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Tuesday 22 September 2015
Foxconn acquires 100% stake in optical product maker Wcube
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) has spent US$10.62 million acquiring a 21.18% stake in Wcube from Ace Noble Investments via its investment subsidiary. Following the...
Monday 21 September 2015
Taiwan pushing Industry 4.0 developments geared toward smart production
The Taiwan Electronic Equipment Industry Association (TEEIA) has formed an Industry 4.0 group that will be geared toward fostering development of smart factory and production processes...
Monday 21 September 2015
Taiwan attracts foreign direct investment of over US$2.7 billion in January-August, says MOEA
Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) approved 2,434 foreign direct investment projects (except from China) with a total value of US$2.726 billion from January to August 2015,...
Monday 21 September 2015
Taiwan August export order value down on month, year, says MOEA
Taiwan received export orders worth US$35.03 billion in total in August 2015, decreasing 3.5% on month and 8.3% on year, according to statistics released by the Ministry of Economic...
Friday 18 September 2015
Siemens to help set up offshore wind farm in Taiwan
Siemens AG will provide two wind power-generating turbines each with capacity of 4MW and technical assistance for Formosa I Wind Power to set up an offshore wind farm west of Taiwan,...
Friday 18 September 2015
LED lighting vendors shifting orders to Taiwan in wake of recall
In the wake of Cree's and Osram's recent recall of defective LED light tubes, many international lighting vendors have shifted their orders to Taiwan-based makers from China's out...
Thursday 17 September 2015
Taiwan unveils draft regulations for drones
Taiwan's Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA) has unveiled draft regulations governing the flying of drones, dividing them into four categories based on weight and purposes.
Thursday 17 September 2015
Commentary: Taiwan notebook ODMs may not see profitability improve in 2H15
The top-four Taiwan-based notebook ODMs all saw their profits decline significantly in the second quarter of 2015, and it still remains unclear if they can turn around in the second...
Thursday 17 September 2015
Entegris expands CMP filtration technology solutions and research, analytical and manufacturing capabilities in Taiwan
Entegris, Inc. (NASDAQ: ENTG), a leader in yield-enhancing materials and solutions for highly advanced manufacturing environments, announced at a Taiwan tradeshow the development...
Wednesday 16 September 2015
Japan Display set to release new in-cell touch panels, says report
Japan Display (JDI) will begin producing second-generation in-cell touch displays for use in smartphone applications by the end of 2015, according to a report from Japan-based Nikkan...
Tuesday 15 September 2015
Taiwan market: HTC, Samsung launch inexpensive 4G dual-SIM smartphones
HTC and Samsung Electronics have both launched new 4G smartphones with high hardware specifications at low prices in the Taiwan market in order to cope with increasing competition...
Tuesday 15 September 2015
Taiwan market: Alcatel-Lucent, CHT to jointly to deploy G.fast network
Alcatel-Lucent on September 14 announced a partnership with Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) to establish a fixed-line broadband Internet-access network based on integration of GPON (gigabit...
Monday 14 September 2015
Taiwan IC design houses receive short lead-time orders
Taiwan-based handset-use IC suppliers, which are offering solutions including application processors, LCD driver ICs, touchscreen controller ICs and analog chips, have landed an influx...
Monday 14 September 2015
China, Taiwan-based IC foundries gearing up for MEMS market boom
IC foundries based in China and Taiwan are all gearing up for rapid demand growth for microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) devices driven by a new wave of expansion for the Internet...
Monday 14 September 2015
Cathay Real Estate, Cathay Life Insurance subscribe for new shares of Taiwan Star Cellular
Cathay Real Estate and Cathay Life Insurance, two members of the Cathay Group, on September 14 announced the subscription of 65 million new shares issued by 4G operator Taiwan Star...