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Thursday 15 November 2018
Taiwan handsets – 3Q 2018
Taiwan's handset shipments increased 5.5% sequentially, but dropped 6.8% on year to come to 21.8 million units in the third quarter of 2018.
Thursday 15 November 2018
Taiwan large-size LCD panels – 3Q 2018
Entering the traditional strong season, Taiwan's large-size TFT LCD panel shipments increased 4.4% sequentially and 5.6% on year.
Thursday 4 October 2018
Sharp to launch new flagship smartphone in 4Q18
Sharp has announced a plan to launch a new flagship smartphone, the Aquos zero, in the fourth quarter of 2018 in Japan and Taiwan initially.
Tuesday 2 October 2018
Foxconn commits support for chipmaking industry in Shandong
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) has teamed up with China's Jinan municipal government to set up a CNY3.75 billion (US$545.9 million) investment fund to boost the...
Tuesday 2 October 2018
Sharp completes acquisition of Toshiba Client Solutions
Sharp has announced that it has completed the acquisition of Toshiba Client Solutions (TCS), holding 80.1% shares of TCS.
Friday 28 September 2018
Sharp China eyeing 20% revenue growth in 2019
Having seen its performance in the China market improve significantly thus far in 2018, Sharp aims to ramp up its yearly sales revenues in the market by 20% in 2019, according to...
Friday 24 August 2018
Sharp to start equipment move-in at Guangzhou 10.5G line in February
Sharp reportedly will start equipment move-in at its new 10.5G LCD plant in Guangzhou, China in February 2019, with plans to kick off the first phase of the facility in August and...
Friday 24 August 2018
Taiwan handsets - 2Q 2018
Taiwan handset shipments increased 16.1% sequentially and 0.3% on year to arrive at 20.66 million units in the second quarter.
Monday 20 August 2018
Taiwan large-size LCD panels – 2Q 2018
Taiwan's large-size panel shipments performed better than expected reaching 62.03 million units in the second quarter of 2018, up 5.5% sequentially and 5.9% on year.
Friday 3 August 2018
Sharp begins volume production of OLED panels, says report
Sharp's own-brand Aquos high-end smartphone models equipped with its own OLED panels are expected to hit the market in the fourth quarter of 2018, according to media reports from...
Friday 29 June 2018
Foxconn breaks ground for Wisconsin LCD plant
Foxconn Electronics has held a groundbreaking ceremony for its new LCD panel plant in Wisconsin, with US President Donald Trump attending the event.
Friday 29 June 2018
Sharp, Samsung to compete in 8K TV segment
Competition in the 8K TV market is expected to heat up in the second half of 2018 as Samsung Electronics is expected to launch its 65-inch 8K models in the third quarter, taking directly...
Monday 7 May 2018
ASRock to post sharp profit gains in 2018 on lucrative product lines
With its net earnings and EPS hitting a three-year high of NT$469 million (US$15.75 million) and NT$4.02 in 2017, ASRock, a major motherboard maker in Taiwan, is expected to see its...
Friday 4 May 2018
Foxconn mulls 12-inch fab construction
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) has set up a semiconductor subgroup, which is mulling 12-inch fab construction, industry sources have claimed.
Friday 23 March 2018
Sharp to expand IGZO, OLED panel production capacity
Sharp reportedly will realign its LCD panel production lines in 2018 with plans to ramp up the output of IGZO and OLED panels, and at the same time to pare down LTPS and a-Si panel...