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Wednesday 28 September 2016
Taiwan IC distributors 4Q16 sales to increase
Fourth-quarter revenues at Taiwan-based IC distributors including WPG, WT Microelectronics and Answer Technology (ANStek) will be driven by a seasonal pick-up in demand for smartphones...
Wednesday 28 September 2016
JDI may release shares to Sharp, says paper
Japan Display (JDI), an LCD panel supplier for Apple, may release a portion of its shares to Sharp, now a subsidiary of Foxconn Electronics, allowing Foxconn to indirectly land display...
Wednesday 28 September 2016
TSMC orders equipment for NT$2.32 billion
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has purchased machinery equipment from Advanced Thermal Sciences (ATS), Tokyo Electron and Applied Materials for a total of NT$2.32...
Wednesday 28 September 2016
PTI buys wafer-level packaging equipment
Packaging and testing company Powertech Technology has purchased wafer-level packaging equipment from Ultratech SE Asia for NT$544 million (US$17 million), according to a company...
Wednesday 28 September 2016
Taiwan market: Asustek Computer to launch ZenBook 3 series
Asustek Computer will launch the ultra-thin notebook series ZenBook 3 in the Taiwan market at retail prices from NT$48,000 (US$1,527) to nearly NT$70,000 on September 29, according...
Tuesday 27 September 2016
Taiwan August manufacturing production index up on month, year, says MOEA
Taiwan recorded manufacturing production index (2011 as base year) of 112.50 for August 2016, increasing 2.27% on month and 8.35% on year, according to statistics released by the...
Tuesday 27 September 2016
Kenmec secures more than NT$3 billion worth of automation equipment orders, says report
Kenmec Mechanical Engineering has a backlog of orders totaling more than NT$3 billion (US$95.5 million) on strong orders for automation equipment from China and Taiwan, according...
Tuesday 27 September 2016
Taiwan market: Xiaomi launches Redmi Note 4
Xiaomi Technology has launched its Redmi Note 4 smartphone in the Taiwan market, priced at NT$5,999 (US$191) unlocked.
Tuesday 27 September 2016
Chilisin signs NT$3.5 billion syndicated loan
Chilisin Electronics, which manufactures inductors and power chokes, has announced the signing of a NT$3.5 billion (US$111.4 million) syndicated loan agreement with 10 local banks...
Tuesday 27 September 2016
Micron CEO visits Taiwan to meet Formosa executives
Micron Technology CEO Mark Durcan has paid a visit to Taiwan to meet executives at Formosa Plastics Group (FPG) raising speculation that Micron's planned acquisition of Inotera Memories...
Monday 26 September 2016
Taiwan 2Q16 TFT-LCD production value up on quarter, down on year, says PIDA
Taiwan-based TFT-LCD panel makers generated total production value of NT$164.135 billion (US$5.13 billion) in the second quarter of 2016, increasing 1.90% on quarter but decreasing...
Monday 26 September 2016
Nvidia GTC 2016 shows artificial intelligence innovations
Nvidia's GPU Technology Conference (GTC) 2016 opened on September 21 in Taiwan, with over 2,000 visitors' participating on the first day. During the conference, Nvidia CEO Jen-Hsun...
Monday 26 September 2016
Taiwan market: Lite-On Technology to supply over 150,000 LED street lamps
Lite-On Technology has won several Taiwan local governments' open-bid procurements of over 150,000 LED street lamps to become the largest supplier, followed by Everlight Electronics...
Friday 23 September 2016
Taiwan market: Taiwan Mobile signs pact with Tesla
Taiwan Mobile (TWM) has entered an agreement with Tesla to cooperate in the B2B connected car market in Taiwan, according to company president James Jeng.
Friday 23 September 2016
Taiwan market: NCC urges smooth shift from 2G to 3G/4G
As Taiwan's operating licenses for GSM 2G mobile communication will expire June 30, 2017 and 2G services will end beginning July 1, 2017, the National Communications Commission (NCC)...