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Wednesday 26 August 2015
Taiwan market: Local vendors cut LED light bulb prices
In the wake of Philips' lowering retail prices for a 6.5W LED light bulb from NT$249 (US$7.60) to NT$169 in the Taiwan market, several Taiwan-based vendors have followed suit, for...
Wednesday 26 August 2015
Taiwan market: Philips lowers prices for LED table lamps
Philips has offered price discounts for LED tablet lamps for sale in the Taiwan market, with retail prices reduced from NT$2,499 (US$76.90) to NT$999, from NT$1,500 to NT$899, and...
Wednesday 26 August 2015
More consolidation efforts needed to shore up Taiwan IC-design industry
More consolidation efforts are needed in Taiwan's IC-design industry in order to cope with increasing global competition, according to sources at local IC design houses.
Wednesday 26 August 2015
Taiwan FSC grants 6 licenses to 3rd-party e-payment service operators
Taiwan's Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) has granted operating licenses to six third-party e-payment services: AllPay, Gash+, E.Sun Bank, Bank of Taiwan, CTBC Bank and Bank...
Wednesday 26 August 2015
Focusing on four innovative applications, Merck unveils future display technologies at 2015 Touch Taiwan
Pursuing the goal of "The Perfect Pixel" material innovation, Merck has teamed up with local panel makers as a key strategic partner and to provide them with the crucial...
Wednesday 26 August 2015
Taiwan businesses urged to develop IoT devices
Taiwan-based companies have an advantage in developing IoT products thanks to their innovative ideas, flexibility and efficient implementation, according to John Wang, founder of...
Tuesday 25 August 2015
Taiwan top court rules in favor of TSMC in lawsuit against ex-R&D director
Taiwan's top court has ruled in favor of TSMC in a trade secret case against Liang Mong-song, a former senior director of R&D at TSMC. Liang has been accused of revealing TSMC's...
Tuesday 25 August 2015
Compal to shift notebook capacity from Chengdu factory to Kunshan
Notebook ODM Compal Electronics will gradually move notebook production capacity at its factory in Chengdu City, western China, to its factory in Kunshan, eastern China, and has notified...
Tuesday 25 August 2015
Touch Taiwan 2015: Panel makers shift competition from output to innovation value
As global display panel production capacity has increased significantly but end-use demand has not grown, display panel makers' focus is shifting from production scale to innovative...
Tuesday 25 August 2015
Microsoft, Amazon new large-size tablet to benefit Taiwan suppliers in 2H15
Amazon and Microsoft are both preparing to release tablet devices with displays sized above 11-inch and their orders are expected to benefit Taiwan's upstream supply chain and boost...
Tuesday 25 August 2015
Asustek seeing notebook shortages in Europe, says paper
PC demand in Europe and Asia Pacific countries has started recovering recently and Asustek Computer has even seen its notebooks suffering from shortages in Europe, according to a...
Tuesday 25 August 2015
Touch Taiwan: AUO to exhibit ALCD TV panels
AU Optronics (AUO) will exhibit new ALCD LCD TV displays at Touch Taiwan 2015 that integrate Ultra HD (4K) resolution, curved design, quantum dot (QD) wide color gamut, and HDR (high...
Tuesday 25 August 2015
Taiwan draws up drones law
Taiwan is drafting a law to govern the flying of drones amid growing concerns over their threats to aviation safety.
Tuesday 25 August 2015
Touch Taiwan: Innolux to showcase new vehicle displays
Innolux will feature a new assortment of vehicle displays sized 8- and 10.2-inch at Touch Taiwan 2015, according to the company.
Monday 24 August 2015
Taiwan July manufacturing production index up on month, down on year, says MOEA
Taiwan recorded a manufacturing production index (2011 as base year) of 108.96 for July 2015, increasing 1.81% on month but decreasing 3.11% on year, according to statistics released...