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Monday 17 April 2017
PTI to buy Micron backend plant in Japan
Taiwan-based Powertech Technology (PTI), a backend house specializing in NAND flash and DRAM memory chips, has announced plans to fully acquire Micron Akita, Micron Technology's assembly...
Monday 17 April 2017
Semi material distributor Topco seeing more favorable silicone market
The market for silicone materials is expected to turn healthy as China-based suppliers reduce their output, according to Topco, which distributes and sells silicone materials for...
Friday 14 April 2017
Tatung starts operating floating PV system in northern Taiwan
Tatung on April 13 inaugurated a PV system floating on an irrigation pond, its first floating PV system, in Taoyuan City, northern Taiwan. The system is able to generate 600,000kWh...
Friday 14 April 2017
Taiwan market: Canon launches MILC EOS M6
Canon on April 14 launched the EOS M6 MILC camera featuring a 24.2-megapixel CMOS image sensor, 3-inch 1.04 million-dot LCD touch screen, dimensions of 112.0 (W) by 68.0 (H) by 44.5...
Friday 14 April 2017
Elan fingerprint sensors adopted for smart cards
Taiwan-based Elan Microelectronics has announced it is teaming up with smart card integrator Jinco Universal and Korea Smart ID (KSID), a security solution provider, to develop smart...
Friday 14 April 2017
Nikkiso to set up UV-C LED joint venture in Taiwan
Japan-based medical and industrial equipment maker Nikkiso will set up a joint-venture, Nikkiso Formosa, to make UV-C LED chips and devices in Taiwan with petrochemical maker Formosa...
Thursday 13 April 2017
Taiwan fabless IC firms seeing ramp-up of orders from China
Taiwan-based IC design houses have seen orders placed by their China-based smartphone customers ramp up for the second quarter, with demand coming from China's first-tier smartphone...
Thursday 13 April 2017
Dell looking to help upgrade Taiwan enterprises with cloud computing
Dell has announced plans to establish Digi-Cloud Alliance in Taiwan and is partnering with telecom carriers, cloud application developers and system integrators to assist Taiwan's...
Thursday 13 April 2017
Alcor Micro unit to list on Taiwan OTC
Alcorlink, a subsidiary of Alcor Micro specializing in computer peripherals, expects to soon list on the Taiwan over-the-counter (OTC) market at a tentative price of NT$21 (US$0.69)...
Wednesday 12 April 2017
Demand for floating PV systems growing in Taiwan
Demand for PV systems floating on the surface of large ponds and reservoirs in Taiwan is increasing due to higher feed-in tariff rates, according to PV industry sources.
Wednesday 12 April 2017
Taiwan IPC maker Axiomtek sells subsidiary to Elektrophoenix
Taiwan-based industrial PC (IPC) maker Axiomtek has announced a plan to sell its network product subsidiary Etherwan Systems to Germany-based Elektrophoenix, a subsidiary of Phoenix...
Wednesday 12 April 2017
Zhaoxin to partner with TSMC
Shanghai Zhaoxin Semiconductor is scheduled to roll out its in-house developed ZX-D series processors that will be built using a 28nm process technology by Shanghai Huali Microelectronics...
Wednesday 12 April 2017
Taiwan market: Huawei launches flagship smartphone P10 Plus
Huawei has launched its new flagship smartphone, the Huawei P10 Plus, in the Taiwan market, priced at NT$23,900 (US$780) unlocked. The availability of the model will begin on April...
Tuesday 11 April 2017
TSEC starts construction of PV module factory in southern Taiwan
Crystalline silicon solar cell maker TSEC on April 10 held a groundbreaking ceremony for a joint-venture PV module factory located in Pingtung County, southern Taiwan, with initial...
Tuesday 11 April 2017
Taiwan market: Smartphone sales to heat up starting 2Q17
Sales of smartphones in the Taiwan market are expected to gain momentum starting the second quarter of 2017, buoyed by the launch of new flagship models by a number of brand vendors,...