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Tuesday 12 December 2017
Taiwan market: Nexstgo announces Avita brand consumer notebooks
Hong Kong-based notebook brand startup Nexstgo has announced its Liber series consumer notebooks under its Avita brand in Taiwan and will launch its enterprise SU and NS series products...
Tuesday 12 December 2017
Taiwan IC materials suppliers expect better revenue records in 2018
Taiwan's major semiconductor materials distributors such as Topco Scientific and Wah Lee Industrial have reported revenue increases in the first 11 months of 2017 and expect better...
Tuesday 12 December 2017
Taiwan market: Canon launches PowerShot G1 X Mark III
Canon has launched PowerShot G1 X Mark III, a digital bridge camera, in the Taiwan market at a recommended retail price of NT$33,990 (US$1,129).
Monday 11 December 2017
Apple Watch 3 shipment growth to benefit Taiwan IC packagers in 2018
Shipments of Apple Watch 3 are expected to surge 20% on year to reach 23-25 million units in the coming year, which will greatly benefit Taiwan players in the supply, particularly...
Monday 11 December 2017
Taiwan November exports hit record
Taiwan's export value totaled US$28.88 billion in November 2017, the highest-ever monthly level with growths of 4.9% sequentially and 14.0% on year, while the month's import value...
Friday 8 December 2017
Taiwan IC packagers eyeing auto chip orders from IDMs
As the automotive-use chip sector is emerging as a new niche market with great development potential, Taiwan IC packaging and testing service providers are gearing up to scramble...
Friday 8 December 2017
Quanta showcases medical innovations at Taiwan Healthcare + Expo 2017
Quanta Computer, together with its Taiwan distributor Leosys, is showcasing its QOCA brand remote healthcare, bedside care and cloud computing conference systems at Taiwan Healthcare...
Friday 8 December 2017
TSMC Nanjing fab to start volume production in May 2018
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) will see its 12-inch wafer fab in Nanjing, China start volume production in May 2018, more than one quarter ahead of its original...
Thursday 7 December 2017
AI, IoT to greatly benefit Taiwan ICT sector, says TCA chair
Taiwan information and communication technology (ICT) industry has no reason to show pessimism about its future prospect, as such new tech applications as AI (artificial intelligence),...
Thursday 7 December 2017
Taiwan NARLabs inks LOI with Microsoft on AI collaborations
The National Applied Research Laboratories (NARLabs) under Taiwan's Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) signed on December 6 a letter of intent (LOI) with Microsoft Taiwan to...
Thursday 7 December 2017
Taiwan market: Vivo launches V7, V7+
China-based smartphone vendor Vivo has officially entered the Taiwan market with the launch of its Vivo V7 and V7+, priced at NT$9,900 (US$329) and NT$10,900, respectively.
Wednesday 6 December 2017
Taiwan aerospace sector urged to challenge annual output of NT$1 trillion
Taiwan's aerospace industry must manage to have its annual production value break through the NT$1 trillion (US$33.28 billion) mark in the next decade if it wants to absorb substantial...
Wednesday 6 December 2017
Foxconn, Intel, APT jointly unveil edge computing platform in Taiwan
Foxconn Electronics, Asia Pacific Telecom (APT) and Intel have jointly unveiled a multi-access edge computing (MEC) platform in Taiwan aiming to offer smart solutions for the AR/VR,...
Tuesday 5 December 2017
Global MOSFET suppliers seeking capacity support from Taiwan, China players
With global shipments of electric cars seen to grow sharply in 2018, the supply of vital components, particularly high-voltage MOSFET (metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor)...
Tuesday 5 December 2017
Taiwan handsets – 3Q 2017
Shipments of Nokia-branded devices to HMD Global continued to buoy Taiwan's handset shipments in the third quarter of 2017. HMD's manufacturing partner, Foxconn, benefited most.