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Wednesday 2 July 2014
Taiwan component makers to enhance competitiveness through vertical integration and automated production
Having almost no advantages competing against China-based component makers in terms of price and volume, Taiwan-based notebook component makers have recently started organizing their...
Wednesday 2 July 2014
Xiaomi sees smartphone shipments jump 271% on year in 1H14, outperforming Taiwan rivals
Xiaomi Technology shipped 26.11 million smartphones in the first half of 2014, increasing 271% from a year earlier, an achievement far ahead of Taiwan-based rivals including HTC,...
Wednesday 2 July 2014
Taiwan market: Samsung sees strong demand for high-end tablets
Samsung Taiwan will focus on pushing high-end tablets in 2014 and expects its products' advantages over display resolution and thin-and-light industrial design to help it stay as...
Wednesday 2 July 2014
Innolux to shift 25-30% of manufacturing capacity in China back to Taiwan, says report
Innolux will shift roughly 25-30% of its manufacturing capacity in China back to Taiwan in order to speed up production and increase panel yields, according to an Economic Daily...
Wednesday 2 July 2014
Taiwan market: Asustek to launch convertible, gaming notebooks
Asustek Computer has unveiled a convertible touchscreen notebook, the Transformer Book Flip, for launch in the Taiwan market on July 4 at NT$34,900 (US$1,163) for a 13.3-inch version...
Wednesday 2 July 2014
Taiwan market: Epson launches smart watches
Seiko Epson has unveiled two GPS-enabled smart watch models specifically for runners, the SF-710S Runsense and SF-310G Runsense, for immediate launch in the Taiwan market at recommended...
Wednesday 2 July 2014
Taiwan makers to hike monocrystalline solar cell output
Taiwan-based polycrystalline silicon solar cell makers, due to increasing price competition from China-based makers, plan to increase or step into production of monocrystalline models,...
Tuesday 1 July 2014
Taiwan market: 4G user base may reach 1-1.5 million at end of 2014, say Taiwan vendors
With Chunghwa Telecom (CHT), Taiwan Mobile (TWM) and Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) having started 4G commercial operations in Taiwan, the total number of 4G subscribers is...
Tuesday 1 July 2014
Asustek expected to keep leading market status for motherboards in Europe, Russia, says executive
Asustek Computer is expected to maintain its leading market status for motherboards and graphics cards in Europe and Russia, according to Europe general manager Alex Kim for the Open...
Tuesday 1 July 2014
Most Taiwan makers unlikely to enter Android One supply chain
While Google is ambitious to boost sales of its planned Android One-based smartphones to emerging markets, most Taiwan-based handset component makers are unlikely to obtain orders...
Tuesday 1 July 2014
Taiwan sets minimum luminous efficiency for LED lighting
Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) on July 1 brought into force a required minimum luminous efficiency of 75lm/W for indoor LED white-light bulbs and 70lm/W for indoor LED...
Tuesday 1 July 2014
Digitimes Research: Japan seeing increased exports to ASEAN
Trading activities between Japan and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are growing rapidly with the two sides' import and export values both exceeding US$100 billion...
Monday 30 June 2014
Foxconn to invest in Korea-based SK Group
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) has announced it will invest KRW380.98 billion (US$376.49 million) in SK C&C, an affiliate of Korea-based SK Group, to acquire...
Monday 30 June 2014
Siemens kicks off tour in Taiwan to showcase new technologies
The Taiwan branch of Germany engineering firm Siemens AG has announced that it will kick off a two-year tour around Taiwan to showcase Siemens' latest manufacturing technologies through...
Friday 27 June 2014
Taiwan science parks see January-April 2014 total revenues down 1.19% on year, says MOST
The three science parks developed and operated by the government in Taiwan: Hsinchu Science Park (HSP), Southern Taiwan Science Park (STSP) and Central Taiwan Science Park (CTSP),...