China-based Xiaomi has launched its new Xiaomi Mix 2 smartphone in Taiwan, featuring an all-screen 18:9 ratio 5.99-inch display, Qualcomm's Snapdragon 835 processor, 6GB memory and 64GB/128GB storage. The company pointed out that its sales in Taiwan for ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Semiconductor Beats Third-Quarter Sales, Earnings Views
Chipmaker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSM) on Thursday beat targets for third-quarter sales and earnings and guided higher for current-quarter sales. "The strength of our third-quarter revenue was driven mainly by major mobile product launches ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan chipmaker TSMC’s third-quarter net profit falls 7.1 percent, beats estimates
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Apple Inc supplier Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd on Thursday said net profit fell 7.1 percent in the three months through September, slightly better than analyst estimates. The world’s largest contract chipmaker booked ... ( read original story ...)
APAC CIOoutlook Magazine Awards Andes Technology Corporation ‘Top 25 IoT Solution Providers of 2017’
HSINCHU, TAIWAN - Andes Technology Corporation (TWSE: 6533), the only CPU IP publicly-traded company in Asia, which independently develops small, low-power, high performance embedded CPU cores, was awarded the "Top 25 IoT Solution Providers of 2017" by ... ( read original story ...)
Digitimes Research: Taiwan panel makers focusing on 18:9 all-screen smartphone panels
With regard to the development of smartphone-use panels, Taiwan's top-three TFT LCD panel makers all have been focusing on all-screen displays with an 18:9 aspect ratio recently. The new 6G LTPS fabs of AU Optronics (AUO) and Innolux in Taiwan have entered ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s property market is gaining momentum
After two years of house price falls, Taiwan’s property market is gaining momentum. Demand is surging. Residential construction activity is also increasing again. During the latest quarter (Q2, 2017), nationwide house prices rose by 1.48% (1.28% ... ( read original story ...)
Urban Resorts in Tropical Taiwan: Discover Shangri-La Far Eastern Plaza and Mandarin Oriental Taipei
THE VIBE I’m partial to palaces in the sky. Shangri-La Far Eastern Plaza Taipei is one of them. The 43-story, 420-room property, which underwent a $50-million renovation in 2015, allows you to stay not in Taipei but well above it. Magnificent views ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Developing Jet, Submarines as Homegrown Defense Industry Expands
In February, the ministry commissioned the Taiwan-based Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology to work on the 66 XT-5 Blue Magpie trainer jets, and the institute in turn picked a builder. It is scheduled to fly by 2020, replacing an aging fleet. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Telecoms, Mobile, Broadband and Digital Media Statistics and Analyses 2017 – Research and Markets
This report provides a comprehensive overview of trends and developments in Taiwan's telecommunications market. The report analyses the Telecoms Infrastructure, mobile, fixed broadband, and Digital Economy sectors. Mobile Broadband Continues to Drive ... ( read original story ...)
Thai suspects arrested for telecom fraud in Taiwan
Taipei, Oct. 13 (CNA) Over two dozen Thai and Taiwanese ... Their job consisted of carrying out telecommunications fraud against people in Thailand. During the raid, authorities found various telecommunication equipment and instruction manuals at the ... ( read original story ...)
Qualcomm fined $774 million by Taiwan for abusing monopoly on smartphone modems
On Wednesday 11 October, Taiwan's Fair Trade Commission (FTC) said that Qualcomm, maker of Snapdragon processors, abused its monopoly over smartphone modems. This was done to get higher licensing fees and better terms from those who buy its products. ( read original story ...)
Uber Faced $1 Billion in Damages in Waymo Self-Driving Car Lawsuit
The Uber logo shown on an iPad during a news conference in Taipei, Taiwan on April 13 ... Waymo views winning a permanent injunction against Uber using any Waymo intellectual property as the main priority, another source familiar with the company ... ( read original story ...)
Workplace bullying pervasive in Taiwan: survey
TAIPEI, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- Workplace bullying has become a ... Employees in the manufacturing and property sectors, as well as administrative or customer service work, were most susceptible to workplace bullying, the survey showed. Despite pervasive ... ( read original story ...)
iPhone X makers still struggling to refine facial recognition
TAIPEI -- "For never was a story of more woe than this of ... Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. and Hon Hai Precision Industry, better known as Foxconn Technology Group. TSMC's sales in September fell 1.25% from a year-ago to 88.57 billion New Taiwan ... ( read original story ...)
Company in focus: TSMC’s founder ready to hand world’s largest chipmaker to next generation
Chang also said that while Taipei's ties with Beijing have cooled since last ... about taking on South Korea's Samsung Electronics over cutting-edge semiconductor technology. "There is no way to be sure [that we still stay ahead]. We try our best. ( read original story ...)
Taiwanese and Indian business groups sign letters of intent
Taipei, Oct. 12 (CNA) Taiwan's Chinese National Federation ... secretary of India's Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology and FICCI representative Manish Sharma. Taiwan's Deputy Economic Affairs Minister Kung Ming-hsin (龔明鑫) said at ... ( read original story ...)