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Wednesday 26 February 2014
Taiwan January unemployment hits 67-month low, says DGBAS
Taiwan had 462,000 jobless citizens in January 2014, equivalent to an unemployment rate of 4.02%, which was the lowest monthly level since July 2008 and down 0.06pp on month and 0.14pp...
Wednesday 26 February 2014
Taiwan market: FET aims at 500,000 4G users in 2014
Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET), one of the six next-generation (4G) mobile communication licensees in Taiwan, will start commercial operations on a 700MHz frequency band unit...
Tuesday 25 February 2014
Taiwan market: FET launches 4 own-brand smartphones
Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET), one of the three largest mobile telecom carriers in Taiwan, on February 25 unveiled the Smart 401, Smart 402, Smart 501 and Smart 502, for immediate...
Tuesday 25 February 2014
Supply chain aims to increase production for wearable device components
The upstream supply chain is increasing production and R&D for wearable device components as vendors are gearing up to release or expand product lineups in 2014, according to...
Tuesday 25 February 2014
Taiwan Mobile to deploy 8,000-10,000 4G base stations by end of 2015
Taiwan Mobile (TWM), one of the six next-generation (4G) mobile communication licensees in Taiwan, will kick off 4G commercial operations on a 700MHz frequency band in quarter of...
Tuesday 25 February 2014
Taiwan January manufacturing production index down, says MOEA
Taiwan recorded manufacturing production index (2011 as base year) of 100.43 for January 2014, decreasing 3.32% on month and 1.93% on year, according to the Ministry of Economic Affairs...
Tuesday 25 February 2014
March solar cell orders from China not decreasing as expected, say Taiwan makers
Taiwan-based crystalline silicon solar cell makers originally expected China-based PV module makers to reduce orders due to the impact of a US anti-dumping investigation of Taiwan-based...
Monday 24 February 2014
Taiwan market: CHT, TWM, FET shifting 2G users to 3G
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT), Taiwan Mobile (TWM) and Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET), the three largest mobile telecom carriers in Taiwan, have been shifting mobile communication...
Monday 24 February 2014
Digitimes Research: Taiwan LCD driver IC revenues edge up in 2013
The combined revenues of Taiwan's top-6 LCD (display) driver IC makers amounted to NT$100.5 billion (US$3.32 billion) in 2013, increasing 11.7% from a year earlier, according to Digitimes...
Monday 24 February 2014
Microsoft to lower Windows 8.1 licensing fees for entry-level PCs, say Taiwan makers
Microsoft plans to further decrease Windows 8.1 licensing rates for entry-level PCs priced below US$250 and tablets, from nearly US$50 currently to about US$15, according to Taiwan-based...
Monday 24 February 2014
Taiwan market: Projector vendors look to develop high-end units in 2014
Following a decline in the overall projector market in Taiwan during 2013, vendors are looking to develop more mid-range and high-end value-added units to increase their competitiveness...
Monday 24 February 2014
Taiwan makers to benefit from Samsung exit from microSD card market
Samsung Electronics' move to no longer manufacture microSD cards in-house will eventually benefit Taiwan-based memory module firms and related packaging and testing houses, according...
Monday 24 February 2014
Heraeus Photovoltaics Business Unit to Attend PV EXPO Japan 2014
The Heraeus Photovoltaics Business Unit will be attending PV EXPO to be held at Tokyo Big Sight, Japan, from February 26-28, 2014. Heraeus will be highlighting their new metallization...
Monday 24 February 2014
Dell to shift PC R&D resources from US to Taiwan, say Taiwan makers
Dell is reducing PC R&D resources at its development center in Austin, Texas and will shift the resources to its Taiwan development center, according to Taiwan-based supply chain...
Monday 24 February 2014
Google may cancel Chromebook subsidies, say Taiwan makers
In view of booming sales of Chromebooks, Google is likely to cancel subsidies for development and marketing, according to Taiwan-based supply chain makers.