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Tuesday 5 March 2019
ITRI unveils smart manufacturing alliance
Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), at Taipei International Machine Tool Show (TIMTOS) 2019 during March 4-9, has indicated it has partnered with 24 local machine tool...
Tuesday 5 March 2019
Intelligent Cloud Plus offering acoustic solutions for preventive maintenance
Taiwan-based cloud computing startup Intelligent Cloud Plus, an acoustic specialist, offers solutions that can analyze the sound waves generated by machines' vibration to provide...
Monday 4 March 2019
FIH issues profit warning for 2018
FIH Mobile, a Hong Kong-listed handset arm of Foxconn Electronics, has issued a profit warning, indicating that it is likely to incur a net loss of US$870 million for 2018, according...
Monday 4 March 2019
4G+, Gigabit networks key for mobile replacement market in 2019-2020, says Digitimes Research
Although the number of users of related LTE services is still growing, global smartphone shipments actually decreased 30 million units or 2% on year to 1.39 million units in 2018...
Monday 4 March 2019
PCB makers may not gain much from Huawei P30 Pro release
China handset vendor Huawei is set to release new smartphone model P30 Pro in late March as one of its major offerings for the first half of 2019, but Taiwan PCB supply chain is conservative...
Monday 4 March 2019
Vivotek nets NT$3.92 for 2018
IP surveillance camera maker Vivotek has reported net profit of NT$329.6 million (US$10.61 million) and net EPS of NT$3.92 for 2018.
Monday 4 March 2019
Industry 4.0 brings lucrative opportunities for chipmakers: Q&A with TI manager Matthieu Chervier
Global chipmakers have been racing to develop chip solutions associated with Industry 4.0 applications to tap huge business opportunities arising from smart manufacturing in conjunction...
Monday 4 March 2019
Taiwan university establishes facilities to promote entrepreneurship
Taiwan's Chung Yuan Christian University has established a demonstration production line that comes with R&D and product demonstration centers, looking to assist its entrepreneurship...
Wednesday 27 February 2019
OEE index crucial for gauging equipment productivity
Manufacturers could see their equipment invest return rate fall significantly if their machinery equipment fails to achieve maximum productivity, but they can counter by first incorporating...
Wednesday 27 February 2019
Backend firms to gain from Xilinx tapping 5G FPGA chip market
Leading FPGA chip maker Xilinx is aggressively moving to tap into the market for chip solutions for 5G base stations, and the move is expected to increase orders by 15% for Taiwan-based...
Wednesday 27 February 2019
Sony Mobile unveils new flagship at MWC
Sony Mobile Communications has unveiled its new flagship model, the Xperia 1, together with two new mid-tier models, the Xperia 10 and Xperia 10 Plus, at MWC 2019, with plans to launch...
Wednesday 27 February 2019
Competition in foldable smartphone market heating up
Competition in the foldable smartphone sector is heating up after the world's top-two handset brands, Samsung Electronics and Huawei, unveiled their respective foldable models, the...
Wednesday 27 February 2019
PCB makers bracing for opportunities from foldable smartphones
Foldable smartphones are gradually emerging as a new handset trend, promoting Taiwan PCB makers to make preparations for cashing in on the consequent market demand, according to industry...
Wednesday 27 February 2019
AUO gearing up flexible displays for foldable smartphones
AU Optronics (AUO) is moving at full throttle to build up its production capacity for flexible OLED displays and will see its flexible panels used in new foldable smartphones launched...
Wednesday 27 February 2019
Rakuten and Sercomm jointly announce virtualized small cell
Rakuten, an Internet services provider and soon-to-be the newest mobile network operator in Japan, and Taiwan-based Sercomm, a manufacturer and supplier of telecom equipment, have...