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Monday 29 August 2016
TSMC orders equipment for NT$21.3 billion
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) purchased machinery equipment from Ebara, ASML and Applied Materials for a total of NT$21.3 billion (US$669.7 million), according...
Monday 29 August 2016
TOK steps up investment in Taiwan
Tokyo Ohka Kogyo (TOK) is looking to expand its investment in Taiwan, which will become the Japan-based vendor's production hub for the East Asia market, according to the manufacturer...
Monday 29 August 2016
Formosa Sun Energy wins EPC contract for setting up 4MWp rooftop PV systems in southern Taiwan
Formosa Sun Energy has won an open-bid project from the government of Chiayi City, southern Taiwan, to set up rooftop PV systems with total installation capacity of 4MWp in the city,...
Friday 26 August 2016
Glass substrates in tight supply in 3Q16, says Corning Taiwan president
Global supply of glass substrates for making display panels is tight in the third quarter of 2016 and this will help slow declines in glass substrate price, according to Daniel Tseng,...
Friday 26 August 2016
Taiwan market: Sharp launches Aquos Z2 smartphone
Sharp has launched its latest smartphone, the Aquos Z2, in the Taiwan market. The device will be available in early September, priced at NT$8,990 (US$284) unlocked.
Friday 26 August 2016
Google to use renewable energy in Taiwan datacenter
Google will use renewable energy to power a datacenter in Changhua Coastal Industrial Park, central Taiwan, the company's global energy policy and strategy director Marsden Hanna...
Friday 26 August 2016
Heraeus showcases flexible, foldable touch panel technology at Touch Taiwan 2016
Germany-based Heraeus is showcasing dry-film resist photolithography, a high-resolution patterning process for use in Clevios-brand conductive polymer film to make flexible and foldable...
Friday 26 August 2016
SPIL chairman calls for more open government policy
Packaging and testing company Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL) chairman Bough Lin has urged Taiwan's government to create a more open investment environment for China-based...
Thursday 25 August 2016
Taiwan PCB production value to rise 8.8% in 3Q16, says IEK
The production value of PCB products rolled out by Taiwan-based makers in China and Taiwan is expected to grow 8.8% sequentially to NT$144.2 billion (US$4.54 billion) in the third...
Thursday 25 August 2016
Taiwan supply chain makers to benefit from release of PS4 Neo, PS4 Slim, says paper
Taiwan-based makers in Sony's PlayStation supply chain, particularly lens maker Kinko Optical and ODMs Foxconn Electronics and Pegatron, will benefit significantly from the planned...
Thursday 25 August 2016
Digitimes Research: Global tablet shipments to up over 16% on quarter in 3Q16
Global tablet shipments will bounce back 16.3% sequentially to reach nearly 47 million units in the third quarter, but the volume will still be down over 10% compared to the same...
Thursday 25 August 2016
Digitimes Research: Japan IT vendors stepping into IoT business
Due to stagnant growth in the Japan IT market, many Japan-based IT vendors have stepped into developing cloud computing-based IoT (Internet of Things) solutions for the Japan market,...
Wednesday 24 August 2016
Taiwan market: Smartphone sales up slightly in July
Sales of smartphones in the Taiwan market totaled 619,000 units in July, increasing 1.9% from the previous month, according to data compiled by local retail channels.
Wednesday 24 August 2016
Taiwan FTC approves acquisition of HMI by ASML
Taiwan's Fair Trade Commission (FTC) has approved the planned acquisition of Taiwan-based Hermes Microvision (HMI) by Netherlands-based ASML, stating the deal complies with fair trade...
Wednesday 24 August 2016
Taiwan market: Mobile Internet-access infrastructure key to development of mobile payments, says NCC
The Taiwan government has been boosting development of mobile payment services in Taiwan, and its is essential to enhance mobile broadband Internet-access infrastructure, especially...