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Friday 23 October 2015
North America fab tool book-to-bill continues growth, says SEMI
North America-based semiconductor equipment manufacturers posted a book-to-bill ratio of 1.07 in September 2015, up for the third consecutive month, according to SEMI.
Friday 23 October 2015
Taiwan market: Sony Mobile unveils Xperia Z5 Premium
Sony Mobile Communications on October 22 unveiled Xperia Z5 Premium smartphone for launch in the Taiwan market in early November at a recommended contract-free retail price of NT$25,900...
Friday 23 October 2015
Digitimes Research: Taiwan 4Q15 handset shipments to reach 19.88 million units
Taiwan-based vendors, ODMs and JDMs (joint design manufacturers) will together ship 19.88 million handsets in the fourth quarter of 2015, increasing 1.7% on quarter but decreasing...
Thursday 22 October 2015
Taiwan September unemployment rate down, says DGBAS
Taiwan had 454,000 jobless citizens in September 2015, equivalent to an unemployment rate of 3.89% which dropped 0.01pp on month and 0.07pp on year, according to the Directorate-General...
Thursday 22 October 2015
Taiwan market: HTC expects revenues to rise on year in 4Q15
HTC expects its revenues in the Taiwan market in the fourth quarter of 2015 to be higher than those reported a year earlier thanks to the release of its new flagship model the One...
Wednesday 21 October 2015
TPCA Show 2015 to take place from October 21-23
The TPCA Show 2015 will take place at the Taiwan World Trade Center, Nangang Exhibition Hall from October 21-23 with focuses on flexible and printed electronics, automation intelligence...
Wednesday 21 October 2015
Korea makers see increased orders for OLED panels
Despite many makers seeing a slowdown in orders to China during the fourth quarter of 2015 due to increased competition in the market, Korea-based panel makers including Samsung Display...
Wednesday 21 October 2015
Taiwan attracts foreign direct investment of over US$3.3 billion in January-September, says MOEA
Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) has revealed it approved 2,769 foreign direct investment projects (excluding those from China) totaling US$3.313 billion in January-September...
Wednesday 21 October 2015
Taiwan September export order value down on year, says MOEA
Taiwan received export orders worth US$41.35 billion in September 2015, increasing 18.0% on month but decreasing 4.5% on year, according to the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA).
Wednesday 21 October 2015
Digitimes Research: Netflix to make strong presence in Japan market
Netflix has officially made inroads into the Japan market in cooperation with Softbank, a move which will add pressure on local service providers, according to Digitimes Research.
Tuesday 20 October 2015
Digitimes Research: Taiwan handset shipments drop over 10% sequentially in 3Q15
Combined smartphone shipments by Taiwan-based handset brands and ODMs declined by more than 10% sequentially to 19.54 million units in the third quarter of 2015, according to an estimate...
Tuesday 20 October 2015
EMEA PC shipments see another quarter of decline, says IDC
PC shipments in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) reached 18.4 million units in the third quarter of 2015, posting a 23% decline on year, according to IDC. The market was...
Tuesday 20 October 2015
Taiwan PCB players to turn down slim-profit orders from smartphone vendors
With demand for smartphones weakening and Apple's iPhone sales continuing to rise, some smartphone vendors such as HTC, Xiaomi Technology and Asustek Computer have been demanding...
Tuesday 20 October 2015
DASAN launches G.fast to accelerate gigabit service
DASAN Networks, a global network solution provider in Korea, announced that it has completed development of G.fast technology that enables gigabit speeds over copper infrastructure...
Tuesday 20 October 2015
Digitimes Research: Taiwan server revenues to rise 4.7% in 2015; global server shipments to drop 6.3%
Taiwan's revenues for server motherboards, servers, storage devices and related network equipment are expected to rise 4.7% on year to reach NT$494.3 billion (US$15.28 billion) in...