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Wednesday 6 January 2016
Digitimes Research: Taiwan touch panel makers see increased shipments in 4Q15
Taiwan makers' shipments of touch panels used in handset and notebook applications increased 21% and 33.9% respectively in the fourth quarter of 2015, according to Digitimes Research...
Wednesday 6 January 2016
Taiwan market: Leica launches Leica D-Lux camera
Germany-based Leica Camera AG has launched a new digital camera, Leica D-Lux, in the Taiwan market at a recommended retail price of NT$40,000 (US$1,212), according to the vendor's...
Tuesday 5 January 2016
Taiwan market: Samsung releases new smartphones, to launch VR devices and Samsung Pay
To strengthen its mid-range smartphone competitiveness, Samsung Electronics has launched its new Galaxy A5 and A7 smartphones in the Taiwan market, aiming to recapture the top vendor...
Tuesday 5 January 2016
Taiwan solar cell makers to ask US to reconsider anti-dumping tariffs
Taiwan-based solar cell makers will ask the US Department of Commerce (DOC) to reconsider anti-dumping tariffs imposed on their products, according to industry sources.
Monday 4 January 2016
Elta Technology obtains Taiwan general agent right for 2016 Rio Olympics broadcasting, says paper
Digital HD content integrator and distributor Elta Technology has obtained the Taiwan general agent right for broadcasting 2,500-hour events of the 2016 Summer Olympic Games to take...
Monday 4 January 2016
Digitimes Research: Korea pushing new in-cell touch panel developments
The Korea Institute of Machinery & Materials (KIMM) under the South Korea Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning has reached one micron level electronic linewidth used in...
Monday 4 January 2016
TSMC buys equipment from Marketech, Applied Materials
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) spent a total of NT$1.83 billion (US$55.3 million) on machinery equipment from Yankey Engineering, Marketech International and Applied...
Thursday 31 December 2015
Vivotek chairman optimistic about Taiwan competitiveness in surveillance market
Commenting on the fierce price competition from China players, Taiwan-based surveillance product vendor Vivotek chairman Owen Chen said the company has already been in the market...
Thursday 31 December 2015
Taiwan market: Home appliances and smartphones see rising demand thanks to subsidies
The Taiwan government has offered subsidies to consumers for purchasing power-saving home appliances and smartphones and will continue until February 29, 2016. The promotion has successfully...
Thursday 31 December 2015
Korea makers prepping US$12.8 billion in OLED equipment investments for Apple, says report
Apple is about to finalize agreements with Samsung Display and LG Display regarding OLED panel supply. The two panel makers are estimated to invest a combined US$12.8 billion in production...
Wednesday 30 December 2015
Taiwan market: Acer desktop, notebook, tablet shipments to fall in 2015
The Taiwan market will see desktop PC shipments decrease 20% on year in 2015, consisting of a decline of 30% for brand vendors and 10% for white-box vendors, according to Towny Huang,...
Wednesday 30 December 2015
Taiwan, Malaysia violators in EU probe take up 9%, 7% of PV modules used in Europe
Taiwan- and Malaysia-produced PV modules found to have circumvented minimum import pricing set by the EU account for 7% and 9% respectively of the modules used in Europe, according...
Wednesday 30 December 2015
Global DIY motherboard shipments in 2015 to fall 21.7%, say Taiwan makers
There will be an estimated 54 million DIY motherboards shipped globally in 2015, decreasing 21.7% on year, according to Taiwan-based supply chain makers.
Wednesday 30 December 2015
Taiwan IC design houses gearing up for IoT boom
Brisk orders for IoT-related products are expected to boost the performance of several Taiwan-based IC design houses specializing in MCUs, power management ICs and wireless transmission...
Tuesday 29 December 2015
iPhone shipments from production lines in 4Q15 to be 5-10% short of original expectations, say Taiwan makers
As demand for iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus appear to have slowed down recently, shipments of iPhone devices from production lines in the fourth quarter of 2015 are likely to be 5-10%...