Semiconductor systems provider Micron Technology has won the auction for Cando assets, which will be utilized in establishing a back-end site for Micron Taiwan. Micron has now completed the title acquisition process for the new site. The acquisition ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Mobile sees profits up 7% on year in January-February
Mobile telecom carrier Taiwan Mobile saw its net profits increase 7% on year to NT$2.68 billion (US$86.47 million) in the first two months of 2017. EPS for the January-February period stood at NT$0.98, accounting for 73% of its guidance set for the first ... ( read original story ...)
Fast Asia Open: Taiwan export orders, Citic Telecom earnings
In China’s bureaucratic circles, a summit like the weekend’s meeting with the US secretary of state might be referred to as “win-win”. In US diplomatic circles it’s… now also apparently known as that, too. Rex Tillerson wrapped up two days of ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan aiming to discontinue 2G by end-August
Local telecoms regulator the National Communications Commission (NCC) has confirmed that no cellco has indicated an intention to offer services over a shared GSM network, which Asia Pacific Telecom (APT) had volunteered to operate after 2G licences expire ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan market: LG launches 4 smartphones targeting entry-level to mid-range segment
LG Electronics has launched four smartphones, the LG Stylus 3, LG K10, K8 and K4, in the Taiwan market, targeting the entry-level to mid-tier segment. These new phones will be available starting April. The 5.7-inch LG Stylus 3 is priced at NT$7,990 (US$260 ... ( read original story ...)
Micron to Establish its Center of Excellence for DRAM in Taiwan
TAIPEI, Taiwan, March 21, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Micron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:MU), a global leader in advanced semiconductor systems, today announced that on March 14 it successfully won the auction for Cando Corporation assets, which will be ... ( read original story ...)
6 Taipei Hotels for Every Type of Traveler
The property’s basement level will boast a lounge and a restaurant with a menu from Mikkel Maarbjerg, the Michelin-starred chef of Ensemble in Copenhagen, Denmark. The hotel is also located just down the block from the Mandarin Oriental. This Taipei ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan market: Smartphone shipments see first on-year decline in 2016, says IDC
Shipments of smartphones in the Taiwan market decreased 18% on year to 8.74 million units in 2016, the first year-on-year decline in Taiwan's smartphone market, according to data compiled by IDC. Saturating market conditions, narrowing differences between ... ( read original story ...)
TSMC says to decide on U.S. chip plant next year
An industry source familiar with the matter said TSMC was deeply interested in the Toshiba unit. (Reporting by Jess Macy Yu and J.R. Wu in Taipei; Editing by Himani Sarkar) ( read original story ...)
Fewer buildings being constructed as property market cools
Taipei, March 17 (CNA) With Taiwan's property market cooling, there has been a fall in the number of new buildings being built, according to government statistics released on Friday. In 2016, the government issued licenses for buildings with a total floor ... ( read original story ...)
Samsung ranks top of smartphone sales in 2016
TAIPEI -- Undeterred by the widely reported explosion of several Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smartphones, Taiwan's consumers have demonstrated a preference for the South Korean firm's smartphone models over other brands, making Samsung the largest smartphone ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Semiconductor Mfg. Co. Ltd. Announces 7nm+ Technology
Contract chipmaker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (NYSE: TSM) has been on a roll over the last several years, bringing out new manufacturing technologies and subsequent enhancements thereof like clockwork. That pace of innovation has been one ... ( read original story ...)
Why the appetite for overseas properties will grow
According to figures from Taiwan’s Interior Ministry, 1,086 Hong Kong people emigrated to the island last year, compared to 697 in 2014 and marking one of the highest figures in recent years. There have been many pamphlets in my letter box for property ... ( read original story ...)
Hotel Review: Shangri-la’s Far Eastern Plaza Hotel Taipei – Excellent Horizon Club Lounge With Amazing Taipei 101 Views
There is perhaps no other hotel in Taipei that has a better view than Shangri-la’s Far Eastern Plaza Hotel Taipei. At 43 storeys tall, the property stands at southern section of the main drag of the CBD, Tun Hwa South Road and is adjacent to the Far ... ( read original story ...)
HTC Teaser Hints At New Smartphone Launch In March
HTC has launched two smartphones at the CES 2017, but a post on the company's Taiwanese Facebook Page is giving a serious hint that HTC U Ultra and HTC U Play aren't the only two handsets that it intends to introduce this year. The teaser posted by the ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan market: Huawei launches black Mate 9, Porsche Design Mate 9
Huawei also plans to strengthen its presence in the NT$5,000-10,000 segment to ramp up the popularity of Huawei' smartphones in Taiwan, while aiming a 2-fold increase of its smartphone shipments in the local market in 2017, Tsao said. Buoyed by improved ... ( read original story ...)