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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...
Friday 21 March 2014
Taiwan market: FET to set up 7,000 4G base stations in 2 years, Asia Pacific Telecom to offer VoLTE services
Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET), one of the six 4G mobile communication licensees in Taiwan, aims to deploy 3,000 4G base stations in 2014 and 7,000 in two years, according to...
Friday 21 March 2014
Taiwan attracts foreign direct investment of over US$521 million in January-February, says MOEA
Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) approved 475 foreign direct investment projects (except from China) with a total value of US$521.93 million in January-February 2014,...
Thursday 20 March 2014
SanDisk releasing eMMC module, USB 3.0 controller chip orders to Taiwan makers
Silicon Motion and Phison Electronics reportedly have landed controller chip orders for eMMC modules and USB 3.0 flash drives, respectively, from SanDisk, according to industry sou...
Thursday 20 March 2014
Taiwan market: LCD monitor market expected to reach 800,000 units in 2014, says LG
The LCD monitor market in Taiwan is expected to reach 800,000 units in 2014, with LG Electronics to hold a 15% market share, according to the company.
Thursday 20 March 2014
Taiwan market: FET sells 200,000 Xiaomi smartphones
Mobile telecom carrier Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) has sold 200,000 Xiaomi 3 and Hong-mi (Red Rice) smartphones developed by China-based vendor Xiaomi Technology through...
Thursday 20 March 2014
Taiwan February export order value down on month, up on year, says MOEA
Taiwan received export orders worth US$30.71 billion in total in February 2014, decreasing 15% on month but increasing 5.7% on year, according to statistics released by the Ministry...
Thursday 20 March 2014
Taiwan market: Samsung unveils Galaxy S5
Samsung Electronics has unveiled its Android smartphone Galaxy S5 for launch in the Taiwan market on April 11 at a contract-free retail price of NT$22,900 (US$756) for 16GB version...
Thursday 20 March 2014
Taiwan market: LG launches G Pro 2
LG Electronics has unveiled its Android smartphone G Pro 2 for contract-bundled sale by Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) in Taiwan beginning March 20.
Thursday 20 March 2014
Sony to take back LCD TV production; reducing orders to Taiwan to 300,000 units in 2014
Sony is reportedly considering spinning off its LCD TV business and turn it into an independent subsidiary in July 2014, with plans to shift its outsourcing orders back to in-house...
Thursday 20 March 2014
Taiwan market: NCC approves Chunghwa Telecom broadband price cuts
Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) on March 19 approved the reduction in circuit-lease fees for fixed-line ADSL and fiber-optic broadband, by 4.41-4.80% proposed by...
Thursday 20 March 2014
Leadray Energy becomes largest LED street lamp supplier in Taiwan
LED lighting supplier Leadray Energy has cumulatively shipped nearly 80,000 street lamps to local governments in Taiwan and has become their largest supplier since 2010, according...
Wednesday 19 March 2014
International IDMs placing short lead-time orders at Taiwan wafer foundry houses
International IDMs have joined IC design companies to place wafer orders at Taiwan foundry houses due to an upsurge in demand for IC parts from downstream device vendors, according...