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Monday 14 December 2015
Tsinghua Unigroup looking to buy stakes in SPIL and ChipMOS
China's state-controlled Tsinghua Unigroup plans to spend a total of about US$2 billion to acquire stakes in ChipMOS Technologies Taiwan and Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL)...
Friday 11 December 2015
Taiwan market: Handset shipments down in 3Q15, says paper
Shipments of handsets in the Taiwan market totaled 2.26 million units in the third quarter of 2015, down 17% sequentially and 12% on year, the Chinese-language Liberty Times...
Friday 11 December 2015
Digitimes Research: Promotion of remote medicare to boost smart wearables in Japan
Japan's Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has liberally interpreted remote medical care services by eliminating many restrictive definitions, allowing physiological measurements...
Friday 11 December 2015
Korea large area AMOLED manufacturing equipment market to record US$ 8.64 billion for next 5 years, says UBI Research
The complementary investment market in Korea for OLED manufacturing equipment is expected to record US$8.64 billion between 2016-2020, according to UBI Research,
Friday 11 December 2015
Taiwan flexible PCB firms report decreased November revenues
Taiwan-based flexible PCB (FPCB) suppliers Career Technology, Flexium Interconnect and Zhen Ding Technology Holding have reported sequential decreases of 2.6%, 22.2% and 12.8%, respectively,...
Friday 11 December 2015
Taiwan PCB firms post mixed November results
Taiwan-based PCB manufacturers have posted mixed revenue results for November 2015.
Thursday 10 December 2015
Taiwan FTC fines 10 capacitor firms for price fixing
Taiwan's Fair Trade Commission (FTC) has announced a verdict to slap fines totaling NT$5.79 billion (US$176.64 million) on 10 aluminum and tantalum capacitor makers, including seven...
Wednesday 9 December 2015
International enterprises inquiring about setting up data centers in Taiwan, says vice premier
In addition to Facebook's plans to set up a data center in central Taiwan, other international enterprises have inquired about doing so, according to vice premier Simon Chang.
Wednesday 9 December 2015
Inventec to undertake ODM production of 12.5-inch notebook for Xiaomi
Taiwan-based Inventec will undertake ODM production of a 12.5-inch notebook model for China-based vendor Xiaomi Technology at its factory in Shanghai, eastern China, with shipments...
Tuesday 8 December 2015
Digitimes Research: Taiwan IC design industry output value to decline 1.8% in 4Q15
The production value of Taiwan's IC design industry is expected to drop 1.8% sequentially in the fourth quarter of 2015, due mainly to seasonal factors, according to Digitimes Rese...
Tuesday 8 December 2015
Taiwan November CPI down on month, up on year, says DGBAS
Taiwan's November 2015 consumer price index (CPI) of 104.47 (2011 as base year) decreased 0.69% on month but increased 0.53% on year, while the corresponding wholesale price index...
Monday 7 December 2015
Taiwan attractive for setting up data centers due to low power, water costs
Google has set up a data center in a coastal industrial park in central Taiwan and Facebook plans to set up a data center beside a high-speed rail station in central Taiwan. In addition,...
Monday 7 December 2015
Open bids for 2,500-2,600MHz bands end at NT$27.925 billion, says NCC
Open-bid competition for 2,500-2,600MHz frequency bands available for 4G mobile communication operations on December 7 closed at a total bidding price of NT$27.925 billion (US$859...
Monday 7 December 2015
Taiwan November export value down on month, year, says MOF
Taiwan recorded total export value of US$22.13 billion for November 2015, decreasing 7.5% on month and 16.9% on year, while the corresponding total import value of US$18.38 billion...
Monday 7 December 2015
Taiwan MOEA confirms receipt of TSMC application for 12-inch fab in China
The Investment Commission of Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) has confirmed it has received an application submitted by TSMC for establishing a 12-inch wafer manufacturing...