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Wednesday 30 September 2015
Taiwan IC design firms to post gross margin decreases in 3Q15
Most Taiwan-based fabless IC firms are expected to report sequential decreases of 1pp to 2pp in gross margins for the third quarter of 2015, due to falling chip prices, according...
Friday 25 September 2015
Taiwan market: NCC to auction 2,600MHz spectrum in 4Q15
Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) has delayed the auction of the 2,600MHz spectrum from the third quarter to the fourth. The bidding will be conducted online.
Friday 25 September 2015
Taiwan drone regulations pending parliament approval
The Taiwan government has passed draft amendments to the Civil Aviation Act to regulate drones, pending parliamentary approval. Local governments will be responsible for regulating...
Friday 25 September 2015
Digitimes Research: Taiwan 3Q15 top foundries combined revenues to fall
Taiwan's top-three IC foundries are experiencing a particularly weak third quarter with their combined revenues set to decrease 0.8% sequentially and 3.7% on year, according to Digitimes...
Friday 25 September 2015
Tmall Global sets up Taiwan pavilion
Tmall Global, a cross-country B2C online shopping platform belonging to the China-based Alibaba Group, has announced the establishment of a Taiwan pavilion on its shopping platform...
Friday 25 September 2015
Taiwan market: China smartphone vendor OnePlus withdraws from local market
China-based smartphone vendor OnePlus has stopped marketing and delivery of its smartphones in the Taiwan market, saying the decision was made in consideration of its healthy growth...
Thursday 24 September 2015
Taiwan August manufacturing production index down, says MOEA
Taiwan recorded a manufacturing production index (2011 as base year) of 104.28 for August 2015, decreasing 4.73% on month and 5.52% on year, according to statistics released by the...
Thursday 24 September 2015
Taiwan, China IT industries reach consensuses for cooperation for next 12 months
The 12th Cross-Strait Information Industry and Technology Standards Forum hosted by Sinocon Industrial Standards Foundation, Chinese Electronics Standardization Association and China...
Thursday 24 September 2015
Taiwan, China makers plan to hike solar cell prices in October
Taiwan- and China-based crystalline silicon solar cell makers, in view of strong demand, plan to increase quotes to above US$0.32/W and by 2-3% respectively in October, according...
Thursday 24 September 2015
Pegatron expands investments in chassis manufacturing subsidiary in China
Pegatron Technology has increased investments in its chassis manufacturing subsidiary in China under Casetek Holdings via its three investment subsidiaries. The investment totals...
Wednesday 23 September 2015
Light duty plug-in electric vehicle sales in North America expected to total nearly 7.4 million from 2015-2024
North America is currently the world's largest market for plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs), with more than 133,000 sold in 2014, and the majority of vehicles concentrated in California...
Wednesday 23 September 2015
Taiwan poised to develop 5G technology
The Taiwan government has set aside a two-year budget of US$50 million specifically to boost Taiwan's participation in international specification of 5G technology standards.
Wednesday 23 September 2015
New ARM CPU design center opens in Taiwan
A new ARM CPU design center located in Taiwan's Hsinchu Science Park (HSP) officially opened on September 22. The workforce of the center will reach 100 employees by the end of 2015,...
Wednesday 23 September 2015
Digitimes Research: 7.5 million smart meters to be installed in Japan in 2015
There will be 7.5 million smart meters installed in Japan, including replacement of conventional electric meters, in 2015, hiking 104.9% on year, according to Japan's Ministry of...
Wednesday 23 September 2015
Taiwan August employment stable, says DGBAS
Taiwan had 456,000 jobless citizens in August 2015, equivalent to an unemployment rate of 3.90% which rose 0.08 percentage point on month but dropped 0.18 percentage point on year,...