Taiwan's United Microelectronics (UMC) is set to expand its production capacity at its wafer fabs in Taiwan and China, and will enhance R&D for specialty process technologies,...

Sales of tablets in the Taiwan markets are expected to decline 14% on year to 1.2 million units in 2015 due to dwindling demand and impact from the rising popularity of large-size...

China-based Huawei has launched its P8 lite smartphone in the Taiwan market in cooperation with Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET). Huawei aims to ship over 100,000 units of the...

First-tier PC vendors reportedly are seeing serious inventory issues in Europe and may try to digest stocks by offering price cuts. At the same time, some channel retailers are reacting...

Taiwan reported total export value of US$25.63 billion for May 2015, increasing 9.1% on month but decreasing 3.8% on year, while the corresponding total import value of US$20.21 billion...

Small-size Taiwan-based PV solar makers and trading companies engaged in exports of solar cells or PV modules to Europe are not likely to apply for exemption from the anti-circumvention...

Sales of smart wearable devices in the Taiwan market, including branded products from Asustek Computer, have been lower than expected, according to market sources.

Orders for crystalline silicon solar cells and PV modules from Europe have decreased significantly and this is possibly due to negative impact of the European Union's (EU) decision...

Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) has acquired two new factory buildings nearby its operations in the Nantze Export Processing Zone, Kaohsiung, southern Taiwan, for a total...

Taiwan's May 2015 consumer price index (CPI) of 103.14 (2011 as base year) increased 0.24% on month but decreased 0.73% on year, while the corresponding wholesale price index (WPI)...

Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) has been testing G.fast, a DSL standard, and will launch G.fast broadband Internet-access services at a download speed of 300Mbps in September 2015, according...

Fast growth in cloud computing and Big Data analysis is expected to drive demand for Blu-ray discs in 2016, according to Taiwan-based blank optical disc makers.

Japan-based semiconductor maker Rohm will start mass producing a power-saving motor controller for white appliances for emerging markets in October. The product will be manufactured...

Germany-based embedded PC module maker Congatec has announced it will establish an R&D center in Taiwan. The facility will be the company's first R&D center in Asia and the...

Although the overall adoption of prepaid electric metering is expected to increase thanks to increased acceptance by both utilities and customers, the trend is playing out differently...