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Friday 18 August 2017
Simplo expects dramatic growth in electric bicycle battery business
Battery module maker Simplo Technology expects its shipments for electric bicycles to grow over 100% on year in 2017 and will rise another 75% in 2018. Company chairman Raymond Sung...
Friday 18 August 2017
Taiwan market: Acer subsidiary to sell tablets for the elderly
Acer's subsidiary Grandpad, which focuses on designing tablets for elderly users, has chosen Taiwan as the second market for its products.
Friday 18 August 2017
UL Taiwan amid first-round IEC 62619:2017 labs
Underwriters Laboratories (UL) Taiwan has disclosed its battery testing lab is among the certification body testing laboratories undertaking testing and certification for IEC 62619:2017...
Thursday 17 August 2017
Commentary: Taiwan faces challenges in energy transition
Taiwan has set a policy to create a "nuclear-free homeland," aiming to phase out nuclear power generation by 2025, increase renewable energy and decrease coal-fueled power. However,...
Wednesday 16 August 2017
ASE output hit by power outage
A sudden massive blackout took place in Taiwan on August 15 which hit Advanced Semiconductor Engineering's (ASE) plants in Kaohsiung. The incident will likely result in losses of...
Wednesday 16 August 2017
Electric car vendor Thunder Power to build plants in Taiwan
Hong Kong-based Thunder Power Holding has announced a new electric car in Taiwan and has also recently signed a letter of intent with a local government to establish plants for battery...
Wednesday 16 August 2017
Taiwan science ministry to enforce 4-year AI chips research project
Taiwan's Ministry of Science and Technology has decided to implement a four-year "Semiconductor Moonshot Project" to encourage university professors to lead students in researching...
Wednesday 16 August 2017
Toshiba says court order will not affect memory operations
Toshiba has been ordered by a US court to resume Western Digital's access to certain Toshiba's databases, but this order will not affect the operations of its memory chip unit - Toshiba...
Wednesday 16 August 2017
Taiwan market: Sharp intros Aquos S2
Sharp has introduced its new Aquos S2-series smartphones in the Taiwan market targeting the mid-tier to high-end segment.
Wednesday 16 August 2017
Taiwan market: Garmin launches smart bands
Garmin has partnered with pharmaceuticals distributor Chunghwa Yuming Healthcare for launching vivo series smart wrist bands, mainly vivosmart 3, vivofit jr and vivosmart HR, in the...
Wednesday 16 August 2017
Free Bionics enters Japan market with motion assistance robot
Taiwan-based wearable motion assistance robot developer Free Bionics has recently signed contracts with medical equipment distributor USCI Japan for it to promote its robots to major...
Tuesday 15 August 2017
Taiwan Chelic 2Q17 revenues rise 58% sequentially
Pneumatic automation component maker Taiwan Chelic has reported its second-quarter 2017 consolidated revenues reached NT$418 million (US$14.09 million), up 58.33% sequentially, with...
Tuesday 15 August 2017
Commentary: Consolidation of Taiwan solar supply chain badly needed
The integration of the supply chain of Taiwan's solar cell industry is a pressing job, as it is increasingly difficult for makers to survive volatile market situations and ever-expanding...
Tuesday 15 August 2017
Robust silicon wafer, photoresist demand to boost Topco revenues in 3Q17
IC materials distributor Topco Scientific is expected to report brisk sales results for the third quarter of 2017 thanks to strong demand for silicon wafers and photoresists, according...
Tuesday 15 August 2017
SPIL to invest US$25 million in China
Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL) has announced plans to invest indirectly a total of US$25 million in its newly-established wholly-owned subsidiary in China. Named Siliconware...