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Friday 20 December 2013
Pegatron chairman takes over TCA
Acer's ex-chairman JT Wang has finished his term as the13th chairman of Taipei Computer Association (TCA), and Pegatron Technology chairman TH Tung has been elected as his successo...
Friday 20 December 2013
Japan Display to acquire Taiwan LCM maker and establish new subsidiary in China
Japan Display (JDI) has decided to make Star World Technology Corporation (STC), a Taiwa-based manufacturer of LCD modules (LCMs), into a subsidiary of Taiwan Display (TDI), JDI's...
Friday 20 December 2013
North America semiconductor equipment industry posts book-to-bill ratio of 1.11 in November 2013, says SEMI
North America-based semiconductor equipment manufacturers posted US$1.24 billion in orders in November 2013 (three-month average basis) and a book-to-bill ratio of 1.11, according...
Friday 20 December 2013
PCB maker Apex 2013 revenues to grow more than 10%
Apex International, a Thailand-based PCB maker listed on the Taiwan stock Exchange (TSE), is expected to report more than 10% growth in consolidated revenues for 2013, according to...
Thursday 19 December 2013
Global PV installation capacity to reach 40GWp in 2014, says BOE
The total capacity of new PV systems installed around the world in 2013 is estimated at 34GWp, growing 9.7% on year, and global installation capacity is expected to rise to 40GWp...
Thursday 19 December 2013
Foxconn planning panel R&D center in Taiwan
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) is planning to establish an R&D center in Taiwan to assist its panel and touchscreen technology R&D center in Japan, Foxconn...
Wednesday 18 December 2013
Taiwan IC suppliers developing chips for MediaTek smartphone solutions
MediaTek's growing shipments of smartphone solutions, which are expected to top 200 million units in 2013 and 300 million units in 2014, have encouraged Taiwan-based suppliers of...
Wednesday 18 December 2013
Entire Technology to start production at PET film factory in northern Taiwan in 1Q14
Diffuser plate and light guide plate maker Entire Technology will kick off production of optical-grade PET film at its new factory in northern Taiwan in the first quarter of 2014,...
Wednesday 18 December 2013
Taiwan market: Windows models occupy one-third of business-use tablet sales, says Microsoft Taiwan
Windows 8/8.1-based tablets including Microsoft's Surface have attained a market share of one-third in the business-use tablet segment in Taiwan, according to general manager of Microsoft...
Wednesday 18 December 2013
Taiwan market: Senao to add 40-60 digital convergence stores in 2014
Senao International, the operator of the Senao handset and IT retail chain in Taiwan, plans to expand its retail network around Taiwan adding 40-60 digital convergence stores to total...
Wednesday 18 December 2013
Chipbond facing increasing competition from rivals in Korea
Korea-based Nepes and LB Semcon, providers of LCD driver IC packaging and testing services, have recently cut their quotes by nearly 30% putting Chipbond Technology under pressure,...
Wednesday 18 December 2013
Digitimes Research: Taiwan LCD driver IC revenues up over 10% in 2013
Taiwan-based LCD driver IC makers as a whole will ramp up their revenues in 2013 for the second straight year, with the combined figures for the year reaching NT$87.74 billion (US$2.96...
Tuesday 17 December 2013
Japan market: Asustek dominates DIY motherboard sales, says BCN
Asustek Computer shared 45% of own-brand motherboard sales in Japan's DIY market during January-November 2013, surpassing the second- and third-largest vendors with 25% and 18%, respectively,...
Tuesday 17 December 2013
Taiwan IC substrate suppliers see no impact from ASE production halt
Taiwan-based IC substrate suppliers including Kinsus Interconnect Technology and Unimicron Technology expect no impact from a possible shutdown of Advanced Semiconductor Engineering's...
Tuesday 17 December 2013
Studio A to expand retail networks in Taiwan, China
Taiwan-based Studio A, an Apple premium reseller in the Asia Pacific, will expand its retail network in Taiwan and China in 2014, according to the company.