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Tuesday 15 August 2017
Powerchip posts EPS of NT$1.59 for 1H17
Contract chipmaker Powerchip Technology has announced net profits increased 17.6% on year to NT$3.63 billion (US$119.7 million) in the first half of 2017. EPS for the six-month period...
Tuesday 15 August 2017
Arcadyan, Sercomm shipping more optical broadband devices to Europe
Networking device makers Arcadyan Technology and Sercomm both have reported that demand for optical broadband devices from the telecom sector in Europe is still growing. The two companies...
Monday 14 August 2017
TSMC 12nm FinFET process ready for volume production in 4Q17, says report
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) will enter volume production of chips built using its 12nm FinFET process in the fourth quarter of 2017, according to a recent Chinese-language...
Monday 14 August 2017
Taiwan professor develops radar to track bee flying
A university researcher has developed a harmonic radar that can track flying of bees with body length of 1.5cm in an effort to study causes of disappearance of bees.
Monday 14 August 2017
Taiwan LCD TVs – 2Q 2017
Taiwan TV makers' shipments to some of their China-based clients were weakened by rising LCD panel prices in the second quarter of 2017, during which shipments to China's financially-troubled...
Friday 11 August 2017
Taiwan government to foster 30,000 startups in 3 years via direct investment
Taiwan's National Development Council (NDC) has decided to make direct investments in tech startups, instead of offering them subsidies as done in the past, aiming to build sound...
Friday 11 August 2017
Taiwan market: Top-3 telecom operators fare well in January-July period
Taiwan's top-three telecom operators - Chung Telecom (CHT), Taiwan Mobile (TWM) and Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) - were performing better than expected in the first seven...
Friday 11 August 2017
Taiwan market: Hojin introduces smartphone for seniors
Taiwan-based Hojin International (also known as iNO) has launched a new smartphone, the iNO S9, targeting the senior citizen market. The iNO S9 carries a price tag of NT$7,990 (US$...
Friday 11 August 2017
Taiwan-developed self-driving technologies reach Levels 1 and 2, says ARTC
Technologies so far developed by research and academic organizations in Taiwan for autonomous driving have reached only Level 1 and Level 2 as defined by the US National Highway Traffic...
Thursday 10 August 2017
TSMC July revenues fall to 3-month low
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) saw its July revenues fall to a three-month low of NT$71.61 billion (US$2.36 billion).
Thursday 10 August 2017
Taiwan market: Huawei introduces new products
Aiming to make significant inroads in the Taiwan market, Huawei has introduced an array of new products into the local market, including its Y7 smartphone, a new version P10 Plus,...
Thursday 10 August 2017
Taiwan market: HPE may regain title as No. 1 server brand in 2018
Artificial intelligence applications are not only driving scientific and technological developments, but also fueling the replacement of servers, prompting HPE, a spin-off from HP,...
Thursday 10 August 2017
Taiwan large-size LCD panels – 2Q 2017
The large-size LCD panel market has reached maturity, and no significant growths are expected for Taiwan's makers in 2017.
Thursday 10 August 2017
Taiwan IC industry output value drops in 2Q17, says TSIA
Taiwan's IC industry, consisting of designers, manufacturers, packaging and testing houses, generated output value of NT$572.6 billion (US$18.9 billion) in the second quarter of 2017,...
Thursday 10 August 2017
Oxford Instruments to expand R&D staff at ITRI
UK-based precision instrument maker Oxford Instruments on August 9 announced the expansion of its R&D staff stationed at the Taiwan government-sponsored Industrial Technology...