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Monday 28 December 2015
Taiwan market: Handset sales down slightly in November
Sales of handsets in the Taiwan market totaled 765,000 units in November, down slightly from the previous month, according to data compiled by local retail channels. Smartphones currently...
Monday 28 December 2015
Taiwan records January-September solar cell production value of NT$68.9 billion, says MOEA
Taiwan-based makers generated total production value of NT$68.9 billion (US$2.10 billion) from crystalline silicon solar cells during January-September 2015, decreasing 9.3% on year,...
Friday 25 December 2015
Taiwan market: Xiaomi ships over 600,000 smart bracelets in first nine months of 2015
Xiaomi Technology shipped over 600,000 units of its smart Mi Band in the Taiwan market during the January-September period of 2015, according to the company.
Friday 25 December 2015
NTU research team discovers optoelectronic application for molybdenum disulfide
A research team under the National Taiwan University (NTU) has discovered an optoelectronic application for molybdenum disulfide (MoS2), a 2-dimensional semiconductor material, according...
Friday 25 December 2015
Taiwan market: Notebook, consumer electronics sales to remain flat in 2016, says Apple device dealer
Sales of consumer electronics, computer and communication devices in the Taiwan market are expected to remain flat in 2016 as compared to a year earlier, according to Andy Tu, president...
Friday 25 December 2015
Taiwan market: Asustek ranks top notebook vendor during January-October period
Asustek Computer ranked as the number one notebook vendor with a 54% share in Taiwan's notebook market in the first 10 months of 2015, according to sources from the local retail ch...
Friday 25 December 2015
Taiwan market: Asia Pacific Telecom aims at 1.4 million 4G users by end of 2016
4G operator Asia Pacific Telecom has 700,000 subscribers currently and has set a goal of reaching 1.4 million by the end of 2016, according to company chairman Lu Fang-ming.
Thursday 24 December 2015
Unity Opto LED light bulb shipments to Europe to reach US$3-4 million in 4Q15, says paper
LED packaging service provider Unity Opto Technology is expected to ship US$3-4 million worth of LED light bulbs to Europe in the fourth quarter of 2015 and eyes to ship a total of...
Wednesday 23 December 2015
Taiwan November manufacturing production index down, says MOEA
Taiwan recorded a manufacturing production index (2011 as base year) of 102.1 for November 2015, decreasing 2.74% on month and 5.03% on year, according to statistics released by the...
Wednesday 23 December 2015
Taiwan market: Netflix plans to enter in 1Q16
Netflix plans to enter the Taiwan market in the first quarter of 2016 and has reportedly held cooperation talks with Chunghwa Telecom specifically for securing sufficient mobile and...
Wednesday 23 December 2015
Taiwan market: HP offers inkjet printers for rent
Hewlett-Packard (HP) has begun offering inkjet printers for rent in the Taiwan market targeting small- to medium-size businesses.
Wednesday 23 December 2015
Taiwan November unemployment rate up, says DGBAS
Taiwan had 457,000 jobless citizens in November 2015, equivalent to an unemployment rate of 3.91% and rising 0.01pp on month and 0.02pp on year, according to statistics released by...
Wednesday 23 December 2015
Taiwan market: Taiwan Secom provides retail management services via cooperation with Microsoft
Taiwan Secom, the largest residential/commercial security service provider in Taiwan, on December announced cooperation with Microsoft to provide cloud-based management services to...
Wednesday 23 December 2015
ASE seeking to buy another 25% stake in SPIL
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE), which has already purchased 25% shares of Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL), has announced new plans to acquire another 25% stake in...
Tuesday 22 December 2015
Digitimes Research: South Korea expected to develop large-size flexible displays based on AMOLED, PI substrates and roll-to-roll process in 2016
South Korea is expected to adopt AMOLED display technology, PI (polyimide) plastic substrates, organic TFT driving technology and roll-to-roll process to develop large-size flexible...