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Wednesday 20 August 2014
Japan market: HTC unveils HTC Butterfly 2
HTC has unveiled its new flagship model, the HTC Butterfly 2, in Tokyo in cooperation with KDDI. The smartphone will also be available in Taiwan, Hong Kong, India, Singapore, Malaysia,...
Wednesday 20 August 2014
Taiwan July export order value down on month, up on year, says MOEA
Taiwan received export orders worth US$38.18 billion in total in July 2014, decreasing 1.6% on month but increasing 5.7% on year, according to statistics released by the Ministry...
Wednesday 20 August 2014
Digitimes Research: Top-6 Taiwan LCD driver IC companies post revenue gains in 2Q14
Revenues for the six main LCD driver IC companies in Taiwan reached NT$28.18 billion (US$940.04 million) in the second quarter of 2014, up 13.1% on quarter and 4.1% on year, according...
Tuesday 19 August 2014
Lenovo to reduce notebook outsourcing to 40% of target shipments in 2015
Lenovo will further hike in-house notebook production and reduce orders to Taiwan-based ODMs in 2015, with total outsourcing orders to decrease by over three million units on year...
Tuesday 19 August 2014
Taiwan HDI makers to see increased capacity utilization rates in 3Q14
Taiwan-based HDI board suppliers including Unimicron Technology, Compeq Manufacturing, Tripod Technology, Gold Circuit Electronics and WUS Printed Circuit are expected to see their...
Tuesday 19 August 2014
Taiwan market: Vendors hold promotion events for notebooks, monitors
Vendors in Taiwan are holding promotional events for notebook and monitor products as the new school season approaches in a attempt to boost sales, according to Taiwan-based retail...
Tuesday 19 August 2014
Raspberry Pi motherboards enjoy 3.5 million worldwide sales
Sales of credit-card sized motherboard computers rolled out by UK-based Raspberry Pi Foundation have reached 3.5 million units worldwide, with demand from China and Taiwan still remaining...
Tuesday 19 August 2014
Taiwan market: New iPhone expected to drive demand for 4G subscriptions
Many 3G mobile subscribers in Taiwan are waiting for the launch of the new iPhone with which they will shift to 4G subscriptions, and therefore the new iPhone is expected to boost...
Monday 18 August 2014
Digitimes Research: Japan household appliance makers rolling out HEMS compatible products
While major Japan-based household appliance suppliers, including Toshiba, Sharp, Panasonic and Mitsubishi Denki, have already made the controls and operations of their smart household...
Friday 15 August 2014
Taiwan market: Huawei launches 4G smartphone
Huawei has introduced its first Honor-series 4G LTE smartphone, the Honor 3C LTE, into the Taiwan market priced at NT$5,490 (US$183) unlocked.
Friday 15 August 2014
Taiwan semiconductor supply chain to be affected by Apple CPU orders
The impact of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's production of Apple CPUs and related peripheral chips on the supply chain of Taiwan's semiconductor industry will widen...
Friday 15 August 2014
Digitimes Research: Taiwan makers to ship 134.7 million large-size panels in 2H14
Taiwan-based makers will ship 134.7 million large-size (9-inch and above) TFT-LCD panels in the second half of 2014, up 3.8% from the first half, according to Digitimes Research.
Thursday 14 August 2014
Taiwan market: Taiwan Star Cellular offers free 4G trial services
Taiwan Star Cellular has announced one-month free 4G trial services with no volume limits. It said it has established a 4G network covering 80% of Taiwan's population.
Thursday 14 August 2014
Cooling module maker Yen Sun enters supply chains of Europe car vendors
Cooling module maker Yen Sun Technology has entered the supply chains of Europe-based car vendors Volkswagen, Daimler AG and BMW, and has already started supplying products, helping...
Wednesday 13 August 2014
Former MediaTek employees probed over alleged trade secrets theft
Taiwan's Investigation Bureau has raided a company in Taipei and 10 former MediaTek employees' homes in a probe into suspected theft of business secrets from the chip vendor.