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Wednesday 27 April 2016
Tsinghua investment will not affect PTI 2016 operations
Whether or not an investment proposal by Tsinghua Unigroup obtains approval by Taiwan's anti-trust authority will not affect Powertech Technology's (PTI) operations during 2016, according...
Wednesday 27 April 2016
Taiwan LCD monitors - 1Q 2016
Taiwan makers saw relatively strong sales in the first quarter of 2016, which helped their inventory return to healthier levels.
Tuesday 26 April 2016
Everlight to start production at new factory in central Taiwan
LED packaging service provider Everlight Electronics has nearly completed a factory in central Taiwan and will install equipment at the end of the second quarter of 2016 and begin...
Tuesday 26 April 2016
Digitimes Research: Taiwan makers ship over 19 million LCD monitors in 1Q16
Taiwan-based ODMs, OEMs and OBMs together shipped 19.041 million LCD monitors in the first quarter of 2016, decreasing 10.6% on quarter but increasing 3.7% on year and accounting...
Tuesday 26 April 2016
Taiwan market: Sony Mobile to continue ramping up share in high-end smartphone segment
Sony Mobile Communications will continue to ramp up its share in the over-NT$15,000 (US$462) segment of Taiwan's smartphone market in 2016 although high-end smartphones' share of...
Tuesday 26 April 2016
Taiwan market: Smartphone shipments to drop in 2016
Smartphone shipments in Taiwan are expected to drop on year in 2016 as the penetration rate of smartphones in the local market has already reached a rather high level, a market condition...
Monday 25 April 2016
Taiwan solar cell makers to stay in US anti-dumping review after JA Solar withdrawal
Taiwan-based solar cell makers who have considered withdrawing their applications for the US Department of Commerce (DOC) to review the anti-dumping tariffs imposed on them since...
Monday 25 April 2016
Taiwan market: Microsoft launches Lumia 950 smartphone
Microsoft has launched its Windows 10-based high-end Lumia 950 smartphone in Taiwan and will initially push the device into the enterprise sector.
Monday 25 April 2016
Taiwan university develops aluminum ball bonding technology
While copper wire is considered a cheaper alternative to gold wire for ball wire bonding used in semiconductor packaging, a process based on aluminum wire has been developed by Taiwan's...
Monday 25 April 2016
Taiwan March manufacturing production index up on month, down on year, says MOEA
Taiwan recorded a manufacturing production index (2011 as base year) of 108.51 for March 2016, increasing 26.39% on month but decreasing 4.16% on year, according to statistics released...
Friday 22 April 2016
Taiwan market: Taiwan Mobile to adjust 4G service pricing
Taiwan Mobile (TWM) will adjust rates for its 4G services by the end of April, under which the gap of different tariffs will widen and the entry-level price will be reduced, according...
Friday 22 April 2016
Taiwan March unemployment rate down on month, up on year, says DGBAS
Taiwan had 455,000 jobless citizens in March 2016, equivalent to an unemployment rate of 3.89%, down 0.06pp on month but up 0.17pp on year, according to statistics released by the...
Friday 22 April 2016
TSMC orders equipment for NT$2.29 billion
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has purchased a batch of machinery equipment and intangible assets from Hermes Microvision (HMI), Fortrend Engineering, Kilopass...
Thursday 21 April 2016
Taiwan March export order value up on month, down on year, says MOEA
Taiwan received export orders worth US$36.62 billion in total in March 2015, increasing 32.4% on month but decreasing 4.7% on year, according to statistics released by the Ministry...
Thursday 21 April 2016
Taiwan attracts foreign direct investment of over US$1.2 billion in January-March, says MOEA
Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) approved 741 foreign direct investment projects (except from China) with a total value of US$1.225 billion in January-March 2016, respectively...