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Monday 8 May 2017
Everlight sues Nichia for alleged patent infringement in Japan
LED packaging service provider Everlight Electronics has filed with the Tokyo District Court in Japan charges against Japan-based Nichia, Citizen Electronics and Daiko Electronics...
Friday 5 May 2017
Taiwan market: FET posts highest ARPU for mobile service in 1Q17
Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) posted the highest ARPU of NT$883 (US$29.29) for its mobile service subscribers in the first quarter of 2017, compared to NT$861 of Taiwan Mobile...
Friday 5 May 2017
Taiwan market: Price competition for mobile telecom services expected to ease
Price competition in Taiwan's mobile telecom service market is expected to ease shortly as the prevailing low rates for unlimited 4G services have significantly cut into the profits...
Friday 5 May 2017
Taiwan notebooks – 1Q 2017
Growing adoption of Windows 10 in the enterprise sector fueled notebook shipment growth on an annual basis in the first quarter of 2017.
Friday 5 May 2017
SMIC urges Taiwan chipmakers to partner with China-based peers
The Taiwan government should encourage its local chipmakers to collaborate with their China-based peers to create a win-win for both sides' semiconductor industries, according to...
Thursday 4 May 2017
Taiwan market: Android Pay service to be available in June, says paper
Android Pay, a mobile payment service developed by Google, will be available in the Taiwan market starting June 1 with support from three local banks, according to a Chinese-language...
Thursday 4 May 2017
Taiwan IC design houses receiving short lead-time orders
Taiwan-based IC design houses have started to see their customers place short lead-time orders in May, but remain less-optimistic about their outlook for the second quarter.
Thursday 4 May 2017
BizLink completes acquisition of Lenoi electronics business group
Connector and cable maker BizLink has announced it has completed the acquisition of Germany-based Lenoi’s electronics product business group. The transaction will allow the...
Thursday 4 May 2017
Taiwan market: Seiko Epson launches rental inkjet color MFP
Seiko Epson has unveiled WF-C869R, an inkjet color MFP (multi-function printer), for use on a 5-year lease contract in the Taiwan market, according to Epson Taiwan Technology &...
Wednesday 3 May 2017
Digitimes Research: Taiwan 1Q17 LCD TV shipments lowest in 7 years
Taiwan-based makers together shipped 6.735 million LCD TVs in first-quarter 2017, the lowest quarterly level since first-quarter 2010. The volume represents decreases of 33.2% sequentially...
Tuesday 2 May 2017
Global semiconductor sales rise 18% in March, says SIA
Worldwide sales of semiconductors reached US$30.9 billion for the month of March 2017, an increase of 18.1% compared to the March 2016 total of US$26.2 billion and 1.6% more than...
Tuesday 2 May 2017
Acer pushing gaming, enterprise products in Asia Pacific region
President of Acer Pan Asia Andrew Hou has noted that Acer’s operation directions for 2017 will focus on youth, technology and fashion and mainly target the gaming and enterprise...
Tuesday 2 May 2017
Taiwan market: Digital advertising in 2016 valued at NT$25.871 billion, says DMA
Digital advertising service providers in the Taiwan market generated total revenues of NT$25.871 billion (US$809 million) in 2016, growing 33.69% on year, according to Digital Marketing...
Tuesday 2 May 2017
Taiwan 1Q17 economic growth estimated at 2.56%, says DGBAS
Taiwan's economic growth rate for the first quarter of 2017 is estimated at 2.56%, upward adjusted 0.11pp from the preliminary estimate made in February 2017, according to the Directorate...
Tuesday 2 May 2017
Acer expects growth in Chromebook shipments
Acer has been expanding its Chrome-based product lines recently and company CEO Jason Chen expects its Chromebook sales to enjoy a double-digit percentage growth in 2017.