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Wednesday 26 March 2014
Taiwan supply chains see increased orders from Xiaomi for new 49- and 55-inch TVs
Taiwan-based supply chains are seeing increased orders from Xiaomi for new 49- and 55-inch TVs set to be mass produced in the second quarter of 2014, according to industry sources.
Wednesday 26 March 2014
Digitimes Research: Melfas eyes top notch in Korea touch panel industry
Samsung Electronics' mid-range and entry-level mobile devices (smartphones and tablets) in 2013 mostly adopted touch panels using thin-film technologies such as glass-film-film (GFF)...
Wednesday 26 March 2014
Taiwan solar firms speculate on possible impact of US probe
While the US Department of Commerce is conducting an anti-dumping investigation of China-based PV module makers and their cell suppliers in Taiwan, the China makers reportedly have...
Tuesday 25 March 2014
MacBook shipments in 2014 may fall to 10 million units, say Taiwan makers
MacBook shipments in 2014 are likely to drop by about 15% from 12 million units in 2013 to 10 million units or even 9.9 million units, according to some of Taiwan-based supply chain...
Tuesday 25 March 2014
Motech, Gintech selected as Taiwan respondents in US anti-dumping probe
The US Department of Commerce (DOC) has selected Taiwan-based solar cell makers Motech Industries and Gintech Energy as respondents to its anti-dumping investigation.
Tuesday 25 March 2014
Taiwan February manufacturing production index down on month, says MOEA
Taiwan recorded manufacturing production index (2011 as base year) of 88.04 for February 2014, decreasing 12.37% on month but increasing 0.94% on year, according to the Ministry of...
Monday 24 March 2014
Intel places orders for 16 million education tablets with Taiwan makers
Intel is pushing aggressively into the education tablet market and reportedly placed orders for 10 million units with Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) and six million...
Monday 24 March 2014
Taiwan market: iPhone 5C sales short of original expectation
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT), Taiwan Mobile (TWM) and Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) on October 25, 2103 began contract-bundled sale of iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C in the Taiwan market,...
Monday 24 March 2014
Digitimes Research: Korea-based makers to hold 50% share of large-size LCD supply capacity throughout 2017
Samsung Display and LG Display are expected to hold a 50% or above share of large-size (9-inch and above) TFT LCD panel supply capacity throughout 2017, according to Digitimes Rese...
Monday 24 March 2014
Taiwan market: Canon launches photo printers, photo MFPs
Canon has launched three inkjet photo printer models, Pixma iX6770 A3+, Pixma iP8770 A3+ and iP2870 A4, as well as two inkjet photo MFP models, Pixma MX477 and Pixma E400, in the...
Monday 24 March 2014
Taiwan market: Retailers placing rush orders for 2-in-1 devices for 2Q14
As 2-in-1 device sales in Taiwan continue to stay strong, channel retailers have been placing extra orders with brand vendors to satisfy demand, according to sources from channel...
Monday 24 March 2014
Taiwan February unemployment up on month, says DGBAS
Taiwan had 470,000 jobless citizens in February 2014, equivalent to an unemployment rate of 4.09%, rising 0.07pp on month but down 0.15pp on year, according to statistics released...
Friday 21 March 2014
Unused PV equipment in demand, say Taiwan makers
Due to rebounding global demand, China- and Taiwan-based PV makers have been expanding production capacities, mainly by negotiating access to unused PV equipment, according to PV...
Friday 21 March 2014
Abico to push 3D printers into Taiwan procurement market in 2014
Taiwan-based digital camera maker Abico Digital Imaging expects its 3D printer business to achieve good sales in 2014 with orders from the government and education procurement market...
Friday 21 March 2014
Asustek Taiwan sales agents worry about competition from ADI
Asustek Computer has set up Asus Digital International (ADI), a joint venture with e-commerce operator Uitox specifically for marketing and selling its Zenfone smartphones online...