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Thursday 1 October 2015
Taiwan market: Acer launches Predator products
Acer has launched a number of gaming products including a tablet, and several notebooks and desktops under its Predator brand. The products will become available in Taiwan starting...
Wednesday 30 September 2015
ASKey to reduce capital by over 30%
Asustek Computer has announced that its cable modem manufacturing subsidiary ASKey will reduce its capital by 30.77% or 213.3 million shares, equivalent to NT$2.13 billion (US$64.63...
Wednesday 30 September 2015
Acer Taiwan denies layoffs
In response to reports that Acer Taiwan will lay off 10% of its personnel, president Towny Huang for Acer Taiwan regional operations on September 29 clarified that Acer Taiwan's average...
Wednesday 30 September 2015
Taiwan high court rules in favor of ASE in pollution case
The Kaohsiung branch of Taiwan's high court has overturned a district court ruling by acquitting Advanced Semiconductor Engineering and its five employees of pollution charges in...
Wednesday 30 September 2015
Taiwan market: 8.66 million 4G users in August, says NCC
The total number of 4G mobile communication subscribers in the Taiwan market increased by 730,000 to 8.664 million in August, according to the National Communications Commission (N...
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...