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Friday 20 May 2016
Denmark-based Universal Robots to set up subsidiary in Taiwan
Universal Robots, a Denmark-based developer of collaborative robots, will set up a subsidiary in Taiwan in June 206 to tap the local market. The subsidiary will start operations in...
Friday 20 May 2016
Digitimes Research: Taiwan makers to ship over 52.6 million large-size TFT-LCD panels in 2Q16
Taiwan-based TFT-LCD panel makers AU Optronics (AUO), Innolux, Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) and HannStar Display will together ship 52.647 million large-size (above 9-inch) panels...
Friday 20 May 2016
Digitimes Research: Taiwan IC design industry output value to rise 7% in 2016
The production value of Taiwan's IC design industry is expected to increase 7.4% on year to NT$570.75 billion (US$17.4 billion) in 2016, according to Digitimes Research.
Friday 20 May 2016
MediaTek to spin off VR business unit as soon as June, says report
IC design house MediaTek plans to spin off its virtual reality (VR) division to form an independent company in a bid to boost its VR business, according to a recent Chinese-language...
Thursday 19 May 2016
Taiwan market: HTC ties up with Volkswagen to enter IoV market
HTC has tied up with automaker Volkswagen to jointly develop in-car monitoring systems in a bid to penetrate into the fast growing Internet of Vehicles (IoV) market.
Thursday 19 May 2016
Competition in VR market among Taiwan brands heating up
Both Asustek Computer and Acer will follow the step of smartphone vendor HTC to enter the virtual reality (VR) device market soon, heating up competition among local brands in the...
Thursday 19 May 2016
Digitimes Research: Taiwan IC design industry output value to increase 6.7% in 2Q16
The production value of Taiwan's IC design industry is expected to increase 6.7% sequentially in the second quarter of 2016, thanks to a pick-up in handset demand, according to Digitimes...
Wednesday 18 May 2016
TSMC mulling cutting 16/20nm prices
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is considering dropping contract prices for its handset-IC clients to help ease the pressure of their declining ASPs and gross margins,...
Tuesday 17 May 2016
Taiwan market: Asia Pacific Telecom reaches 1 million 4G users
Asia Pacific Telecom, one of the five 4G mobile telecom carriers in Taiwan, on May 17 announced that it has reach one million 4G subscribers.
Monday 16 May 2016
Japan market: Asustek is top SIM-free smartphone vendor in FY2015, says paper
Sales of SIM-free smartphones totaled 1.705 million units in Japan in fiscal 2015 (from April 2015 to March 2016) with Taiwan-based Asustek Computer being the top vendor in the segment...
Monday 16 May 2016
Taiwan large-size LCD panels – 1Q 2016
Taiwan's large-size TFT LCD panel production in the first quarter of 2016 took a major hit as a strong earthquake damaged Innolux's fabs in southern Taiwan.
Friday 13 May 2016
Taiwan disaster PWS still in testing, says NCC
Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC), in response to questions why some of 3G and 4G mobile subscribers did not receive PWS (public warning and information system) early...
Friday 13 May 2016
Everlight to supply 100,000 LED streetlamps to Taiwan government
LED packaging service provider Everlight Electronics has revealed it has won a bid to supply about 100,000 LED streetlamps to the Taiwan government.
Friday 13 May 2016
ASI is now Avexir official distributor in region of North America
AVEXIR Technologies Corp., the world's leading memory brand in exclusive patented breathing LED & plasma tube technology products, has announced that ASI is Avexir official distributor...
Thursday 12 May 2016
Sensus pushing into smart grid market in Taiwan
US-based smart grid solution provider Sensus is optimistic about smart grid development in Taiwan and has contacted several system integrators such as Tatung and Chung Hsin Electric...