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Thursday 4 January 2018
Samsung launches Galaxy A8, A8+ in Taiwan
Samsung Electronics has launched its 5.6-inch Galaxy A8 and 6-inch Galaxy A8+ in the Taiwan market with the availability to begin on January 15 at recommended retail prices of NT$14,990...
Friday 29 December 2017
LGD approved to set up first overseas 8.5G OLED panel fab in China
LG Display (LGD) will move to set up an 8.5G OLED panel plant in Guangzhou, southern China, as South Korea government has lately issued a green light for the investment project, according...
Friday 29 December 2017
Dell launches new workstations in Taiwan
Dell has announced its new-generation Precision series workstations in Taiwan targeting specifically for professional business segments such as multimedia creation and industrial...
Thursday 28 December 2017
November OLED TV sales in Japan rise
Monthly sales of OLED TVs in the Japan market surpassed the 10,000-unit mark for the first time in November, according to data compiled by the Japan Electronics and Information Technology...
Thursday 28 December 2017
Taiwan LED makers shifting focus to IR, sensing devices
Taiwan-based LED packaging service providers, to cope with increasing price competition in the blue-light LED segment, are shifting production focus to infrared (IR) and sensing devices,...
Wednesday 27 December 2017
Foxconn unveils commercial HPC in Taiwan
Foxconn Electronics has unveiled what it claims as Taiwan's first commercial HPC (high performance computing) system capable of delivering up to 4.13Gflops/sec per watt, in cooperation...
Wednesday 27 December 2017
MOSFET chip maker Excelliance MOS to debut on Taiwan OTC market
MOSFET and power management (PWM) IC designer Excelliance MOS will debut on Taiwan's OTC securities market in January 2018 at an initial unit price of NT$50 (US$1.672). The company...
Wednesday 27 December 2017
Taiwan to promote autonomous driving in public transportation
The executive center of Asia Silicon Valley Development Plan, a plan drawn up by the Taiwan government, has announced its new round of projects will include autonomous driving in...
Wednesday 27 December 2017
Taiwan university opens AI research center
National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) in southern Taiwan has unveiled the AI Service and Data (AIS&D) Center to support the school, industries and government organizations in...
Tuesday 26 December 2017
Taiwan moving to set up IoT information security standards
Deeply sensing the increasing importance of information security associated with the IoT (Internet of Things) applications, Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) has set 2018...
Tuesday 26 December 2017
Taiwan ODMs looking to transform into industrial brands, says Wistron chairman
Wistron chairman Simon Lin, commenting on Taiwan ODMs' future development, has pointed out that most makers have been keen on transforming themselves into industrial brands similar...
Monday 25 December 2017
Taiwan to start 5-year AI innovation R&D center program
Taiwan's Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) has announced the implementation of a 5-year AI (artificial intelligence) innovation R&D center program with an annual NT$1...
Monday 25 December 2017
StarVR forays into Japan VR market
StarVR, a joint venture between Acer and Sweden-based Starbreeze, will foray into Japan's VR market by bringing StarVR experiences into the gaming centers of Sega Entertainment.
Monday 25 December 2017
Smartphone sales rebound in Taiwan in November
Smartphone sales in the Taiwan market expanded 11.88% on month and 3.17% on year to a nine-month high of 650,000 units in November, according to data compiled by local retail chann...
Monday 25 December 2017
China PV module makers strive to break barriers to shingled array technology
China-based PV module makers are making R&D efforts trying to break barriers of patents concerning shingled array modules owned by Europe- and US-based firms, according to industry...