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Wednesday 4 December 2013
China-based touch panel makers expanding capacities
China-based touch panel makers have been expanding production capacity which will come online in 2014-2015, putting increasing competitive pressure on Taiwan-based makers, according...
Wednesday 4 December 2013
China TV panel self-sufficiency rate expected to exceed 40% in 2014
As the 8.5G production lines in China of BOE Technology, Samsung Display and LG Display have been increasing output, local supply of LCD TV panels as a percentage of China-based TV...
Wednesday 4 December 2013
Taiwan market: Chunghwa Telecom aims at 300,000 4G users by end of 2014
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) plans to start 4G mobile communications operations in the second half of 2014 and aims to reach 300,000 subscribers by the end of the year, according to company...
Wednesday 4 December 2013
Global notebook demand to remain weak in 1H14, say Taiwan makers
Viewing that notebook vendors have taken conservative attitudes in developing new models for launch in 2014, global demand for notebooks is expected to remain stagnant in the first...
Tuesday 3 December 2013
Posiflex starts construction of factory in northern Taiwan
POS (point of sale) system and peripheral maker Posiflex Technology on December 3 held a groundbreaking ceremony for a factory located in suburban Taipei, Taiwan, with completion...
Tuesday 3 December 2013
Tablets and smartphones drive demand for SCDs in Western Europe, says IDC
The smart connected device (SCD) market continued to post strong growth in the third quarter of 2013, with combined shipments of PCs, tablets, and smartphones reaching almost 55 million...
Tuesday 3 December 2013
Taiwan makers hike Apple, Samsung 4Q13 tablet shipment estimates
Taiwan-based tablet supply chain makers, viewing that Apple and Samsung Electronics have increased their tablet shipments, have upward adjusted estimated iPad shipments in the fourth...
Monday 2 December 2013
Nvidia promoting Tegra Note 7-inch tablet, say Taiwan makers
Nvidia has been promoting the sale of Tegra Note, a 7-inch tablet equipped with an Nvidia-developed processor, the Tegra 4, at a retail price of US$199, through partnering graphics...
Monday 2 December 2013
Taiwan market: BenQ launches A3, F3 smartphones
Taiwan-based vendor BenQ has launched two Android smartphone models, A3 and F3, for contract-bundled sale by Chunghwa Telecom (CHT).
Monday 2 December 2013
Panasonic set to discontinue ALIVH board production in Taiwan
Panasonic Taiwan has filed a statement indicating it will discontinue production of ALIVH (any layer interstitial via hole) boards in 2014 indicating Panasonic's move to phase out...
Monday 2 December 2013
Taiwan 3Q13 economic growth at 1.66%, says DGBAS
Taiwan recorded economic growth of 1.66% in third-quarter 2013, lower than the previous 2.47% forecast made in August, according to the Directorate General of Budget, Accounting and...
Monday 2 December 2013
Taiwan market: Online advertising in 2013 valued at nearly NT$14 billion, says DMA
Providers of online advertising services in the Taiwan market will generate total revenues of NT$13.873 billion (US$469 million) in 2013, increasing 19.51% on year, according to the...
Friday 29 November 2013
Taiwan makers ramp up PCB production in 3Q13, says IEK
The production value of PCBs rolled out by Taiwan-based makers in Taiwan and China totaled NT$138.1 billion (US$4.65 billion) in the third quarter of 2013, up 14% sequentially and...
Friday 29 November 2013
Taiwan market: TV retailers anticipate increased large-size, Ultra HD TV sales in 2014
TV retailers anticipate increased sales of large-size TVs as well as Ultra HD TVs in the Taiwan market during 2014.
Friday 29 November 2013
O-Film looks to expand presence in Taiwan
Taiwan's government has approved China-based touch panel maker O-Film to open up a branch office in Taiwan.