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Wednesday 4 May 2016
Taiwan small- to mid-size LCD panels – 1Q 2016
A strong earthquake caused serious damage to Taiwan-based panel makers' production facilities in the first quarter, resulting in decreased shipments. But their shipments will rise...
Wednesday 4 May 2016
AUO to recruit 3,000 employees in Taiwan
TFT-LCD panel maker AU Optronics (AUO) has said it will recruit 1,000 engineers and 2,000 other workers in this year for the operation of its new production capacity in Taiwan.
Tuesday 3 May 2016
Taiwan market: HTC launches 2 new mid-range smartphones
HTC has launched two new models of its mid-range Desire-series smartphones, the Desire 825 and Desire 830, targeting the sub-NT$10,000 segment of Taiwan's smartphone market.
Tuesday 3 May 2016
Digitimes Research: Taiwan sees decreased 1Q16 shipments of small- to medium-size panels
Taiwan-based makers shipped 270.477 million small- to medium-size TFT-LCD panels in the first quarter of 2016, slipping 4.8% on quarter and 6.2% on year, according to Digitimes Res...
Tuesday 3 May 2016
Taiwan market: Online advertising services valued at NT$19.352 billion in 2015, says DMA
Online advertising service providers in the Taiwan market generated total revenues of NT$19.352 billion (US$589 million) in 2015, increasing 19.6% on year, according to Digital Marketing...
Tuesday 3 May 2016
Top-3 Taiwan telecom operators to hand out substantial cash dividend for 2015
Top-3 Taiwan-based telecom operators Chunghwa Telecom (CHT), Taiwan Mobile (TWM) and Far EasTone Telecommunications (ETT) will deal out cash dividends totaling NT$69.97 billion (US$2.169...
Tuesday 3 May 2016
Taiwan 1Q16 economic growth at -0.84%, says DGBAS
Taiwan's economic growth rate for first-quarter 2016 is estimated at -0.84%, downward adjusted by 0.20pp from the forecast made in February 2016, the Directorate General of Budget,...
Friday 29 April 2016
Taiwan LCD TVs – 1Q 2016
Taiwan's LCD TV shipments decreased 28.2% sequentially and 1.7% on year to reach 7.35 million units in the first quarter of 2016.
Thursday 28 April 2016
Digitimes Research: Taiwan makers ship 7.35 million LCD TVs in 1Q16
Taiwan-based makers shipped 7.35 million LCD TVs in the first quarter of 2016, decreasing 28.2% on quarter and 1.7% on year. 62.2% of shipments were ODM/OEM orders and 37.8% OBM,...
Thursday 28 April 2016
Foxconn promoting Sharp products internally
Foxconn Electronics' (Hon Hai Precision Industry) employees have recently established a team to display and promote Sharp's white goods such as dehumidifiers, air purifiers and refrigerators...
Thursday 28 April 2016
Taiwan market: Canon launches new flagship DSLR
Canon has launched its latest flagship DSLR camera, the EOS-1D X Mark II in Taiwan. Canon has also upgraded Taiwan consumers' equipment protection plan.
Thursday 28 April 2016
Taiwan market: Smartphones sales dip in March; Samsung outperforms Apple in volume sales
Sales of handsets, mostly smartphones, totaled 672,000 units in the Taiwan market in March, a decline of 37,000 units from the previous month and 21,000 units from a year earlier...
Wednesday 27 April 2016
Tsinghua investment will not affect PTI 2016 operations
Whether or not an investment proposal by Tsinghua Unigroup obtains approval by Taiwan's anti-trust authority will not affect Powertech Technology's (PTI) operations during 2016, according...
Wednesday 27 April 2016
Taiwan LCD monitors - 1Q 2016
Taiwan makers saw relatively strong sales in the first quarter of 2016, which helped their inventory return to healthier levels.
Tuesday 26 April 2016
Everlight to start production at new factory in central Taiwan
LED packaging service provider Everlight Electronics has nearly completed a factory in central Taiwan and will install equipment at the end of the second quarter of 2016 and begin...