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Tuesday 30 October 2018
Rohm aims for top notch of SiC component market
Rohm Semiconductor is expanding its production capacity for SiC (silicon carbide)-based wafers and components as it aims to become the world's largest supplier of SiC power components...
Wednesday 13 June 2018
IBM expects third exponential tech shift to be driven by AI
In bracing for the advent of the AI era, IBM has focused its efforts on developing AI and cloud application solutions, seeking to explore immense application opportunities ranging...
Thursday 8 March 2018
Wistron, Taiwan hospital partner to test exoskeleton robots
Wistron Medical Tech, a subsidiary of the Wistron Group, has signed a cooperation contract with the National Taiwan University Hospital (NTUH) to provide exoskeleton robots for clinical...
Thursday 28 December 2017
Denso to invest JPY50 billion in JOLED, says report
Japan-based auto part maker Denso plans to invest JPY50 billion (US$442.5 million) in JOLED to finance the expansion project to be launched by the OLED panel maker, according to a...
Thursday 28 December 2017
November OLED TV sales in Japan rise
Monthly sales of OLED TVs in the Japan market surpassed the 10,000-unit mark for the first time in November, according to data compiled by the Japan Electronics and Information Technology...
Monday 4 December 2017
Digitimes Research: Japan slow in embracing voice-controled smart speakers
Voice-controled smart speakers has seen slower-than-expected demand in the Japan market, Digitimes Research has observed.
Monday 20 November 2017
Acer digital signage products enter Japan market, says paper
Acer has partnered with Japan-based software integration service provider SMedio to begin marketing its digital signage products in Japan's smart retailing market, according to a...
Wednesday 16 August 2017
Free Bionics enters Japan market with motion assistance robot
Taiwan-based wearable motion assistance robot developer Free Bionics has recently signed contracts with medical equipment distributor USCI Japan for it to promote its robots to major...
Friday 21 July 2017
Rakuten introduces Taiwan products for online sale in Japan
Japan-based online shopping operator Rakuten has cooperated with Taiwan-based Commerce Development Research Institute to set up a Taiwan Life Pavilion on Rakuten's online shopping...
Tuesday 6 June 2017
Japan market: Sharp to use Foxconn-made semi-finished PV panel frames to save costs, construction time, says paper
Sharp will adopt semi-finished PV panel frames produced by Foxconn Electronics, a majority shareholder of Sharp, for PV power-generating stations it will establish in Japan, in a...
Friday 28 April 2017
Digitimes Research: Study of Japan IT industry for 1Q17
While LG Electronics has dominated the global OLED TV market, Japan-based Panasonic, Sony and Toshiba still launched OLED TVs in Japan in the first quarter of 2017, with panels supplied...
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...
Friday 7 April 2017
Tablet shipments in Japan drop for first time in 2016, says research firm
There were 8.51 million tablets shipped in Japan in 2016, decreasing 9.8% on year, and marking the first annual decrease, according to Japan-based MM Research Institute.
Thursday 26 January 2017
Japan market: OLED TV prices fall, says Nikkei
Retail prices for OLED TVs in the Japan market have dropped significantly due to decreases in price for OLED panels, according to Japan-based Nikkei.
Thursday 19 January 2017
Digitimes Research: KDDI sets up smart drone platform, Rakuten Mobile launches drone
In the Japan market, mobile operator KDDI set up a smart drone platform to store photographs and video in a database in the fourth quarter of 2016, while MVNO (mobile virtual network...