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Tuesday 24 March 2015
Picosun and NCTU establish joint ALD research facility in Taiwan
National Chiao Tung University (NCTU), Taiwan, and Picosun Oy, a provider of atomic layer deposition (ALD) solutions for global industries, have established a joint industrial ALD...
Monday 23 March 2015
Taiwan February manufacturing production index down on month, up on year, says MOEA
Taiwan recorded manufacturing production index (2011 as base year) of 91.59 for February 2015, decreasing by 16.69% on month but increasing by 3.55% on year, according to statistics...
Monday 23 March 2015
Taiwan February unemployment rate down on month, year, says DGBAS
Taiwan had 428,000 jobless citizens in February 2015, equivalent to an unemployment rate of 3.69% which dropped by 0.02 percentage point on month and by 0.40 percentage point on year,...
Monday 23 March 2015
Taiwan LED makers ask for PSS price cuts
As PSS (patterned sapphire substrate) makers have been expanding production capacities, PSS supply has significantly increased and therefore Taiwan-based LED epitaxial wafer and chip...
Monday 23 March 2015
Taiwan solar cell makers lower prices
Significantly decreased global demand has pressed Taiwan-based crystalline silicon solar cell makers to lower quotes from an average level of US$0.30-0.32/W for polycrystalline silicon...
Monday 23 March 2015
Taiwan attracts foreign direct investment of nearly US$749 million in January-February, says MOEA
Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) approved 499 foreign direct investment projects (except from China) with a total value of US$748.85 million in January-February 2015,...
Monday 23 March 2015
Acer Octon seeking cooperation with top-3 telecom carriers in North America
Acer Octon, a joint venture established in November 2014 by Taiwan-based IT vendor Acer and US-based multimedia application developer Octon, will soon announce the outcomes of talks...
Monday 23 March 2015
Taiwan sees decreased February export order value, says MOEA
Taiwan received export orders worth US$29.89 billion in total in February 2015, decreasing 23.4% on month and 2.7% on year, according to statistics released by the Ministry of Economic...
Monday 23 March 2015
Taiwan to cut power pricing 7.34%, says MOEA
Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) will have state-run Taiwan Power Company reduce electricity prices from an average rate of NT$3.1139 (US$0.099)/kWh currently to NT$2.8852/kWh,...
Monday 23 March 2015
Taiwan market: LG launch curved LG G Flex 2
LG Electronics has unveiled its new flagship smartphone, the LG G Flex 2, in the Taiwan market, and it will be available starting April 1.
Monday 23 March 2015
Sony to reduce TV and smartphone orders to Taiwan production partners
In the wake of continued slow sales of its LCD and smartphone products, Sony is expected to lower the sales ratio of low-margin products and thus will adjust its outsourcing policy,...
Friday 20 March 2015
Taiwan semiconductor makers unaffected by water shortages
Taiwan-based chipmakers including foundries Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and United Microelectronics (UMC), memory maker Inotera Memories, and IC packaging house...
Friday 20 March 2015
Taiwan government lab announces self-powered solution for IoT
Taiwan's National Nano Device Laboratories (NDL) has developed a self-powered solution designed for the Internet of Things (IoT).
Friday 20 March 2015
Taiwan market: Server shipments in 2014 valued at NT$11.11 billion, says IDC
Servers shipped in the Taiwan market in 2014 were worth NT$11.11 billion (US$352 million), growing 18.3% on year. NT$8.88 billion or 79.9% was due to brand vendors and NT$2.23 billion...
Friday 20 March 2015
Taiwan panel makers concerned about water restrictions
Panel makers in Taiwan are calling on the Taiwan government to loosen restrictions on new policies geared toward reducing water supply out of concern that operations will be affect...