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Thursday 14 April 2016
ITRI and TLFEA showcasing OLED lighting products at Taiwan International Lighting Show
Government-sponsored Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) and Taiwan Lighting Fixture Export Association (TLFEA) are showcasing more than 30 jointly-developed OLED lighting...
Wednesday 13 April 2016
Taiwan consumer IC firms expect 2Q16 sales to rise over 20%
Taiwan-based consumer IC design houses are expected to see their second-quarter revenues rise more than 20% sequentially as demand picks up on seasonality, according to industry so...
Wednesday 13 April 2016
Taiwan FTC approves Micron-Inotera deal
Taiwan's Fair Trade Commission (FTC) has approved the planned merger between Micron Semiconductor Taiwan (MST), a Taiwan-based unit of Micron Technology, and Inotera Memories.
Wednesday 13 April 2016
IC design firm Nyquest to list on Taiwan OTC
Consumer IC design company Nyquest Technology expects to be listed on the Taiwan over-the-counter (OTC) market in early May.
Wednesday 13 April 2016
Taiwan market: Oppo to launch R9
China-based smartphone vendor Oppo will launch the R9, an Android 5.1 selfie smartphone, in the Taiwan market at a contract-free retail price of NT$14,990 (US$460) on May 1.
Wednesday 13 April 2016
Taiwan forms IoT alliance
Taiwan-based enterprises and research/academic organizations on April 12 announced the formation of the Asia IoT Alliance (AIoTA) in an attempt to promote IoT applications across...
Tuesday 12 April 2016
HTC partners with Microsoft and GameStop to establish experience centers
HTC has been seeking partnerships for its Vive virtual reality device and in addition to cooperation with car vendors Audi and BMW, HTC has also partnered with Microsoft and GameStop...
Tuesday 12 April 2016
TSMC orders equipment for NT$2 billion
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has purchased engineering and facility equipment from Applied Materials, Fu Tsu Construction and Tokyo Electron for a total of about...
Tuesday 12 April 2016
Taiwan fingerprint sensor suppliers start shipments to China, Korea smartphone vendors
Taiwan-based fingerprint sensor suppliers have started shipping products to China- and Korea-based smartphone vendors, according to sources at Taiwan-based foundries.
Monday 11 April 2016
Taiwan March export value up on month, down on year, says MOF
Taiwan recorded total export value of US$22.72 billion for March 2016, increasing 27.8% on month but decreasing 11.4% on year, while the corresponding total import value of US$18.22...
Monday 11 April 2016
GCL-Poly slightly lower solar wafer quotes for Taiwan cell makers
China-based poly-Si solar wafer maker GCL-Poly Energy Holdings has lowered quotes for Taiwan-based solar cell makers to an average US$0.87 per wafer from the March level of US$0.88,...
Friday 8 April 2016
Taiwan market: iPhone SE launches
Apple on April 7 launched the 4-inch iPhone SE in the Taiwan market, with a 16GB version for sale at NT$15,500 (US$473) and 64GB model at NT$19,500, according to sources from the...
Friday 8 April 2016
LTPS is common platform for TFT-LCD, OLED, says Japan Display CTO
While TFT-LCD technology and OLED technology have respective advantages in production cost and application, LTPS (low-temperature poly-Si) technology provides back panels for each...
Friday 8 April 2016
Taiwan solar cell makers shift to higher efficiency models for shipments to China
Taiwan-based crystalline silicon solar cell makers, in view of price-cut competition for polycrystalline solar cells with energy conversion rates of 17.8-18.0%, have increased production...
Thursday 7 April 2016
Japan Display seeking panel orders for notebooks, tablets and 2-in-1s
Japan Display has had its sales team solicit panel orders from Lenovo, Huawei Technologies and Asustek Computer for notebook, tablet and 2-in-1s , according to Taiwan-based supply...