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Wednesday 24 September 2014
Japan PV module vendors mulling OEM partnerships with Taiwan cell makers
In view of increasing competition from China-based firms, Japan-based PV module vendors have been in talks with Taiwan-based solar cell makers about OEM production for 2015, according...
Wednesday 24 September 2014
Taiwan August manufacturing production index down on month, says MOEA
Taiwan recorded manufacturing production index (2011 as base year) of 110.56 for August 2014, decreasing by 1.54% on month and but increasing by 7.20% on year, according to the Ministry...
Tuesday 23 September 2014
Taiwan market: Microsoft launches Xbox One
Microsoft launched Xbox One in the Taiwan market on September 23 and will launch at least 50 new games by the end of 2014, with 20 titles specifically based on the Xbox platform and...
Tuesday 23 September 2014
Digitimes Research: Taiwan makers continue to focus on a-Si panels for high-end smartphones
Taiwan panel makers will continue to focus on production of a-Si panels for use in handsets to compete in the high-end smartphone panel segment, according to Digitimes Research.
Tuesday 23 September 2014
LG to announce new smartphone with in-house AP, says report
LG Electronics reportedly will release a 5.9-inch smartphone using its in-house developed application processor (AP) in October at the earliest or by the end of 2014 at the latest,...
Tuesday 23 September 2014
Orbotech advances into the IC packaging industry together with SPTS in SEMICON Taiwan 2014
Orbotech Ltd. (NASDAQ: ORBK) announced that it has successfully closed the previously-announced acquisition of SPTS Technologies Group Limited ("SPTS"), in a strategic move...
Tuesday 23 September 2014
Taiwan August export order value slightly up on month, says MOEA
Taiwan received export orders totaling US$38.21 billion in August 2014, increasing 0.1% on month and 5.2% on year, according to the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA).
Monday 22 September 2014
Sony Mobile to focus on high-end smartphones, will decrease ODM orders, say Taiwan makers
Sony Mobile Communications, in view of its unsatisfactory smartphone sales performance, has cut its smartphone business personnel by 15% and adjusted operational strategies by focusing...
Monday 22 September 2014
Taiwan market: Meizu likely to launch smartphone MX4
China-based smartphone vendor Meizu Telecom Equipment is interested in tapping the Taiwan market and talking with local online store operators about cooperation to launch the MX4,...
Monday 22 September 2014
Digitimes Research: Japan TV vendors see their proportion of 50-inch and above size Ultra HD TV sales drop
Japan TV vendors saw their proportion of 50-inch and above size Ultra HD TV sales drop throughout mid-2014 into the third quarter, according to Digitimes Research.
Monday 22 September 2014
Taiwan August unemployment rate at 4.08%, says DGBAS
Taiwan had 473,000 jobless citizens in August 2014, equivalent to an unemployment rate of 4.08%, which rose by 0.06 ppt on month but dropped by 0.25 ppt on year, according to the...
Friday 19 September 2014
Digitimes Research: Taiwan panel makers plan to further develop on-cell touch for large-size applications
Taiwan panel makers plan to further develop embedded touch panels such as on-cell for use in large-size applications in addition to in-cell products, according to Digitimes Researc...
Friday 19 September 2014
Taiwan TV panel makers see orders surge as China vendors slash TV prices
Taiwan panel makers are seeing a surge of new panel orders from China-based TV vendors for 60- and 65-inch units as the vendors expect to see sales for the two sizes increase during...
Friday 19 September 2014
Global solar cell demand in 2014 estimated at 40GWp, say Taiwan makers
Global demand for crystalline silicon solar cells in 2014 is estimated at 40GWp, mainly consisting of 11GWp in China, 8GWp in Europe, 7GWp in Japan, 5GWp in the US and 1.3GWp in India,...
Thursday 18 September 2014
Commentary: Korea vendors still hold hopes for OLED TVs but will it really become mainstream technology?
Korea-based vendors still have hopes for OLED TVs despite limited sales in recent years, according to Hyun Hwoi Ha, executive VP at LG Electronics.