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Monday 19 October 2015
Tight supply of solar wafers may remain till March 2016, say Taiwan makers
Supply of solar-grade crystalline silicon wafers, due to heating demand for setting up PV power-generating stations and distributed PV systems in China, has been in tight supply and...
Monday 19 October 2015
Taiwan touch panel makers optimistic about new demand in 4Q15
Touch panel makers in Taiwan witnessed double-digit revenue declines in the third quarter of 2015 due to a slowdown in the market coupled with declining pricing but they expect revenues...
Monday 19 October 2015
Marvell strengthening competitiveness in SSD controller market
Marvell has accelerated its transition to 28nm process production for its SSD controller chips, while partnering with China-based Longsys Electronics to expand its market presence...
Monday 19 October 2015
Digitimes Research: Taiwan small- to medium-size panel shipments slowing down due to increased competition
Taiwan makers' shipments of small- to medium-size panels grew only 6.9% on quarter in the third quarter of 2015 to 307 million units largely due to China makers' furthering their...
Monday 19 October 2015
Philips asks for reduction in ex-factory price for LED light bulbs to US$0.80 in 2016, say Taiwan makers
Philips has asked Taiwan- and China-based ODMs/OEMs to lower ex-factory prices for an LED light bulb to US$0.80 in 2016, according to Taiwan-based supply chain makers.
Monday 19 October 2015
Taiwan to replace 700,000 mercury vapor street lamps with LED ones in 2016
The Taiwan government has set aside a budget of NT$5.49 billion (US$169 million) to subsidize local governments to procure about 700,000 LED street lamps via open-bids to replace...
Friday 16 October 2015
NCC to allow foreign indirect investment in terrestrial TV broadcast business
While Taiwan's existing laws prohibit foreign investments in the terrestrial TV broadcast business, the National Communications Commission (NCC) has drawn up draft Regulatory Rules...
Friday 16 October 2015
Huawei Device to launch 2-in-1 notebooks in 2016, say Taiwan makers
China-based smartphone vendor Huawei Device is developing Windows 10 2-in-1 hybrid notebooks for launch in 2016, with China-based BYD to undertake OEM production, according to Taiwan-based...
Thursday 15 October 2015
Panasonic looking to Europe as key to OLED strategy
Panasonic aims to tackle the Europe market with high-end OLED TVs initially in order to assess market potential before moving onto other areas, according to market observers.
Thursday 15 October 2015
Largan to spend NT$2.01 billion to build air conditioning systems
Largan Precision will invest NT$2.01 billion (US$61.94 million) to establish air conditioning systems for its clean rooms, according to a company posting on the Taiwan Stock Exchange...
Thursday 15 October 2015
China downstream firms should be allowed to invest in Taiwan IC design houses, says science minister
China-based downstream clients of Taiwan's IC design houses should be allowed to make equity investments or buy a portion of stakes in Taiwan-based IC vendors so as to form strategic...
Wednesday 14 October 2015
Unity Opto selling Toshiba LED light bulbs in Europe
LED packaging service provider Unity Opto Technology has begun selling Toshiba LED light bulbs in the Europe market and expects monthly shipments to reach 10 million units, according...
Tuesday 13 October 2015
Taiwan IC design industry not yet open to China investments, says MOEA
China-based companies are still prohibited from setting up independent IC design houses in Taiwan or committing equity investments in the local IC design firms, according to the Ministry...
Tuesday 13 October 2015
Korea makers decrease PET film production amid declines in demand, says report
Korea makers are decreasing production of PET film as demand in the market is slowing down coupled with an increase in production efforts from Taiwan and China makers.
Tuesday 13 October 2015
Acer positive about Microsoft Surface Book release
Commenting on market watchers' concerns that Microsoft's Surface Book could potentially hurt its PC brand partners, Acer's president of corporate business planning and operations...