016, equivalent to an unemployment rate of 3.86% which dropped 0.03pp on month but rose 0.23pp on year, according to the Directorate-General...
Monday 23 May 2016
Taiwan April export order value down, says MOEA
Taiwan received export orders worth US$33.16 billion in total in April 2016, decreasing 9.5% on month and 11.1% on year, according to statistics released by the Ministry of Economic...
Monday 23 May 2016
Lextar to move part of Taiwan LED packaging capacity to China
Vertically-integrated LED firm Lextar Electronics will move part of LED packaging capacity at its factory in Taiwan to its factory in Suzhou, eastern China, to reduce production cost,...
Monday 23 May 2016
Amazon considering setting up cloud data centers in Taiwan
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is considering establishing cloud data centers in Taiwan and has finished a feasibility evaluation but has not yet made any decision, Amazon corporate vice...