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Tuesday 17 October 2017
Digitimes Research: Taiwan panel makers focusing on 18:9 all-screen smartphone panels
With regard to the development of smartphone-use panels, Taiwan's top-three TFT LCD panel makers all have been focusing on all-screen displays with an 18:9 aspect ratio recently....
Tuesday 17 October 2017
Linde LienHwa making new gas production investments in Taiwan
Linde LienHwa, a joint venture between the Germany-based Linde Group and Taiwan-based LienHwa Industrial, is a manufacturer of bulk and electronic specialty gases used during the...
Tuesday 17 October 2017
Taiwan PV Module Manufacturing to set up factory in STSP
The Southern Taiwan Science Park (STSP) administration has approved an application by Taiwan PV Module Manufacturing (TPVMM) for investment of NT$300 million (US$9.9 million) to set...
Tuesday 17 October 2017
TSEC signs MoU for southern Taiwan PV projects
Solar cell maker TSEC has signed an MoU with the government of Pingtung County, southern Taiwan, to help solicit investment of NT$50 billion (US$1.65 billion) to set up PV power stations...
Monday 16 October 2017
Taiwan peripheral suppliers to benefit from rising wireless charging market demand
As wireless charging is set to gain popularity following the adoption of Qi wireless charging standard of the Wireless Power Consortium (WPC) by both the latest iPhone devices and...
Monday 16 October 2017
Worldwide gaming notebook shipments to reach 5.5 million units in 2017
Worldwide gaming notebook shipments are estimated to reach around 5.5 million units in 2017 with Micro-Star International (MSI) to account for 1.1-1.2 million units and Asustek 1.3...
Monday 16 October 2017
Amazon pushing Echo into Asia markets
Amazon has been aggressively looking to promote its Echo series smart speaker products in Asia markets including India and Japan and has been tuning its Alexa system to recognize...
Monday 16 October 2017
Toshiba discloses further investment in 3D NAND flash facility
Toshiba announced recently its board of directors had approved a further investment by Toshiba Memory in production equipment for Fab 6 at its Yokkaichi operations in Mie (Japan).
Monday 16 October 2017
Toshiba reportedly suspends NAND flash production in Japan
Toshiba recently suspended NAND flash production at its Japan facilities for a few weeks due to ransomware attacks on its computer network, according to sources at channel distributors...
Monday 16 October 2017
SWancor offshore wind farm project obtains preliminary environmental approval
SWancor has passed preliminary environmental impact assessment (EIA) by the Environmental Protection Administration for Formosa II, a project to develop an offshore wind farm west...
Friday 13 October 2017
Taiwan market: Canon launches Selphy CP1300
Canon has launched Selphy CP1300, a wireless compact photo printer, in the Taiwan market at a recommended retail price of NT$4,990 (US$165).
Friday 13 October 2017
ON Semi looking to fully own Fujitsu fab
Fujitsu Semiconductor and ON Semiconductor have announced an agreement that ON Semi will purchase a 30% incremental share of Fujitsu's 8-inch wafer fab in Aizu-Wakamatsu, Japan, resulting...
Friday 13 October 2017
Taiwan IC designers to rely on emerging markets for 4Q17 growth
Taiwan-based IC design houses have seen orders from China's smartphone market slow down, but orders from vendors launching handsets in emerging markets like India have surged recently,...
Thursday 12 October 2017
Taiwan top-3 telecom operators report increased earnings for September
Taiwan's top-three telecom operators - Chunghwa Telecom (CHT), Taiwan Mobile (TWM) and Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) - all have reported increased profits for September on...
Thursday 12 October 2017
Taiwan September export value hits record
Taiwan export value totaled US$28.90 billion in September 2017, hitting the highest-ever monthly level and increasing 4.1% sequentially and 28.1% on year, according to the Ministry...