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Friday 30 November 2018
ASE reportedly to set up IC testing service center in Nanjing
ASE Technology Holding, the parent company of IC packagers Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) and Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL), plans to set up an IC testing service...
Thursday 29 November 2018
Taiwan cancels deadline for terminating nuclear power
The Taiwan government has had to abandon its plan to terminate nuclear power generation in 2025 after voters rejected the schedule in a recent referendum.
Thursday 29 November 2018
Academia-industry collaboration to boost Taiwan industrial upgrades
An academia-industry collaboration project backed by major research bodies in Taiwan and promoted by the country's Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) has borne significant...
Thursday 29 November 2018
Southeast Asia cannot replace China in manufacturing, says Pegatron chairman
It is unrealistic to think that Southeast Asia can completely replace China as the world's manufacturing hub, but an ecosystem of manufacturers spread across different countries will...
Thursday 29 November 2018
China PCB firms expand presence in auto sector
China-based PCB makers have stepped up efforts to grow their presence in the automotive electronics sector since their entry in 2017, according to industry sources.
Wednesday 28 November 2018
Intel CPU shortfalls may ease in 1Q19, benefiting Taiwan chip vendors
Taiwan-based IC design houses expect to see a new wave of orders from downstream PC and notebook clients before the Lunar New Year holidays in early February at the earliest, as the...
Wednesday 28 November 2018
Sharp Aquos zero to be available in Taiwan in January
Sharp plans to launch its first OLED-based flagship smartphone, Aquos zero, in the Taiwan market in January 2019 with its price to be announced later, according to an announcement...
Wednesday 28 November 2018
Chin-Poon to pursue profitability in 2019
Taiwan-based automotive PCB specialist Chin-Poon Industrial expects to return to profitability in 2019 as its major factory operations in Taoyuan, northern Taiwan are returning to...
Wednesday 28 November 2018
Acer reportedly looking to sell or disband StarVR
Acer's virtual reality (VR) HMD subsidiary StarVR, following its recent delisting from Taiwan's emerging stock market, reportedly may disband or be sold.
Tuesday 27 November 2018
Taiwan Mobile to offer Microsoft Azure Stack services
Microsoft Taiwan has partnered with telecom carrier Taiwan Mobile to provide its Azure Stack cloud computing services and assist local enterprises to transform their systems digita...
Tuesday 27 November 2018
High-end NOR flash supply remains tight, says Macronix chairman
The supply of high-end NOR flash memory chips continues to be tight though the supply of low-end ones has risen substantially to affect the chip prices, according to Macronix International...
Tuesday 27 November 2018
Demand for energy saving, management in Taiwan rising, says BenQ ESCO president
Due to growing awareness of the importance of cutting down on power consumption, the Taiwan market for energy saving and management solutions in 2018 is estimated at NT$14 billion...
Tuesday 27 November 2018
Taiwan makers to see monitor shipments rise in 2018, says Digitimes Research
Taiwan's monitor shipments grew 7.5% on year in the third quarter of 2018 and are expected to continue enjoying a similar level of on-year increase in the fourth quarter, according...
Tuesday 27 November 2018
China Electric Mfg eyes LED lighting demand from factories
Taiwan-based manufacturers' plans to move factories from China back home amid rising US-China trade tensions are bringing opportunities for installing LED lighting systems at newly...
Monday 26 November 2018
Taiwan LED lighting makers may benefit from US hiking import duty
As the US government imposed a 10% import tariff rate on more than 30 LED lighting product items manufactured in China on September 24, 2018 and plans to upwardly adjust the tariff...