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Tuesday 22 October 2013
BYD lands tablet orders from HP, Dell, Toshiba
China-based BYD has obtained ODM/OEM orders for tablets from Hewlett-Packard (HP), Dell and Toshiba due to its competitive prices, according to Taiwan-based tablet supply chain mak...
Tuesday 22 October 2013
Taiwan PV makers seize opportunities in monocrystalline market as PV self-consumption increases, says firm
According to EnergyTrend, demand for PV self-consumption continues to increase in Europe due to decreased feed in tariffs and increased electricity price and surcharge fees for grid-connection...
Tuesday 22 October 2013
Taiwan September unemployment rate down, says DGBAS
Taiwan had 486,000 jobless citizens in September 2013, equivalent to an unemployment rate of 4.24%, which dropped by 0.09 percentage point on month and by 0.08 percentage point on...
Tuesday 22 October 2013
Taiwan touch panel makers look to new strategies amid competition from China
As China-based touch panel makers continue to develop low-priced solutions and are increasingly securing orders from handset, tablet and PC vendors, Taiwan touch panel makers are...
Tuesday 22 October 2013
North America fab tool book-to-bill continues slide, says SEMI
The three-month average book-to-bill ratio for North America-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment slid to 0.97 in September 2013, down for the third consecutive month, according...
Tuesday 22 October 2013
Taiwan panel makers still competitive: Q&A with AUO president Paul Peng
Taiwan-based TFT-LCD panel maker AU Optronics (AUO) saw its business operation swing from total net loss of more than NT$130 billion (US$4.3 billion) during 10 consecutive quarters...
Tuesday 22 October 2013
Alibaba applies for over 200 patents in Taiwan
Alibaba Group, the largest operator of e-commerce services in China, has filed for more than 200 patents with the Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO), though it has yet to...
Tuesday 22 October 2013
Taiwan market: FET iPhone 5S/5C pre-ordering dominated by iPhone 5S
Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET), one of the three largest mobile telecom carriers in Taiwan, on October 21 indicated that 70-80% of pre-orders so far received for the iPhone...
Tuesday 22 October 2013
Foreign direct investment in Taiwan reaches US$3.6 billion in January-September, says MOEA
Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) approved 2,308 foreign direct investment projects (except from China) totaling US$3.596 billion in January-September 2013, respectively...
Monday 21 October 2013
Taiwan September export order value up on month, year, says MOEA
Taiwan received export orders worth US$38.42 billion in total in September 2013, increasing by 5.8% on month and by 2.0% on year, according to statistics released by the Ministry...
Monday 21 October 2013
Taiwan 4G auction: Highest price bid for C5 rises to 8.31 times floor price
In the multiple-round auction for 12 frequency band units available for operating next-generation (4G) mobile communication services in Taiwan, the highest temporary price bid for...
Monday 21 October 2013
EMEA PC shipments decline 16% in 3Q13, says IDC
According to the latest research from IDC, PC shipments in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) declined 16%, reaching 21.4 million units in the third quarter of 2013. Portable...
Monday 21 October 2013
Taiwan 4G auction: Total bids reach 180% above floor price
In the multiple-round auction for 12 frequency band units available for operating 4G mobile communication services in Taiwan, the total highest bids on October 18 climbed to NT$100.710...
Monday 21 October 2013
Taiwan lawmakers concerned about hot 4G price bidding
As the total highest prices bid for the 12 frequency band units available for operating 4G mobile communication services in Taiwan on October 17 climbed to NT$98.2 billion (US$3.33...
Friday 18 October 2013
Taiwan market: Foxconn offers 50-inch Full HD connected TV for sale through CHT, kbro
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) on October 17 launched a 50-inch Full HD connected TV under the brand InFocus for contract-bundled sale through telecom carrier Chunghwa...