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Friday 2 June 2017
Taiwan ICT industry gaining momentum with growing connected car technology investments
Consumers are connected anywhere and anytime through their smartphones or other mobile devices. They rely on that connectivity to get the latest information. Such a trend is spreading...
Friday 2 June 2017
Taiwan semiconductor production value to grow 3.5% in 2017
The production value of Taiwan's semiconductor industry is expected to amount to NT$2.4 trillion (US$79.74 billion) in 2017, up 3.5% from a year earlier, compared to 7.1% growth projected...
Friday 2 June 2017
Production value of Taiwan communication industry to dip 4% in 2017
The production value of Taiwan's communication industry, which includes handset products and overseas shipments of communication parts and components, is expected to reach NT$2.96...
Thursday 1 June 2017
MSI, Asustek to tie in 2017 gaming notebook shipments
As worldwide consumer demand for notebooks remains in decline, most PC brand vendors have turned their focuses to the gaming sector. Asustek Computer and Micro-Star International...
Thursday 1 June 2017
PTI increases stake in Tera Probe to nearly 60%
Taiwan-based Powertech Technology (PTI), which has struck a deal with Micron Technology to take up the US vendor's stake in Japan-based wafer testing specialist Tera Probe, has announced...
Thursday 1 June 2017
AUO showcasing high-efficiency PV modules at Intersolar Europe 2017
TFT-LCD panel maker AU Optronics (AUP) is exhibiting SunVivo and SunPrimo, high-efficiency 5-busbar PV modules made of 60 mono-Si solar cells and 60 poly-Si ones respectively, at...
Wednesday 31 May 2017
WinMate hopes to merge sales agents in North America
WinMate, a maker of ruggedized tablets, industrial panel PCs and digital signage hopes to merge with long-term sales agents in the North America market, according to the company.
Wednesday 31 May 2017
Taiwan 1Q17 economic growth estimated at 2.60%, says DGBAS
Taiwan's economic growth rate for the first quarter of 2017 is estimated at 2.60%, upward adjusted by 0.04pp from the preliminary estimate made in April 2017, according to the Directorate...
Wednesday 31 May 2017
Taiwan server shipment forecast and industry analysis, 2017
According to surveys and analyses conducted by Digitimes Research, revenues generated from sales of server motherboards, servers, storage systems and related network system equipment...
Tuesday 30 May 2017
Taiwan players expect AI to benefit PC hardware supply chain
Artificial intelligence (AI) and robots are both hot topics for Computex 2017 and will become focuses for the IT industry for the next several years. Taiwan's PC and server supply...
Tuesday 30 May 2017
The enterprise platform revolution of 2017: An opportunity for Taiwan vendors to take the lead
With all the overcooked buzz about mobility, IoT and other consumer-oriented market speak, it is easy to forget the less sexy, but far more profitable and strategically important...
Tuesday 30 May 2017
Welcome to Computex 2017: New friends, renewed rivalries
After several years where players in a post-mature PC industry have been more concerned about making sure they clear out inventory rather than consistently introducing new innovations...
Friday 26 May 2017
Taiwan market: Smartphone shipments decline sharply in April
Shipments of smartphones in the Taiwan market totaled 543,000 units in April, down nearly 10% from the previous month and 20% from a year earlier period, according to data compiled...
Thursday 25 May 2017
E Ink, Japan Display co-develop LTPS e-paper
E Ink Holdings (EIH) has revealed it has developed e-paper displays based on LTPS backplanes provided by Japan Display. Such e-paper displays have resolutions of 400ppi (pixels per...
Wednesday 24 May 2017
Taiwan market: Samsung Pay launched
Samsung Electronics formally launched Samsung Pay on May 23 in Taiwan after a three-week trial operation of the smartphone-based e-payment services in cooperation with seven local...