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Monday 25 December 2017
Taiwan EPZ exports reach NT$660 billion in January-November
Manufacturers in Taiwan's four export processing zones (EPZ) recorded export value totaling about NT$660 billion (US$21.8 billion) during January-November 2017, increasing 15.67%...
Monday 25 December 2017
Taiwan November manufacturing production index up
Taiwan recorded manufacturing production index (2011 as base year) of 114.32 for November 2017, increasing 0.65% sequentially and 1.16% on year, according to the Ministry of Economic...
Monday 25 December 2017
Taiwan November unemployment rate down
Taiwan had 439,000 jobless citizens in November 2017, equivalent to an unemployment rate of 3.71% which dropped 0.04pp sequentially and 0.16pp on year, according to the Directorate-General...
Friday 22 December 2017
Acer enjoys growing notebook sales in North America during 2017 holiday season
Thanks to year-end holiday demand, Acer's notebook sales went up 78% on year in North America during the holiday period from November 19-26, according to company chairman Jason Chen...
Friday 22 December 2017
Taiwan wafer foundry revenues to surge 7.8% sequentially in 4Q17
Taiwan wafer foundry revenues for the fourth quarter of 2017 are estimated to surge 7.8% sequentially and 9.3% on year to US$10.54 billion, with the growth mainly seen in revenues...
Friday 22 December 2017
Diode maker HYE to deepen deployments in automotive electronics sector in 2018
With the solar power and automotive electronics sectors expected to sustain stable growth momentum for a while, discrete power component supplier HY Electronic (HYE) will step up...
Friday 22 December 2017
US lowers preliminary anti-dumping rate on Taiwan-made solar cells
The US Department of Commerce (DOC) has decided to lower the preliminary anti-dumping rate imposed on Taiwan-based crystalline silicon solar cell makers from an average of 4.0% to...
Friday 22 December 2017
Taiwan makers urged to develop more niche MLCCs
Though lower-tier commodity MLCCs have become a seller's market due to lingering supply shortfall, Taiwan makers must step up the development of niche-type MLCCs if they want to tap...
Thursday 21 December 2017
COF packaging in growing demand
With COF (chip on film) package technology increasingly emerging as a mainstream packaging method for driver ICs for smartphone-use LCD and OLED panels, Taiwan players in the IC packaging...
Thursday 21 December 2017
Taiwan foreign direct investment reaches US$6.1 billion in January-November
Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) approved 3,064 foreign direct investment projects (except from China) totaling US$6.112 billion in January-November 2017, respectively...
Thursday 21 December 2017
Taiwan November export orders hit record
Taiwan received export orders totaling US$48.69 billion in November 2017, hitting the highest-ever monthly level with increases of 4.5% sequentially and 11.6% on year - the 16th consecutive...
Wednesday 20 December 2017
Taiwan IC designers stand to benefit from booming gaming market
With market demand for gaming consoles and notebooks to stay robust for a long while along with the growing popularity of e-sports fueled by increasing international competitions,...
Wednesday 20 December 2017
Taiwan market: Garmin launches Vivoactive 3
Garmin has unveiled Vivoactive 3, its first GPS smartwatch equipped with Garmin Pay contactless e-payment functions, for immediate launch in the Taiwan market at a recommended retail...
Tuesday 19 December 2017
Colorful expects rising revenues in 2017
Colorful Technology expects its revenues to rise on year in 2017 thanks to graphics card and motherboard demand from the gaming market and the cryptocurrency mining fad. As for 2018,...
Tuesday 19 December 2017
Taiwan MLCC makers reluctant to expand production capacity despite supply shortfall
MLCC supply has fallen short of demand since June 2017, and the shortfall is expected to last into the second half of 2018. But Taiwan MLCC suppliers such as Yageo and Walsin Technology...