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Monday 21 November 2016
Foxconn Group to ship over 30 million Luna phones in 2016, says paper
The Foxconn Group is expected to ship over 30 million Luna-branded smartphones in Korea and Indonesia in 2016, targeting the medium- to high-end segments, according to a Chinese-language...
Monday 21 November 2016
Booming notebook orders to last until 1Q17, say Taiwan makers
Shipments of notebooks from Taiwan-based ODMs will remain strong in the first quarter of 2017 as some brand vendors have been pulling in more orders on short supply of some key components,...
Friday 18 November 2016
Taiwan large-size LCD panels – 3Q 2016
Shortages in the large-size panel market sent prices climbing and device vendors stocking up extra panel inventory in the third quarter of 2016. But demand for large-size panels will...
Friday 18 November 2016
ASE-SPIL merger still under review in China and US
A proposed merger between Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) and Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL) is still being reviewed by anti-trust authorities in China and the US...
Friday 18 November 2016
China investment funds wooing Taiwan IC vendors
More semiconductor investment funds backed by local governments in China have stepped up their contact with Taiwan-based IC vendors, aiming to lure them to establish IC-design companies...
Thursday 17 November 2016
TUV NORD provides complete supply chain solutions to help Taiwan makers grasp automobile electronics opportunities
In response to the rapid advancement and increasingly sophisticated functions of automobile electronic systems, ISO 26262 standard, which was released in 2011, provides a complete...
Thursday 17 November 2016
Taiwan FTC OKs ASE-SPIL merger
Taiwan's Fair Trade Commission (FTC) has approved the proposed merger between Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) and Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL).
Wednesday 16 November 2016
Taiwan IC production value to fall 4.8% in 4Q16, says IEK
Taiwan's IC production value is forecast to decline 4.8% sequentially to NT$627.7 billion (US$19.8 billion) in the fourth quarter of 2016, according to the Industrial Economics and...
Wednesday 16 November 2016
Proportion of notebooks for single-spindle models to rise significantly in 2017, say Taiwan makers
Based on notebook vendors' RFQ (request for quotation) for models to be launched in 2017, the proportion of 15-inch and above notebooks for single-spindle models without built-in...
Wednesday 16 November 2016
TSMC orders NT$2.4 billion worth of facility equipment for Nanjing site
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has disclosed its Nanjing subsidiary has ordered facility equipment from Taiwan Puritic and L&K Engineering (Suzhou) totaling...
Tuesday 15 November 2016
Taiwan Chinsan reports strong earnings for 3Q16
Capacitor maker Taiwan Chinsan Electronic Industrial has reported net profits of NT$196 million (US$6.153 million) for the third quarter of 2016, increasing 83.17% from a quarter...
Tuesday 15 November 2016
Taiwan small- to mid-size LCD panels – 3Q 2016
The small- to medium-size LCD panel market saw shortages in the third quarter as makers reduced their capacity for the segment. But supply will improve in the fourth quarter as demand...
Monday 14 November 2016
Fujifilm to open new plant for advanced IC materials in Taiwan
Fujifilm has announced that its semiconductor business subsidiary, Fujifilm Electronic Materials, will launch the operation of its third plant in Taiwan in late November. The new...
Monday 14 November 2016
Taiwan IC design houses to benefit from strong smartphone shipments by Oppo, Vivo
Taiwan-based IC design houses, including MediaTek, FocalTech Systems and Global Mixed-mode Technology (GMT), are to see their shipments gain a boost in 2017 due to increasing orders...
Monday 14 November 2016
Digitimes Research: Smartphone shipments by Taiwan makers lower than expected in 3Q16
Shipments of smartphones by Taiwan-based brand vendors and handset ODMs declined 35% on year to 12.36 million units in the third quarter of 2016, according to data compiled by Digitimes...