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Friday 3 January 2014
Digitimes Research: South Korea government to invest nearly US$200 million in local touch panel industry
South Korea's Ministry of Knowledge Economy (MKE) will invest in the nation's touch panel industry and has set up a plan that will bump up South Korea's global touch panel market...
Friday 3 January 2014
Taiwan market: Chunghwa Telecom aims at 1.4 million MOD users in 2014
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) aims to increase its number of MOD (multimedia on demand) subscribers from 1.24 million currently to 1.4 million by the end of 2014, according to the company...
Thursday 2 January 2014
Taiwan protective component makers adopt different approaches for profit growth
Circuit protection device specialists Polytronics Technology, Thinking Electronic Industrial and Inpaq are looking to enhance their profitability in 2014 through different approaches,...
Thursday 2 January 2014
Taiwan market: Over 60% of population have used wireless Internet services, say TWNIC
Of the population aged 12 and above in Taiwan, 60.26% have used wireless Internet services in the past half year, growing by 13.03 percentage points on year, according to government-sponsored...
Thursday 2 January 2014
Taiwan panel makers expected to maintain profits in 2014
Taiwan's panel industry is expected to continue making profits into 2014 after recovering in 2013 following consecutive losses, according to market observers.
Thursday 2 January 2014
China PCB makers to compete against Taiwan suppliers in HDI board segment
The rise of China's PC, smartphone and LCD TV industries has triggered heavy investments, and consequently sustained growth for the PCB supply chain in China, enabling China-based...
Thursday 2 January 2014
Taiwan TITC licenses compression IP to Panasonic System LSI
Taiwan TITC (TITC) announced that TITC licensed its compression IP to System LSI Business Division of Panasonic Corporation (Panasonic System LSI).
Tuesday 31 December 2013
Taiwan supply chain to see limited impact from LG quitting PC industry
LG reportedly is planning to downsize its PC business and will turn to focus on products such as smartphones and tablets in the future, according to Korea media. Sources from the...
Tuesday 31 December 2013
Lite-On Semi, Taiwan Semiconductor look to strong sales of slim bridge rectifier diodes in 2014
Discrete component suppliers Lite-On Semiconductor and Taiwan Semiconductor both will see shipments of their slim bridge rectifier diodes increase substantially in 2014, according...
Tuesday 31 December 2013
Taiwan energy program aims at energy self-sufficiency
Taiwan's National Science and Technology Program-Energy (NSTPE) will implement its second phase during 2014-2018 with an annual investment of NT$5 billion (US$167 million) in energy...
Monday 30 December 2013
Taiwan market: TWM launches three new smartphones and one tablet
Taiwan Mobile (TWM) has launched three new Amazing own-brand smartphones, the A5C, A6S and A7, for the entry-level segment in Taiwan. The Taiwan-based mobile telecom operator also...
Monday 30 December 2013
Digitimes Research: Asustek and Apple are top-2 tablet vendors in Japan market
Asustek Computer and Apple are currently the top-2 tablet vendors in Japan. In terms of operating system, Google and Apple led the tablet market in Japan with Android and iOS together...
Friday 27 December 2013
EverFocus once again won four Taiwan Excellence Awards
As the consecutive winner of Taiwan Excellence Award, EverFocus' IP cameras, Hybrid mobile NVR solution, and their cross-system integration surveillance platform once again won four...
Friday 27 December 2013
Taiwan IC design houses seeing pull-in orders from gaming console and LED lighting sectors
Taiwan-based IC design houses have landed an influx of short lead-time orders from the gaming console sector as well as China's LED lighting industry, according to industry sources...
Thursday 26 December 2013
KYEC to expand capacity in 2014
King Yuan Electronics (KYEC) has completed construction of a new plant in Taiwan with volume production to kick off in the second quarter of 2014, according to the IC testing services...