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Wednesday 17 May 2017
ASE, SPIL get US antitrust approval
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) and Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL) have received approval from US antitrust regulators for their proposed merger, according to the...
Wednesday 17 May 2017
Taiwan market: TBC completes digitization of cable TV networks
Taiwan Broadband Communications (TBC) has announced the completion of digitizing its cable TV networks, becoming the first MSO (multi-system operator of cable TV) in the Taiwan market...
Tuesday 16 May 2017
Digitimes Research: Taiwan makers to ship over 304 million small- to medium-size panels in 2Q17
Taiwan-based TFT-LCD panel makers will together ship 304.278 million small- to medium-size panels during the second quarter of 2017, an increase of 2.8% on quarter and 13.0% on year,...
Tuesday 16 May 2017
Taiwan IC vendors see orders rebounding
Taiwan-based IC vendors have seen a rebound in orders from China's smartphone sector and expect the sales momentum to continue to the third quarter, according to industry sources.
Friday 12 May 2017
Taiwan market: 600,000-700,000 tablets to be sold in 2017
In the Taiwan market, tablet sales in 2016 shrank 12% on year to about 700,000 units and are expected to further drop to 600,000-700,000 units in 2017, 70% of which will be 7- to...
Thursday 11 May 2017
Compal president expects PC demand to return growth in 2017
Compal Electronics president Ray Chen expects PC demand to return to growth in 2017 because of a replacement trend from the enterprise sector created by Microsoft ending support for...
Thursday 11 May 2017
SMIC expects revenues to drop 3-6% in 2Q17
China-based pure-play foundry SMIC expects to post a sequential decrease of 3-6% in revenues for the second quarter of 2017, with gross margin ranging from 25% to 27%.
Thursday 11 May 2017
Japan IT Week to focus on IoT and embedded applications
Japan IT Week will be hosted from May 10-12 in Tokyo, Japan, and 1,600 IT players worldwide including Intel, Microsoft, Qualcomm, Hewlett-Packard (HP), Oracle, Bosch, Advantech, and...
Thursday 11 May 2017
Advantech to invest in Vietnam for Industry 4.0 business opportunity
Advantech hosted a forum in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam focusing on Industry 4.0 topics on May 10 with local system integrator Techpro. Tran Van Tung, an official from Vietnam's Ministry...
Thursday 11 May 2017
Taiwan LCD TVs – 1Q 2017
Taiwan shipped only 6.74 million LCD TV shipments in the first quarter, the lowest quarterly performance since the third quarter of 2009's 5.81 million units, with the total representing...
Wednesday 10 May 2017
Taiwan IC distributors April revenues decrease
Taiwan-based IC distributors WPG Holdings, WT Microelectronics and Edom Technology have reported sequential decreases in April revenues of 10.4%, 4.4% and 14.9%, respectively.
Tuesday 9 May 2017
Taiwan market: JPW to offer VR motion solutions for arcades
More than 10 VR arcade entertainment centers will be set up across Taiwan starting June using VR motion solutions developed by the newly established JPW International Technology,...
Tuesday 9 May 2017
Taiwan solar cell makers struggle to directly compete with China, says NSP chairman
Taiwan-based crystalline silicon solar cell makers are at a substantial disadvantage to directly compete with China-based solar makers because Chin makers have been reducing outsourcing...
Tuesday 9 May 2017
Taiwan market: Samsung launches new 9.7-inch tablet; Galaxy S8 in short supply
Sales of Samsung's Galaxy S8, particularly the Galaxy S8 Plus, in the Taiwan market have been better than expected resulting in a short supply of the smartphones in the local channels,...
Monday 8 May 2017
Taiwan April export value down on month, up on year, says MOF
Taiwan recorded a total export value of US$24.32 billion for April 2017, decreasing 5.4% on month but increasing 9.4% on year, while the corresponding total import value of US$21.53...