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Friday 27 November 2015
TSMC raises holdings in affiliate Xintec
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has hiked its holdings in affiliate Xintec to more than 51%, as a result of the addition of two new subsidiaries to TSMC, Xintec...
Thursday 26 November 2015
Intel unveils 2016 tablet processor road map, say Taiwan makers
Intel has revealed its 2016 road map for launching tablet-use processors to partnering vendors, with the Atom X3 for use in entry-level tablets to arrive in the first quarter, according...
Thursday 26 November 2015
Open bids for 2,500-2,600MHz bands increase to NT$23.1 billion, says NCC
Bids for 2,500-2,600MHz frequency bands for 4G mobile communications on November 26 resulted in total bids of NT$23.100 billion (US$711 million), 60.42% over the total floor price,...
Thursday 26 November 2015
Commentary: Taiwan IC backend firms facing challenge from fast expanding China competitors
A recent media report indicating that China-based Jiangsu Changjing Electronics Technology (JCET) has landed SiP (system-in-package) module orders from Apple could serve as a warning...
Thursday 26 November 2015
Sales of 40-inch TVs in Japan strong in October, says firm
TVs sized 40- to 49-inch accounted for 28.73% of Japan's overall TV sales in October while 30- to 39-inch units accounted for 28.66%. This is the first time when the 40-inch TV segment...
Thursday 26 November 2015
Korea government to invest US$110 million into wearables development, says report
The Korea government has announced from 2016 it will invest US$110 million over a five-year period into developing materials and components for wearable products, according to Korea-based...
Thursday 26 November 2015
TEEMA urges Taiwan government to take action on China hostile headhunting
The Taiwan Electrical and Electronics Manufacturers' Association (TEEMA) has urged the Taiwan government to take measures on China enterprises' hostile headhunting as their actions...
Thursday 26 November 2015
D-Link scores points in marketing smart home devices in Europe
Networking/communication device vendor D-Link has sold more than 3.2 million smart home devices in the Europe market, with IP cameras accounting for about 80% of the volume, and expects...
Thursday 26 November 2015
Taiwan PCB production value increases 7.1% sequentially in 3Q15
The production value of PCB products manufactured by Taiwan-based makers in Taiwan and China totaled NT$147.5 billion (US$4.544 billion) in the third quarter of 2015, up 7.1% on quarter...
Thursday 26 November 2015
Taiwan market: TWM withdraws from 4G bidding
Taiwan Mobile (TWM) has waived its bidding rights four times in Taiwan's auction for 2,500-2,600MHz frequency bands and therefore lost its rights to continue bidding in the competition...
Thursday 26 November 2015
ASE to expand workforce at Chungli facility
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) will expand the workforce at its manufacturing site in Chungli, northern Taiwan to 15,000 from the current 9,000, as sales generated from...
Thursday 26 November 2015
Digitimes Research: Japan telecom operators offering household robots to boost revenues
Following the steps of Softbank, NTT DoCoMo and KDDI have also launched household robots as part of their efforts to boost revenues. The move is expected to ramp up the popularity...
Wednesday 25 November 2015
Bids for 2,500-2,600MHz bands increase to NT$22.55 billion, says NCC
Open-bids for 2,500-2,600MHz frequency bands for 4G mobile communications on November 24 resulted in total bids of NT$22.55 billion (US$694 million), 56.6% over the total floor price...
Wednesday 25 November 2015
RS Technologies to open wafer reclaim fab in Taiwan
Japan-based RS Technologies, a provider of wafer reclaim services for the semiconductor industry, will hold an opening ceremony for a new wafer reclaim plant in Tainan, southern Taiwan...
Tuesday 24 November 2015
Taiwan 3Q15 international Internet bandwidth rises to 1.611Tbps, says TWNIC
Taiwan's direct Internet connection with 15 countries (including Hong Kong and Macao) reached total bandwidth of 1.611Tbps as of the end of third-quarter 2015, increasing 3.23% on...