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Friday 20 March 2015
Digitimes Research: Taiwan on-cell touch panel shipments to see strong growth, yet offer little profit
Taiwan panel makers have been aggressively promoting their on-cell touch panels and quotes for a 5-inch HD (1280 by 720) on-cell touch panel already dropped to about US$10-12 in early...
Friday 20 March 2015
Sony Mobile to reach revised smartphone shipment target for fiscal 2014, say Taiwan makers
Sony Mobile Communications saw its smartphone shipments increase 20.2% sequentially to 11.9 million units in the fourth quarter of 2014, bringing combined shipments for the first...
Friday 20 March 2015
Taiwan market: 171,126 printers shipped in 4Q14, says IDC
There were 171,126 printers shipped in the Taiwan market during the fourth quarter of 2014, increasing 2% on quarter but decreasing 6% on year, according to IDC Taiwan.
Friday 20 March 2015
Global graphics card shipments in 1Q15 to fall 20-25%, say Taiwan vendors
Global graphics card shipments in the first quarter of 2015 are expected to decrease on quarter by 20-25% due to stagnant demand for PCs. Shipments in the second quarter will continue...
Thursday 19 March 2015
Taiwan market: Epson launches color image scanner Epson Perfection V800 Photo
Seiko Epson has launched Epson Perfection V800 Photo, a flatbed color image scanner, in the Taiwan market at a recommended retail price of NT$29,990 (US$952).
Wednesday 18 March 2015
Global semiconductor equipment sales rise 18% in 2014, says SEMI
SEMI has reported that worldwide sales of semiconductor manufacturing equipment totaled US$37.5 billion in 2014, representing a year-over-year increase of 18%.
Wednesday 18 March 2015
Taiwan white-box server makers land orders from Apple
Apple has joined the Facebook-established Open Compute Project in line with its plans to set up new cloud data centers and replace servers used in existing data centers. Some Taiwan-based...
Tuesday 17 March 2015
Gigabyte announces financial results for 2014
Gigabyte Technology's board of directors has approved its financial results for 2014, with consolidated operating income of NT$54.54 billion (US$1.72 billion), net profits before...
Tuesday 17 March 2015
Led by commercial systems, 9% of solar PV systems in North America will have storage attached in 2018, says IHS
Approximately 9% of solar photovoltaic (PV) systems in North America will include attached storage in 2018. Led by commercial systems, 700 megawatts (MW) of PV systems with energy...
Tuesday 17 March 2015
Taiwan market: Sony Mobile launches stainless steel SmartWatch 3
Sony Mobile Communications has launched the stainless steel version of its SmartWatch 3 in the Taiwan market priced at NT$9,990 (US$315).
Tuesday 17 March 2015
Taiwan market: HTC delays delivery of HTC One M9, says paper
HTC has delayed the delivery of its new flagship model, the HTC One M9, at its exclusive retail shops and online shop in the Taiwan market, citing the delay was caused by an upgrade...
Monday 16 March 2015
VAIO expected to become strong competitor to Sony in smartphone industry
Japan-based notebook brand vendor VAIO, originally Sony's notebook department that was later sold to investment firm Japan Industrial Partners (JIP), has recently launched a VAIO...
Monday 16 March 2015
Digitimes Research: Taiwan top foundries combined revenues to rise 38.6% in 1Q15
Taiwan's top-three IC foundries will see their combined revenues increase 38.6% from a year earlier in the first quarter of 2015, according to Digitimes Research.
Monday 16 March 2015
China PV module makers may begin withdrawal from MIP
With the European Union (EU) deciding to remove three China-based PV module makers from the Minimum Import Price (MIP) framework for suspected circumvention of minimum import pricing...
Monday 16 March 2015
Taiwan market: TWM to begin contract-bundled sale of HTC One M9
Taiwan Mobile (TWM), one of the five 4G mobile telecom carriers in Taiwan, on March 16 announced the sale of HTC One M9, a flagship smartphone offered by Taiwan-based vendor HTC,...