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Wednesday 13 November 2013
Taiwan panel makers stay competitive by product differentiation, says Innolux president
As China's panel industry continues to increase production capacity and Korea maintains advancements in panel technology, Taiwan panel makers plan to keep their competitive edge through...
Tuesday 12 November 2013
Taiwan market: Sony Mobile takes third position in smartphone vendor ranking
Sony Mobile Communications has captured the third position in Taiwan's smartphone vendor ranking with a 20% market share thanks to brisk sales of its Xperia Z family high-end models,...
Tuesday 12 November 2013
Shenzhen O-film expanding Taiwan team
China-based touch panel maker Shenzhen O-film Tech is expanding its team of R&D personnel, engineers and marketing representatives in Taiwan, with the total number of staff to...
Monday 11 November 2013
Taiwan market: 4G smartphones to be in hot competition, say Taiwan makers
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT), Taiwan Mobile (TWM) and Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET), the three largest mobile telecom carriers in Taiwan, are expected to launch high-end 4G smartphone...
Monday 11 November 2013
Compal, Kinpo to sell stakes in Vibo Telecom to 4G licensee Taiwan Star Cellular
Compal Electronics and Kinpo Electronics have disclosed they will sell their respective 47.32% and 47.95% stakes in Taiwan-based 3G carrier Vibo Telecom to Taiwan Star Cellular, a...
Monday 11 November 2013
Taiwan IC vendors to count on smartphone, tablet and LED lighting segments in 2014
Taiwan-based IC design houses will target the smartphone, tablet and LED lighting sectors in order to ramp up their sales and earnings in 2014, according to industry observers.
Friday 8 November 2013
Europe solar PV revival to be driven by Germany, UK, Italy, and France, says Solarbuzz
The Europe solar photovoltaic (PV) market is poised to recover during the fourth quarter of 2013, after an 18-month downturn that redefined the role of Europe within the global solar...
Thursday 7 November 2013
Taiwan October export value up on month, down on year, says MOF
Taiwan recorded total export value of US$26.12 billion for October 2013, increasing 3.4% on month but decreasing 1.5% on year, while the corresponding total import value of US$22.60...
Wednesday 6 November 2013
Taiwan market: Leotek aims at 10% market share for LED bulbs by end of 2014
Leotek Electronics, a Lite-On Technology subsidiary, has entered the residential LED lighting market in Taiwan with a goal of attaining a market share of 10% for LED light bulbs by...
Wednesday 6 November 2013
Digitimes Research: Taiwan to ship over 17 million handsets in 4Q13
Taiwan-based makers will ship a total of 17.14 million handsets in the fourth quarter of 2013, increasing 3.3% sequentially and 17.1% on year, and 99.71% of them will be smartphones,...
Tuesday 5 November 2013
Taiwan market: Samsung to promote LTE equipment and smartphones in 2014
Samsung Electronics will promote its LTE COE (central office equipment) as well as LTE-enabled smartphones in Taiwan in 2014, according to Andy Tu, president of mobile communications...
Tuesday 5 November 2013
Digitimes Research: Overall shipments from top-5 notebook vendors drop in October
The global top-5 notebook brand vendors saw their combined shipments drop 18% on month in October, while the top-3 notebook ODMs together also saw an on-month shipment drop of 14%.
Tuesday 5 November 2013
Taiwan October CPI down on month but up on year, says DGBAS
Taiwan's October 2013 consumer price index (CPI) of 103.78 (2011 as base year) decreased by 0.27% on month but increased by 0.64% on year, while the corresponding wholesale price...
Tuesday 5 November 2013
Digitimes Research: Taiwan makers see decreased 3Q13 LCD monitor shipments
Taiwan-based makers shipped a total of 21.039 million LCD monitors in third-quarter 2013, decreasing 4.1% sequentially and 15.8% on year to take a global market share of 61.4%, according...
Monday 4 November 2013
Digitimes Research: Taiwan to ship nearly 366 million small- to medium-size panels in 4Q13
Taiwan-based makers will ship a total of 365.985 million small- to medium-size TFT-LCD panels in the fourth quarter of 2013, a decrease of 3.2% on quarter and 0.5% on year, according...