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Friday 6 November 2015
SunEdison cuts orders for Taiwan solar cells
US-based PV EPC (engineering, procurement, construction) contractor SunEdison has decreased orders placed with Taiwan-based solar cell makers by over 30%, according to industry sou...
Thursday 5 November 2015
Taiwan market: Acer unveils 4 entry-level smartphones
Acer has unveiled four entry-level 4G smartphones in Taiwan, aiming to ship 40,000 units in the fourth quarter of 2015 and 200,000 units in 2016 in the local market.
Thursday 5 November 2015
Sony opens store in Taiwan mainly pushing mid-range and high-end products
Sony has opened a store in the Breeze Center shopping mall in Taipei, Taiwan, and will mainly demonstrate its mid-range and high-end products including Bravia TVs, tablets, smartphones,...
Thursday 5 November 2015
Falling sales of Android smartphones affecting Taiwan IC design houses
The global sales of Android-based smartphones have been a disappointment affecting negatively the performance of Taiwan-based IC design houses, according to industry sources.
Wednesday 4 November 2015
China investment in Taiwan IC design houses is feasible, says Acer founder
In response to China-based Tsinghua Unigroup's interest in combining its two subsidiary IC designers with Taiwan-based MediaTek, Acer founder Stan Shih said that China-based investment...
Wednesday 4 November 2015
Taiwan LCD monitors - 3Q 2015
Seasonal demand will drive up monitor shipments in the fourth quarter. But the trend of decline in the mature monitor market is clear, judging from the on-year drops in shipments.
Wednesday 4 November 2015
Taiwan startup Appier lands funding from global investors
Taiwan-based startup Appier has successfully closed US$23 million in Series B funding from Sequoia Capital, UOB Venture Management, TransLink Capital, JAFCO Asia and MediaTek Ventures,...
Tuesday 3 November 2015
Digitimes Research: Worldwide tablet shipments decline 18% on year in 3Q15
Worldwide tablet shipments reached only 50.64 million units in the third quarter, up 9% from the second quarter, but still down sharply by 18% on year, despite the fact that Europe...
Tuesday 3 November 2015
Taiwan small- to mid-size LCD panels – 3Q 2015
Taiwan makers are seeing growing competition in the small- to medium-size LCD panel market. Competition from Japan Display and China-based makers is heating up in the smartphone panel...
Tuesday 3 November 2015
Taiwan to review ban on Chinese investment in local IC design sector
Taiwan will asses the feasibility of lifting a ban on investments by China-based firms in the local IC design industry, according to officials from Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs...
Tuesday 3 November 2015
ASE to grow revenues from Korea, says company COO
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) is looking to grow revenues generated from the market in Korea, where the Taiwan-based IC backend house has invested US$1 billion in building...
Tuesday 3 November 2015
Commentary: Tsinghua Unigroup investment in PTI may trigger Taiwan policy change for semiconductor industry
The investment of NT$19.4 billion (US$598 million) by China-based Tsinghua Unigroup to take a 25% stake in Taiwan's IC backend service company Powertech Technology (PTI) could lead...
Monday 2 November 2015
Digitimes Research: Korea makers aim to hold 50% share in display sales during 2017
Korea panel makers aim to hold a 50% share in total display sales generated in 2017 through production of AMOLED, flexible, transparent and glasses-free 3D displays, according to...
Monday 2 November 2015
Taiwan notebooks – 3Q 2015
The launch of Windows 10 devices and the availability of Intel's Skylake-U processors shored up Taiwan makers' notebook shipments sequentially in the third quarter of 2015. But that...
Monday 2 November 2015
Taiwan science parks post January-August total revenues of over NT$1.5 trillion, says MOST
The three science parks developed and operated by the Taiwan government, Hsinchu Science Park (HSP), Southern Taiwan Science Park (STSP) and Central Taiwan Science Park (CTSP), generated...