
Foxconn Announces the Acquisition of Sharp, Nearly
TAIPEI, Taiwan - After four years of negotiations, Foxconn announced today that two sides had verbally agreed to form the acquisition of Sharp, will sign a formal purchase agreement at February 29 this year. Foxconn chairman Terry Guo today visited with Sharp and had a long meeting for nearly six hours...

LED Taiwan 2016 to Kick Off in Taipei
LED Taiwan, organized by SEMI and the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA), will be held at TWTC Nangang Exhibition Hall in Taipei on April 13-16. As the LED market is stabilizing and the growth becomes modest, vendors in the industry continue to invest in technology R&D as part of their efforts to stand out amid a pricing war of end products...

Avalue Exhibiting Newest Products at EuroCIS 2016
TAIPEI, Taiwan – Avalue Technology Inc. is joining world’s leading retail show, EuroCIS 2016, on February 23-26, 2016 at Dusseldorf, Germany, in order to further engage and introduce its latest technology and products to the retail world...

Acer Named Newegg’s Partner of the Year; Earns Award for Best Overall Growth
Acer was named Newegg’s Partner of the Year for outstanding performance at Newegg’s 12th annual Eggie Awards gala. Newegg also gave Acer a second award at the gala for Best Overall Growth. Acer’s outstanding performance and growth is primarily attributed to its innovative line of gaming products, including Predator notebooks, V Nitro notebooks, and X34 and Z35 gaming displays...

Xiaomi Smartphones Transition Away from Hunger Marketing
Due in large part to the saturated Chinese market and intense competitions in the mid-range and value line segment, Xiaomi's smartphone sales slowed down to a 21% growth in the first half of 2015, according to MIC (Market Intelligence and Consulting Institute)...

Global IC Market to Closely Track the Performance of Worldwide GDP Growth
IC Insights expects annual global IC market growth rates to closely track the performance of worldwide GDP growth. In the recently released The McClean Report 2016, IC Insights forecasts 2.7% global GDP growth for 2016, only marginally ahead of what is considered to be the recession threshold of 2...