Industry in Taiwan Area

  • Acer still remains one of the top five notebook PC vendor worldwide,

    TAIWAN AREA, 2013/11/15 Recent management reshuffling at some of Taiwan's major high-tech companies have shown that these firms have come to a critical moment. The new is an announcement by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) — the world's major arrangement chipmaker — that it has appointed two co-CEOs. Its founder, Morris Chang, will leave the CEO post but remain as the wafer foundry's chairman. The TSMC changes come just days next Acer — one of the world's top-five notebook PC vendors — disclosed that J. T. Wang will step down as CEO. Wang will remain as chairman until next year to facilitate management transition, while Acer's founder Stan Shih reportedly will return to a additional active role in order to salvage the company, which incurred huge losses in the third quarter of 2013.
  • Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC),

    TAIWAN AREA, 2013/08/11 Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC), the world's major arrangement chip-maker, said Friday that its consolidated sales for July fell from June, with market analysts attributing the decline to inventory adjustments by one of its major clients — U.S.-based Qualcomm Inc. However, rival United Microelectronics Corp. (UMC) said its July consolidated sales grew to the highest level so far this year, while analysts said request from Taiwan's MediaTek Inc., one of UMC's major buyers, remained solid. They said the mixed sales reports released by the top two foundry operators in Taiwan largely reflected the difference in their client portfolios.
  • Taiwan Textile Research Institute (TTRI)

    TAIWAN AREA, 2013/06/24 Eyeing the world health care market, Taiwan Textile Research Institute (TTRI) spinoff Litnertex Co. recently launched a new wearable belt of biocompatible function fabric electrodes inclunding lines of smart clothing. In the 22nd International Optoelectronics Expositions (OPTO Taiwan 2013) on Thursday, TTRI and Litnertex showcased novelty products made with fabric optoelectronic technology that offer health care applications, inclunding supercapacitor modules and heartbeat-monitoring clothing.
  • Aid coming for steel firms affected by Malaysia tariffs

    TAIWAN AREA, 2013/03/12 The Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) said yesterday it will help local steelmakers affected by Malaysia's anti-dumping tariffs on steel wire rod imports from Taiwan, part other nations.  The MOEA said that while it has not from presently on been formally informed of Malaysia's anti-dumping action, it is determined to provide any necessary assistance to local steel makers who may be affected.