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Thursday 16 April 2015
PC ODMs expect to obtain orders at losses in 2H15
As vendors are conservative about global PC demand and have launched more inexpensive models, they will select ODMs with the lowest quotes to maintain thin profitability in the second...
Thursday 16 April 2015
SEMI reports 2014 semiconductor photomask sales of US$3.2 billion
SEMI has reported that the worldwide semiconductor photomask market was US$3.2 billion in 2014 and is forecast to reach US$3.4 billion in 2016.
Wednesday 15 April 2015
Digitimes Research: Japan LED lighting penetration in 2015 to reach 78.6%
Demand for all types of lighting products in the Japan market in 2015 is estimated at a total value of JPY646 billion (US$5.39 billion) and LED lighting will account for 78.6% (penetration),...
Wednesday 15 April 2015
Samsung Taiwan mobile business head to resign
Andy Tu, general manager of Samsung's mobile communication business in Taiwan, will step down at the end of May for personal reasons, Samsung Taiwan has announced.
Wednesday 15 April 2015
First-tier China PV module firms ask for Taiwan cell supplies on credit
Some first-tier China-based PV module firms have asked Taiwan solar cell makers to supply products on credit from, and the suppliers are considering whether to accept the requests,...
Tuesday 14 April 2015
Taiwan market: Chunghwa Telecom reaches 2 million 4G users
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) on April 14 announced that 4G mobile communication subscriptions have reached two million, the highest among 4G operators in Taiwan.
Tuesday 14 April 2015
Taiwan should not be discouraged by not being founding member of AIIB, says Stan Shih
Commenting on Taiwan not being able to become a founding member of Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) led by protests from the China government, Acer founder Stan Shih said...
Monday 13 April 2015
Taiwan supply chain makers hope for increased adoption of force touch solutions
With Apple's adoption of force touch technology onto the trackpad of its new MacBook, related component makers hope the trend will prompt other notebook vendors to adopt the solutions...
Friday 10 April 2015
Taiwan server shipment forecast and industry analysis, 2015
The server market did not perform well in 2014 though rising demand from Internet data centers (IDCs) and China brands helped global shipments (measured by motherboards) grow 7.1%...
Friday 10 April 2015
ASE building water reclamation plant
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) is constructing a water reclamation plant in Kaohsiung, southern Taiwan, with a total investment reaching as high as NT$1.15 billion (US$37...
Friday 10 April 2015
Taiwan market: Digital camera sales expected to drop 10% in 2015, says Canon
There were 629,000 digital cameras sold in the Taiwan market in 2014, slipping 32.6% on year, and the volume in 2015 will drop 10% to 566,000 units, according to vice president Jesse...
Thursday 9 April 2015
TSMC to construct Fab 15 Phase 5 facility starting May
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) will break ground for the fifth phase construction of its 12-inch wafer plant in central Taiwan in May, according to industry sour...
Thursday 9 April 2015
TEEMA chairman expects 10-20% growth in electric vehicle industry scale each year; optimistic about Taiwan supply chain
While participating in an Automobile show in Taiwan, Taiwan Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers' Association (TEEMA) chairman and chairman of Foxlink Guo Tai-qiang noted that...
Thursday 9 April 2015
Display makers showcase technologies at Finetech Japan
The Finetech Japan exhibition is running from April 8-10 in Tokyo, featuring technologies from display makers including 98-inch 8K displays from China-based BOE.
Thursday 9 April 2015
Acer partners with Taiwan venture fund AppWorks for IoT business
Acer has announced it will cooperate with Taiwan-based venture fund AppWorks, combining Acer's Build Your Own Cloud (BYOC) platform with AppWorks' resources to incubate start-up companies...