Taiwan boosts cyber defences against threat from China

Julie Wang, section head at Taiwan’s National Center for Cyber Security Technology, said the most frequent hacks were “advanced persistent threats”, a type usually used to steal data rather than damage an organisation, and that they emanated from China. ( read original story ...)

Taiwan small- to mid-size LCD panels – 3Q 2017

Please sign in if you wish to continue. Taiwan panel makers saw strong orders for 18:9 all-screen smartphone applications in the third quarter, during which their 6G LTPS production capacity also increased. ( read original story ...)

Taiwan’s semiconductor output forecast to grow 7.1% in 2018

In a report released earlier this week, the IEK, which is under the government-sponsored Industrial Technology Research Institute, said the production value of Taiwan's IC industry is expected to hit NT$2.64 trillion (US$87.42 billion) in 2018, registering ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan IC designers vying for 8-inch foundry supply

As a result, quite a few major Taiwan MCU players have seen their revenue scales, average chip prices, and gross margins rise significantly, including Holtek Semiconductor, Generalplus Technology, Nuvoton Technology, Weltrend Semiconductor, Sonix ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan’s service sector continues to show slight overheating

as only the information and technology services industry saw an increase in sales, the report showed. Other factors in the sub-index, such as the number of flights handled by airports in Taiwan and sales in the retail, wholesale and food/beverage ... ( read original story ...)

Accton Technology Corporation (2345) Rises 2.12% on Nov 12

Accton Technology Corporation currently has a total float of 544.80M shares and on average sees shares exchange hands each day. The stock now has a 52-week low of 41.9 and high of 103.5. Taiwan is one of the fastest-growing countries in Asia in terms of ... ( read original story ...)

Chunghwa Telecom secures 1,800MHz spectrum in Taiwan

Taiwanese operator Chunghwa Telecom has won one spectrum block in the 1,800 MHz frequency band and four blocks of the 2,100MHz frequency band for a combined total of TWD 10.93 billion (approximately USD 362.26 million), Taipei Times reports, citing Chunghw ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan tech stocks drop as investors take profits

Technology stocks in Taiwan fell on Friday as investors moved to take profits from several sector heavyweights. iPhone assembler and component supplier Hon Hai Precision Industry – also known as Foxconn – was down 1.4 per cent. Pegatron was the biggest ... ( read original story ...)

China Looks To Chip Away At Taiwan’s Semiconductor Dominance

China’s semiconductor industry, one that will make the core components of smartphones and PCs, is growing fast. If you said “hey wait, supplying semiconductors for consumer electronics sounds like more of a Taiwan thing,” you’d be right but outdated. ( read original story ...)