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Thursday 26 September 2013
Taiwan polarizer makers evaluating whether to set up new facilities in China
Taiwan polarizer makers are currently evaluating whether to set up new production facilities in China as local panel makers are expanding their production capacity and will increase...
Thursday 26 September 2013
Taiwan makers likely to resort to mid-range handset panel production amid competition in high-end segment
Taiwan panel makers will likely shift their focus to mid-range products in the handset segment as increased competition from Japan- and Korea-based makers in the high-end segment...
Thursday 26 September 2013
White-box tablet vendors aggressively cutting prices to stay competitive
The aggressive push of brand vendors such as Amazon, Google, Samsung Electronics and Acer, into the 7-inch tablet market has forced China-based white-box players to further reduce...
Thursday 26 September 2013
Taiwan August export order value slightly up, says MOEA
Taiwan received export orders totaling US$36.32 billion in August 2013, increasing 0.6% sequentially and 0.5% on year, according to the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA).
Wednesday 25 September 2013
Taiwan ODMs expected to benefit from new data centers in Northern Europe
Quanta Computer and Wiwynn, a subsidiary of Wistron, are expected to benefit from Microsoft and Facebook's new data center establishments in Northern Europe in 2014, according to...
Wednesday 25 September 2013
Metal injection molding widely used to make wearable smart devices, say Taiwan makers
Metal injection molding (MIM), a manufacturing process combining powder metallurgy and plastic molding injection, has been widely used to produce wearable smart devices due to its...
Wednesday 25 September 2013
Taiwan market: Spotify launches streaming music services
Sweden-based global digital music provider Spotify on September 24 announced the launch of its streaming music services in the Taiwan market, according to company Asia director Sunita...
Wednesday 25 September 2013
Taiwan market: HTC may lose top-rank title due for lack of new flagship models
HTC may lose its top-rank title in Taiwan's smartphone market in the fourth quarter of 2013 as it has failed to deliver a new flagship model for the second half of the year in the...
Tuesday 24 September 2013
Corning announces new president of Corning Display Technologies Taiwan
Corning has announced the appointment of Daniel Tseng as president of Corning Display Technologies Taiwan. Tseng, served as CDTT's director of sales and operations. Former president...
Tuesday 24 September 2013
Taiwan market: Retailers clearing Surface inventories
Following the release of new Surface 2 series tablets, retailers in Taiwan are now scrambling to clear their inventories of the first-generation Microsoft tablets. The retailers are...
Tuesday 24 September 2013
Taiwan 4G auction: Highest price for C5 band rises to 5.52 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 bid for the C5 band (1755-1770MHz...
Tuesday 24 September 2013
Taiwan market: Channel retail sales to stay flat in 3Q13
Poor PC and home appliance demand is causing channel retailers in Taiwan to suffer from weak sales. Performance for the third quarter is also expected to decline from sequential growth...
Tuesday 24 September 2013
Taiwan attracts January-August foreign direct investment of over US$3 billion, says MOEA
Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) approved 2,027 foreign direct investment projects (except from China) totaling US$3.156 billion in January-August 2013, respectively increasing...
Monday 23 September 2013
WPC, A4WP may merge due to Qualcomm joining WPC, say Taiwan handset makers
With Qualcomm, the leader of the Alliance for Wireless Power (A4WP), joining the Wireless Power Consortium (WPC) as a regular member, A4WP and WPC are likely to merge to adopt WPC-developed...
Monday 23 September 2013
Overcapacity for China-based LED chip makers expected to continue for next two years, say Taiwan makers
Total production capacity for China-based LED chip makers currently exceeds demand and overcapacity is expected to continue over the next two years, according to Taiwan-based LED...