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Tuesday 12 May 2015
Taiwan market: Ambit to start 4G operation
Taiwan-based Ambit Microsystems, a subsidiary of Foxconn Electronics, has announced that it will kick off 4G telecom services on May 15.
Monday 11 May 2015
Taiwan touch-panel players see weak performance in April
Young Fast Optoelectronics has reported its April 2015 revenues reached NT$243 million (US$7.9 million), down 26.13% on month and down 65.51% on year.
Monday 11 May 2015
Capex from Taiwan panel makers in 2015 to reach NT$80 billion, says report
Capital expenditures from the four main panel makers in Taiwan, including AU Optronics (AUO), Innolux, Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) and HannStar Display, are expected to reach an...
Monday 11 May 2015
Taiwan large-size LCD panels – 1Q 2015
Weak demand in the monitor, notebook and tablet markets dampened Taiwan panel makers' shipments to the IT applications segments in the first quarter of 2015. Taiwan's monitor panel...
Monday 11 May 2015
Taiwan sees decreased April export value, says MOF
Taiwan recorded total export value of US$23.49 billion for April 2015, decreasing 7.1% on month and 11.7% on year, while the corresponding total import value of US$18.73 billion fell...
Friday 8 May 2015
Some Taiwan solar cell makers accept on-credit supplies to China module clients
Several China-based PV module makers have asked Taiwan-based solar cell makers to supply them on credit, and some of the latter have accepted the request mainly due to intense competition...
Friday 8 May 2015
Taiwan small- to mid-size LCD panels – 1Q 2015
Taiwan's small- to medium-size panel makers are seeing intensifying competition from China makers, such as BOE and Tianma, who are aggressively expanding their LTPS panel capacitie...
Friday 8 May 2015
Microsoft to release server orders, say Taiwan makers
Microsoft, in line with increasing cloud computing services, has been setting up data centers and is expected to soon release new orders for related hardware for the second half of...
Friday 8 May 2015
Taiwan market: Xiaomi launches Mi 4i smartphone
Xiaomi Technology has unveiled one of its latest smartphones, the Mi 4i, in the Taiwan market. The model will be available at NT$6,499 (US$212) unlocked, starting May 15.
Thursday 7 May 2015
Intel to host conference for newly established stylus alliance
Intel's Universal Stylus Initiative (USI) is set to host a supply chain conference in Taiwan at the end of May to establish an unified stylus standard that can be used across different...
Wednesday 6 May 2015
Taiwan makers to benefit from new smartphones from Xiaomi, LeTV
Taiwan-based handset ODMs and component suppliers, including Pegatron, Foxconn Electronics, Compal Electronics and Largan Precision, are expected to benefit from strong sales of new...
Wednesday 6 May 2015
Taiwan DRAM makers post mixed April results
Nanya Technology saw its April revenues decline 4% sequentially while fellow DRAM company Inotera Memories' sales increased 1.3% on month.
Wednesday 6 May 2015
Taiwan market: CNS to finish digitization of cable TV networks by end of 2015
China Network Systems (CNS), a multi-system operator of cable TV services in the Taiwan market, plans to complete digitization of its networks around Taiwan by the end of 2015, according...
Tuesday 5 May 2015
TSMC InFO-WLP technology to generate significant revenues starting 2016
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's (TSMC) backend integrated fan-out (InFO) wafer-level packaging (WLP) technology will start contributing significantly to the IC foundry's...
Tuesday 5 May 2015
PC demand slow in 2Q15, say Taiwan IC design firms
IC demand for PCs is unlikely to pick up until the second half of 2015, when new Intel processors and Windows 10 will be available, according to sources at Taiwan-based IC design...