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Friday 21 February 2014
Lextar Electronics tops Taiwan LED makers in patent application in 2013
Taiwan-based LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker and LED packaging service provider Lextar Electronics filed applications for 208 patents with the Intellectual Property Office under...
Friday 21 February 2014
Taiwan attracts foreign direct investment over US$325 million in January, says MOEA
Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) approved 274 foreign direct investment projects (except from China) with a total value of US$325.24 million in January 2014, respectively...
Friday 21 February 2014
Taiwan January export order value down, says MOEA
Taiwan received export orders worth US$36.11 billion in total in January 2014, decreasing 14.7% on month and 2.8% on year, according to statistics released by the Ministry of Economic...
Thursday 20 February 2014
Taiwan market: Xiaomi to launch flagship smartphone MI3
China-based vendor Xiaomi Technology will launch MI3, its flagship smartphone, in the Taiwan market for online sale beginning February 26 at a contract-free retail price of NT$9,999...
Thursday 20 February 2014
Taiwan touch panel makers are continuing to lower product pricing
Taiwan touch panel makers are continuing to lower product pricing amid increased competition from makers in China.
Thursday 20 February 2014
Twitter to release server orders to Taiwan ODMs, say Taiwan makers
Twitter will place orders for servers directly with Taiwan-based ODMs instead of vendors such as Hewlett-Packard, Dell and IBM, according to server supply chain players.
Thursday 20 February 2014
Taiwan science parks see 2013 total revenues up over 9%
The government-run Hsinchu Science Park (HSP), Southern Taiwan Science Park (STSP) and Central Taiwan Science Park (CTSP) generated combined revenues of NT$2.188 trillion (US$73.41...
Thursday 20 February 2014
Taiwan solar cell makers can bear up to 15% US anti-dumping tax
The US Department of Commerce (DOC) has started an anti-dumping investigation of China- and Taiwan-based solar players and is expected to announce preliminary anti-dumping tariffs...
Wednesday 19 February 2014
Taiwan IC design houses March sales to soar
Taiwan-based IC design houses including MediaTek, Realtek Semiconductor, Richtek Technology, Novatek Microelectronics and Global Mixed-mode Technology (GMT) are expected to report...
Wednesday 19 February 2014
Taiwan 4Q13 economic growth rate upward adjusted to 2.95%, says DGBAS
Taiwan's economic growth rate in the fourth quarter of 2013 has been upward adjusted from 2.92% estimated in January 2014 to 2.95%, according to estimates released by the Directorate...
Wednesday 19 February 2014
Silicon reclaim wafer market increases 14% in 2013, says SEMI
The worldwide reclaim wafer market is estimated at US$460 million in 2013 and is forecast to reach US$493 million by 2015, according to SEMI. Both revenues and number of wafers reclaimed...
Wednesday 19 February 2014
Taiwan market: Xiaomi may win fifth smartphone vendor ranking in local market
China-based Xiaomi Technology is likely to win the fifth place in smartphone vendor rankings in the Taiwan market soon thanks to strong sales of its Red Rice smartphones, according...
Wednesday 19 February 2014
Digitimes Research: January 40W-equivalent LED bulb prices in Japan market down on month
Average retail prices for LED light bulbs equivalent to 40W and 60W incandescent ones in the Japan market stood at JPY1,633 (US$16) and JPY2,473 respectively in January 2014, slipping...
Tuesday 18 February 2014
Taiwan market: Asia Pacific Telecom to start 4G operations in 4Q14, says CNA
Asia Pacific Telecom, one of the six next-generation (4G) mobile communication licensees in Taiwan, will begin commercial operations in the fourth quarter of 2014, the Central...
Tuesday 18 February 2014
Taiwan cell makers looking to answer charges in US PV anti-dumping probe
A US anti-dumping investigation is targeting PV modules imported from China. However, because Taiwan crystalline silicon solar cell makers generally are suppliers for China-based...