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Tuesday 19 August 2014
Raspberry Pi motherboards enjoy 3.5 million worldwide sales
Sales of credit-card sized motherboard computers rolled out by UK-based Raspberry Pi Foundation have reached 3.5 million units worldwide, with demand from China and Taiwan still remaining...
Tuesday 19 August 2014
Taiwan market: New iPhone expected to drive demand for 4G subscriptions
Many 3G mobile subscribers in Taiwan are waiting for the launch of the new iPhone with which they will shift to 4G subscriptions, and therefore the new iPhone is expected to boost...
Monday 18 August 2014
Digitimes Research: Japan household appliance makers rolling out HEMS compatible products
While major Japan-based household appliance suppliers, including Toshiba, Sharp, Panasonic and Mitsubishi Denki, have already made the controls and operations of their smart household...
Friday 15 August 2014
Taiwan market: Huawei launches 4G smartphone
Huawei has introduced its first Honor-series 4G LTE smartphone, the Honor 3C LTE, into the Taiwan market priced at NT$5,490 (US$183) unlocked.
Friday 15 August 2014
Taiwan semiconductor supply chain to be affected by Apple CPU orders
The impact of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's production of Apple CPUs and related peripheral chips on the supply chain of Taiwan's semiconductor industry will widen...
Friday 15 August 2014
Digitimes Research: Taiwan makers to ship 134.7 million large-size panels in 2H14
Taiwan-based makers will ship 134.7 million large-size (9-inch and above) TFT-LCD panels in the second half of 2014, up 3.8% from the first half, according to Digitimes Research.
Thursday 14 August 2014
Taiwan market: Taiwan Star Cellular offers free 4G trial services
Taiwan Star Cellular has announced one-month free 4G trial services with no volume limits. It said it has established a 4G network covering 80% of Taiwan's population.
Thursday 14 August 2014
Cooling module maker Yen Sun enters supply chains of Europe car vendors
Cooling module maker Yen Sun Technology has entered the supply chains of Europe-based car vendors Volkswagen, Daimler AG and BMW, and has already started supplying products, helping...
Wednesday 13 August 2014
Former MediaTek employees probed over alleged trade secrets theft
Taiwan's Investigation Bureau has raided a company in Taipei and 10 former MediaTek employees' homes in a probe into suspected theft of business secrets from the chip vendor.
Tuesday 12 August 2014
Digitimes Research: South Korea 2Q14 memory production value hits record
Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix posted total production value of KRW10.73 trillion (US$10.41 billion) for DRAM and NAND flash in the second quarter of 2014, the highest quarterly...
Tuesday 12 August 2014
Foxlink to sell Chinese writing system in Greater China region
Foxlink has signed contracts with Taiwan's Tamkang University and acquired the distribution rights for the university's Chinese writing practice system and will start selling the...
Tuesday 12 August 2014
Taiwan market: Over 21,000 projectors shipped in 2Q14, says IDC
There were 21,269 projectors shipped in the Taiwan market in second-quarter 2014, decreasing 5.4% sequentially but increasing 6.7% on year, according to IDC Taiwan.
Monday 11 August 2014
China TV market entering saturation
As the sales volume and value for TVs in the China market in the first half of 2014 decreased on year, the TV market is trending to becoming saturated over the next 3-5 years, according...
Friday 8 August 2014
USB peripheral maker Good Way sees potential in docking stations
Taiwan-based USB peripheral maker Good Way Technology will soon be listed on Taiwan's over-the-counter (OTC) stock market and expects the company's notebook docking station business...
Friday 8 August 2014
Japan reportedly largest market for China PV module exports in 1H14
China-based makers exported 3.6GWp of PV modules to Japan in the first half of 2014. The US was the second-largest market with 2GWp and followed by the Netherlands, UK and Australia,...