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Friday 23 May 2014
Energy storage systems for microgrids to reach nearly US$4.2 billion in market value by 2024, says Navigant Research
Delivering services both to microgrids and, in the case of grid-tied systems, to the centralized grid, energy storage is becoming an essential enabling technology for all types of...
Friday 23 May 2014
Taiwan cooling module makers to be surpassed by China makers in 2 years
While Taiwan-based cooling module makers have been developing 0.6-0.8mm ultra-thin heat-pipes for smartphones, China-based makers have brought continued competitive pressure through...
Friday 23 May 2014
Taiwan market: TWM to launch own-brand 3G, 4G smartphones, 4G tablet
Taiwan Mobile (TWM) on May 22 unveiled two own-brand 4G smartphones, the Amazing X1 and Amazing X2, an own-brand 3G smartphone, the Amazing A8, and an own-brand 4G-supporting tablet,...
Friday 23 May 2014
Taiwan makers struggling to automate equipment
Many Taiwan-based makers operating in China have been making efforts to automate production at their factories to reduce the impact of continued wage hikes, however, automation is...
Thursday 22 May 2014
Taiwan April unemployment rate hits 71-month low, says DGBAS
Taiwan had 449,000 jobless citizens in April 2014, equivalent to an unemployment rate of 3.91%, which was the lowest monthly level since June 2008. The rate dropped 0.12ppt on month...
Wednesday 21 May 2014
Foxconn Japan RD seeks talent from major technology firms
Foxconn Japan RD, a R&D center established by Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) in the second half of 2013, is continuing to expand facilities in Japan and is taking...
Wednesday 21 May 2014
Demand for 4G chips, smartphones to accelerate in 2H14, says Qualcomm Taiwan executive
Demand for 4G LTE-enabled chips as well as smartphones is expected to grow robustly in 2014 with the growth pace to accelerate in the second half of the year, according to Eddie Chang,...
Wednesday 21 May 2014
Taiwan solar-grade wafer makers willing to buy equipment from China-based vendors
Taiwan-based solar-grade crystalline silicon wafer makers will give priority to second-hand unused crystal-growing furnaces supplied by China-based makers when securing equipment...
Wednesday 21 May 2014
Taiwan attracts foreign direct investment of over US$1 billion in January-April, says MOEA
Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) approved 1,061 foreign direct investment projects (except from China) with a total value of US$1.092 billion in January-April 2014, respectively...
Wednesday 21 May 2014
Taiwan market: Telecom carriers may offer substantial subsidies for 4G smartphones
Anticipating intense competition in 4G mobile communication market in Taiwan, telecom carriers are likely to offer handsome subsidies for purchases of 4G smartphones in 2015, according...
Tuesday 20 May 2014
Taiwan expansion plans in Vietnam unchanged despite anti-China protests
Although many of factories set up in Vietnam by Taiwan-based enterprises were attacked by mobs in anti-China protests last week, Taiwan-based makers operating in Vietnam say their...
Tuesday 20 May 2014
Taiwan April export order value up, says MOEA
Taiwan received export orders worth US$38.87 billion in total in April 2014, increasing 2.4% on month and 8.9% on year, according to statistics released by the Ministry of Economic...
Tuesday 20 May 2014
Gintech tops Taiwan solar cell makers in 1Q14 profits
Gintech Energy recorded net EPS of NT$0.60 (US$0.0198) for the first quarter of 2014, the highest among main Taiwan-based crystalline silicon solar cell makers.
Monday 19 May 2014
Sony to expand datacenters; outsource orders to Taiwan ODMs
Sony is reportedly considering to expand its data centers to strengthen its cloud computing services, as well as explore and develop applications for big data business opportunities,...
Monday 19 May 2014
Sony Mobile may release ODM orders for 20-25 million smartphones to Taiwan makers
Japan-based vendor Sony Mobile Communications has set target shipments of 50 million smartphones for fiscal year 2014 (April 2014-March 2015) and the vendor is likely to release orders...