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Monday 23 June 2014
Taiwan makers may expand PV module capacity as China PV module export costs to US may increase, says EnergyTrend
According to EnergyTrend, Taiwan-based solar cell makers' capacity utilization has dropped recently because of countervailing duty (CVD) and anti-dumping duty (AD) issues. However,...
Monday 23 June 2014
Digitimes Research: Taiwan PSS makers keep expanding capacities in 2014
Taiwan-based PSS (patterned sapphire substrate) makers have been expanding production capacities, with total monthly capacity to increase from 2.19 million 2-inch-equivalent substrates...
Monday 23 June 2014
Taiwan attracts foreign direct investment of over US$1.5 billion in January-May, says MOEA
Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) approved 1,360 foreign direct investment projects (except from China) with a total value of US$1.503 billion in January-May 2014, respectively...
Monday 23 June 2014
Taiwan May export order value down on month, up on year, says MOEA
Taiwan received export orders worth US$38.02 billion in total in May 2014, decreasing 2.2% on month but increasing 4.7% on year, according to statistics released by the Ministry of...
Friday 20 June 2014
Taiwan market: Huawei introduces new flagship model
Huawei has introduced its latest flagship smartphone, the Ascend P7, into the Taiwan market in cooperation with Chunghwa Telecom (CHT). The model, which comes with a 5-inch Full HD...
Friday 20 June 2014
Taiwan market: TWM launches own-brand smartphone and 4G tablet
Taiwan Mobile (TWM) has unveiled the Amazing A8 Android 4.4.2 3G smartphone and Amazing P6 Android 4.4.2 4G tablet for launch in the Taiwan market in late June.
Friday 20 June 2014
Digitimes Research: Japan-based DSC vendor shipments to fall 22.7% in fiscal 2014
Observing Japan's mobile consumer electronics market in the second quarter of 2014, Digitimes Research found several key factors such as mirrorless interchangeable-lens cameras (MILC)...
Wednesday 18 June 2014
Taiwan market: TV sales increase 15% on year in preparation for World Cup
TV sales in Taiwan have recently increased 15% on year driven by demand for the 2014 World Cup, according to industry sources.
Tuesday 17 June 2014
Solar-grade wafer makers adjust pricing in wake of US anti-subsidy measures
Since the US Department of Commerce in early June imposed preliminary anti-subsidy tariffs on solar-grade crystalline silicon wafers, solar cells and PV modules imported from China,...
Tuesday 17 June 2014
Digitimes Research: Korea semiconductor companies to ramp up capital spending in 2H14
Semiconductor capital spending by Samsung Electronics has topped the world's semiconductor companies for the fourth straight year since 2010. In 2014, Samsung's semiconductor capex...
Tuesday 17 June 2014
Micron, SK Hynix interested in investing in Taiwan SSD controller IC designers, say Taiwan makers
In view of continued growth in global demand for SSDs, Micron Technology and SK Hynix are interested in investing in Taiwan-based SSD controller IC design houses including Silicon...
Tuesday 17 June 2014
China PV firms seeking help from Taiwan peers to cope with US anti-dumping taxation
China-based PV makers, expecting US anti-dumping tariffs to be announced in late July, have talked with Taiwan-based fellow makers about cooperation in an attempt to avoid such taxation,...
Monday 16 June 2014
Taiwan market: Xiaomi to sell Hong-mi Note exclusively through PChome
China-based vendor Xiaomi Technology on June 16 unveiled its new smartphone model, Hong-mi (meaning Red Rice) Note, for sale in the Taiwan market at a contract-free retail price of...
Monday 16 June 2014
Taiwan large-size TFT-LCD panel shipments to reach 110 million units in 1H14, says MIC
The Taiwan large-size TFT-LCD panel industry is projected to ship around 110.5 million units in the first half of 2014, down 1.4% on year, according to the Market Intelligence &...
Monday 16 June 2014
Taiwan solar cell makers to see utilization rates drop by end of June, says EnergyTrend
Taiwan solar cell makers' utilizations remained high between the beginning of June and mid-June, but are expected to substantially drop by the end of the month, which will affect...