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Friday 13 February 2015
Taiwan handsets – 4Q 2014
Smartphone shipments from Taiwan's brand vendors and manufacturers broke the 20-million mark in the fourth quarter of 2014, buoyed by strong demand from the end market and OEM clie...
Friday 13 February 2015
Taiwan market: Fixed-line Internet-access speeds in 2014 same as advertised levels, says NCC
Fixed-line broadband Internet-access speeds in Taiwan in 2014 were found to generally meet levels advertised by operators, with average download speeds reaching 93.3-110.3% of claimed...
Friday 13 February 2015
Taiwan science park revenues up 6.28% on year in 2014, says MOST
The three science parks developed and operated by the government in Taiwan: Hsinchu Science Park (HSP), Southern Taiwan Science Park (STSP) and Central Taiwan Science Park (CTSP),...
Friday 13 February 2015
Taiwan makers lose top spot for Ultra HD TV panel shipments in 2014
Following a 76% share in the global Ultra HD (4K) TV display segment in 2013 to hold the number one spot, Taiwan makers fell behind Korea-based panel makers Samsung Display and LG...
Friday 13 February 2015
Taiwan LCD monitors – 4Q 2014
The PC market woes could still be felt by LCD monitor makers, who continued to see demand undermined by that for other ICT products, particularly the smartphone, during the fourth...
Friday 13 February 2015
Inspection tool maker HMI to open new plant
Hermes Microvision (HMI), which provides electron beam (e-beam) inspection tools and solutions for the production of semiconductors, will complete the construction of its new plant...
Friday 13 February 2015
Taiwan market: Huawei to beef up marketing for mobile devices
China-based vendor Huawei will strengthen the marketing for its smartphones and tablets in the Taiwan market by deepening its cooperation with retail channels and setting up an online...
Thursday 12 February 2015
Taiwan market: Projector shipments up in 4Q14, says IDC
There were 21,898 projectors shipped in the Taiwan market during the fourth quarter of 2013, increasing 3% on quarter and 2.2% on year, according to IDC Taiwan.
Thursday 12 February 2015
Asustek to launch motherboards with USB 3.1 at end of February
Asustek Computer will take the initiative to launch motherboard with support for USB 3.1 at the end of February, according to Taiwan-based supply chain makers.
Thursday 12 February 2015
PV installation capacity in Japan may fall in 2015, 2016
As the Japan government is set to reduce feed-in tariffs for PV power-generating stations with installation capacities of at least 10KWp from JYP32 (US$0.27)/kWh currently to JPY25-29/kWh...
Thursday 12 February 2015
Digitimes Research: Taiwan ODMs see LCD monitor shipments decrease in 4Q14
Taiwan-based ODMs shipped 21.90 million LCD monitors in the fourth quarter of 2014, decreasing 1.2% sequentially and 10.5% on year, according to Digitimes Research.
Wednesday 11 February 2015
Japan vendors to ship 34.7 million digital cameras in 2015, says CIPA
Japan-based vendors are expected to ship 34.7 million digital cameras in 2015, decreasing 20% on year, according to Japan's Camera & Imaging Products Association (CIPA).
Wednesday 11 February 2015
Digitimes Research: Taiwan 4Q14 small- to medium-size panel shipments up sequentially
Taiwan-based TFT-LCD panel makers shipped 356.472 million small- to medium-size panels in the fourth quarter of 2014, growing 8.1% on quarter but dipping 3.3% on year, according to...
Wednesday 11 February 2015
TSMC posts record revenues for January 2015
Consolidated revenues at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) increased 25.3% sequentially and 69.4% from a year ago to NT$87.12 billion (US$2.76 billion) in January...
Tuesday 10 February 2015
Taiwan market: NCC to release 2600MHz band units for 4G in 3Q15
Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) will release 2600MHz frequency band units for operating 4G mobile communication services through open-bid competition in the third...