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Wednesday 15 November 2017
Innolux to take up Foxconn 6G LTPS line
Innolux will take up Foxconn Electronics' 6G LTPS LCD fab in Luzhu, southern Taiwan for NT$31.4 billion (US$1.041 billion), a move which will ramp up its global LTPS panel market...
Tuesday 14 November 2017
Synopsys extends help for Taiwan AI development
Synopsys has signed a letter-of-intent (LOI) with a Taiwan government-run research lab to form a strategic partnership to help the country develop an artificial intelligence (AI)...
Tuesday 14 November 2017
Taiwan LCD TVs – 3Q 2017
Shipments to North America saw significant growth in the third quarter of 2017 because of seasonality. Year-end holiday promotions are expected to drive up Taiwan's LCD TV shipments...
Tuesday 14 November 2017
HY Electronic to acquire major stake in TGI
Power discrete component supplier HY Electronic specializing in diode products has disclosed plans to acquire a 70% stake in Taiwan GPP (TGI) for NT$350 million (US$11.52 million).
Tuesday 14 November 2017
Taiwan to increase industrial land supply
The Taiwan government has announced measures to increase land supply in a bid to boost investments in industrial sectors.
Monday 13 November 2017
Taiwan seeking to secure sufficient electricity after phasing out nuclear power
The Taiwan government has promised to make efforts to secure stable and sufficient power supply to achieve its goal of completely phasing out nuclear power by 2025.
Monday 13 November 2017
Taiwan 3Q17 international Internet bandwidth at 2.237Tbps
Taiwan's direct Internet connection with 12 countries and regions reached total bandwidth of 2.237Tbps as of third-quarter 2017, increasing 2.50% sequentially and 25.86% on year,...
Monday 13 November 2017
Taiwan small- to mid-size LCD panels – 3Q 2017
Taiwan panel makers saw strong orders for 18:9 all-screen smartphone applications in the third quarter, during which their 6G LTPS production capacity also increased.
Monday 13 November 2017
Academia Sinica sets up Taiwan AI Academy
Taiwan's Academic Sinica has newly inaugurated the Taiwan AI Academy as part of its efforts to help the industrial sectors nurture AI (artificial intelligence) talent and develop...
Monday 13 November 2017
AI may reshape Taiwan role in global tech sector, says Google Taiwan chief
As the world is moving into the AI First era from the Mobile First one, AI (artificial intelligence) development will be of great importance to Taiwan and likely to reshape its role...
Friday 10 November 2017
Taiwan IC designers vying for 8-inch foundry supply
Taiwan fabless IC firms are aggresively vying to secure capacity at 8-inch foundries to meet increasing orders in 2018, particularly for MCU and MOSFET chips needed to support a variety...
Friday 10 November 2017
TSEC PV module plant almost complete
Solar cell maker TSEC on November 9 held a beam-raising ceremony for its PV module plant in Pingtung, southern Taiwan, marking the near-completion of its construction.
Thursday 9 November 2017
Taiwan large-size LCD panels – 3Q 2017
Taiwan saw its worldwide shipment share drop in the third quarter as a result of growing competition from China panel makers who have been aggressively expanding their capacity.
Wednesday 8 November 2017
Taiwan October export value up 3% on year
Taiwan recorded export value of US$27.54 billion for October 2017, decreasing 4.7% sequentially but increasing 3.0% on year, while the corresponding import value of US$22.34 billion...
Wednesday 8 November 2017
Taiwan passive component makers report flat results for October
Most Taiwan-based passive component makers including MLCC specialist Walsin Technology, capacitor makers Apaq Technology and Kaimei Electronic, and inductor suppliers Chilisin Electronics...