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Tuesday 11 July 2017
Advantech sees growing June revenues thanks to contribution from Northeast Asia and emerging markets
Advantech has announced consolidated revenues of NT$4.37 billion (US$145.96 million) for June, growing 19% from May's NT$3.67 billion and 12.34% from June 2016's NT$3.89 billion,...
Tuesday 11 July 2017
Asustek 2Q17 revenues drop
Asustek Computer's June consolidated revenues reached NT$38.9 billion (US$1.3 billion), up 24% on month but down 8% on year. The company's revenues in the second quarter of 2017 also...
Tuesday 11 July 2017
China graphics card vendors eyeing cryptocurrency business opportunity
The growing cryptocurrency market has created shortages of AMD-based graphics cards and tight supply of Nvidia's GPUs. But Taiwan- and China-based graphics card players are taking...
Monday 10 July 2017
Taiwan to upgrade digital infrastructure
The Taiwan government, under its four-year (2017-2021) Infrastructure Development Program, has announced a plan to upgrade the country's digital infrastructure with a total budget...
Monday 10 July 2017
Taiwan market: New profit-sharing scheme needed for TV operators and content providers
A friction between Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) and content providers for profit-sharing on content delivered through CHT's MOD (multimedia-on-demand) platform has become an issue involving...
Monday 10 July 2017
Taiwan Mobile starts charity crowdfunding for setting up rooftop PV system
Mobile telecom carrier Taiwan Mobile (TWM) has announced a partnership with crowdfunding platform operator Sunny Founder for a project to set up a rooftop PV system at a center taking...
Monday 10 July 2017
Frankfurt ISC 2017 post-show European high end computing adventure: a place in Taiwan for it?
Half a month in late-June European heatwave may make Computex-time Taipei feel actually comfortable; however there was a good reason this time to endure the heat – the ISC 2017...
Monday 10 July 2017
Taiwan taps deeper into US market with advanced automotive electronics
Taiwan's auto parts industry is gaining significant growth momentum for shipments to the US, now the industry's largest export outlet, as some American high-tech heavyweights are...
Monday 10 July 2017
Giga Sola Materials wins initial patent war against Heraeus in Taiwan
Taiwan's Intellectual Property Court on July 7 decided to reject charges filed by a Germany-based Heraeus' affiliate against Taiwan-based PV conductive paste maker Giga Solar Materials...
Monday 10 July 2017
Taiwan sees increased June export value, says MOF
Taiwan recorded total export value of US$25.83 billion for June 2017, increasing 1.2% on month and 13.0% on year, while the corresponding total import value of US$20.00 billion decreased...
Friday 7 July 2017
Taiwan to create AI innovation ecosystem
Taiwan's Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) has set aside a 5-year budget of NT$5 billion (US$165 million) specifically for developing AI (artificial intelligence) core technologies...
Friday 7 July 2017
Taiwan PCB firms post revenue growth in June
HDI PCB manufacturer Compeq Manufacturing, and flexible PCB specialists Zhen Ding Technology and Flexium Interconnect all enjoyed revenue growth in June.
Friday 7 July 2017
Covestro Taiwan plant is major TPU production site in Asia
The Changhua Site of Covestro (Taiwan) celebrated its 10th anniversary recently as the site has become the largest production base for Covestro's thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU)...
Friday 7 July 2017
Taiwan makers to introduce UV-C LED products in 2H17
Prices for low-power (0.2W) UV-C LED devices have dropped from US$7-8 in 2016 to US$2-3 currently due to improved yield rates thanks to technological improvements. Consequently, Taiwan-based...
Friday 7 July 2017
Taiwan IC design houses seeing orders ramp-up from China smartphone sector
A ramp-up of orders from China's smartphone sector will buoy revenues at Taiwan-based IC design houses, particularly those specializing in LCD driver ICs, wireless charging solutions...