Seagate has appointed Huang Yuching as its new general manager for Taiwan operations and has assigned him to handle tasks such as sales and marketing.

United Microelectronics (UMC) on May 27 held its 2015 Japan Technology Forum to showcase the company's IoT and automotive IC manufacturing solutions to Japan-based semiconductor co...

With more than 133,000 plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) sold in 2014, North America is currently the world's strongest market for these vehicles. While regional sales are concentrated...

Sony on May 26 unveiled eight 32- to 75-inch Ultra HD and Full HD LCD TVs under its Bravia brand for launch in the Taiwan market.

Taiwan-based handset ODMs will continue to snap up all orders for production of next generation iPhone devices despite recent market rumors indicating that Apple plans to add a China-based...

Prices for a 4-inch PSS (patterned sapphire substrate) have fallen from US$50 in the first quarter of 2014 to US$40-42 in the first quarter of 2015 and further to US$38-39 currently...

Protests are continuing over recent factory shutdowns by Hydis, with Korea-based workers holding another protest on May 26 in Taiwan. Parent company E Ink Holdings (EIH) meanwhile...

Japan Display held the largest proportion of vehicle display shipments in 2014 at 18%, surpassing former leader Innolux, according to PIDA.

Taiwan recorded manufacturing production index (2011 as base year) of 107.39 for April 2015, decreasing 5.01% on month but increasing 1.15% on year, according to the Ministry of Economic...

Hans von Mangoldt (HvM) Taiwan, Germany-based Hans von Mangoldt's joint venture in Taiwan, on May 25 held a groundbreaking ceremony for an electric reactor factory in Kaohsiung, Southern...

Apple, in order for its next-generation iPhones to become slimmer and lighter, will reportedly adopt 0.4t (dimensions of 3.0 x 0.85 x 0.4mm) LED chips for backlight units (BLUs),...

In view of an expected rebound in demand in June, Taiwan-based crystalline silicon solar cell makers have been boosting PERC (passivated emitter and rear cell) polycrystalline models...

Taiwan's economic growth rate, on-year growth in GDP, for the first quarter of 2015 has been downward adjusted from 3.46% estimated in April 2015 to 3.37%, according to the Directorate...

Capex from Korea-based panel makers Samsung Display and LG Display for AMOLED panels will drop from KRW7 trillion (US$6.9 billion) in 2014 to KRW6.7 trillion in 2015, according to...

Taiwan's LCD TV makers saw strong seasonal impacts in the first quarter of 2015. Shipments to North America saw a particularly sharp decline as a result of reduced procurement from...