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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.
Tuesday 17 December 2013
Primax lands orders for CCMs used in Amazon smartphones, say sources
Primax Electronics has obtained orders from Amazon for compact camera modules (CCMs) for use in smartphones to be launched in first-half 2014, according to sources with Taiwan's supply...
Tuesday 17 December 2013
Taiwan government fund offers NT$1 billion to subsidize start-ups
The Taiwan government's National Development Fund has announced an NT$1 billion (US$33.7 million) project for subsidizing start-ups of qualified businesses, with the goal of helping...
Monday 16 December 2013
ASE starts moving production equipment at offending factories to other plants, say sources
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) has begun to move some of the production equipment installed at its K5, K7 and K11 factories to other plants, in order to mitigate the impact...
Monday 16 December 2013
Top-4 China vendors expected to ship at least 50 million smartphones each in 2014
ZTE, Huawei Device, Coolpad and Lenovo, the four largest China-based smartphone vendors, are expected to ship at least 50 million units each in 2014, according to Taiwan-based supply...
Monday 16 December 2013
Some notebook vendors consent to panel price hikes, say Taiwan makers
In view of growing demand for notebooks in emerging markets and business-use models, notebook panel makers have asked for price hikes and a few notebook vendors, including Hewlett-Packard,...
Friday 13 December 2013
Taiwan market: CHT, FET to start selling iPad Air, iPad mini with Retina display
Taiwan-based telecom carriers Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) and Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) have announced contract-bundled sale of iPad Air and iPad mini with Retina display will...
Friday 13 December 2013
Sub 50-inch segment to take up 60% of Ultra HD TV panel output in 2014
Owing mainly to promotions by China-based TV vendors, the sub-50-inch segment will account for 60% of the global Ultra HD TV panel production in 2014, according to sources with Taiwan's...
Friday 13 December 2013
Digitimes Research: Taiwan makers to ship 35.95 million LCD TVs in 2014
TPV Technology, Foxconn Electronics, Compal Electronics, Wistron, Amtran Technology and Pegatron will ship 35.95 million OEM/ODM LCD TVs in 2014, increasing 5.3% on year and accounting...
Thursday 12 December 2013
Taiwan market: Asustek launches PadFone mini
Asustek Computer on December 11 launched its PadFone mini, a combination of a 4.3-inch smartphone and 7-inch tablet, in the Taiwan market at a recommended retail price of NT$11,900...
Thursday 12 December 2013
Google starts using Internet data center in Taiwan
Google has inaugurated an Internet data center in the Changhua Coastal Industrial Park, central Taiwan, its 12th around the world, according to Google Taiwan.
Wednesday 11 December 2013
Three China-based handset vendors increase component deliveries
China-based handset vendors Xiaomi Technology, Gionee and Hisense have been taking increasing deliveries of panels and touch panels from suppliers in preparation for launching new...
Wednesday 11 December 2013
Taiwan Intelligent Aerotropolis Industry Alliance formed
More than 70 Taiwan-based and multinational enterprises, under the auspices of the government, on December 10 formed the Taiwan Intelligent Aerotropolis Industry Alliance to develop...