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Tuesday 27 January 2015
Demand for fine-pitch LED display panels growing, but prices will fall, say Taiwan makers
Global demand for fine-pitch LED display panels grew on year by 70% in 2014 and is estimated to hike at a CAGR of 110% during 2014-2018, but prices are expected to drop in 2015 due...
Tuesday 27 January 2015
Digitimes Research: Korea makers to expand AMOLED production capacity 36% in 2015
The global AMOLED panel industry saw an over 10% on-year decline in sales revenue during 2014 largely due to lagging sales from Samsung Display. Despite the decline, Korea makers...
Tuesday 27 January 2015
Taiwan solar cell makers set to lose US market
Taiwan-based solar cell makers are poised to lose the US market in 2015, as a result of anti-dumping tariffs to be imposed on them starting from February.
Monday 26 January 2015
USITC upholds findings that China and Taiwan PV makers have been dumping their products, says TrendForce
The US International Trade Commission (USITC) has officially voted to uphold the findings that China and Taiwan PV manufacturers have been dumping their products. The tariffs against...
Monday 26 January 2015
Taiwan December manufacturing production index up on month, year, says MOEA
Taiwan recorded manufacturing production index (2011 as base year) of 111.45 for December 2014, increasing by 3.74% on month and by 7.29% on year, according to statistics released...
Monday 26 January 2015
SanDisk reportedly looking for mobile DRAM supplier
SanDisk is reportedly looking for a partner in Taiwan to secure a steady supply of mobile DRAM memory, with Nanya Technology being identified as the target.
Monday 26 January 2015
Some Taiwan solar cell makers lower prices to maintain orders
Some Taiwan-based crystalline silicon solar cell makers, due to a fear of losing competitiveness in the US market arising from anti-dumping tariffs being levied at an average rate...
Monday 26 January 2015
About 70% of Taiwan PV makers to temporarily quit US market due to ITC judgment
The US International Trade Commission (ITC) has judged that imported PV products from China and Taiwan have been substantially detrimental to the US PV industry and consequently,...
Monday 26 January 2015
Still aiming at growth in PC market: Q&A with Lenovo Taiwan president Justin Liang
Lenovo, which had the fourth-largest market share next to Asustek Computer, Acer and Apple in the Taiwan notebook market in 2014, aims at a 2-digit market share through focusing on...
Monday 26 January 2015
Taiwan market: Acer aims at 2-digit on-year growth in 1Q15 revenues
Acer aims to see its first-quarter 2015 revenues in the Taiwan market increase by double-digits on year, according to Acer Taiwan general manager Tony Huang.
Monday 26 January 2015
Taiwan 4Q14 international Internet bandwidth rises to 1.437Tbps, says TWNIC
Taiwan's direct Internet connections with 17 countries (including Hong Kong and Macao) reached a total bandwidth of 1.437Tbps as of the end of the fourth quarter of 2014, increasing...
Monday 26 January 2015
North America semiconductor equipment industry posts book-to-bill ratio of 0.98 in December, says SEMI
North America-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted US$1.37 billion in orders worldwide in December 2014 (three-month average basis) and a book-to-bill ratio of 0.98,...
Friday 23 January 2015
Taiwan market: LG expects 20% sales growth in home electronics segment in 2015
LG Electronics estimates it will see 20% on-year sales revenue growth in the Taiwan home electronics market driven by sales of refrigerators and washing machines, according to the...
Friday 23 January 2015
Taiwan market: iPhone 6 devices record largest market share in December
Buoyed by continued strong sales of iPhone 6 devices, Apple ranked as the top smartphone vendor in the Taiwan market in December both in terms of sales value and volume, according...
Friday 23 January 2015
Taiwan solar cell makers need to evaluate costs of moving production abroad, says Gintech president
Many Taiwan-based crystalline silicon solar cell makers have been mulling relocating some of their production capacities abroad to evade US anti-dumping tariffs at an average rate...