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Friday 28 August 2015
SEMICON Taiwan 2015 to kick off with more than 700 exhibitors
The 20th annual SEMICON Taiwan tradeshow will kick off on September 2 and run through September 4 at the TWTC Nangang Exhibition Hall. The show will host more than 700 exhibiting...
Thursday 27 August 2015
Touch Taiwan: New Cando flexible touch panels to appear in smartphones in 2016
Touch panel maker Cando, a subsidiary of TPK Holding, has unveiled new flexible thin-film touch panel technology that is expected to go into production by the end of 2015 and be integrated...
Thursday 27 August 2015
Taiwan approves BOE subsidiary set up
The Investment Commission under Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs has approved an application by China-based TFT-LCD panel maker BOE Technology to set up a local subsidiary to...
Thursday 27 August 2015
Taiwan market: CHT partners with Microsoft to provide cloud computing services
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) has signed a strategic-alliance agreement with Microsoft for cooperation on Cloud Solution Provider and Cloud OS Network, with CHT responsible for providing...
Thursday 27 August 2015
Taiwan market: Samsung expects Galaxy Note 5 shipments to reach 50,000 units in 1st month
Samsung Electronics expects sales of its new flagship model, the Galaxy Note 5, in the Taiwan market to reach over 50,000 units in the first month of launch.
Thursday 27 August 2015
Taiwan market: InFocus unveils 4G smartphones
US-based vendor InFocus has unveiled M812, M808 and M370, respectively a flagship, mid-range and entry-level Android 5.0 4G smartphone models, for launch in the Taiwan market in early...
Wednesday 26 August 2015
Taiwan market: Local vendors cut LED light bulb prices
In the wake of Philips' lowering retail prices for a 6.5W LED light bulb from NT$249 (US$7.60) to NT$169 in the Taiwan market, several Taiwan-based vendors have followed suit, for...
Wednesday 26 August 2015
Taiwan market: Philips lowers prices for LED table lamps
Philips has offered price discounts for LED tablet lamps for sale in the Taiwan market, with retail prices reduced from NT$2,499 (US$76.90) to NT$999, from NT$1,500 to NT$899, and...
Wednesday 26 August 2015
More consolidation efforts needed to shore up Taiwan IC-design industry
More consolidation efforts are needed in Taiwan's IC-design industry in order to cope with increasing global competition, according to sources at local IC design houses.
Wednesday 26 August 2015
Taiwan FSC grants 6 licenses to 3rd-party e-payment service operators
Taiwan's Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) has granted operating licenses to six third-party e-payment services: AllPay, Gash+, E.Sun Bank, Bank of Taiwan, CTBC Bank and Bank...
Wednesday 26 August 2015
Focusing on four innovative applications, Merck unveils future display technologies at 2015 Touch Taiwan
Pursuing the goal of "The Perfect Pixel" material innovation, Merck has teamed up with local panel makers as a key strategic partner and to provide them with the crucial...
Wednesday 26 August 2015
Taiwan businesses urged to develop IoT devices
Taiwan-based companies have an advantage in developing IoT products thanks to their innovative ideas, flexibility and efficient implementation, according to John Wang, founder of...
Tuesday 25 August 2015
Taiwan top court rules in favor of TSMC in lawsuit against ex-R&D director
Taiwan's top court has ruled in favor of TSMC in a trade secret case against Liang Mong-song, a former senior director of R&D at TSMC. Liang has been accused of revealing TSMC's...
Tuesday 25 August 2015
Compal to shift notebook capacity from Chengdu factory to Kunshan
Notebook ODM Compal Electronics will gradually move notebook production capacity at its factory in Chengdu City, western China, to its factory in Kunshan, eastern China, and has notified...
Tuesday 25 August 2015
Touch Taiwan 2015: Panel makers shift competition from output to innovation value
As global display panel production capacity has increased significantly but end-use demand has not grown, display panel makers' focus is shifting from production scale to innovative...